by Sabyasachi Kar, Spandan Roy | Dec 5, 2018 | Institutions and Political Economy
Doing Business versus the real Business Environment in Indian States Sabyasachi Kar and Spandan Roy The World Bank’s Doing Business (DB) rankings for 2019 are out and India has again made a jump to 77th position from 100th in 2018, which too was 30...
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, 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...
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 | Apr 2, 2016 | Institutions and Political Economy, Trade and Regional Integration
The aspiration for deeper regional integration is high on the political agenda of most of the leaders in South Asia. Since the early 1980s South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has been working as an economic and geopolitical organization for South...
by Selim Raihan | Feb 1, 2016 | Infrastructure and Investment, Institutions and Political Economy, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
In the discourse on infrastructure and economic growth, the dominant area of discussion is on the quantity and quality of infrastructure and how countries differ in these respects. While most of the countries emphasize a lot on investing in raising the quantity (and...
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