Mr. Syed Yusuf Saadat​

Research Fellow​ Centre for Policy Dialogue​ Dhaka, Bangladesh​

Mr. Syed Yusuf Saadat is an economist working as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), an independent civil society think tank which promotes inclusive economic policymaking in Bangladesh. Mr Saadat has undertaken research for international organisations such as Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), UK Aid, Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office of the United Kingdom (FCDO), British Council, International Growth Centre (IGC), KIVU International, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Boston University. His research interests include income, wealth, and gender inequality, as well as labour economics, financial economics, international economics, climate change, and the economics of technology. Mr Saadat has co-authored the book “Youth Employment in Bangladesh—Creating Opportunities, Reaping Dividends”, published by Palgrave Macmillan. He is a member of the South Asia Economic Policy Network of the World Bank Group, the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), and the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI).​