Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 11 The April 2015 issue of Thinking Aloud is on south-south trade and cooperation. The article on “What stimulates south-south FDI?” highlights that south-south FDI is an important issue for discussion in recent times when it comes to ‘south-south cooperation’. This article, using gravity regression of a panel dataset for…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 10 The issue of Thinking Aloud for March, 2015 comes with the theme on growth and employment. The first article puts the question forward whether economic growth in South Asia promotes employment in the countries in this region. This article, using a cross-country panel regression model, looks at the factors…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 9 The 9th issue of Thinking Aloud is based on one of the most pressing issues of 21st century, Climate Change and Environment. The first article on “How costly are the impacts of climate change in Bangladesh?” reflects that Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to climate change impacts due to its…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 8 With the end of another exciting year 2014, SANEM brings in the eighth issue of its monthly delight Thinking Aloud. We welcome 2015 with the theme of international remittance and its effects on the economy of Bangladesh as well as other South https://opencuny.org/valiuym-10mg-for-sale/ Asian countries. The first article of…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 7 As the year 2014 comes to an end, we present our December issue of Thinking Aloud on female labor force participation. The very first article of this issue attempts to explore how the differences in household characteristics constrain female LFP in Bangladesh in various ways. The analysis was conducted…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 6 The November 1, 2014 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on farm and nonfarm sectors in rural Bangladesh. The first article explores the determinants of the switch between farm and nonfarm employment. The article, using a constructed pseudo panel data for the period between 1995 and 2010 and associated econometric…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 5 The October 1, 2014 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on institution and growth. The first article, in the context of high economic growth in Bangladesh during 1990s and 2000s, despite challenges in institutional development, puts forward the question whether there was any growth ‘paradox’ in Bangladesh, and tries to argue that…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 4 SANEM Thinking Aloud, September 1, 2014 issue focuses on inclusive growth. The first article attempts to generate a conceptual debate on the understanding of quality of employment in Bangladesh, and suggests that, for the promotion of inclusive growth, Bangladesh needs to transit from its current state of ‘good-enough’ jobs to…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 3 SANEM Thinking Aloud, August 1, 2014 issue focuses on social protection. The first article, based on an empirical study, shows that social protection programs have positive contribution to raising female labor force participation in Bangladesh. The second article underscores the need for reforming the Bangladesh social protection system and points…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 2 SANEM Thinking Aloud, July 1, 2014 issue focuses on regional integration in South Asia. The first article underscores the importance of a new regime for regional integration in South Asia with emphasis on market integration, growth integration, investment integration and policy integration. The article on regional value chain emphasizes on…