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Fiscal policy, corruption, and institutional quality

Dhaka, March 22 -- Why are many countries stuck in a vicious circle of widespread corruption even if the governments change through elections or violent public upheavals? A possible explanation is tha... Read More


On money supply & interest rate relationship

Dhaka, March 14 -- Most people here in Bangladesh and abroad grew up learning from the media that when the central bank (CB) increases the money supply, interest rate decreases and the opposite happen... Read More


Defending the indefensible

Dhaka, March 8 -- In a recent article, entitled, "Economic expansion with monetary contraction" Professor M A Taslim presented a blueprint while addressing various aspects of the state of Bangladesh e... Read More


State of politiconomy of Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 29 -- The term politiconomy is coined by taking the first six letters "Politi" of the word political and stitching them to the last six letters "conomy" of the word economy, and hence the ... Read More


Press freedom and banana republic

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The genesis of the term banana republic dates back to the early 20th century to countries like Honduras and Guatemala whose economies were largely dependent of the export of bananas. ... Read More