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Asad Islam is a prominent Bangladeshi-Australian development economist and Professor of Economics at Monash University, Australia[1][2]. He serves as Director of the Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES) and is a Chief Investigator for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW)[1][3]. Early Life and Education Asad Islam was born and raised in rural Bangladesh, where he experienced firsthand the challenges of poverty and inequality that would later shape his research focus[4][5]. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Bangladesh before pursuing further education abroad: ⦁ Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honors) and Master of Social Sciences in Economics from the University of Dhaka[6] ⦁ Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2001-2003)[6] ⦁ Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Monash University, Australia (2006-2009)[6] His doctoral thesis received ...