. For Pakistan, there is no evidence that micro-credit effects employment. However, for Bangladesh, there is robust evidence …This paper examines the impact of micro-credit on employment. Household-level data was collected, following a quasi …-experimental design, in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Three borrower groups are compared: Current borrowers; Pipeline borrowers and Non …

priorities of export diversification, employment generation and the “green economy”. It is well-known that Bangladesh is under …Bangladesh's international image is not as a popular tourism destination, and many people might be surprised to learn … majority of least developed countries (LDCs) — a challenging task in Bangladesh in the face of the country's success as an …

inclusion of persons with disabilities in Bangladesh remains a challenge. To break the cycle of disability exclusion and poverty … wage employment; social protection; accessibility; and the importance of changing attitudes …

. This paper presents a causal estimate of the psychosocial value of employment in the Rohingya refugee camps of Bangladesh … gainful employment arm, in which work is offered and individuals are paid weekly the approximate equivalent of that in the … cash arm. We find that employment confers significant psychosocial benefits beyond the impacts of cash alone, with effects …

(inequality, employment, and poverty), where the government needs to focus on in order to make further progress in Bangladesh …This paper summarizes Bangladesh's developmental progress since gaining its independence in 1971. During the last five … the recent world financial and economic crisis. Bangladesh has also made serious progress with achieving the Millennium …

the labor market and supplying their labor to wage earning or self-employment. It uses unique individual-level data on …

Chapter 1: Structural Change in Bangladesh: Challenges for Growth and Employment Creation (by Selim Raihan) -- Chapter … Haque) -- Chapter 3: How does Employment Status Matter for the Wellbeing of Rural Households in Bangladesh? (Selim Raihan …, Sayema Haque Bidisha and Israt Jahan) -- Chapter 6: Dynamics of Employment in the Urban Informal Sector in Bangladesh (Selim …

employment generation, mostly through industrialization, are the way forward in terms of providing livelihoods, sustaining growth … understanding of strategies for industrialization and employment creation in the South Asian context, including regional cooperation … Dilli Raj Khanal -- 3. Bangladesh – Dr Khondakar Moazzem -- 4. Pakistan – Dr Abid Suleri -- 5. Sri Lanka – Dr Saman Kelegama …