Vol VII, Issue 1: June 2020

Thinking Aloud: Volume VII, Issue 1: June 2020 The June 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 Crisis: Economic and Social Challenges”. The first page article titled “COVID-19’s Effect on Poverty and Policy Response in Bangladesh” emphasizes that though Bangladesh experienced significant achievement in poverty reduction over the past decades, success remained to be…

SANEM-MFO survey of RMG workers: A Massive shift to Digital Wages Payments in Bangladesh’s RMG Sector

Previous Events SANEM-MFO survey of RMG workers: A massive shift to Digital Wages Payments in Bangladesh’s RMG Sector A survey was conducted on May 15 and 16, 2020 by researchers working for a local research institute in Bangladesh, South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), and a U.S.-based NGO, Microfinance Opportunities (MFO). The researchers surveyed 1,384 workers…

SANEM ActionAid: Youth Perspective on COVID-19 Crisis in Bangladesh: 9 May 2020

Previous Events Youth Perspective On Covid-19 Crisis In Bangladesh SANEM-ActionAid Bangladesh Webinar 9 May 2020, Dhaka A webinar titled “Youth Perspective on Covid-19 Crisis in Bangladesh: Response through National Budget and Planning”, jointly organized by South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) and ActionAid Bangladesh was conducted on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 11 AM.…

Vol VI, Issue 12: May 2020

Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 12: May 2020 The May 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 Crisis: Economic and Social Challenges”. The first page article titled “The Political Economy of the Stimulus Package for COVID-19 Induced Economic Crisis in Bangladesh” emphasizes that the success of the stimulus package in Bangladesh depends on three…

Bangladesh Institutional Diagnostic

Bangladesh Institutional Diagnostic PROJECT SUMMARY Bangladesh has been identified as the third country study for research towards developing an institutional diagnostic tool. The Bangladesh institutional diagnostic aims at comprehensively exploring the relationship between the characteristics and the functioning of a country’s institutions and its economic development performance and constraints. EDI has undertaken this endeavour in partnership…

Vol VI, Issue 11: April 2020

Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 11: April 2020 The April 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “National and Regional Responses to COVID-19 Global Crisis”. The first-page article titled “Regional Response in South Asia to COVID-19 Driven Global Crisis” emphasizes the need for regional cooperation in South Asia and rejuvenating the SAARC process to combat…

Vol VI, Issue 10: March 2020

Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 10: March 2020 This March 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud has been dedicated to cover the news of the 5th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC) 2020 on “Institutions for Development”. The first page article on ‘Institutions for Development’ discusses the definition, types and importance of institutions for development in developing…