Bangladesh Growth Research Programme (IGC-BCP)
Team leader: Sultan Hafeez Rahman Sponsored by: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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Proxy Inference Methods: Survey of Literature
Nahim Bin Zahur This is an exercise in studying proxy inference techniques- but that immediately begs the question- what is a proxy inference technique? The name suggests a link with the concept of a proxy variable, which can be defined as “a measurable variable that is used in place of a variable that cannot be measured.” Thus, from a broad perspective, a proxy inference technique is simply a method of...
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Impact of Price Increase on Poor Households and Children Wellbeing
Team leader: Mohammed Helal Uddin Sponsored by: Save the Children UK, Dhaka The study intends to address the situation of unstable food prices including the time of 2007-2008 financial crisis which has affected the people of Bangladesh specifically worsens the condition of the poor.
Research Methodology Workshop on Investment Climate Issues
Organized by ERG under IFC-BIFC Small Grants Program, funded by IFC and BICF Period: 5 March to 9 March, 2009. Course coordinator: A.K. Enamul Haque Short Description: This workshop was a 5 days long research methodology workshop on investment climate issues funded by IFC and Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund under IFC-BIFC Small Grants Program. IN total 17 lectures were given in 5 days plus one general intro session and two...
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Food Security for the Poor: Exploring Policy Options under Alternative Price Regimes
Research Team: Rushad Faridi, Syed Naimul Wadood and Kazi Sabbir Ahmed Sponsored by: National Food Policy Strengthening Programme (NFPCSP) The study compares several policy options on food security based on different income groups.
Number of MFI clients moving out of $1.25 a day threshold
Team Leader: Sajjad Zohir Sponsored by: Microcredit Summit Campaign The study the number of household micro-credit borrowers who crossed the thresholds of internationally comparable poverty line between 1990-2008.
Keys for the Development of Financial Service Sector of Bangladesh
M. Emrul Hasan Institution: North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Particularly looking at the Ongoing Negotiations on the GATS Financial Services Agreement (FSA) and it’s effect on the financial sectors of Bangladesh
Publications
Selected Issues on Personal Income and Property Taxes: Proposals to increase government revenue
A Framework to Assess Digital Transformation in a Technologically Less-Developed Country: Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh
Training Need Assessment for the Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation Eco-System Development (DEIEDP)