Thinking Aloud: Volume V, Issue 7

This December 2018 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme “Environment and Climate Change”. The first article “The challenging economics of climate change” highlights the major challenges related to the study of economic costs and benefits of climate change, and the analysis of the economic impact of actions targeting at limiting its effects

Thinking Aloud: Volume V, Issue 6

This November 2018 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Investment challenges”. The first article on ‘Boosting private investment in Bangladesh’ highlights that, though there has been a gradual rise in the investment-GDP ratio in Bangladesh over the past three decades

A New Social Contract for Workers in Bangladesh

At dawn in Gazipur, when garment factory lights flicker on, and the streets begin to stir, thousands of workers make their way through narrow lanes with lunch boxes in hand and hope that today will be kinder than yesterday. The workers’ lives are built on effort, resilience, and the quiet expectation that tomorrow

Is Precision Farming the Answer to Bangladesh’s Agricultural Productivity Puzzle?

Bangladesh’s economy. It may not dominate GDP the way it once did, but it still generates around 45 percent of the total employment and sustains countless others through allied activities. Farming remains not just an occupation but a way of life in villages across the country. Yet this crucial sector is under enormous

Rethinking Sustainability Beyond the Badge in Bangladesh’s RMG Industry

The ready-made garment industry is more than numbers on an export chart for Bangladesh. It is the story of millions of women who leave their houses each morning to work in the factories that stitch the clothes worn across the world. It is the engine that has powered the country’s economic rise and lifted families out of poverty

Why ESG Standards Matter More Than Ever for Bangladesh?

The global investment landscape is not what it used to be. These days, investors are looking beyond profits – they want to know where their money is going and what kind of impact it is having. Is it helping clean the air, making workplaces safer, and encouraging fair treatment and good governance? This is where Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards come in

Thinking Aloud: Volume V, Issue 8

SANEM and the editor’s desk wishes its well-wishers and readers a “Happy New Year”! This January 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud presents four articles based on the panel discussion organized by SANEM and UN-ESCAP on “Emerging Labour Markets and Employment Challenges in South Asia

Thinking Aloud: Volume V, Issue 9

This February 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “Perspectives on Macroeconomics” and presents articles based on the papers presented at the First SANEM Macroeconomics Workshop held on 19 January 2019 in Dhaka. The first article titled “Bangladesh’s macroeconomic challenges

Thinking Aloud: Volume V, Issue 10

This March 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud has been dedicated to cover the news of the 4th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC) 2019 on “Governing New Challenges: Inclusive https://www.doondoc.com/doc/ambien-online/ Development, Trade, and Finance”. The first-page article on “Governing emerging

Thinking Aloud: Volume V, Issue 11

The April 2019 issue of Thinking Aloud focuses on “The challenges of inclusive growth”. The first page article titled “Hiccups of Bangladesh Development Surprise” offers some reasonable explanations to the so-called ‘Bangladesh development surprise