by Selim Raihan | Feb 16, 2022 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
As we are celebrating 50 years of independence of Bangladesh, questions remain about the development challenges in the days to come. The development challenges of Bangladesh in the coming days are associated with larger development goals. The country aims to become an...
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’...
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...
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