by Selim Raihan | Jul 5, 2016 | Human Capital Development, Institutions and Political Economy
Does institution matter for human capital development? A fundamental proposition of new growth theories is that human capital is a key driver of economic growth. Development of human capital for the people of a country encompasses not only the diffusion and...
by Selim Raihan, Mansur Ahmed | Jul 4, 2016 | Human Capital Development
Selim Raihan and Mansur Ahmed Sound knowledge on educational performances of different regions across the country can be helpful in the decision-making process for better resource allocation and policy formulation. A multidimensional composite measure of...
by Selim Raihan, Md. Jillur Rahman | Jun 1, 2016 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
The analysis of comparative advantage is important from the policy perspective. Trade policies of a country should be tuned to promote export items where the country has a comparative advantage. The Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) analysis, suggested by...
by Selim Raihan | May 2, 2016 | Human Capital Development, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
The theoretical and empirical literature on sources of economic growth emphasized on factor accumulation and factor productivity as two major sources of growth. Though factor accumulation can explain a significant part of economic growth, it can’t explain the...
by Selim Raihan, Nafiz Ifteakhar, Mir Tanzim Nur Angkur | May 1, 2016 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Selim Raihan, Nafiz Ifteakhar, and Mir Tanzim Nur Angkur For long, empirical studies on the role of exports in promoting growth in general, and productivity in particular, used data at the country or industry level to test whether exports promote productivity growth...
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