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5th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC) 2020
“Institutions for Development”
February 2-3, 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh
About the Conference
South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) is organising the 5th SANEM Annual Economists' Conference (SAEC) 2020 with the broad theme of “Institutions for Development”. The conference will be held during February 2-3, 2020 at BRAC Centre Inn, Mohakhali, Dhaka and Spectra Convention Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh. During this two days, the conference will facilitate breakout sessions on different themes, panel discussions, organized sessions, special lectures and session for budding researchers. Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud, Eminent Economist, Bangladesh will provide the keynote speech at the inaugural session of the 5th SAEC 2020. SANEM proudly announces the success of the 1st SAEC 2016 on “Bangladesh: Way towards a Middle Income Country” held on February 20, 2016, the 2nd SAEC 2017 on “Managing Growth for Social Inclusion’’ held on February 18-19, 2017, the 3rd SAEC 2018 on “Leave no one behind in South Asia” held on February 17-18, 2018, and the 4th SAEC 2019 on “Governing New Challenges: Inclusive Development, Trade, and Finance” held on February 16-17, 2019. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th conferences were graced with the presence of renowned economists, academicians, researchers, policy advocates, practitioners, students and journalists from around the world. Following the footstep of previous years, 5th SAEC 2020 aims to bring the enthusiastic economic minds from home and abroad under a common platform, provide them an opportunity to discuss the contemporary issues of economics, and promote quality economic research.
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Schedule
08:30 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 10:30
INAUGURAL SESSION AND KEYNOTE SPEECH
Venue: Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Chief Guest: M. A. Mannan, MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Chair: Dr. Bazlul Haque Khondker, Chairman, SANEM and Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka
Chief Guest: M. A. Mannan, MP, Honorable Minister, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Chair: Dr. Bazlul Haque Khondker, Chairman, SANEM and Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka
Opening Remarks by Dr. Selim Raihan, Executive Director, SANEM and Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka
Keynote Speech: Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud, Eminent Economist, Bangladesh
Open Discussion
Remarks by the Chief Guest
Remarks by the Chair
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 12:45
BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1, 2, 3 & 4
BREAKOUT SESSION 1 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Venue: Auditorium, 2nd FloorChair: Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, Chairman, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), Bangladesh
Paper presentations
• “Testing Relative Income Hypothesis on Household’s Energy Choosing and Consumption in Pabna District, Bangladesh: The Application of VERME Model”, by Mr. Salman Ibn Yasin, Masters’ Student, Department of Economics, Pabna University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh and Mr. Bikash Chandra Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Pabna University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh• “Easy Bike Battery Recycling Channel- Expectation vs. Reality: A Study in the South-West Region of Bangladesh”, by Ms. Amina Khatun, Economics Graduate, Khulna University, Bangladesh
• “Border Carbon Adjustment vis-à-vis Domestic Carbon Adjustment: Implications of Alternative System Boundary for India to Reduce Carbon Emissions”, by Mr. Suvajit Banerjee, PhD Scholar, Department of Politics and Economics, Visva Bharati University, India
Discussant: Dr. Sakib Bin Amin, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, North South University, Bangladesh
Open discussion
Remarks by the Chair
BREAKOUT SESSION 2 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
Venue: Meeting Room 1, 3rd FloorChair: Professor Mustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
Paper presentations
• “Boosting LDCs’ Participation in Global Trade: The Way Forward”, by Ms. Sunera Saba Khan, Research Economist, SANEM and Dr. Selim Raihan, Professor Department of Economics, University of Dhaka and Executive Director, SANEM, Bangladesh• “Convergence Potentials in SAARC and ASEAN Economies”, by Dr. Sunetra Ghatak, Research Fellow, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), India
• “Trade Facilitation and Regional Integration in South Asia”, by Mr. Mukesh Kumar Kella, PhD Scholar, Institute of Business Management, Pakistan, Ms. Azeema Begam, Department of Economics, University of Karachi, Pakistan and Nargis, M. Phil Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Karachi, Pakistan
• “Does ICT-Trade Openness ensure Energy and Environmental Sustainability? Empirical Evidence from selected South Asian Economies”, by Mr. Muntasir Murshed, Research Officer, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Bangladesh
Discussant: Mr. Mahtab Uddin, Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Open discussion
Remarks by the Chair
BREAKOUT SESSION 3 ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE 1
Venue: Meeting Room 2, 3rd FloorChair:
Dr. M. A. Razzaque, Research Director, Policy Research Institute, Bangladesh