Browsing by Subject "Labour market"
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Economic development and female labour participation in SAARC countries: a test of the U-shape hypothesis
(Brac University, 2019-03)The paper explores whether there exists U shaped hypothesis among the 8 SAARC countries. It first looks at the SAARC nations by implementing the fixed effects model and then analyses the countries individually to see if ... -
Factors influencing women’s decision to choose their career
(BRAC University, 2017)Female employment plays an important role in development of any country. Involvement of women in workforce helps socio-economic progress of a country. Participation of women in work force can change the dynamics of entire ... -
Labor markets and poverty in village Economies
(Oxford Academic, 2017-03-20)We study how women's choices over labor activities in village economies correlate with poverty and whether enabling the poorest women to take on the activities of their richer counterparts can set them on a sustainable ... -
Socio-Demographic changes in Bangladesh: a study on impact
(BRAC University, 2005)The paper aims at examining the socio-demographic changes over years and their impact on the future age-sex structure of population in Bangladesh. The mechanisms of change in the population are reviewed and it is shown ... -
Socio-economic constraints in re-entering the labour market during COVID-19 and the resilience of female informal workers living in urban informal settlements
(Taylor and Francis, 2023-03-27)During COVID-19, female informal workers living in urban informal settlements in Bangladesh have faced greater challenges in re-entering the labour market than their male counterparts. This paper presents the findings of ... -
Socio-economic constraints in re-entering the labour market during COVID-19 crisis and the resilience of female workers living in urban informal settlements
(Brac University, 2021-12)COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted women globally, especially their livelihoods. In Bangladesh, female workers in the informal sector not only lost their livelihoods at a higher rate compared to their male counterparts ... -
Training the disadvantaged youth and labour market outcomes: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2018-10)This paper estimates the effects of a youth training program in Bangladesh on labour market outcomes. The program provides on-the-job and classroom training to the disadvantaged and unemployed youth. On-the-job training ...
