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In: The journal of developing areas, Band 48, Heft 1, S. 1-1
ISSN: 1548-2278
Appreciations
In: The journal of developing areas, Band 48, Heft 4, S. i-i
ISSN: 1548-2278
Bangladesh: From a Nation to a State
In: The journal of developing areas, Band 31, Heft 3, S. 437-438
ISSN: 0022-037X
The Grameen Bank and Poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: Theory, Evidence and Limitations Theory, Evidence and Limitations
In: The American journal of economics and sociology, Band 53, Heft 1, S. 1-15
ISSN: 1536-7150
Abstract. The Grameen (grameen means rural) Bank of Bangladesh has innovated a mechanism under which credit can be provided to the poorest of the poor on a group liability basis instead of any collateral. Based on this principle, over the last decade, the bank has been successfully operating with an unprecedented loan recovery rate. Although from the point of view of profits, the Grameen Bank is not yet a viable institution, empirical evidence suggests that the bank's credit program has significantly improved the socioeconomic conditions of its borrowers. The Grameen Bank's success story in the alleviation of poverty in Bangladesh has resulted in widespread attempts of its replication in many other countries including the United States and Canada. The spread of the Grameen Bank idea around the world has drawn keen attention from researchers, policy makers and agencies interested in rural development.
Expansion and organization of monetary sector: The case of Bangladesh
In: Scandinavian journal of development alternatives and area studies, Band 5, Heft 4, S. 126-142
ISSN: 0280-2791
Discussion of the non-monetary or the subsistence sector; analysis of the organized and unorganized money markets; explanation of the importance and need for the expansion of the monetized sector; examination of some policy measures towards increasing the share of the monetary sector of the economy. (DSE)
World Affairs Online
Financial Development and GDP Volatility in China
In: Economic notes, Band 39, Heft 1-2, S. 27-41
ISSN: 1468-0300
This paper tests the relationship between financial development and GDP volatility using Chinese data for the period 1977–2006. Our findings in this study suggest that a higher financial development reduces the volatility of real per capita GDP. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique to cointegration is employed to establish the existence of a long run relationship between financial developments and standard deviation of GDP – a measure of GDP volatility. In addition, this research draws some policy implications for further development of the financial sectors for economic stability and sustainable growth in China.
Does Nominal Devaluation Precede Real Devaluation? The Case of The Philippines
In: Journal transition studies review: JTSR, Band 16, Heft 1, S. 47-61
ISSN: 1614-4015
Fiscal Deficit and Economic Growth in Bangladesh: A Time-Series Analysis
In: The American economist: journal of the International Honor Society in Economics, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Band 62, Heft 1, S. 31-42
ISSN: 2328-1235
The economy of Bangladesh is currently going through a period of continuous budget deficit. The present data suggest that the government budget deficit, on average, is nearly 5% of the country's GDP. This has been true since the early 2000s. To finance this deficit, governments have been borrowing largely from domestic and foreign sources resulting in inflationary pressure on one hand, and crowding out of private investments on the other. During the same period, although the economy has grown steadily at a rate of more than 6%, this growth is less than the potential. This article presents an econometric study of the impact of government budget deficits on the economic growth of Bangladesh. We conduct a time-series analysis using ordinary least squares estimation, vector error correction model, and granger causality test. The findings suggest that the government budget deficit has statistically significant negative impact on economic growth in Bangladesh. Policy implications of our findings include reestablishing the rule of law, political stability in the country, restructuring tax structure, closing tax loopholes, and harmonizing fiscal policy with monetary policy to attract additional domestic and foreign investment.
Savings–Investment Correlation and Capital Outflow: The Case of Pakistan
In: Journal transition studies review: JTSR, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 80-97
ISSN: 1614-4015
COVID-19 Outbreak and Sectoral Performance of the Australian Stock Market: An Event Study Analysis
In: Alam, M.M., Wei, H., & Wahid, A.N.M. (2021). COVID-19 Outbreak and Sectoral Performance of the Australian Stock Market: An Event Study Analysis. Australian Economic Papers, 60(3), 482-495. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8454.12215
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Relationship between FDI and Environment: Evidence from Emerging Countries
In: The Bangladesh development studies: the journal of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Band XXXIX, Heft 3 & 4, S. 121-140
This paper uses generalized method of moments (GMM) panel estimator, proposed by Arellano-Bond and Blundell-Bond, to examine the relationship between FDI and environment for the period of 2000-2010 for a sample of 16 emerging countries. The effect of financial development, institutional quality and macroeconomic policy related variables are controlled for from the macroeconomic literature. The OLS based regression results reveal that environmental quality is not significant in explaining FDI inflows in emerging countries. However, based on dynamic panel data analysis, environmental quality is significant in explaining FDI. Using a number of controls it is found that stock market capitalisation to GDP, gross saving to GDP, gross capital stock to GDP, market size , and economic freedom (institutional quality) exercised by the host countries are important determinants in FDI inflows. However, the influence of such determinants is mixed in direction and magnitude at different significance levels. Thus, climate change and its mitigation strategy and overall environment policy have important implications for attracting FDI in the countries in question. In addition, the results highlight the role of institutional quality and financial development in attracting FDI.
Questioning Bangladesh's Microcredit
In: Challenge: the magazine of economic affairs, Band 51, Heft 6, S. 113-121
ISSN: 1558-1489