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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
Why do countries differ in export diversification?
- Dr Selim Raihan, Mahtab Uddin
- Nov 1, 2015
In the literature of export-growth linkages, the issue of export diversification draws a considerable interest in reducing risks associated with adverse and volatile terms of trade, slow productivity growth or relatively low-value addition in the global value chain. Diversification [....]
- Blog Post
Do education and skill development affect the transition from ‘good-enough’ job to ‘decent’ job?
- Dr Selim Raihan, Mahtab Uddin
- Dec 1, 2015
Majority of studies conducted on decent job primarily focused on the demand side issues. However, there is a need to explore the supply side issues as the composition of labor supply itself can be a determining factor in the status of decent job. This article follows the definitions [....]
- Blog Post
Doing Business versus the real Business Environment in Indian States
- Sabyasachi Kar, Sudeepto Roy
- Dec 5, 2018
The World Bank’s Doing Business (DB) rankings for 2019 are out and India has again made a jump to 77th position from 100th in 2018, which too was 30 notches up from 130th in 2017. These rankings are based on the country’s performance in several areas, like [....]
- Blog Post
Time to focus on women’s sexual health and rights
- Farhin Islam
- Sep 7, 2022
Bangladesh has made significant progress in the last two decades in improving the lives of women and girls. Maternal mortality rates are decreasing, fertility rates are decreasing, and gender parity in school enrollment is increasing. Women’s participation [....]
- Blog Post
How realistic is the draft Integrated Power Sector Master Plan?
- Israt Hossain
- Mar 23, 2023
An Integrated Power Sector Master Plan has been prepared with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh as of June 2021. It integrates and revises the previous energy plans such as the Power System Master [....]
