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Project
Electronic filing system, bureaucratic efficiency and public service delivery: Evidence from Bangladesh
E-governance initiatives have emerged as the traditional system of doing business by the public sector are proving to be ineffective in, for example, public service delivery and public procurement. Hence, the important research question is: to what extent are these initiatives successful in tackling the inefficiencies in public bureaucracy and public service...
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Event
Ready made garments industry: Informing policy with evidence based research
The International Growth Centre (IGC) and BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University (BIGD) jointly hosted a seminar on ‘Ready made Garments Industry: Informing Policy with Evidence based Research’ on the afternoon of 17 July 2016 at Ikebana, Lakeshore Hotel, Dhaka. The half day seminar presented findings from two research papers on the ready made...
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Blog post
Digital Bangladesh: Impact of electronic government procurement
Corruption in procurement practices of developing country governments remains a significant source of waste and expenditure. In Bangladesh, the introduction of an electronic procurement system could significantly raise the quality and competitiveness of bidding for public project contracts with implications for future investment and growth in Bangladesh. The...
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Publication - Working Paper
The effect of political and labour unrest on productivity: Evidence from Bangladeshi garments
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Publication - Working Paper
System of rice intensification in rural Bangladesh: Adoption, diffusion and impact
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Publication - Project Memo
Linking Equity and Growth In Bangladesh (Project Memo)
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Project
Linking Equity and Growth In Bangladesh
Although Bangladesh’s recent economic growth has resulted in poverty reduction, inequality remains high Equitable growth will require targeted interventions and conscious reallocation of resources in favour of the poor Linking equity with growth in Bangladesh requires greater equality in the formation of human capital Although Bangladesh’s economic...
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Publication - Project Memo
Gender empowerment and productivity in the garment sector (Project Memo)
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Publication - Project Memo
Effect of e-government procurement (E-GP): Evidence from Bangladesh (Project Memo)
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Project
Understanding the effects of an employer-provided health security program on the well-being, productivity, and health seeking behavior of workers in a semi-formal manufacturing setting in Bangladesh
Out-of-pocket costs for healthcare cause financial shocks which can lead to impoverishment. Health insurance can pool the risks of healthcare costs but low demand means that this has been ineffective in Bangladesh. This project aimed to understand the impacts of an employer sponsored health insurance programme on out-of-pocket costs for beneficiaries and on the...