by Mahtab Uddin | Jan 7, 2026 | Human Capital Development, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth, Migration and Labor Market, Poverty and Inequality, Social Protection
Bangladesh’s poverty rate fell from about half the population in the 1990s to one-fifth by 2019. However, this progress proved fragile. COVID-19 and related measures disrupted jobs, enterprises, remittance flows, and supply chains. Estimates show sharp,...
by Mahtab Uddin | Jul 1, 2025 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
For decades, the promise of global development was rooted in a simple idea: the world, though unequal, could move forward together. Richer countries would support poorer ones through aid, trade, and investment, not out of charity, but out of shared interest and...
by Mahtab Uddin | Jan 9, 2025 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
In 1981 Bangladesh had 45 million people in the working age population in the range of 15-64. Male labour force participation was 84%. Female labour force participation was only 4.5%. Most of the workers were employed in the agricultural sector. This was the set-up...
by Selim Raihan, Mahtab Uddin | Dec 1, 2015 | Migration and Labor Market
Majority of studies conducted on decent job primarily focused on the demand side issues. However, there is a need to explore the supply side issues as the composition of labor supply itself can be a determining factor in the status of decent job. This article follows...
by Selim Raihan, Mahtab Uddin | Nov 1, 2015 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
In the literature of export-growth linkages, the issue of export diversification draws a considerable interest in reducing risks associated with adverse and volatile terms of trade, slow productivity growth or relatively low-value addition in the global value chain....
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