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Coping mechanism of informal trading enterprises in adverse situation: a case study of street vendors in the Narayanganj City, Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2021-06)
Street vendors operate their economic activity despite routine extortions and harassment. Eviction policy however dislodges these petty traders throwing them in uncertainty of earning an income for living. This was evident ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The effects of agent banking on the profitability of commercial banks in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-12)
The thesis examines the effects of agent banking on the profitability of commercial banks in Bangladesh. Around 1.7 billion people in the world do not have access to financial services. In Bangladesh, half of working age ...
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 ...
Impact of inflation on female labor force participation: A panel study on the countries of Indian sub-continent
(Brac University, 2022-12)
This paper has studied the impact of inflation on Female Labor Force Participation (flfp). This
study was conducted on the Indian Sub-continental countries. Countries included in this study are
still in the developing ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...