Browsing Theses (MSS in Economics) by Title
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Impact of foreign direct investment and trade openness on economic growth of Bangladesh: an empirical analysis
(Brac University, 2019-08)This paper assesses the relationship between FDI, international trade and economic growth of Bangladesh in the presence of macroeconomic instability, by empirically analyzing available data over the time period of 1980 ... -
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. ... -
The impact of private sector investment in rural Bangladesh: a comparative analysis of two sub-districts
(Brac University, 2019-10)In recent years investment in urban areas have been increasing, but this is not the case for rural areas. This thesis studies the impact of private investment on rural areas of Bangladesh. It firstly gives the reader a ... -
Impact of the Accord and Alliance on labor productivity of the Bangladesh RMG industry
(Brac University, 2020-07)The year 2013 saw one of the most tragic accidents in the readymade garment (RMG) industry, the Rana Plaza accident, which claimed more than 1100 lives of garment workers. This accident drew attention of the world to the ... -
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 ... -
Malnourishment and sex bias in multidimensional child poverty
(BRAC University, 2011-08-13)Evidence of severe malnourishment and anti-female sex bias has been found in the Korail urban slum settlement of Dhaka. The sex bias is reflected in terms of lower growth dynamics, varying degrees of malnourishment and ... -
Mobile financial services and impact of Covid-19 on its growth: in context of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-12)Mobile Financial Service is a method of providing services to the public through the use of mobile, allowing them to conduct financial transactions by financial organization. This thesis examines the Bangladesh’s present ... -
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 ... -
Openness in trade and total factor productivity growth in East Asia
(Brac University, 2010-09-22)This paper attempts to analyze the factors that influence the total factor productivity (TFP) growth rate for six East Asian countries over 1980-2007. Data envelop analysis (DEA) approach is used to estimate the changes ... -
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 ... -
Salinity mitigation through voluntary donations in a developing country: the case of Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2020-03)This research paper concentrates on the role of voluntary donations in Bangladesh for salinity mitigation. Therefore, questionnaire survey was conducted on 1000 respondents, where their willingness to donate labor and money ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities affecting adult obesity in rural Bangladesh: evidence from the Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey
(Brac University, 2019)The rising prevalence of obesity represents an important public health issue. The burden of obesity is increasing in the world as well as in Bangladesh. This research aims to know whether socioeconomic inequality exists ... -
A Theoretical approach to the equity vs. efficiency argument for income taxes
(BRAC University, 2013-04-25)Since the start of the economic crisis, many economists had wondered about the best way to get out of this situation. Seeing the massive movements directed at inequality, this author wondered if inequality was built into ...
