Khan Jahirul Islam_UBC - Publications

Peer-reviewed Articles

Khan, A., Islam, K. J., and Haque, A. M. (2023). Community-based natural resource management: an effective tool to reduce poverty and inequality? Journal of Development Effectiveness, 1-16.
Islam, K. J. (2023). Strategic default, multiple installments, and the role of informal moneylender in microcredit contract. International Journal of Economic Theory, 19(2), 204-220.
Kandie, D., and Islam, K. J. (2022). A new era of microfinance: The digital microcredit and its impact on poverty. Journal of International Development, 34(3), 469-492.
Islam, K.J., and O'Gorman, M. (2019). Microcredit contract design: A macroeconomic evaluation. World Development, 124, 104634.
Islam, K. J., and Simpson, W. (2018). Payday lending and microcredit: Two faces of the same problem?. Journal of International Development, 30(4), 584-614.
Khan, M. A., Alam, M. F., and Islam, K. J. (2012). The impact of co-management on household income and expenditure: An empirical analysis of common property fishery resource management in Bangladesh. Ocean and Coastal Management, 65, 67-78.

Book Chapter

Simpson, Wayne, and Khan J. Islam. 2018. "A Statistical Profile of Payday Loan Clients from National Surveys." In Canadian Payday Lending in a Global Context: A Mature Industry with Chronic Challenges, by Jerry, Buckland, Robinson, Chris, Spotton Visano, Brenda (Eds.), 41 - 64. Toronto: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71213-0.

Under review

Skating on thin ice? Exposure to poverty among Canadian households (with Murshed Chowdhury at the University of New Brunswick and Barry Watson at Acadia University )

From Struggle to Strain: Examining the Effects of Financial Distress on Household Vulnerability to Poverty (with Murshed Chowdhury at the University of New Brunswick)

Measuring Financial Distress Among Canadian Households: A Comprehensive Analysis Over Two Decades (with Murshed Chowdhury and Samrana Chowdhury at the University of New Brunswick)

From Balances to Behaviors: Insights into Credit Card Repayment Patterns among Canadian Households from a 1999-2016 Analysis (with Julien Picault at the University of British Columbia)

Cashing in on Convenience: Exploring the Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Credit Card Usage in Canada (1999-2016) (with Julien Picault at the University of British Columbia)

Work in progress

The Credit Card Debt Puzzle: Evidence for Canada. (with Julien Picault at the University of British Columbia)

Coping with Price Hike: The Role of Financial Literacy in Household Strategies

The Impact of Financial Literacy on Poverty in Bangladesh

Exploring Multidimensional Poverty in Bangladesh: Integrating Financial Literacy and Inclusion