2026 Imran Rasul: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	45	1729	1554	200	183	187	12576

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
2019 - Yrjö Jahnsson Award
Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association

Overview

Imran Rasul is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with significant works in economics, econometrics, and finance.

Their main fields of study include:

Social Sciences
Economics, Econometrics and Finance

More specifically, Rasul's subfields of study cover:

Economics and Econometrics
Safety Research
Sociology and Political Science
Education
Nutrition and Dietetics

Their work focuses on several main topics including:

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
Firm Innovation and Growth
Income, Poverty, and Inequality
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

Imran Rasul has contributed to numerous papers published in a variety of venues, among them:

SSRN Electronic Journal
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
The Lancet
Journal of Labor Economics
Economica

Selected recent papers include:

"A future for the world's children? A WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission" (2020) published in The Lancet
"Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa" (2020) in American Economic Journal Applied Economics
"Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence From a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda" (2020) in Econometrica
"After COVID-19, a future for the world's children?" (2020) in The Lancet
"The Impacts of a Multifaceted Prenatal Intervention on Human Capital Accumulation in Early Life" (2021) in American Economic Review

They have also published a book titled Legacies of Conflict: Experiences, Self-Efficacy and the Formation of Conditional Trust (2022), released by World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks.

Frequent co-authors of Imran Rasul include:

Oriana Bandiera
Robin Burgess
Munshi Sulaiman
Vittorio Bassi
Anna Vitali

Among the recognitions received, Imran Rasul was named a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2020 and awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in 2019. They are also an elected Fellow of the European Economic Association.

Best Publications

Social Networks and Technology Adoption in Northern Mozambique

Oriana Bandiera;Imran Rasul

2010
Citations
A future for the world's children? A WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission

Helen Clark;Awa Marie Coll-Seck;Anshu Banerjee;Stefan Peterson

1080
Citations
Social Preferences and the Response to Incentives: Evidence from Personnel Data

Oriana Bandiera;Iwan Barankay;Imran Rasul

1034
Citations
Social Incentives in the Workplace

Oriana Bandiera;Iwan Barankay;Imran Rasul

789
Citations
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS AND INCENTIVES IN THE WORKPLACE: EVIDENCE FROM PERSONNEL DATA

Oriana Bandiera;Iwan Barankay;Imran Rasul

692
Citations
Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa ¤

Oriana Bandiera;Niklas Buehren;Robin Burgess;Markus Goldstein

645
Citations
Management of Bureaucrats and Public Service Delivery: Evidence from the Nigerian Civil Service

Imran Rasul;Daniel Rogger

548
Citations
Incentives for Managers and Inequality among Workers: Evidence from a Firm-Level Experiment

Oriana Bandiera;Iwan Barankay;Imran Rasul

520
Citations
Extrinsic and intrinsic motivations for tax compliance: evidence from a field experiment in Germany

Nadja Dwenger;Henrik Kleven;Imran Rasul;Johannes Rincke

516
Citations
Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies

Oriana Bandiera;Robin Burgess;Narayan Das;Selim Gulesci

439
Citations
TEAM INCENTIVES: EVIDENCE FROM A FIRM LEVEL EXPERIMENT

Oriana Bandiera;Iwan Barankay;Imran Rasul

431
Citations
Field experiments in labor economics

John List;Imran Rasul

341
Citations
Extrinsic and intrinsic motivations for tax compliance: evidence from a field experiment in Germany

Nadja Dwenger;Henrik Kleven;Imran Rasul;Johannes Rincke

317
Citations
Heterogeneous Class Size Effects: New Evidence from a Panel of University Students

Oriana Bandiera;Valentino Larcinese;Imran Rasul

268
Citations
Family networks and school enrolment: evidence from a randomized social experiment

Manuela Angelucci;Giacomo De Giorgi;Marcos A. Rangel;Imran Rasul

249
Citations
Field Experiments with Firms

Oriana Bandiera;Iwan Barankay;Imran Rasul

244
Citations
Matched fundraising: evidence from a natural field experiment

Steffen Huck;Imran Rasul

237
Citations
Nation-Building Through Compulsory Schooling During the Age of Mass Migration

Oriana Bandiera;Myra Mohnen;Imran Rasul;Martina Viarengo

234
Citations
Marriage markets and divorce laws

Imran Rasul

219
Citations
Household bargaining over fertility: theory and evidence from Malaysia

Imran Rasul;Imran Rasul

215
Citations
Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence From a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda

Livia Alfonsi;Oriana Bandiera;Vittorio Bassi;Robin Burgess

207
Citations
The economics of the marriage contract: theories and evidence

Niko Matouschek;Imran Rasul

197
Citations
Social Networks and Technology Adoption in Northern Mozambique

Oriana Bandiera;Imran Rasul

73
Citations
Social preferences and the response to incentives: Evidence from personnel data

Oriana Bandiera;Iwan Barankay;Imran Rasul

40
Citations
Labor markets and poverty in village economies

Oriana Bandiera;Robin Burgess;Narayan Das;Selim Gulesci

14
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Oriana Bandiera London School of Economics and Political Science

Robin Burgess London School of Economics and Political Science

Steffen Huck Social Science Research Center Berlin

John A. List University of Chicago

Henrik Jacobsen Kleven Princeton University

Pedro Carneiro University College London

Fadi El-Jardali American University of Beirut

Tanya Doherty South African Medical Research Council

Qingyue Meng Peking University

Asha George University of the Western Cape

External Links

Wikipedia of Imran Rasul Personal website of Imran Rasul Google Scholar page

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring online degrees in Economics and Finance opens up a wide range of flexible career pathways. Many students consider entrepreneurship mba programs online to gain the skills needed to start or manage businesses with a strong financial foundation.

Specializations like project management also attract individuals aiming for leadership roles. When deciding is a degree in project management worth it, it’s important to consider how project management expertise can complement economics or finance knowledge in both corporate and nonprofit sectors.

Those who want to focus solely on financial markets and analysis can take advantage of online finance degrees, which provide accelerated study options and direct routes into banking, investment, and related industries.

For students seeking a fast track to higher-level positions, 18 month mba programs offer a quicker way to earn a prestigious qualification while continuing to work or meet other commitments.

By exploring these online degree options, Economics and Finance students can customize their education to fit their career ambitions and evolving job market demands.