http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/10 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:52:47 GMT 2026-04-05T19:52:47Z http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4690 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. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4690 2025-09-16T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4688 The Effect of Liquidity Constraints on Consumption: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in the Context of Bangladesh Rahman, Mahrab Al Permanent Income Hypothesis plays a foundational role in consumption theories as it shifts the analytical focus from current income to long term expected income or permanent income. Although, it introduces a new perspective but it also comes with its own set of challenges. That is the complexity of estimating consumption based on unobservable future income plus the assumption that households face no liquidity constraints. The typical methods in the literature also require specific types of datasets that are mostly not available for a developing country like Bangladesh. To address the challenges of the Permanent Income Hypothesis, the author applies Hayashi’s approach, which introduces liquidity constraints into the model and utilizes cross-sectional dataset, estimated through the Tobit model for empirical testing. Our findings validate the presence of liquidity constrain due to which household fails to follow the consumption pattern per the Permanent Income Hypothesis. The study also confirms the diminishing marginal effects of income and asset on consumption. This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Social Science in Economics of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4688 2025-09-23T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4358 Effect of Improved Drinking Water and Sanitation Services on Children’s Health Laura, Snata Hoq Poor drinking water and sanitation services are important policy issues that Bangladesh is facing as achieving global sanitation targets and providing safe drinking to water to everyone requires effectively extending WASH services to Bangladesh's citizens. Unsafe water, unhygienic sanitation and poor sanitation infrastructure are still posing serious health risk in many parts of the country. The main victim of these poor services are children who are vulnerable to water borne diseases as they are mainly caused by poor WASH infrastructure. This thesis paper attempted to investigate the HIES 2016 data to understand the impact of drinking water and sanitation services on water borne diseases for children less than 5 years of age in Bangladesh. This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Social Science in Economics of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4358 2023-09-30T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4035 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. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/4035 2023-07-10T00:00:00Z