Thinking Aloud: Volume IV, Issue 7

This December 2017 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme “poverty”. The first article “The arithmetic of poverty in Bangladesh” presents an analysis of the poverty dynamics of Bangladesh over the past one and half decades and suggests that the declining trend

Thinking Aloud: Volume IV, Issue 6

This November 2017 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme “Education”. The first article “Is the education sector in Bangladesh ready to take the challenges of the coming decades?” suggests that despite that Bangladesh made considerable progress in gross-enrolment

Thinking Aloud: Volume IV, Issue 5

This October 2017 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme “Health”. The first article “Challenges for Bangladesh in achieving the Goal 3 of SDGs” indicates that the progress in Bangladesh between 1990 and 2015 in maternal mortality, infant and child mortality and life expectancy was noteworthy. In 2015, Bangladesh’s status was better than India

Thinking Aloud: Volume IV, Issue 4

The September, 2017 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme of ‘employment and labor market challenges for South Asia’. The first article on “Are we entering into a ‘jobless’ growth phase in South Asia?” focuses on a timely concern that, although South Asia has been

Thinking Aloud: Volume IV, Issue 3

SANEM mourns Dr. Saman Kelegama’s unexpected and untimely departure. The August 2017 issue of Thinking Aloud is dedicated to his memory. In the first article titled “South Asia’s greater integration in Asia: A non-Indian perspective” Dr. Selim Raihan argues that though

Thinking Aloud: Volume IV, Issue 2

SANEM, in collaboration with the World Bank group, organized the “SANEM-North America Discussion Forum 2017ʺ on June 12, 2017, at the World Bank premises in Washington, D.C., USA. The event was marked by four trigger presentations on growth, regional integration

Thinking Aloud: Volume IV, Issue 1

This June, Thinking Aloud celebrates its 3rd anniversary: a milestone for the monthly economic digest published by SANEM. Envisioned as a chronicle of the contemporary economic contexts, SANEM’s Thinking Aloud set sail in June 2014. Since the beginning

Thinking Aloud: Volume III, Issue 12

The May, 2017 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme of ‘Challenges to achieve the SDGs’. The first article titled “Are South Asian countries experiencing premature deindustrialization?” highlights the importance of the targets under SDG 9, which postulates the need

Thinking Aloud: Volume III, Issue 11

The April, 2017 issue of Thinking Aloud comes with the theme of ‘youth employment’. The first article on “Does economic growth ensure youth employment?” emphasizes that economic growth is not a guarantee in tackling youth unemployment. There is a need for flanking policies, which should include actions from governments in

Thinking Aloud: Volume III, Issue 10

The March 1, 2017 issue of Thinking Aloud has been primarily dedicated to cover news and happenings of the 2nd SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference 2017 on “Managing Growth for Social Inclusion”. The first page article on “Bangladesh economy at a crossroads: Looking for breakthroughs” argues that the growth and development processes