This open access book documents myriads of ways community-based climate change adaptation and resilience programs are being implemented in South Asian countries. The narrative style of writing in this volume makes it accessible to a diverse audience from academics and researchers to...

The paper studies the dependence pattern between stock market and foreign exchange market of three South Asian countries; namely Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka by using five copula functions, to reveal asymmetric dependence structure. This paper focuses South Asia because of its promise as...

This paper determines the probability of women in Bangladesh taking prenatal care based on changes in socioeconomic and health-related variables. Insight into factors affecting prenatal care usage will help policy-makers redirect health-related strategies and policies in more equitable...

The objective of this study is to develop a financially profitable Pairs trading model for trading in Dhaka Stock Exchange. Pairs Trade is a statistical arbitrage investment strategy. The study used daily stock prices of a sample of 20 stocks listed in Dhaka Stock Exchange. The research first...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to quantify the impact of Ramadan on both the level and the growth of global raw sugar price. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a dummy and a fractional variable to capture Ramadan to overcome the asynchronicity of time between Ramadan fasting...