Ridwan Karim
I am an Assistant Professor in the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. I received my PhD in Economics from the University of Toronto in 2019 and my MA in Economics from York University in 2012.
Research Interests: Development Economics, International Trade, Political Economy
Teaching: Applied Econometrics (EC395), Topics in Development Economics and Political Economy (EC310K), Economics Paper & Seminar (EC481)
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Contact: rkarim[at]wlu.ca
Working Papers:
Voter-Buying, Politician Selection, and Public Good Provision in Brazil, revision requested from the Journal of Development Economics
Party Identity and Social Distancing Behaviors in Brazil, revision requested from the Applied Economics Letters
Publications:
Trade Boomers: Evidence from the Commodities-for-Manufactures Boom in Brazil (2023), Journal of Globalization and Development
Oil Royalties and the Provision of Public Education in Brazil (2023), Economics of Education Review
(Joint with Jeff Chan) Link to Paper Online Appendix
Output Volatility, Composition of Trade, and Transmission of Economic Shocks Across Countries (2020), Review of International Economics
(Joint with Andrey Stoyanov) Link to Paper
Works in Progress:
Experimental Evaluation of Life-Skills Curriculum for Vulnerable Students In Dhaka
(with Asad Priyo and Shagufe Hossain), Draft coming soon
Extreme Climate Events, Early Childhood Investment, and Child Labor in Bangladesh
Draft coming soon
Harvesting Rainfall: Evaluating Impact of Cisterns on Health Outcomes in Northeast Brazil
(with Paul Gertler and Marco Gonzalez-Navarro)