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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 [....]
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Here’s what the 2022-23 budget must address
- Dr Selim Raihan
- May 10, 2022
The national budget for the next fiscal year will be the third since the start of the Covid-19 crisis in March 2020. Can we expect it to address the current realities, contexts and challenges of Bangladesh?
The economy is on the path to recovery from the unprecedented [....]
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Rethinking trade, investment and industrial policies in South Asia for greater regional integration
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Apr 28, 2022
Despite considerable demand for deeper regional integration in South Asia progress has been weak. The actual implementation of agreements frequently falls short of the stated goals. Tariff and non-tariff barriers, a lack of trade facilitation, a lack of political [....]
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Can BIMSTEC rise to meet the new challenges?
- Achyut Bhandari, Dr Selim Raihan, Ganeshan Wignaraja, Nihal Pitigala, Posh Raj Pandey, Prabir De, Watcharas Leelawath
- Apr 10, 2022
The 5th summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) ended on March 30, 2022, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The summit adopted a charter for the first time since its inception in 1997 and signed three memorandums [....]
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Inflation for the marginalised people in Bangladesh: Beyond the official arithmetic
- Dr Selim Raihan
- Mar 6, 2022
Do the official inflation figures in Bangladesh reflect the actual inflation faced by the marginalised households in Bangladesh?
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) calculates the official inflation rates in Bangladesh. The BBS constructs Consumer Price Indices (CPIs) for national, rural, and urban areas, and calculates [....]
