by Selim Raihan | Oct 2, 2016 | Trade and Regional Integration
Though there is a strong demand for deeper regional integration in South Asia, the progress has been rather slow. The actual implementation of agreements often does not match the declared ambitions, and in this context, lack of political will and leadership,...
by Selim Raihan | Sep 10, 2016 | Human Capital Development, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
In recent years, there has been a growing interest among general people, researchers and policymakers in income inequality, its causes, and its effects. The most popular index of income inequality is the ‘Gini index’ which measures the inequality among levels of...
by Selim Raihan | Sep 2, 2016 | Human Capital Development, Migration and Labor Market
Does employment status matter for the wellbeing of rural households in Bangladesh? Selim Raihan and Fatima Tuz Zohora In rural Bangladesh, a great challenge is to tackle the low pay, poor-quality jobs that are unrecognized and unprotected by law, widespread...
by Selim Raihan, Md. Wahid Ferdous Ibon | Aug 5, 2016 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Selim Raihan and Wahid Ferdous Ibon Rapid and sustained economic growth is very critical for Bangladesh’s economy in its way towards a middle-income country. In this article, we have investigated the major determinants of economic growth in Bangladesh using time...
by Selim Raihan, Sabyasachi Kar, Kunal Sen | Aug 2, 2016 | Institutions and Political Economy
Transitions between growth episodes: Do institutions matter and do some institutions matter more? A large literature has examined the role of institutions in explaining economic growth. While the earlier literature has examined the role of institutions in determining...
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