Shahnaz Abdullah
Texas A&M University
8 Papers
11 Citations
Shahnaz Abdullah is an academic researcher from Texas A&M University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Empowerment & Microfinance. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 8 publications. Previous affiliations of Shahnaz Abdullah include Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts & University of Massachusetts Boston.
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Papers
Do women borrowers augment financial performance of MFIs
Shahnaz Abdullah,Shakil Quayes +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between targeting women and MFI's sustainability with respect to profitability and yield, and found that increased proportion of women borrowers has a statistically significant positive impact on yield and financial performance of MFIs.
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The Adverse Effect of Child Marriage on Women's Economic Well Being in Bangladesh - Can Microfinance Help?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the impact of child marriage on women's economic well-being using cross-sectional data from Bangladesh and constructed two separate indices, one for domestic violence and another for economic empowerment, to examine how they are affected by child marriage.
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Educating Women for HIV Prevention: Does Exposure to Mass Media
Syeda S. Jesmin,Sanjukta Chaudhuri,Shahnaz Abdullah +2 more
- 16 Aug 2012
TL;DR: In this article, the extent of HIV/AIDS knowledge and the association of exposure to mass media among women in Bangladesh was examined and found that media exposure (combined index of television, radio, and newspaper) was a highly significant predictor of women's knowledge about HIV and AIDS.
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Executive Compensation, Performance, and Size: Empirical Investigation on Banking Sector in Bangladesh
Suman Paul Chowdhury,Hasibul Alam Chowdhury,Rafiqul Bhuyan,Shahnaz Abdullah,James L. Kuhle +4 more
- 01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated whether performance indicators and size have any impact on executive compensation of commercial banks listed in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Limited, Bangladesh.
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Women Empowerment and Credit Control: An Empirical Analysis on Credit Recipients of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the relationship between women's decision-making regarding loan use and their empowerment, and concluded that women are more empowered when they are involved in decision making, either solely or jointly with their husbands.
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