Research 

Working Papers

“Motivating Students: Exploring the Effect of Incentives on Performance” (Recipient of the Omicron Delta Epsilon Graduate Research Award, awarded at the ASSA Annual Meeting, 2026 | World Bank Development Impact blog post)

“Competitive Preferences in Adolescents: A Validation Study Using Self-Reported and Incentivized Measures”

“Intergenerational Impact of Extended Schooling: Evidence from Indonesia’s Unanticipated Educational Reforms”

“Carrot or Stick: How to Improve Technology Adoption in Education?” (with Pradyumna Bhattacharjee, Subha Mani, and Meghna Sharma)

Work in Progress

“The Impact of Temperature on Cognitive Scores in Indonesia” (with Julieth Saenz-Molina)

“Generative AI in LMICs: Perceptions, Usage, and Willingness to Pay” (with Subhanil Chowdhury, Utteeyo Dasgupta, and Subha Mani)

“Disability Reporting and Survey Design: Experimental Evidence from India” (with Subha Mani, Sophie Mitra, and Katherine Theiss)

“Evaluating Vocational Intervention for Adult Learners in India” (with Anjali Chandra)

Publications

Sami, J., & Hossain, R. M. (2025). Remittances, democracy, and government spending in Pakistan. Economics of Transition and Institutional Change.

Amin, S. B., & Hossain, R. M. (2017). Finance-Growth Nexus in Bangladesh? An Empirical Analysis. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 7(2), 152-163. 

Hossain, R. M., & Amin, S. B. (2022). The Effect of Capital Account Liberalization on Income Inequality, focusing on South Asia. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 12(3), 121–132. 

Newspaper Articles

Not in the same boat, Dhaka Tribune, 2020

Research and how it helped Planning and Delivery, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, 2018