Why is our public spending on education still so shockingly low?
by Selim Raihan | Dec 15, 2022 | Human Capital Development, Infrastructure and Investment
Since it boosts individual productivity and produces a trained labour force, education is seen as a crucial road to economic progress. However, in most countries, there are clear examples of market failure when it comes to education since, in a free market, education...Demographic dividend: How do we include more youth into Bangladesh’s economy?
by Sayema Haque Bidisha | Aug 29, 2022 | Human Capital Development
For several reasons, the recently conducted Population and Housing Census 2022 of Bangladesh was of interest to people in different sectors, especially the policymakers and researchers. This is primarily because census data can be a crucial source of information not...Creating new opportunities for employment in Bangladesh
by Selim Raihan | Apr 18, 2019 | Human Capital Development, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth, Migration and Labor Market
Bangladesh’s economic growth and development experience over the past four and half decades, since the Independence in 1971, have generated a lot of interests among the academics and development practitioners both from home and abroad. From an war-torn economy in 1972...Hiccups of ‘Bangladesh Development Surprise’
by Selim Raihan | Apr 18, 2019 | Human Capital Development
Bangladesh’s economic growth and development performance over the past two decades have been impressive. With the poor quality of institutions, such a performance has often been termed as a ‘development surprise’ or ‘Bangladesh paradox’. But is it at all a ‘surprise’...Governing emerging development challenges: A South Asian perspective
by Selim Raihan | Apr 18, 2019 | Human Capital Development, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth, Trade and Regional Integration
Despite the divergence in economic and political trajectories, South Asian countries share commonalities with respect to the urge for governing emerging development challenges in the wake of the new world and regional dynamics. As far as future economic and social...RECENT POSTS
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