Collaboration: General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission
Starting date: February 20, 2024
Completion date: July 20, 2024

Project description: The 9th Five Year Plan’s technical framework will be developed/updated based on the Input-Output Table 2024, Social Accounting Matrix 2024, Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Model 2024, and Employment & Poverty Modules 2024. Finally, a descriptive write-up will summarize the findings, recommend evidence-based policies based on different scenarios, and address various economic dimensions crucial to the plan’s success.

Theme: Macroeconomy and Economic Growth

Team leader:
Dr Bazlul Haque Khondker, Team Leader

Team members:
Dr. Selim Raihan, Economic Modeling Expert
Dr Sayema Haque Bidisha, Labour Economics Expert
Dr Syed Shahadat Hossain, Statistician
Israt Hossain, Senior Research Associate
Afia Mubasshira Tiasha, Senior Research Associate
Omar Raad Chowdhury, Research Associate
Md. Abdul Aahad, Research Associate
Ekramul Hasan, Research Associate
Abdul Zabbar Sakil, Research Associate