Dr. Kazi Iqbal is a Research Director of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS). He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Washington, Seattle, USA in 2006. After completion of his Ph.D., he worked for the World Bank Institute in Washington DC for three years as a consultant in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Division. He also taught at University of Washington and Macalester College, Minnesota. He also worked at UNDP, University of Western Australia, and Institute of Microfinance. His research interest lies in development economics and applied econometrics. He has been serving the editorial board of Bangladesh Development Studies, Journal of Bangladesh Studies and Lahore Journal of Economics. He has numerous journal articles in nationally and internationally reputed journals. He is also a member of a number of technical committees of different ministries of the Government of Bangladesh.
