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...
by Selim Raihan | Nov 18, 2018 | Infrastructure and Investment, Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
The importance of investment in economic growth is well acknowledged both in theory and empirical literature. No country has been able to accelerate economic growth without significantly increasing the investment-GDP ratio. However, there are disagreements among...
by Selim Raihan | Jul 2, 2015 | Macroeconomy and Economic Growth
Looking at the trend in the investment-GDP ratio since 1979-80, we can suggest four different investment regimes in Bangladesh. The first regime (1979-80 to 1989-90) is characterized by a low level of investment-GDP ratio with an annual average of 16.5 percent. This...
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