Transitions between growth episodes: Do institutions matter and do some institutions matter more?
We find that though bureaucracy quality has a positive effect while switching from negative growth episode to positive growth episodes, it doesn’t matter in most of the cases while switching from lower order growth episodes to higher order growth episodes.
Does institution matter for human capital development?
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...
How pervasive is regional disparity in primary education in Bangladesh?
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...
Unearthing Bangladesh’s Comparative Advantages
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...
Why do countries differ in total factor productivity?
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...
Does export orientation lead to higher productivity? Firm-level evidence from Bangladesh
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...
Political economy of regional integration: Where do we stand in South Asia?
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...
Why should Bangladesh integrate more with East and Southeast Asia?
The Bangladesh economy over the past two and half decades has been experiencing a steady rise in economic growth rate which has been accompanied by the country’s increasing trade-GDP ratio. The economy has become more and more trade-oriented. However, when it comes to...
Is Bangladesh poised for leaping towards a middle-income country?
Bangladesh has recently been upgraded from low-income country (LIC) to lower-middle-income country (LMIC) as per the World Bank’s classification. There is an aspiration for graduating from the LDC status to that of a middle-income country by 2021 as per the United...
How does improvement in infrastructure affect economic growth?
Infrastructure plays a decisive role in stimulating long-run economic growth. An increase in the level of infrastructure stock directly helps in reducing poverty and accelerating productivity. Infrastructure also contributes to the development process through the...
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