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…
Thinking Aloud: Volume I, Issue 1 The first issue of SANEM Thinking Aloud focuses on some relevant topics related to the labor market in Bangladesh. The short article on the future of the manufacturing sector in Bangladesh highlights the significance of a diversified manufacturing sector for sustained economic growth and employment generation in Bangladesh, and suggests to…