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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic-driven economic downturn can have substantial implications for the gender gap in the labor market in developing countries, where women are already worse off in job participation and earnings than men. After more than two years of the pandemic, how has the labor market reshaped in developing countries like Nigeria? Using multiple rounds of data before and after the pandemic and incorporating a difference-in-differences design, we show that overall employment dropped in the post-epidemic period in Nigeria. Importantly, overall employment fell more for women than men in Nigeria. Women in the high-COVID-intensity areas also experienced a larger shift from wage and service jobs to farm-based employment. It may aggravate women's economic condition to the extent that the labor market returns in farming activities are lower than that of wage and service jobs.

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), is a statutory body operating under the Ministry of Industries (MoI). It was created in 1957 in order to support small and cottage industries in the country. BSCIC, then called East Pakistan Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (EPSCIC), was established by an Act of the Parliament in 1957.BSCIC was established with a view to accelerating industrial growth through promoting the development of small and cottage industries in the country (BSCIC Act, 1957). One of the core areas of BSCIC activities is the establishment and maintenance of Industrial estates, which were established in different times at different locations in the country. The entrepreneurs in BSCIC estates get various benefits including plot allocations with subsidized rates, initial tax exemption, infrastructure facilities and various other related supports. The government undertakes policy to establish BSCIC industrial estates in all administrative districts and accordingly 74 estates have been established so far in 58 districts except six (Bandarban, Barguna, Chuadanga, Jhalokati, Magura and Narail)1. Some new estates are now underway. The estates so far created have been contributing to employment generation and consequently poverty alleviation at rural areas. To provide services to the entrepreneurs of small and cottages industries, BSCIC has one head office in Dhaka, 4 Regional offices, 64 District offices (Industries Service Centre), 742 industrial estate offices and 15 Skill Development Centers at different places of the country.

This book assesses the digital Bangladesh initiative of the government through different lenses: supply-side and demand-side perspectives and policy diffusions. The Bangladesh government has been pursuing a big-push policy for digitalization, namely the "Digital Bangladesh Vision," since 2009 as a shifting development strategy to leapfrog into the next level of development with the leverage of demographic dividend. However, historical anecdotes, dictated policy, international success stories and other related issues could lead to a rethinking on ICT-based development strategy. The content of the book draws on the author's long-standing research works on ICTs and economic growth in Bangladesh. Monzur Hossain is a Research Director at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka. He holds a Ph.D. in International Economics from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan. With extensive research focused on evaluating and analyzing development interventions and economic policies, he got interests in some emerging development issues, particularly ICTs and knowledge economy. He has published extensively in nationally and internationally accredited journals, and he also has numerous other publications to his credit in the form of research reports and edited volumes. He recently edited a book titled "Bangladesh's Macroeconomic Policy," published by Palgrave Macmillan in February 2020.

Chapter 1. Resilience Of Large Water Management Infrastructure -- Chapter 2. Survey Of Water Managers For 21st Century Challenges -- Chapter 3. Current Approaches For Resilience Assessment -- Chapter 4. Application Of Numerical Atmospheric Models -- Chapter 5. Infrastructure-Relevant Storms Of The Last Century -- Chapter 6. Sensitivity Of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) -- Chapter 7. A Recommended Paradigm Shift In The Approach To Risks To Large Water Infrastructure In The Coming Decades -- Chapter 8. Safety Design of Water Infrastructures In A Modern Era

Part I Macroeconomic Policy, Growth and Poverty -- 1. Macroeconomic Policy, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh: An Overview -- 2. Inflation and Household Welfare: Evidence from Bangladesh -- 3. Labor Market Dynamics, Inflation and Wage Adjustments in Bangladesh -- 4. Impact of Energy Price Adjustments on Bangladesh Economy: A Macro-Econometric Modeling Approach -- Part II Monetary and Fiscal Policy -- 5. Assessing the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in Bangladesh -- 6. A Review of Public Expenditures in Bangladesh: Evidence on Sustainability and Cyclicality -- 7. Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy in Stimulating Economic Growth: An Empirical Study on Bangladesh -- 8. Financing Infrastructure Investment Through Spillover Tax Revenue Sharing: Evidence from Some Asian Countries -- Part III International Trade and Finance -- 9. Trade Liberalization Policies and Trade Performances in Bangladesh: An Empirical Evaluation -- 10. Analysis of Trade Pattern, Market Access and Trade Potential in Bangladesh -- 11. Exchange Rate Management Under Floating Regime in Bangladesh: An Assessment -- 12. Determinants of Capital Flows to Least Developed Countries: Lessons for Bangladesh -- 13. Aid, Macroeconomic Stability and Economic Development in Bangladesh -- 14. Macroeconomic Determinants of Remittances and Implications for Economic Growth: Evidence from Bangladesh -- Part IV Finance and Growth -- 15. Financial Liberalization, Financial Development and Economic Growth: An Analysis of the Financial Sector of Bangladesh -- 16. Microfinance in Sustainable Development and Economic Growth in Bangladesh -- 17. Development of Capital Market and Financing Future Growth in Bangladesh.