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Books by Arindam Banik
In this article, we analyse the factors that determine the fatality rates across 29 economies spr... more In this article, we analyse the factors that determine the fatality rates across 29 economies spread across both the developing and developed world. Recent emerging literature and expert opinions in popular media have indicated various factors that may explain cross-country difference in fatality rates. These factors range from access to public health infrastructure, BCG vaccination policies, demographic structure, restrictive policy interventions and the weather. In addition, articles are examining different kinds of fatality rates that can be explained. Progressing beyond fragmented databases and anecdotal evidence, we have developed a database for such factors, have explored various econometric models to test the explanatory power of these factors in explaining several kinds of fatality rates. Based on available data, our study reveals that factors such as public health system, population age structure, poverty level and BCG vaccination are powerful contributory factors in determining fatality rates. Interactions between factors such as poverty level and BCG vaccination provide interesting insights into the complex interplay of factors. Our analysis suggests that poor citizens' access to the public healthcare system are worse in many countries irrespective of whether they are developed or developing countries.
It used to be claimed, notably in developing counties, that imperfection of factor markets is the... more It used to be claimed, notably in developing counties, that imperfection of factor markets is the determinant factor in explaining unemployment and poverty. Solutions such as supply of inputs and land reform etc. were suggested. Yet in poorer countries the odds are, that even within a village and during a peak farm operation, the question of disguised unemployment is liable to be troublesome as these are time specific and water management specific. What is thus interesting and seems to have been missed out by the existing literature is that several of the factors can be exacerbated or minimized depending on the management of water in question. Dr. Banik re-explored the problem and has addressed various policy implications with economic incentives. This book will be of considerable interest to students of economics in general and particularly to those focusing on rural finance, development economics and South Asian studies.
Foreign capital flows are believed to be influenced by economic indicators like market size and... more Foreign capital flows are believed to be influenced by economic indicators like market size and export intensity, irrespective of the source and the destination countries. This book takes an alternate approach based on the concepts of neighbourhood and extended neighbourhood. Focussing on China, India and the Caribbean, it analyzes foreign capital inflows from the perspective of both the source and destination countries. It delves deep into the determinants of foreign capital, proposing the neighbourhood model to explain the flow of foreign capital and exploring the direct and spillover effects of foreign capital on the destination countries' economy.
Papers by Arindam Banik
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2006
This section of the Developer's Assessment Report (DAR) provides a summary of the main elements o... more This section of the Developer's Assessment Report (DAR) provides a summary of the main elements of the Jay Project (Project) and predictions of the environmental assessment of the Project. For the human environment, the Project is expected to have overall positive effects on the socioeconomic environment, maximizing economic, employment, and educational benefits, while minimizing the negative impacts on well-being, physical infrastructure and non-traditional land use. Impacts to cultural aspects are predicted to be not significant. The Project is expected to have no significant negative effects on the biophysical environment (i.e., air quality, water quality and quantity, fish and fish habitat, vegetation, caribou, and wildlife and wildlife habitat).
SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd eBooks, Mar 5, 2014
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2006
The previous chapter looked at FDI in India. This chapter shows how FDI has affected the small ec... more The previous chapter looked at FDI in India. This chapter shows how FDI has affected the small economies in the Caribbean. Most Caribbean countries have pursued an open door policy to FDI from around 1960. This policy was based on the provision of generous tax incentives to foreign investors. Originally, most FDI went to import substitution industries, petroleum and bauxite. Gradually after 1980, FDI in the smaller islands shifted to service industries such as tourism and informatics. The openness of Caribbean economies facilitated the inflow of FDI.
It is often argued that free trade is better than restricted trade, which in turn is better than ... more It is often argued that free trade is better than restricted trade, which in turn is better than no trade at all. This argument may not always apply to the FDI made by MNCs in the respective host countries. Sometimes, the interests of the MNCs are in conflict with those of the host country. An MNC is primarily interested in global profit maximization, which may not necessarily lead to greater investment and employment generation in the host country. Nevertheless, there is room for bargaining to bring about Pareto-improvement, which can be evidenced by gradual removal of restrictions on foreign investment in developing countries by the respective governments, to attract FDI.
