Browsing Department of Economics and Social Sciences (ESS) by Title
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English as the medium of instruction in higher education in Bangladesh: A colonial legacy for empowerment or a structure asking for decolonisation?
(Brac University, 2022-05)The only acceptable medium of Education in the public and private universities of Bangladesh is English. Though most of the undergrad students come from the Bangla Medium background, they are expected to use English ... -
Environmental policy instruments use-design for improving E-waste management in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-03-21)‘Electronic Waste’ or ‘E-waste’ management is a growing concern in Bangladesh, as the toxic components of E-waste have a severe effect on health and the environment. The existing policies for managing such environmental ... -
An essay on the factors of income
(Brac University, 2022-07)This paper examines the effect of different factors on the composition of individuals earning by using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) data. This paper also exhibits the contribution of individual’s non-cognitive ... -
An ethnography on the Maizbhandar: locating within cultural, religious and political dimensions
(BRAC University, 2016-05)With the rise of modernity and worldwide expansion of secularism as the principle of most of the modern states, many presumed that religion and its corollaries will become irrelevant by the twentieth century. But right at ... -
Evolution of food consumption patterns in upper middle-class Dhaka and how it shaped individuals and their relations to others
(Brac University, 2021)Food is an integral part of human life. What once was a mere form of sustenance, now embodies cultural values, markers of class and status, identity, and the imprint of change and development. As the economy of Bangladesh ... -
Examining how exchange rate fluctuation effects trade balances: emprirically establishing the correlation between exchange rate and balance of trade, the marshall-lerner condition and J effect
(BRAC University, 2012-03-15)This paper will examine the effects on an economy’s overall balance of trade due to fluctuations in its exchange rate, followed by how the Marshall-Lerner and J- curve come into effect in influencing a country’s current ... -
Experiences of minorities in a secular country like Bangladesh
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An exploration of makeup and all its possibilities through the lived and learned experiences of upper/middle class women in Dhaka
(Brac University, 2022)This paper aims to dive into the makings of a makeup culture among women from upper/middle groups as learned through online sources. This culture has shaped consumer patterns, class identity and superiority and has contributed ... -
An exploratory analysis of economic growth and governance indicators of Bangladesh, 1996-2018
(Brac University, 2020)Bangladesh has been experiencing a steady economic growth around seven percent for the last few years. Although the economy is growing faster but the governance indicators are showing a different scenario in six dimensions ... -
An exploratory look into the increasing visibility of queer-themed content: Dhaka-based, youth-dominated social media platforms
(Brac University, 2022-10)Given the taboo around sex and section 377, Bangladesh is not the safest country for the LGBTQIA population and its ally. The murder of Xulhaz Mannan, a queer activist, or the instances of ending up in jail for posting ... -
Exploring the relationship between inflation and economic growth: A panel data study on South Asia
(Brac University, 2022-07)Inflation and economic growth are two very important macroeconomic variables that stir a lot of interest. This paper explores the relationship between inflation and growth for six countries in South Asia, namely ... -
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 ... -
Forecasting market movement in Dhaka Stock Exchange: LSTM vs. ARIMA
(Brac University, 2019-04)This paper creates and examines the performance of LSTM models against ARIMA models, using Dhaka Stock Exchange data from beginning of 2000 to the beginning of 2019. An algorithm has been designed to simultaneously train ... -
Gajar Nouka”: an exploratory look into Dhaka middle class’ youth’s relationship to cannabis use
(Brac University, 2018-12)This thesis explores cannabis use among people who are in the age group of 18-30 years old and self-identifying to be of the middle class, based in Dhaka. It places cannabis use in a broader light of the local political ... -
Gender relations in super shops at Dhaka: experience of women sales associates
(Brac University, 2023-07)"This study aims to explore the evolving role of women in the retail sector of Bangladesh, specifically as sales associates or representatives, and the impact of gender dynamics on their position within the industry. While ... -
Gender Wage Differentials and Intrinsic Motivations: An Empirical study on Nonprofits
(Brac University, 2022-07)Conducting a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique and a modified Recentered Influence Function quantile regression using the Bangladesh Labour Force Survey 2016-17, the paper estimates the gender wage differential ... -
Globalisation, migration and knowledge generation: a study on higher education institutions in Bangladesh
(© 2018 Springer, Singapore, 2018-10-02)There has been a marked transformation in the pattern of international migration since the 1980s, a shift of highly skilled migrants from developed to developing countries leading to brain gain from brain drain for the ... -
Hegemony of misrepresentation: American media coverage of islam and islamic revivalism (1980-2001)*
(BRAC University, 2005-08)Using Gramsci's notion of hegemony this paper analyses the nature, functions and wide-ranging implications of the U.S. media's coverage of Islam as represented by U.S. daily newspapers the New York Times and the Washington ... -
Identity in flux: a comparative study of Manta and Beday
(BRAC Univeristy, 2018-07-11)Manta is one of the oldest traditional occupational communities who live in the southwest region of Bangladesh. This traditional occupational community lives on a boat which is severed as their own residence where they ... -
Impact of change in labor composition on the gender wage gap of host countries
(BRAC University, 2018-09)According to economic theory, gender wage gap is influenced by changing labor composition, whenever the laborers in the labor market are active and employed. The supply of female laborers can impact the gender wage gap in ...