Gharad Bryan
Gharad Bryan is a Research Programme Director for the IGC Cities research programme.
Bryan is a Lecturer in Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an Associate of the STICERD Economic Organisation and Public Policy programme. His research interests include development economics, behavioural economics, and experimental economics.
Content by Gharad Bryan
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Data: Encouraging Seasonal Migration to Mitigate the Consequences of a Seasonal Famine in Rural Bangladesh
Hunger during pre-harvest lean seasons is widespread in the agrarian areas of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. We randomly assign an $8.50 incentive to households in rural Bangladesh to out-migrate during the lean season. The incentive induces 22% of households to send a seasonal migrant, their consumption at the origin increases significantly, and treated households are 8-10...
1 Mar 2019
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Publication - Working Paper
No Lean Season 2017 summary of results
9 Jan 2019 | Gharad Bryan, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Karim Naguib, Maira Reimao, Ashish Shenoy
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Project
Cost effective panel data collection
Context and primary motivation for the study The urban literature on developing country cities is still growing. One of the major constraints, however, is access to good quality data. Existing data sources are often costly or difficult to get, frequently do not measure prices, are not individual specific, do not allow for tracking of individuals, and are available...
24 Jan 2018 | Julia Bird, Gharad Bryan, Simon Franklin, Astrid Haas
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Project
Cost effective panel data collection for Kampala
This Kampala based study will pilot methods for collecting low-cost, high-frequency panel survey data that improves on existing data sources in three ways. The data will provide information about prices (consumer prices, wages, and rents) at the individual and location level; The data will allow for the creation of commuting flows at the individual (or group)...
9 Oct 2017 | Gharad Bryan, Simon Franklin, Julia Bird, Astrid Haas
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Blog post
Sharing once hidden information: Credit bureaus, MFIs, and client welfare
For at least 30 years, the microfinance movement sought to provide credit in settings where strong constraints meant traditional banking methods weren’t feasible. One particular constraint to traditional banking methods was the high fixed cost of information gathering, storage and dissemination. Over time, this constraint has been relaxed as microfinance institutions...
2 Mar 2017 | Gharad Bryan, Greg Fischer, Jonathan de Quidt, Ali Akbar
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Project
Evaluating the impacts of the Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system
Across the developing world, tens of millions of people live in large cities in which the cost of commuting and transport in general is extremely high. Existing evidence suggests that these costs may reduce the ability of poor households to access jobs and important amenities. Cities across the developing world are making significant investments in urban transport...
25 Jan 2017 | Gharad Bryan, Bilal Siddiqi, Melanie Morten
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Project
Randomised impact evaluation of farmer participatory innovative agricultural practices
Low production and productivity are problems that characterise the agricultural sector in Mozambique. Although most people in Mozambique practice agriculture, the sector contributes to a relatively low proportion of the country's GDP. Modern technologies such as chemical fertisers, improved seeds, irrigation, etc, could potentially increase agricultural productivity, but,...
24 Nov 2016 | Cátia Batista, Dean Karlan, Gharad Bryan
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Project
Understanding the efficiency effects of a credit bureau: A cluster randomised controlled trial
Over the past 50 years microfinance institutions (MFIs) have worked on a model to provide credit without the usual infrastructure required by traditional banks. Increasingly, however, MFIs are looking for new ways of doing business, and as their scale and income increases, they are able to incorporate some of the features of modern banking, for example the use of a credit...
28 Aug 2015 | Aban Haq, Gharad Bryan, Jonathan de Quidt, Greg Fischer
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Publication - Policy Brief
Encouraging Seasonal Migration to Mitigate the Consequences of a Seasonal Famine in Rural Bangladesh (Policy Brief)
1 Jun 2014 | Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Shyamal Chowdhury, Jashim Uddin, Gharad Bryan
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Publication - Working Paper
Under-investment in a Profitable Technology: The Case of Seasonal Migration in Bangladesh (Working Paper)
1 Jan 2014 | Gharad Bryan, Shyamal Chowdhury, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak
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Project
Encouraging seasonal migration to mitigate the consequences of a seasonal famine in rural Bangladesh
In the worst-affected region of Bangladesh, during the annual seasonal famine, incomes decrease by 50-60% and expenditures on food drop by 10-25%. The government has instituted food or cash-for-work programs, while NGOs attempt to enhance income and employment mostly through credit and to a lesser extent through job training and marketing initiatives. However, there is a...
1 Feb 2010 | Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Shyamal Chowdhury, Gharad Bryan, Jashim Uddin