Exports, imports and sustainable economic growth in Bangladesh

Saroja Selvanathan; Maneka Jayasinghe; E. A.  Selvanathan

Exports, imports and sustainable economic growth in Bangladesh

Saroja Selvanathan, Maneka Jayasinghe, E. A. Selvanathan

Charles Darwin University (CDU)

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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 language	English
Title of host publication	Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy
Subtitle of host publication	Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia
Editors	Moazzem Hossain, Q K Ahmad, Mazharul M Islam
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Chapter	9
Pages	195-218
Number of pages	24
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781536169287
ISBN (Print)	9781536169270
Publication status	Published - Feb 2020

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Name	Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues
Publisher	Nova Science Publishers

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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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Selvanathan, S., Jayasinghe, M., & Selvanathan, E. A. (2020). Exports, imports and sustainable economic growth in Bangladesh. In M. Hossain, Q. K. Ahmad, & M. M. Islam (Eds.), Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy: Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia (1 ed., pp. 195-218). (Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues). Nova Science Publishers, Inc.. https://novapublishers.com/shop/climate-adaptation-for-a-sustainable-economy-lessons-from-bangladesh-an-emerging-tiger-of-asia/

Selvanathan, Saroja ; Jayasinghe, Maneka ; Selvanathan, E. A. . / Exports, imports and sustainable economic growth in Bangladesh. Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy: Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia. editor / Moazzem Hossain ; Q K Ahmad ; Mazharul M Islam. 1. ed. New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2020. pp. 195-218 (Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues).

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Selvanathan, S, Jayasinghe, M & Selvanathan, EA 2020, Exports, imports and sustainable economic growth in Bangladesh. in M Hossain, QK Ahmad & MM Islam (eds), Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy: Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia. 1 edn, Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, pp. 195-218. <https://novapublishers.com/shop/climate-adaptation-for-a-sustainable-economy-lessons-from-bangladesh-an-emerging-tiger-of-asia/>

Exports, imports and sustainable economic growth in Bangladesh. / Selvanathan, Saroja; Jayasinghe, Maneka; Selvanathan, E. A. .
Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy: Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia. ed. / Moazzem Hossain; Q K Ahmad; Mazharul M Islam. 1. ed. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2020. p. 195-218 (Asian Political, Economic and Social Issues).

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