India and Pakistan - two of the biggest markets in South Asia - to understand key trends for the region, and compares their …

South Asia to capitalize on this opportunity. The authors review the apparel sectors in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri …, and in the case of India and Pakistan, by integrating vertically to avoid barriers to sourcing high-quality inputs on the …

There are significant value chain linkages between India and Bangladesh, particularly in the textile and apparel sector … Bangladesh. Bangladesh specializes in the downstream final apparel segment, exporting worldwide as well as to India. Tariffs and …

persistence, using two exceptional surveys from India and Bangladesh that include all children irrespective of residency status …

agenda assumes greater significance for countries like Pakistan, where financial inclusion levels are quite low. It has led … to several policy interventions in Pakistan over the past decade and a half, including the promotion of microfinance, the … in Pakistan. It seeks to map the current state of financial access for women and to provide insights into their financial …

the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA) - spread through Bangladesh's labor markets. Although the end of the MFA was arguably … exogenous to Bangladesh, the authors instrument export demand with OECD imports to ensure identification. The paper compares …, Bangladesh's export shock was sector specific, limited predominantly to the female-intensive garment and textile sector. The …

This study uses a choice experiment among 2,000 workers in Bangladesh to elicit willingness to pay (WTP) for job …

empirical illustration documenting changes in sanitation deprivation in Bangladesh showcases the measures' ability to identify …