Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 11: April 1, 2023 The theme of the April 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Inflation in Bangladesh”. The first page article, “A difficult time for poor people” analyses the current uncertainty that poor people in Bangladesh are facing due to the erratic nature of commodity prices in both the…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 10: March 1, 2023 The theme of the March 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Building Resilience to Shocks: Priorities, Challenges and Prospects”—which was also the theme of the 6th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC) 2023, held on 4 and 5 February 2023. The first page article, “Shocks and Shields:…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 9: February 1, 2023 The February issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on some critical issues facing Bangladesh and the region in general, including hundi business, border connectivity, and the Integrated Power Sector Master Plan 2023. The first-page article titled “The mechanism of the hundi business: What do we know and…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 8: January 1, 2023 The January 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on the contemporary issues facing tomorrow’s Bangladesh including agriculture and food security, energy security, and youth development. The first-page article titled “Expectations about the economy of Bangladesh in the new year” overviews the challenges Bangladesh’s economy faced in…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 7: December 1, 2022 The December 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on the contemporary issues facing Bangladesh, including challenging priorities facing Bangladesh’s economy, multifaceted impacts of food vulnerability, external debt, and the recently held COP27 conference. The first page article titled “Addressing two challenging priorities of the Bangladesh economy”…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 6: November 1, 2022 The November 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on the contemporary issues facing today’s world including structural transformation, learning loss, recession, and the Nobel prize in Economics. The first page article titled “Challenges of structural transformation in South Asia” describes the pace and nature of structural…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 5: October 1, 2022 The October 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud presents articles on labour market challenges, child marriage, FDI, and industrial labour in Bangladesh. The first-page article titled “Policies and strategies to address labour market challenges in Bangladesh” outlines the labour market challenges in Bangladesh. The labour market in…
100th Issue of Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 4: September 1, 2022 It is our great pleasure to announce that September 2022 marks the 100th issue of Thinking Aloud. Since 1 June 2014, SANEM has been bringing out this monthly publication on the first day of each month or in some cases even before that.…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 3: August 1, 2022 The August 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Macroeconomic and Development Challenges of Bangladesh”. The first page article, titled “Anatomy of macroeconomic challenges in Bangladesh” discusses the global and domestic context which are causing short-term shocks to Bangladesh’s macroeconomic stability. Exploring the policy responses to…
Thinking Aloud: Volume IX, Issue 2: July 1, 2022 The July 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Global Economic Crisis and Experiences from South Asian Countries”. The article on Bangladesh titled “Global economic slowdown and the Bangladesh economy” analyses the major concerns for the Bangladesh economy and underscores need for making the underlying economic…