Exports, imports and sustainable economic growth in Bangladesh

Saroja Selvanathan, Maneka Jayasinghe, E. A. Selvanathan

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    Abstract

    During the last three decades, Bangladesh has experienced substantial economic growth. Many argue that manufacturing exports are the new engine of economic growth in Bangladesh. Some studies also show empirical evidence for both export-led growth and growth-led exports in Bangladesh. However, the potential growth-enhancing contribution of imports and its causal effects is largely missing in the existing literature. In this chapter, using Autoregressive Distributed Lag framework, we examine the (causal) relationship between trade and economic growth, focusing on the role of both exports and imports on economic growth (or vice versa) in Bangladesh during 1970-2017. Our empirical results support the well-known export-led growth and growthled exports hypotheses with respect to Bangladesh. Interestingly, we also find evidence for import-led growth with some evidence for economic growth-led imports.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationClimate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy
    Subtitle of host publicationLessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia
    EditorsMoazzem Hossain, Q K Ahmad, Mazharul M Islam
    Place of PublicationNew York
    PublisherNova Science Publishers, Inc.
    Chapter9
    Pages195-218
    Number of pages24
    Edition1
    ISBN (Electronic)9781536169287
    ISBN (Print)9781536169270
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2020

    Publication series

    NameAsian Political, Economic and Social Issues
    PublisherNova Science Publishers

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