IGI Global eBooks, 2021
Quality higher education is considered as one of the major elements that promises sustainable eco... more Quality higher education is considered as one of the major elements that promises sustainable economic and social development of the developing countries of the world. The higher education in Bangladesh has experienced remarkable transformations in the recent years. There are two types of universities in Bangladesh. One is public and other is private university. The present study, by reviewing and analyzing the current structure and situation of quality of the higher educational institutions of the country, attempts to examine the service quality of both public and private universities and further attempts to scrutinize quality assurance questions of higher education. The findings of the study indicate that there is a need for improving service quality in both private and public universities. This study further stresses that effective learning environment, rules and regulations for improving service quality and quality assurance in both private and public universities of the country is very much necessary.
Global Business Review, Sep 22, 2015
Industrialization is an essential component of the development process. Technology seems to be th... more Industrialization is an essential component of the development process. Technology seems to be the principal stimulus and an effective catalyst for this process of industrial growth. It can be argued that spillovers from invention and innovation at the international level generate technological changes, which can be effectively employed by the developing or newly industrializing nations. The process of acquiring technology from a country that has substantially improved technological knowledge is known as technology transfer. The importance of technology transfer has engendered much exploration in the fields of productivity analysis, market operation, corporate learning and overall growth of the economy. In this context, there can emerge two principal ways of utilizing transfer of technology – namely, gradual learning and leapfrogging.
Foreign Capital Inflows to China, India and the Caribbean, 2006
In Chapter 3 we discussed an alternate view that could explain the inflows of FDI in different ne... more In Chapter 3 we discussed an alternate view that could explain the inflows of FDI in different neighbourhoods. The last two or three decades have witnessed marked changes in the global organization of industry with far-reaching effects for the evolving patterns of integration of developing countries into world economy. FDI affects resource allocation in several ways. The presence of MNC affiliates may affect capital accumulation, industrial structure and performance, trade propensity and many other structural characteristics of the host economy. Thus it is natural to assume that MNCs do influence, at least to some extent, the observed patterns of industrialization and trade orientation in host countries.
It used to be claimed, notably in Indian subcontinent that there is either a positive or negative... more It used to be claimed, notably in Indian subcontinent that there is either a positive or negative significant relationship between land productivity and farm size. Attempts were made to explain the relationship using two important factors, viz, disguise unemployment and imperfection offactor markets. Solutions such as supply of inputs, land reform, etc, were suggested. Yet in poorer countries the odds are that even within a village and during any peak farm operation the question of disguise unemployment is liable to be troublesome in rice economies as these are time-specific and water management-specific. What is thus interesting and seems to have been missed out by the existing literature is that several of the factors can be exacerbated or minimised depending on the management of water in question. This article re-explores the problem on the basis offield studies in Bangladesh. The study is unable to trace any kind of significant relationship between the farm size and land product...
International journal of health sciences
Introduction: Removing fiber posts from root canal–treated teeth is inherent to tooth loss and ti... more Introduction: Removing fiber posts from root canal–treated teeth is inherent to tooth loss and time consuming. Hence in our study we aim to investigate the accuracy and efficiency of the 3-dimensional dynamic navigation system (DNS) compared with the freehand technique (FH) when removing fiber posts from root canal–treated teeth. Material and Methods: We compared the extracted single rooted teeth prepared with post and build with core. We divided 40 teeth equally as DNS & FH. We compared Global coronal and apical deviations, angular deflection, operation time, and volumetric tooth loss, keeping the p<0.05 as significant. Results: The DNS group showed significantly lower global coronal and apical deviations and angular deflection than the FH group (P < .05). DNS required less operation time than FH. Moreover, the DNS technique had significantly less volumetric loss of tooth structure than the FH technique (P < .05).Conclusions: The DNS was more precise and effective in remo...
Economic and Political Weekly, 2000
Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhamad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank by Muhammad Yunu... more Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhamad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank by Muhammad Yunus with Alan Jolis, foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales; The University Press, Dhaka, 1998; pp xviii + 313, Taka 480.
