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Economic Impacts of AMR
SANEM set out to estimate the future economic burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 2050. We looked at the impact of AMR on four sectors of the economy: health system, the labour market, tourism, and domestic hospitality. We also estimated the return on investment of several interventions to prevent AMR.
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- Blog Post
How does improvement in infrastructure affect economic growth?
- Dr Selim Raihan, Sunera Saba Khan
- Mar 1, 2016
Infrastructure plays a decisive role in stimulating long-run economic growth. An increase in the level of infrastructure stock directly helps in reducing poverty and accelerating productivity. Infrastructure also contributes to the development process through the provision [....]
- Blog Post
Why should Bangladesh integrate more with East and Southeast Asia?
- Dr Selim Raihan, Sunera Saba Khan
- Apr 1, 2016
The Bangladesh economy over the past two and half decades has been experiencing a steady rise in economic growth rate which has been accompanied by the country’s increasing trade-GDP ratio. The economy has become more and more trade-oriented. However, when it comes to integrating [....]
- Blog Post
How pervasive is regional disparity in primary education in Bangladesh?
- Dr Selim Raihan, Mansur Ahmed
- Jul 4, 2016
Sound knowledge on educational performances of different regions across the country can be helpful in the decision-making process for better resource allocation and policy formulation. A multidimensional composite measure of educational development [....]
- Blog Post
Rethinking macroeconomic policy: from a neoliberal framework to a development perspective
- Dr Iyanatul Islam
- Jan 18, 2020
Neoliberal macroeconomics emerged in the advanced economies in the 1970s. It grew out of a debate between Keynesian economists and their critics (‘new classical’ economists). These ideas were exported to the developing world through the conduit of major financial institutions [....]
- Blog Post
Trade logistics: A South Asian perspective
- Farhan Khan, Md Tuhin Ahmed
- Mar 16, 2020
Trade logistics is often considered a fundamental building block of trade and economic development. The term trade logistics usually encompasses a cluster of vital activities for trade including transportation, warehousing, cargo consolidation, border management [....]
