Structural Change and Dynamics of Labor Markets in Bangladesh

Outlining important policy requirements for Bangladesh to become an upper middle-income country, the book presents research work conducted during the project "Changing Labor Markets in Bangladesh: Understanding Dynamics in Relation to Economic Growth and Poverty," sponsored by the Internat...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore , 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:South Asia Economic and Policy Studies,
Subjects:
Labor economics.
Development economics.
Economic growth.
ISBN:9789811320712
ISSN:2522-5502
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Structural Change in Bangladesh: Challenges for Growth and Employment Creation (by Selim Raihan)
  • Chapter 2: What determines the Choice between Farm and Nonfarm Employments in the Rural Bangladesh? (Selim Raihan and Syer Tazim Haque)
  • Chapter 3: How does Employment Status Matter for the Wellbeing of Rural Households in Bangladesh? (Selim Raihan and Fatima Tuz Zohora)
  • Chapter 4: Female Labor Market Participation in Bangladesh: Structural Changes and Determinants of Labor Supply (Simeen Mahmud and Sayema Haque Bidisha)
  • Chapter 5: Unpacking Unpaid Labor in Bangladesh (Selim Raihan, Sayema Haque Bidisha and Israt Jahan)
  • Chapter 6: Dynamics of Employment in the Urban Informal Sector in Bangladesh (Selim Raihan, K. M. Nafiz Ifteakhar and Mir Tanzim Nur Angkur)
  • Chapter 7: Some Estimates of First Demographic Dividend in Bangladesh: An Application of the Bangladesh National Transfer Account (Bazlul Haque Khondker and Muhammad Moshiur Rahman)
  • Chapter 8: How does Social Protection affect Labor Force Participation in Bangladesh? (Selim Raihan and Israt Jahan)
  • Chapter 9: How do Education and Skill development affect the Transition from 'Good-enough' Job to 'Decent' Job? (Selim Raihan and Mahtab Uddin)
  • Chapter 10: Does Participation in Vocational Training Differ on Agricultural Seasonality? (Israt Jahan and Abu S. Shonchoy)
  • Chapter 11: How does Remittance affect Labor Force Participation Behavior and Employment Choice in Bangladesh? (Selim Raihan, Muhammad Moshiur Rahman, Andilip Afroze and Mahtab Uddin)
  • Chapter 12: Growth and Distributional Impacts of Exogenous Demand Shock in Selected Activities in Bangladesh: Application of the Social Accounting Matrix Framework (Bazlul H. Khondker)
  • Chapter 13: Economy-wide and Employment Effects of different Scenarios in Bangladesh: Application of a CGE Model (Selim Raihan).

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