

Imran Rasul is Professor of Economics at University College London, co-director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Research Programme Director in the Firms portfolio, at the International Growth Centre.
His research interests include labor, development and public economics and his work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrica and the Review of Economic Studies. He is currently managing editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association, and he been a co-editor and director of the Review of Economic Studies (2009-17). He was awarded the 2007 IZA Young Economist Prize, the 2008 CESIfo Distinguished Affiliate Award, an ERC-starter grant in 2012, and a British Academy Mid-career Fellowship in 2018. In 2018 he was elected as a Council Member of the Royal Economic Society (RES) and as a Council Representative on the RES Executive Committee from 2018-2023. In 2019 he was jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics (received jointly with Oriana Bandiera), awarded to a European economist no older than 45 years old who has made a contribution in theoretical and applied research that is significant to economics in Europe. In 2019 he was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy.
Recent work by Imran Rasul
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Safe spaces for teenage girls in a time of crisis
An empowerment programme in Sierra Leone that supported girls through a simple life skills and livelihood training buffered adolescent girls from the adverse effects of the Ebola crisis.
Published 21.01.25
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The lasting impact of war on trust: Evidence from Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone's civil war not only left a legacy of lost lives and damaged infrastructure, but changed the way trust is formed, showing how early-life trauma can shape long-term economic decision making.
Published 28.11.24
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Hitting beyond the target: How early childhood interventions benefit siblings
The returns to early childhood interventions increase dramatically when accounting for the benefits experienced by siblings in the same household
Published 25.07.23
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Looking for work: Evidence from the Ugandan labour market
While vocational training helps young job seekers find work, overconfidence in finding a job has important long-term effects on job-seeking behaviour
Published 24.11.21
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Designing more effective interventions to prevent childhood stunting: Evidence from Nigeria
Bundling interventions that offer parents health information along with cash transfers might yield more sustainable changes in early-life health outcomes for children
Published 27.01.21
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Do social structures affect the success of development policies?
Policy delivery agents perform better when working with members of their own social groups thereby affecting the efficiency of policy interventions
Published 23.09.20
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The anatomy of a public health crisis: Household responses during the Zika epidemic in Brazil
Pregnancy rates fell by almost 7% as a result of the public health information provided on the Zika epidemic by the Brazilian government
Published 29.05.20
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What works when for early-childhood interventions? Evidence from Nigeria
Information on raising children is more important in the first two years of a child’s life, whereas cash plays a bigger role from age 2 to 4
Published 18.03.20
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Empowering adolescent girls in Sierra Leone under the Ebola crisis
In the midst of the Ebola crisis an empowerment programme acts as a shield for adolescent girls
Published 06.09.19