M. G. Quibria, Shamsun Naher Ahmed, Ted Tschang, Mari-Len Reyes-Macasaquit
M. G. Quibria, Salim Rashid
M. G. Quibria
"This note extends the work of Rivera-Batiz to the case where capital is collectively owned and the decision to emigrate entails both a withdrawal of labor services from the source-country and the surrender of the ownership of capital. In this framework, which seems to have wide real-world relevance...
M. G. Quibria, Shafi Ahmad
This paper provides a critical review of aid effectiveness in Bangladesh . It focuses on the contributions of three major, high-profile donors: the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Government of Japan (GOJ). In assessing aid effectiveness, the paper uses a qualitative triangulat...
M. G. Quibria
This book provides an overview of the Bangladesh economy and the constraints it faces against the backdrop of reforms. The contributors analyse the policies and performances of various sectors of the economy, including agriculture, industry and finance. This book is intended for students and teacher...
M. G. Quibria
With the help of a simple two-country version of the Solow steady-state model, the present note shows that even without the presence of any visible market distortion, free mobility of capital is not necessarily beneficial for the capital-importing country. Under a set of very plausible and empirical...
M. G. Quibria, Anika L. Islam
This paper provides a critical review of aid effectiveness in Bangladesh. Focusing on the contributions of major donors, the paper uses a qualitative triangulation approach to assessing aid effectiveness, based on the subjective judgments of donors and recipients. This approach was motivated by the ...
M. G. Quibria, Anika Islam
M. G. Quibria
M. G. Quibria, Salim Rashid
Abdullah Aa
This special issue contains 4 articles and 1 commentary on the determinants of fertility behavior in low income countries, with emphasis on Bangladesh. To summarize the editor's comments: Mead Cain argues that high fertility is mainly a response to the perceived riskiness of the environment, that ch...
M. G. Quibria, Shamsun Naher Ahmed, Ted Tschang, Mari-Len Reyes-Macasaquit
Syed M. Ahsan, S. QUAMRUL AHSAN
This paper revisits the issues and trends observed in M.G. Quibria’s new book (Quibria 2019) and attempts to re-examine and interpret the recent episodes of economic growth in Bangladesh, both in its quantity and, to a lesser extent, in its quality. Indeed, current estimates appear to put Bangladesh...
M. G. Quibria
The international trading environment, constituted by a complex architecture of rules and policies shaped by major economic powers and multilateral institutions such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), is undergoing significant transformation. This paper begins by analysing the evolving discourse...
M. G. Quibria