Mahreen Khan

I am a labor and management scholar focusing on work and organizations in low- and middle-income countries. In my research I explore how soft skills and behavioural interventions can mitigate labor market frictions; impact of increasing proportions of female managers on worker experience; the role of entrepreneurship accelerators in driving successful start-ups amongst Bangladeshi youth; and, meaningful worker participation in global supply chains. While my primary research uses quantitative and experimental methods, I work using mixed methods by integrating qualitative analysis at various stages of my research process.

I have extensive and diverse work experience in international development policy. I worked as a Senior Economic Adviser for the Dutch government to implement the agenda on improving workers’ rights and access to safe and decent working conditions in the textile sector in Bangladesh. In this role, I collaborated closely with stakeholders in the Bangladesh government, civil society, and diplomatic communities. I also led the implementation of large-scale impact evaluations using Randomized Control Trials (RCT) while working with Innovations for Poverty Action in Bangladesh, Nepal and Uganda.

I am currently a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Development at the University of Oxford. I completed my Ph.D. in Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). I also have a Master’s in Economics from the Paris School of Economics, and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Management from MIT.