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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 [....]
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Does institution matter for human capital development?
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Jul 5, 2016
A fundamental proposition of new growth theories is that human capital is a key driver of economic growth. Development of human capital for the people of a country encompasses not only the diffusion and assimilation of available knowledge but also the generation of new knowledge [....]
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How pervasive is regional disparity in primary education in Bangladesh?
- Dr Selim Raihan, Mansur Ahmed
- Jul 4, 2016
Sound knowledge on educational performances of different regions across the country can be helpful in the decision-making process for better resource allocation and policy formulation. A multidimensional composite measure of educational development [....]
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Unearthing Bangladesh’s Comparative Advantages
- Dr Selim Raihan, Md. Jillur Rahman
- Jun 1, 2016
The analysis of comparative advantage is important from the policy perspective. Trade policies of a country should be tuned to promote export items where the country has a comparative advantage. The Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) analysis, suggested [....]
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Why do countries differ in total factor productivity?
- Dr Selim Raihan
- May 2, 2016
The theoretical and empirical literature on sources of economic growth emphasized on factor accumulation and factor productivity as two major sources of growth. Though factor accumulation can explain a significant part of economic growth, it can’t explain the sustained long [....]
