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- Dr Selim Raihan
- Feb 3, 2026
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- Sultana Yeasmin
- Jan 15, 2026
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- Dr Selim Raihan
- Jan 7, 2026
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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Reforming Public Expenditure in Bangladesh: From Inefficiency to Impact
- Eshrat Sharmin, Sudeepto Roy
- Sep 2, 2024
The effectiveness of public expenditure is particularly crucial for a developing country like Bangladesh, where resources are limited, and the needs are vast. Despite the significant allocation of resources over the years, the efficiency of public expenditure in Bangladesh has often fallen short [....]
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Export diversification: Pathway to sustainable growth
- Mir Ashrafun Nahar
- Mar 16, 2020
Export diversification is a simple and sound prescription for developing countries since it contributes to higher per capita income growth and potential structural change as well as assists in overcoming the predicament of economic slowdown [....]
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Does export orientation lead to higher productivity? Firm-level evidence from Bangladesh
- Dr Selim Raihan, Mir Tanzim Nur Angkur, Nafiz Ifteakhar
- May 1, 2016
For long, empirical studies on the role of exports in promoting growth in general, and productivity in particular, used data at the country or industry level to test whether exports promote productivity growth or vice versa. However, a series of empirical studies since the early [....]
