Thinking Aloud: Volume II, Issue 3 The theme of Thinking Aloud August 2015 issue is on the Services Sector. The first article on “Rethinking ‘industrial policy’: How to increase ‘manufacturing content’ of services?” rejects the narrowness of conventional industrial policy and aims at broadening the scope of industrial policy that can incorporate the service sectors…
Thinking Aloud: Volume II, Issue 2 The theme of the 2nd issue of Volume 2 of Thinking Aloud is “Investment”. The first article on “Bangladesh needs a new investment regime” identifies four investment regimes in Bangladesh which are linked to different economic and political environments of Bangladesh. Emphasizing more on the latest investment regime, the…
Thinking Aloud: Volume II, Issue 1 After successfully completing one year of Thinking Aloud, we start the second volume with the theme of Trade in Value-added and Global Value Chain. The first article “Why do some countries have comparative advantages in value added manufacturing exports?” emphasizes the factors affecting the Revealed Comparative Advantages (RCAs) in value…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 12 As Thinking Aloud steps into its 12th month, we present to you a special issue on ‘Post 2015 Development Agenda’. This issue presents six articles with a strong common message that better economic policies and improvement in the quality of institutions will be very crucial in the post 2015 development era.…
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…