Commentary
Innovative, independent, peer-reviewed. Explore the latest economic research and policy proposals from CGD’s global development experts.
- Thinking Aloud
- Dr Selim Raihan, H. M. Shahariar, Sk Ashibur Rahman, Sunera Saba Khan, Zubayer Hossen
- December 1, 2018
- Thinking Aloud
- Dr Selim Raihan, H. M. Shahariar, Sk Ashibur Rahman, Sunera Saba Khan, Zubayer Hossen
- December 1, 2018
- Thinking Aloud
- Dr Selim Raihan, H. M. Shahariar, Sk Ashibur Rahman, Sunera Saba Khan, Zubayer Hossen
- November 1, 2018
Economic Impacts of AMR
CGD 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 is our public spending on education still so shockingly low?
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Dec 15, 2022
Since it boosts individual productivity and produces a trained labour force, education is seen as a crucial road to economic progress. However, in most countries, there are clear examples of market failure when it comes to education since, in a free market, education is under-consumed [....]
- Blog Post
How to make development projects more time and cost-effective
- Sayema Haque Bidisha
- Dec 15, 2022
In light of the recent debt crisis in Sri Lanka, there is a growing discussion on the funding of development projects. In the context of foreign financing, if one concern is that of debt burden, the other is related to the inefficiency in managing foreign funds. In Bangladesh’s case [....]
- Blog Post
Reforms proposed by IMF have been planned by the govt before
- Dr Bazlul Haque Khondker
- Nov 28, 2022
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded their much-awaited mission in Bangladesh on November 9. The visit had a positive outcome as the Bangladesh government and the IMF reached a staff-level agreement, which happened within a reasonable timeframe [....]
- Blog Post
How should we address our core labour market challenges?
- Nov 28, 2022
In the recent decade, despite high economic growth, job creation has slowed down. This is especially in the manufacturing and services sectors, where it remains a big challenge due to increased automation. The high degree of informal employment in Bangladesh [....]
