http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/1350 2026-04-05T21:53:37Z 2026-04-05T21:53:37Z Mehdi, Syed Kamran http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4690 2025-10-13T05:46:02Z 2025-09-16T00:00:00Z

Rural Urban Wage Gap in Bangladesh : Evidence from HIES 2022 Mehdi, Syed Kamran This study examines the rural–urban wage gap in Bangladesh using data from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2022. Applying the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition method, along with quantile decomposition and propensity score matching, we analyze the extent to which differences in wages can be explained by observable characteristics such as education, occupation, and sectoral affiliation, and how much remains unexplained. Results reveal a significant wage premium for urban workers, with education and occupational structure accounting for the largest share of the explained gap. However, a substantial unexplained component persists, suggesting structural disadvantages for rural workers. These findings have important policy implications for reducing spatial inequality, improving rural education, skills development, and promoting inclusive economic growth in Bangladesh. Keywords: Wage inequality, Human capital, Rural–urban gap, Labor markets in Bangladesh, Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition, Quantile decomposition, Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2022. JEL Codes: J31 (Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials), O15 (Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration ), R23 ( Regional Labor Markets; Neighbourhood Characteristics ),J24 (Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity),C21 (Cross-Sectional Models; Quantile Regression; Decomposition Methods; Treatment Effect Models) This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor in Economics of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2025-09-16T00:00:00Z Tushi, Karibun Nisha http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4035 2023-07-27T04:49:57Z 2023-07-10T00:00:00Z

Does Beauty Matter? - An Analysis of Job Market for Graduates of Business and Computer Science Tushi, Karibun Nisha The purpose of the study is to analyze whether there is discrimination in the job market based on beauty. The study was conducted on the job market for BBA and Computer Science graduates to understand the effect of beauty premium and plainness penalty on finding employment. The data was collected primarily from Career Counseling Center (CCC). Phone interviews were done for additional information about the respondents. The Probit model was used in the study to find the relationship between beauty and employment. The main findings are that there is a beauty premium for BBA graduates, whereas, for CSE graduates there is no impact of beauty on job market. This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor in Economics of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2023-07-10T00:00:00Z Prince, Ehsanur Rauf http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/1378 2023-07-27T04:49:30Z 2014-04-10T00:00:00Z

An Analysis of the Impacts of Temperature on Diarrheal Disease in Bangladesh Prince, Ehsanur Rauf This thesis analyses the impacts of temperature on diarrheal disease in Bangladesh using district wise monthly average temperature and diarrhea (affected) data from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Bangladesh Economic Review and World Food Programme (WFP) (1998-2010). Generalized Least Square (GLS) is used as estimation method is used to see whether temperature has impact on the number of diarrhea patients in Bangladesh and Optimization method is used to find maximum and minimum temperatures where diarrhea patients are found maximum and minimum respectively. Using results of the study, precautions and steps can be taken to minimize number of affected people due to diarrhea in the diarrhea-prone months. This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor in Economics of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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