Ongoing works
1. Beyond the Riverbanks: Infrastructure, Technology Adoption, and Transformation of Rural Economies. With Md. Amzad Hossain (U. of Arkansas, USA).
2. International Migration and the Reorganization of Economic Activities: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh.
3. The Impact of "Goal Setting" on Financial Resilience among Remittance Senders and Recipients. With Dean Yang (U. of Michigan, USA) and Alexander Fertig (U. of Michigan, USA). 
4. Adapting to Thrive: Training and Access to Finance to Reduce Climate Vulnerability Among Smallholder Farmers in Nepal. With Tisorn  Songsermsawas (IFAD, Italy).
5. Fragmented Transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa's Labor Markets: Rethinking the Structural Transformation. With Hope C Michelson (UIUC, USA). 

Refereed Publications
13. Hossain, M., Mendiratta, V., Mabiso., A, and Songsermsawas, T. (2025). Training, credit, and infrastructure for improving market access among small-scale producers in the Philippines. Food Policy. Available here. 
12. Hossain, M., Jäckering, L., Mullally, C., and Winters, P. (2025). Poverty Prediction and Targeting over Time and Space: Evidence from Nigeria.  Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. Available here. 
11. Hossain, M., Mendiratta, V., and Savastano, S. (2024). Agricultural and Rural Development Interventions and Poverty Reduction: Global Evidence from 16 Impact Assessment Studies. Global Food Security. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100806
10. Hossain, M. and Hossain, M.A. (2024). Political Affiliation and Conflicts: Evidence from Nigeria. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.04.019.
9. Hossain, M. and Hossain, M.A. (2024). COVID-19, Employment, and Gender: Evidence from Nigeria. Journal of African Economies​. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejae012.
8. Hossain, M., Mullally, C., and Mabiso, A. (2024). Occupational and Asset Adjustments after the 2004 tsunami in India: Role of Access to Finance to Build Back Better. World Development. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106543
7. Hossain, M., Mullally, C., and Onel, G. (2023). Migration, Remittances, and Economic Activity among Origin Households: the Role of Female Household Headship.  Emperical Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-023-02500-z 
6. Hossain, M, Songsermsawas, T, and Toguem, R. (2023). The role of access to finance in disaster recovery: Evidence from coastal communities in India. Journal of Agricultural Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12541.
5. Hossain, M, Mabiso, A, and Garbero, A. (2022). Matching grants and economic activities among horticultural entrepreneurs: Long-term evidence from Rwanda.  World Development. 150. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105712​
4. Arslan, A., Cavatassi, R., and Hossain, M. (2021). Food Systems and Structural and Rural Transformations: A Quantitative Synthesis for Low and Middle-income Countries. Food Security. DOI: 10.1007/s12571-021-01223-2.
3. Hossain, M. and Mullally, C. (2021). Using evaluation data to predict loan performance among poor borrowers: The case of BRAC’s asset transfer and microcredit programmes. Development Policy Review.  DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12579.
2. Hossain, M., Malek, M. A., Hossain, A. M., Reza, M., and Ahmed, M. (2018). Agricultural Microcredit for Tenant Farmers: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Bangladesh. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 101 (692-709), DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aay070.
1. Hossain, M., Mullally, C., and Asadullah, M. N. (2019). Alternatives to calorie-based indicators of food security: An application of machine learning methods. Food Policy. 84 (77-91), DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2019.03.001.