Thinking Aloud: Volume X, Issue 7: December 1, 2023 The theme of the December 2023 issue of Thinking Aloud is “Emerging Development Challenges in Bangladesh”. The first page article, ‘A “blended regime” in crisis’, puts forth a novel concept in political economy—blended regime—to unravel the current political and economic crisis that is unraveling in Bangladesh.…
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 VII, Issue 1: June 2020 The June 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 Crisis: Economic and Social Challenges”. The first page article titled “COVID-19’s Effect on Poverty and Policy Response in Bangladesh” emphasizes that though Bangladesh experienced significant achievement in poverty reduction over the past decades, success remained to be…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 12: May 2020 The May 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “COVID-19 Crisis: Economic and Social Challenges”. The first page article titled “The Political Economy of the Stimulus Package for COVID-19 Induced Economic Crisis in Bangladesh” emphasizes that the success of the stimulus package in Bangladesh depends on three…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 11: April 2020 The April 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “National and Regional Responses to COVID-19 Global Crisis”. The first-page article titled “Regional Response in South Asia to COVID-19 Driven Global Crisis” emphasizes the need for regional cooperation in South Asia and rejuvenating the SAARC process to combat…
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…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 9: February 2020 The February 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “South Asian Countries in Global Trade”. The first-page article titled “Global Trade Regime in Turmoil: An Appraisal for Re-energizing Regional Integration in South Asia” emphasizes that in the face of the turmoil in the global trade regime, there…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 8: January 2020 This January 2020 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme “Challenges of Achieving SDGs in Developing Countries”. The first article “The SDG Costing Exercise and Financing Challenges in Developing countries” reinforces that achieving SDGs requires systemic changes in the attitude and mechanisms in developing countries that…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 7: December 2019 The December 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Country Competitiveness of Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “Competitiveness of Bangladesh: Is It Holding Back the Development Potentials?” states that the economic growth rate in Bangladesh is at an ever-increasing rate since 2013 which increased from 6%…
Thinking Aloud: Volume VI, Issue 6: November 2019 The November 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Prospects and Challenges of LDC Graduation for Bangladesh”. The first page article titled “Is There Any Syndrome of ‘Policy Paralysis’ in Bangladesh?” stresses that the government’s inability to carry out critical economic reforms on time due to the…