by Selim Raihan | Nov 18, 2018 | Infrastructure and Investment, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
The importance of investment in economic growth is well acknowledged both in theory and empirical literature. No country has been able to accelerate economic growth without significantly increasing the investment-GDP ratio. However, there are disagreements among...
by Selim Raihan | Dec 4, 2017 | Human Capital Development, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth, Poverty and Inequality
Bangladesh has made important progress in reducing poverty over the past one and half decades. According to the national estimates, the overall head-count poverty fell from as high as 48.9% in 2000 to 24.3% in 2016. Also, extreme poverty fell from 34.3% to 12.9%...
by Selim Raihan | Dec 4, 2017 | Human Capital Development, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth, Poverty and Inequality
In recent decades, the developing world has made important progress in reducing extreme poverty. The data from the World Bank shows that the number of people living below the international poverty line of US$ 1.9 a day dwindled down from 1.85 billion people in 1990 to...
by Selim Raihan | Jun 3, 2017 | Institutions and Political Economy, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
If we look at the growth pattern of Bangladesh from 1990, we discover two specific characteristics: first, the growth rate has been on the rise, and second, it is less volatile compared to those of many other countries (for example, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, China,...
by Selim Raihan | Nov 2, 2016 | Trade and Regional Integration
Bangladesh and India have long bonds in culture and history. Despite such bonds and neighborly proximity, economic cooperation between the two countries has remained far below potential. A number of studies have shown that bilateral trade and investment offer immense...
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