The Economic Policy Unit provides research and analysis to enable advocacy and campaigns in the field of economic policy for social justice. The aim is to examine economic policies and development intervention strategies by exposing its underlying paradigms and the impacts on the people, and to explore alternative approaches to public policy questions. This Unit considers the processes and policies that potentially influence national and regional development in the context of an increasingly global economy. Research considerations include the roles of institutions, government policies, market structures, distributional issues, international trade and finance, and economic geography in explaining development and welfare. 

Programme Areas 

§         Macroeconomics       

Fiscal and monetary policies, employment, public expenditure, financial sector, capital market 

§         Trade      

Multilateral, regional and bilateral trade arrangements 

§         International Institutions      

International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and World Trade Organization 

§         Corporations      

Accountability, transparency, responsibility

Recent Publications 

Monthly Economic Update, March'2010- Implication on Non-Economic Factors on Macro Economic Indicators 

Impact of Increasing Landlessness on Access to Food: Experience of Small and Marginal Farmers in Rural Bangladesh by Mehruna Islam Chowdhury

Bangladesh Public Policy Watch, first of its kind in the country and annual in nature, provides an update on the state of economy and society. The aim of the Policy Watch is to examine development intervention strategies by exposing its underlying paradigms and the impacts on the people, and to explore alternative approaches to public policy questions.