Commentary
Innovative, independent, peer-reviewed. Explore the latest economic research and policy proposals from SANEM’s global development experts.
- Blog Post
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Feb 3, 2026
- Blog Post
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Feb 3, 2026
- Blog Post
- Sultana Yeasmin
- Jan 15, 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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- Blog Post
Transitions between growth episodes: Do institutions matter and do some institutions matter more?
- Dr Selim Raihan, Kunal Sen, Sabyasachi Kar
- Aug 2, 2016
A large literature has examined the role of institutions in explaining economic growth. While the earlier literature has examined the role of institutions in determining long-run per capita income, a new literature examines the determinants of growth accelerations and deceleration episodes [....]
- 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
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 [....]
- Blog Post
Demographic dividend: How do we include more youth into Bangladesh’s economy?
- Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Aug 29, 2022
For several reasons, the recently conducted Population and Housing Census 2022 of Bangladesh was of interest to people in different sectors, especially the policymakers and researchers. This is primarily because census data can be a crucial source of information [....]
- Blog Post
Micro Implications of Macro Challenges
- Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Nov 28, 2022
At the moment, Bangladesh is facing a number of challenges in maintaining macroeconomic stability, with the taka depreciating against the US dollar due to increased import bills, coupled with declining export earnings and remittance inflows. This is made worse by the global economy [....]