Trade in Health Services in South Asia, 2020
In this article, we analyse the factors that determine the fatality rates across 29 economies spr... more In this article, we analyse the factors that determine the fatality rates across 29 economies spread across both the developing and developed world. Recent emerging literature and expert opinions in popular media have indicated various factors that may explain cross-country difference in fatality rates. These factors range from access to public health infrastructure, BCG vaccination policies, demographic structure, restrictive policy interventions and the weather. In addition, articles are examining different kinds of fatality rates that can be explained. Progressing beyond fragmented databases and anecdotal evidence, we have developed a database for such factors, have explored various econometric models to test the explanatory power of these factors in explaining several kinds of fatality rates. Based on available data, our study reveals that factors such as public health system, population age structure, poverty level and BCG vaccination are powerful contributory factors in determining fatality rates. Interactions between factors such as poverty level and BCG vaccination provide interesting insights into the complex interplay of factors. Our analysis suggests that poor citizens' access to the public healthcare system are worse in many countries irrespective of whether they are developed or developing countries.
It used to be claimed, notably in developing counties, that imperfection of factor markets is the... more It used to be claimed, notably in developing counties, that imperfection of factor markets is the determinant factor in explaining unemployment and poverty. Solutions such as supply of inputs and land reform etc. were suggested. Yet in poorer countries the odds are, that even within a village and during a peak farm operation, the question of disguised unemployment is liable to be troublesome as these are time specific and water management specific. What is thus interesting and seems to have been missed out by the existing literature is that several of the factors can be exacerbated or minimized depending on the management of water in question. Dr. Banik re-explored the problem and has addressed various policy implications with economic incentives. This book will be of considerable interest to students of economics in general and particularly to those focusing on rural finance, development economics and South Asian studies.
Foreign capital flows are believed to be influenced by economic indicators like market size and... more Foreign capital flows are believed to be influenced by economic indicators like market size and export intensity, irrespective of the source and the destination countries. This book takes an alternate approach based on the concepts of neighbourhood and extended neighbourhood. Focussing on China, India and the Caribbean, it analyzes foreign capital inflows from the perspective of both the source and destination countries. It delves deep into the determinants of foreign capital, proposing the neighbourhood model to explain the flow of foreign capital and exploring the direct and spillover effects of foreign capital on the destination countries' economy.
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2006
This section of the Developer's Assessment Report (DAR) provides a summary of the main elements o... more This section of the Developer's Assessment Report (DAR) provides a summary of the main elements of the Jay Project (Project) and predictions of the environmental assessment of the Project. For the human environment, the Project is expected to have overall positive effects on the socioeconomic environment, maximizing economic, employment, and educational benefits, while minimizing the negative impacts on well-being, physical infrastructure and non-traditional land use. Impacts to cultural aspects are predicted to be not significant. The Project is expected to have no significant negative effects on the biophysical environment (i.e., air quality, water quality and quantity, fish and fish habitat, vegetation, caribou, and wildlife and wildlife habitat).
SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd eBooks, Mar 5, 2014
Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks, 2006
The previous chapter looked at FDI in India. This chapter shows how FDI has affected the small ec... more The previous chapter looked at FDI in India. This chapter shows how FDI has affected the small economies in the Caribbean. Most Caribbean countries have pursued an open door policy to FDI from around 1960. This policy was based on the provision of generous tax incentives to foreign investors. Originally, most FDI went to import substitution industries, petroleum and bauxite. Gradually after 1980, FDI in the smaller islands shifted to service industries such as tourism and informatics. The openness of Caribbean economies facilitated the inflow of FDI.
It is often argued that free trade is better than restricted trade, which in turn is better than ... more It is often argued that free trade is better than restricted trade, which in turn is better than no trade at all. This argument may not always apply to the FDI made by MNCs in the respective host countries. Sometimes, the interests of the MNCs are in conflict with those of the host country. An MNC is primarily interested in global profit maximization, which may not necessarily lead to greater investment and employment generation in the host country. Nevertheless, there is room for bargaining to bring about Pareto-improvement, which can be evidenced by gradual removal of restrictions on foreign investment in developing countries by the respective governments, to attract FDI.
IGI Global eBooks, 2021
Quality higher education is considered as one of the major elements that promises sustainable eco... more Quality higher education is considered as one of the major elements that promises sustainable economic and social development of the developing countries of the world. The higher education in Bangladesh has experienced remarkable transformations in the recent years. There are two types of universities in Bangladesh. One is public and other is private university. The present study, by reviewing and analyzing the current structure and situation of quality of the higher educational institutions of the country, attempts to examine the service quality of both public and private universities and further attempts to scrutinize quality assurance questions of higher education. The findings of the study indicate that there is a need for improving service quality in both private and public universities. This study further stresses that effective learning environment, rules and regulations for improving service quality and quality assurance in both private and public universities of the country is very much necessary.
