Thinking Aloud: Volume XI, Issue 1: June 1, 2024 SANEM proudly celebrates 10 years of successful and timely publication of Thinking Aloud in June 2024. Thinking Aloud would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to all the readers, contributors and well-wishers throughout this journey. The theme of the June 2024 issue of Thinking Aloud is…
Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 3: August 1, 2023 The theme of the August 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Energy landscape of Bangladesh”. The first page article, “The future of renewable energy in Bangladesh” analyses the prospects of renewable energy sector in Bangladesh by examining the relevant policies, challenges and proposes the way forward.…
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 VIII, Issue 8: January 1, 2022 The January 2022 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “50 years of Bangladesh: The development challenges in the time ahead”. The first page article titled “50 years of Bangladesh: The development challenges in the time ahead” focuses on the political economy analysis of the development journey…
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…
SANEM-Action Aid Policy Brief: Realising the Demographic Dividend through Investing on Young People in Bangladesh The economy of Bangladesh has steadily grown over the last two decades. However, utilising the potentials of youth population remains a big challenge. The country, being at the middle of the period of demographic transition, is yet to reap the…
Expanding Access to Express Courier Services Through the Benapole-Petrapole Land Port Currently, a Bangladeshi small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) cannot send small shipments via ground transportation to India using international express delivery services such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL. These shipments must travel via air, which inflates shipping costs and impedes Bangladeshi SMEs ability to…
Let’s Think Aloud, Shall We? Raihan S. (Ed). (2017) Dhaka, SANEM Publications This book titled Let’s Think Aloud, Shall We? is a compilation of the articles and interviews published in SANEM’s monthly digest Thinking Aloud. SANEM’s Thinking Aloud embarked its journey in June, 2014. The inception of Thinking Aloud coined with the intention to address contemporary economic problems…
Structural Change and Dynamics of Labor Markets in Bangladesh: Studies on Labor and Employment Bangladesh’s achievement in economic growth over the last one decade has been quite robust. The country has recently been upgraded from low income country (LIC) to lower-middle income country (LMIC) as per World Bank’s classification. There is an aspiration of graduating…