University of Göttingen: SOAS University of London: Royal Holloway University of London: Chair of International Economic Policy
DR. SARAH KHAN
Sarah Khan joined the University of Göttingen as a postdoctoral research fellow in Stephan Klasen’s chair in November 2015. Sarah obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D., both in Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London. Prior to joining Göttingen, Sarah worked as a teaching fellow at SOAS, University of London.Sarah's research focuses on gender issues in developing countries.
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sarah.khan@wiwi.uni-goettingen.de
2021 – present
Senior Scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Berlin
2016 - 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Göttingen
2013 - 2015
Teaching Fellow, SOAS University of London
2010 - 2014
Teaching Associate, Royal Holloway University of London
Khan, S., (2021). “Female education and marriage in Pakistan: The role of financial shocks and marital customs”, Resubmitted to World Development, also see: UNUWIDER Working paper No. 2021/115.
Khan, S., Pasha, A., and Klasen, S. (2021). "Asset ownership and female empowerment in Pakistan: Evidence from a natural experiment", Working Paper from the Economic Development & Institutions project
Khan, S., Sahoo,S., Balasubramanian, P., and Ibanez, I.(2020). "The effect of interventions for women’s empowerment on children’s health and education: A systematic review of evidence from low and middle-income countries." – Under review
Khan, S., Ibanez, M., Sahii, S., and Balasubramanian, B."Does female economic empowerment promote development?" PEGNet Policy Brief, 17
Khan, S. and Klasen, S."Female employment and spousal abuse: A parallelcross-country analysis from developing economies."
Khan, S., and Seltzer, A."The Impact of Fundamentalist Terrorism on SchoolEnrolment: Evidence from North-Western Pakistan, 2004-09." IZA DP No. 10168
Khan, S., Le, T., Sahoo, S., Pasha, A., and Vollmer, S. "Women’s economic empowerment at the community level and its impact on human development. A systematic review of the evidence in low and middle income countries."