Anik Ashraf

Content by Anik Ashraf

• Publication - Working Paper

  The effect of political and labour unrest on productivity: Evidence from Bangladeshi garments

  8 Apr 2016 | Anik Ashraf, Rocco Macchiavello, Atonu Rabbani, Christopher Woodruff

  
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• Project

  Managing Shocks: Worker’s Well-being and Firm Productivity in the Bangladeshi Garment Sector

  We examine the interaction between worker well being and productivity in the ready-made garment sector in Bangladesh. A central characteristic of manufacturing in low-income countries is the need to adjust to continued and varied shocks. These shocks cause output to fall behind the production plan, leading to pressure to increase output and stress in factories. Individual...

  1 Jan 2014 | Christopher Woodruff, Rocco Macchiavello, Atonu Rabbani, Anik Ashraf, Paula Lopez-Pena