| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | AHMED, S., Chakrabarty, D., & Sharma, K. (220101). Does health related aid really matter? Evidence from South Asia. Indian Economic Journal, (1-31). |
| 2022 | Ahmed, S., Rasmussen, B., & Sheehan, P. (220101). China's Global Finance Footprint 2005-2014: Comparing AidData and CGIT. Australian Economic Review, |
| 2019 | Ahmed, S., & Fielding, D. (191101). Changes in maternity leave coverage: Implications for fertility, labour force participation and child mortality. Social Science and Medicine, 241 |
| 2019 | Ahmed, S., & McGillivray, M. (190608). Higher education enrolment in Bangladesh: does the wage premium matter?. APPLIED ECONOMICS, 51(60), (6497-6516). |
| 2019 | Sharma, K., Bhattarai, B., & Ahmed, S. (190101). Aid, Growth, Remittances and Carbon Emissions in Nepal. ENERGY JOURNAL, 40(1), (129-141). |
| 2018 | Ahmed, S., & Ray, R. (181101). DO IN UTERO SHOCKS HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES AND CAN WELFARE SCHEMES AMELIORATE SUCH EFFECTS? EVIDENCE FROM ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA. JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE, 50(6), (770-799). |
| 2015 | Ahmed, S., & Maitra, P. (151102). A Distributional Analysis of the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, 51(11), (1444-1458). |
| 2015 | Ahmed, S., & McGillivray, M. (150301). Human Capital, Discrimination, and the Gender Wage Gap in Bangladesh. WORLD DEVELOPMENT, 67 (506-524). |
| 2014 | Ahmed, S., & Ray, R. (140117). Health consequences of child labour in Bangladesh. DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH, 30 (111-150). |
| 2010 | Ahmed, S., & Maitra, P. (100101). Gender Wage Discrimination in Rural and Urban Labour Markets of Bangladesh. OXFORD DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, 38(1), (83-112). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Gender and labour market
- Maternal and child health
- Access to education
- Data analysis & reporting
Available to supervise research students
Not available for media queries
About Salma Ahmed
Salma joined the Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies (VISES) within the Institute for Sustainable Industries and Living Cities (ISILC) in January 2021. She is an honorary fellow of the Alfred Deakin Research Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University. Salma is also a Global Labor Organization (GLO) Fellow since 2018.
Salma has more than eight years of experience in academic research and teaching in the Australian university sector. During 2016–19, she was a Course Coordinator and Lecturer in International Development and Economics in Australian Universities.
As a university researcher (January 2013 – December 2020), she completed several funded and non-funded research projects, through which she developed high-level technical research skills and deep knowledge of welfare policies in Australia and internationally. As a chief/lead investigator on various research projects, including funded research, she established a research program in the areas of gender and labour market, maternal and child health, education and development finance programs.
Qualifications
- PhD (Economics)
- MPhil (Economics)
Key publications
Journal article (showing 10 of 15)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Funding details for this researcher are currently unavailable.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the following organisations for their support and essential contributions to my research:
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Alfred Deakin Institutute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI)
2017-2019: Research Dissemination Grant; 2013-2015: ADI Research Grant
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Not available for media queries
Teaching activities & experience
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April 2017― 2019 |
Lecturer, Business School, University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Melbourne Campus |
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March― October 2019 |
Lecturer, Business School, Federation University Australia (FED), Melbourne Campus |
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July 2016–October 2018 |
Lecturer, Business School, Charles Darwin University (CDU) Business School, Melbourne Campus |
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2016–June 2017 |
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), Deakin University |
Key academic roles
| Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 - Present |
Research/Development Economist
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Victoria University |
| Jan 2013 - Jan 2022 |
Research/Honorary Fellow
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Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation |
| Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Jan 2021 -
Present
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Research/Development Economist
Victoria University |
| Jan 2013 -
Jan 2022
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Research/Honorary Fellow
Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Publication Excellence Scheme - Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation |
| 2012 |
Post Graduate Publications Award - Monash University |
Professional memberships
- GLO Fellow, Global Labor Organization
- Researcher membership, Australian Health Economics Society
- Researcher membership, Association for Economic and Development Studies on Bangladesh
- Researcher membership, Economic Society of Australia
Media appearances
14th August 2019
Abortion rates don’t go down when the procedure is criminalised
Abortion is a common means of reproductive control. Having the choice to terminate a pregnancy gives women agency over when and if they are ready to give birth.
22nd November 2018
Comparison between Bangladesh and India on child health, fertility, and sex ratio
Despite having lower per capita income, Bangladesh has superior performance over India on key welfare indicators. This article compares the experiences of India and Bangladesh on several key indicators during 1990-2015 using two different datasets. It finds better performance of Bangladesh on infant mortality rate with a lower boy-girl sex ratio at birth than India. While both countries record an impressive decline in fertility rates, this was accompanied by a worsening of the sex ratio in India but not in Bangladesh.
19th May 2017
The demographic impact of extended paid maternity-leave in Bangladesh
With the passage of the Labour Act of 2006, Bangladesh outperforms India and other South Asian countries in paid maternity leave (ML) provisions. This record improvement in coverage to 24 weeks makes it quite unique among developing countries. Nearly all countries in South Asia have provided at least 12-weeks of paid maternity leave for decades. A study has been conducted on the demographic impacts of the expansion in paid ML coverage. It reveals a strong association between ML length and Infant Mortality Rates (IMR) as well as evidence of ML policy having a positive impact on Female Labour Force Participation (FLFP).
27th April 2016
Quality of governance and welfare outcomes
As the MDGs gave way to the SDGs, considerable attention has been focused on movements in key welfare indicators for women and children in the past decade. In this context, this column compares India with Bangladesh and also looks at the relative performance of Indian states. Further, it provides evidence on the strength of association between the quality of governance and welfare outcomes in India.
