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Monday, March 31, 2014

What is Monetarism?

Sarwat Jahan and Chris Papgeorgiou writes the article 'What is Monetarism?' in the Back to Basics section of the Financial & Development, IMF. One may consider this as the part of economic history lesson, and to get the real sense on the much talked distinction between Keynesianism and Monetarism in the economics debate.

[FYI: Ms. Sarwat Jahan is a former graduate from the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka]

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Two Articles on the Bangladesh Economy

It's worth mentioning the following articles published in the Daily Star Supplementary. Though both are related with the Bangladesh economy, the first one is better related with the current macroeconomic scenario, while the second one has a strong philosophical standpoint. Enjoy reading!

1. Macroeconomic challenges: Towards middle income status - Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam

2. How political culture matches "Poor Economic" - by Binayak Sen.