The Sixth Five Year Plan, as outlined in Bangladesh's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, targets strategic growth and … employment. The medium-term macroeconomic framework plan entails the involvement of both the private and public sectors. Human …

This paper provides the first systematic study of how minimum wage policies in China affect firm employment over the … impact on employment, with an estimated elasticity of -0.1. Furthermore, we find a heterogeneous effect of the minimum wage … on employment which depends on the firm's wage level. Specifically, the minimum wage has a greater negative impact on …

We examine the impact of uncertainty on employment dynamics. Alternative measures of uncertainty are constructed based … price index, and fuel prices. Our results indicate that greater uncertainty has a negative impact on growth of employment …-existent or weaker. Our results suggest that to truly understand the effects of uncertainty on employment dynamics, we need to …

Executive Directors commend Bangladesh in addressing the major challenges to growth and poverty reduction. The strategy … is comprehensive and confronts the key issues impeding sustainable development and inclusive growth in Bangladesh …

with election-year uncertainty in Bangladesh poses the most immediate challenge to policymakers. The balance of risks is to …