Next Steps to South Asian Economic Union This report on “Next Steps to South Asian Economic Union: A Study on Regional Economic Integration (PHASE II)” was prepared for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) under the guidance of Dr. Selim Raihan. With the support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the exercise was carried…
South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), a leading think tank of South Asia, announces call for participation for the “SANEM SDG Centre Workshop Series – 1”.
The objective of the workshop is twofold – to introduce the participants with the core concepts of SDGs and to shed light on their implications in respect to Bangladesh.
The 4th episode of Youthonomics was held in July 2019. The topic of Youthonomics 4 was “Youth’s Perspective on Budget 2019-20”.
Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 2: July 2019 The July 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Gender and development”. The first-page article titled “Challenges of female employment in Bangladesh” emphasizes that supply-side factors like child marriage, early pregnancy, reproductive and domestic responsibilities, and low level of skill and education restrict female labour market participation.…
The 3rd episode of Youthonomics was held in June 2019. The topic of Youthonomics 3 was “Climate Change and Sustainable Development”.
Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 1: June 2019 Thinking Aloud steps into the 6th year! The June 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “The challenges of the national budget of Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “Fiscal policy to address growing inequality in Bangladesh” elaborates the importance of the use of taxation and different…
The 2nd episode of Youthonomics was held in May 2019.
Thinking Aloud: Volume V, Issue 12: May 2019 The May 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Human Capital Development”. The first page article titled “Why do the governments of some countries spend low on education and health?” emphasizes the importance of public expenditure in education and health for economic development. The article argues that…
Thinking Aloud: Volume V, Issue 11: April 2019 The April 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “The challenges of inclusive growth”. The first page article titled “Hiccups of Bangladesh Development Surprise” offers some reasonable explanations to the so-called ‘Bangladesh development surprise’ or ‘Bangladesh paradox’ and argues that, without significant improvements in the quality of…
SANEM started a new event for students from April 2019, called “Youthonomics”, with the belief in mind that engaging the youth in an intellectual and academic discussion is essential for developing a more informed and rational society.