Original Research Economics
Rural Infrastructure and Its Impact on Agricultural Production in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Kushtia Sadar Upazila

Rimon Kumar; Saikat Pande

Volume 10, Issue 2 , February 2023, Pages 106-121

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7749551

Abstract
  Agriculture is one of the most important sectors and driving factors of the economy of Bangladesh, which plays a significant role in the prosperity of large rural communities by increasing productivity, income, and creating employment. Presently, this sector has faced a severe challenge in its production, ...  Read More

Original Research Accounting
Investigating the Long-run Influences of Human Capital on Innovation and Economic Growth in MENA Countries

Seyed Valiallah Mirhoseyni; Seyed Hosein Izadi; Leila Mohammad Ghader

Volume 10, Issue 2 , February 2023

Abstract
  Human capital is supposed to be an important factor in innovation and economic development. However, the long-run influence of human capital on current innovation and economic development is still unclear, in particular in the MENA region. Therefore, the present study is to investigate the long-run influence ...  Read More

Original Research
Technical Efficiency of Handloom Industry in Bangladesh: A Study

Saikat Pande; Kazi Mostafa Arif

Volume 10, Issue 2 , February 2023

Abstract
  The handloom textile industry is one of Bangladesh's major labor contributing endeavors that provides income and employment opportunities for a sizable section of rural labor. However, in recent years, the handloom textile industry has been experiencing severe competition with the power loom textile ...  Read More

Research Note Economics
Mixed Duopoly, Privatization and Subsidization: Complementary Goods

Kazuhiro Ohnishi

Volume 10, Issue 2 , February 2023

Abstract
  This paper uses a mixed market model in which a state-owned public firm and a private firm produce complementary goods and reassesses the welfare effects of production subsidies. The paper examines four regimes: mixed and private duopoly, each with and without subsidies. In the regimes without subsidies, ...  Read More