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Is the economy of Bangladesh actually expanding? An analysis using the Hayashi, Kehoe and Prescott approach of Growth Accounting, and other related factors
(Brac University, 2020-06)
This paper is about inconsistencies between two scenarios of Bangladesh. On one hand Bangladesh is
recognized as the top rich growing country, and on the other hand old women cry out of hunger or
attempt suicide for being ...
Quantifying the direct economic damage caused by the impact of climate change in Asia Pacific Region
(Brac University, 2022-01)
Global warming or climate change has amplified the number of natural disasters around the world. Natural disasters include floods, various forms of storms, cyclones, heat waves, drought, wildfires etc. Two important ...
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 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 ...
Nexus of price and income with money in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020)
The key objective of this thesis is to investigate the linkages of money with income and price level using annual time series data for the period of 1978 to 2018 of Bangladesh. The stationarity of the data has been tested ...
Enforced disappearances in Bangladesh and Women’s role: Does a woman become the new ‘Patriarch?’
(Brac University, 2022-05)
Impact of Human Development Indicators on the losses caused by natural disasters in South Asian Countries: A panel data analysis
(Brac University, 2022-06)
A large number of natural disasters hit the South Asian region every year taking away many
lives, damaging million dollars’ worth properties, crop lands, livestock and leaving thousands
of people injured and homeless. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Bank profitability- a study on the private commercial banks in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-08)
The thesis examines the influence of bank-specific variables on bank profitability in Bangladesh for the period, 2014-2018. The sample contains data of the 13 largest private commercial banks which has been chosen on the ...