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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...