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Project
Mobile payment services in developing countries: Firm capabilities and financial development
Mobile payment services (MPS) may foster financial inclusion in developing countries by providing a cheap and secure way of transferring and storing money. This is crucial in economies with a large unbanked population and environments where demand for secure and cheap money transfers is high. While some research exists on the impact of mobile money on consumers and on the...
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Multimedia Item - Video
Can SRI techniques help Bangladeshi farmers increase their yields?
Asadul Islam of Monash University explores the implications of SRI techniques in rural Bangladesh.
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Project
Training program for RMG sector: Long-term impact
Vocational training programs aimed at rapidly growing sectors have the potential to reduce skills gaps and improve firm productivity. Training may also improve the likelihoods of individuals who are disadvantaged by various socioeconomic conditions. However, vocational programs enhancing skills have often been unsuccessful, because they are not driven by industry-demand...
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Migration and climate change: Environmental vulnerability and location choice in Bangladesh
Climate change is poised to have dramatic effects on livelihoods around the world. In an effort to minimize the damages, individuals and policymakers alike will seek out strategies for mitigation and adaptation. While migration is only one of several possible strategies, it warrants special attention. Migration is an extreme response to environmental risk, used when other...
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Blog post
Understanding women's productivity: In conversation with Naila Kabeer
In June, the South Asia Centre held an event entitled “Tales of the Unexpected: gender equality and social progress in Bangladesh”. Sonali Campion spoke to panellist Naila Kabeer in greater detail about her research on the rapidly changing status of women in Bangladesh, the challenge of measuring women’s economic activities and how to design inclusive...
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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