Thinking Aloud: Volume III, Issue 2 The July, 2016 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme of ‘education and human capital development’. The first article titled ‘Does institution matter for human capital development?’ emphasizes on difference in institutional capabilities among the countries and its bearing on human capital development. Analysis of this article, using…
Thinking Aloud: Volume III, Issue 1 After successfully completing two years of Thinking Aloud, SANEM is happy to present the Volume 3, Issue 1 on “Trade and Trade Policy”. The first article “Why do some countries trade more than others?” emphasizes on factors affecting the trade-orientation. From a cross-country fixed effect model consisting 128 countries…
Thinking Aloud: Volume II, Issue 12 The theme of May 1, 2016 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Productivity”. The article on “Why do countries differ in total factor productivity?” argues that Total Factor Productivity (TFP) plays a key role in economic fluctuations, economic growth and cross-country differences in per capita income. The article uses cross-country…
Thinking Aloud: Volume II, Issue 11 April 1, 2016 issue focuses on perspectives on regional integration. The first article on “Political economy of regional integration: Where do we stand in South Asia?” attempts to explore the various factors influencing regional integration in South Asia from a political economy perspective. The article suggests that, there are…
Thinking Aloud: Volume II, Issue 10 The March 1, 2016 issue of Thinking Aloud has been dedicated to covering the news and happenings of SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference 2016, as this conference also brings a new onset for the organization. The first page article on “Is Bangladesh poised for leaping towards a middle income country?”…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 12 The February, 2016 issue of Thinking Aloud is on Infrastructure and Economic Growth. The first article on “How to tackle ‘entitlement failure’ in infrastructure?” argues that several supply-side constraints related to weak infrastructure can restrict economic diversification. Some of these constraints are broadly ‘general’ in nature and some are…
Thinking Aloud: Volume II, Issue 8 The New Year’s issue (January 1, 2016) of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme of demographic dividend. The first article titled “How do some countries make the most of the demographic dividend?” uses a cross-country least square dummy variable (LSDV) panel regression of 124 countries for the period between…
Thinking Aloud: Volume II, Issue 7 The theme for the December, 2015 issue of Thinking Aloud is Skill Development. The first article “Do education and skill development affect the transition from ‘good-enough job’ to ‘decent job’?” emphasizes on the supply side issues of labor for transition towards ‘decent job’. The article, from the labor force…
Thinking Aloud: Volume II, Issue 6 The theme for the November, 2015 issue of Thinking Aloud is Export Diversification. The first article on “Export diversification: Myths and realities” critically evaluates the current paradigms of views on export diversification in the developing countries, and argues that diversification of exports would require removal of both policy induced…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 12 The October, 2015 issue comes with the theme of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) and trade cost. The first article on “Demystifying non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in South Asia?” emphasizes on the significance of dealing with NTMs for promoting intra-regional trade in South Asia. The article clarifies the difference between NTMs, which…