Global Business Review, Sep 22, 2015
Industrialization is an essential component of the development process. Technology seems to be th... more Industrialization is an essential component of the development process. Technology seems to be the principal stimulus and an effective catalyst for this process of industrial growth. It can be argued that spillovers from invention and innovation at the international level generate technological changes, which can be effectively employed by the developing or newly industrializing nations. The process of acquiring technology from a country that has substantially improved technological knowledge is known as technology transfer. The importance of technology transfer has engendered much exploration in the fields of productivity analysis, market operation, corporate learning and overall growth of the economy. In this context, there can emerge two principal ways of utilizing transfer of technology – namely, gradual learning and leapfrogging.
Foreign Capital Inflows to China, India and the Caribbean, 2006
In Chapter 3 we discussed an alternate view that could explain the inflows of FDI in different ne... more In Chapter 3 we discussed an alternate view that could explain the inflows of FDI in different neighbourhoods. The last two or three decades have witnessed marked changes in the global organization of industry with far-reaching effects for the evolving patterns of integration of developing countries into world economy. FDI affects resource allocation in several ways. The presence of MNC affiliates may affect capital accumulation, industrial structure and performance, trade propensity and many other structural characteristics of the host economy. Thus it is natural to assume that MNCs do influence, at least to some extent, the observed patterns of industrialization and trade orientation in host countries.
It used to be claimed, notably in Indian subcontinent that there is either a positive or negative... more It used to be claimed, notably in Indian subcontinent that there is either a positive or negative significant relationship between land productivity and farm size. Attempts were made to explain the relationship using two important factors, viz, disguise unemployment and imperfection offactor markets. Solutions such as supply of inputs, land reform, etc, were suggested. Yet in poorer countries the odds are that even within a village and during any peak farm operation the question of disguise unemployment is liable to be troublesome in rice economies as these are time-specific and water management-specific. What is thus interesting and seems to have been missed out by the existing literature is that several of the factors can be exacerbated or minimised depending on the management of water in question. This article re-explores the problem on the basis offield studies in Bangladesh. The study is unable to trace any kind of significant relationship between the farm size and land product...
International journal of health sciences
Introduction: Removing fiber posts from root canal–treated teeth is inherent to tooth loss and ti... more Introduction: Removing fiber posts from root canal–treated teeth is inherent to tooth loss and time consuming. Hence in our study we aim to investigate the accuracy and efficiency of the 3-dimensional dynamic navigation system (DNS) compared with the freehand technique (FH) when removing fiber posts from root canal–treated teeth. Material and Methods: We compared the extracted single rooted teeth prepared with post and build with core. We divided 40 teeth equally as DNS & FH. We compared Global coronal and apical deviations, angular deflection, operation time, and volumetric tooth loss, keeping the p<0.05 as significant. Results: The DNS group showed significantly lower global coronal and apical deviations and angular deflection than the FH group (P < .05). DNS required less operation time than FH. Moreover, the DNS technique had significantly less volumetric loss of tooth structure than the FH technique (P < .05).Conclusions: The DNS was more precise and effective in remo...
Economic and Political Weekly, 2000
Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhamad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank by Muhammad Yunu... more Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhamad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank by Muhammad Yunus with Alan Jolis, foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales; The University Press, Dhaka, 1998; pp xviii + 313, Taka 480.
Trade in Health Services in South Asia, 2020
Indian and Chinese Enterprises, 2020
Trade in Health Services in South Asia, 2020
A survey of 190 patients who had come to India from other South Asian countries to avail of medic... more A survey of 190 patients who had come to India from other South Asian countries to avail of medical services was conducted during the period of 1914-1915 to understand the trade-related barriers and their effect on actual patients. This chapter captures the essential aspects of the survey. Tables 7.1 and 7.2 present a socio-demographic and socioeconomic profile of the patients. We can see that an overwhelming majority (about 79.5%) of the patients is male and more than half are in the age group 40-59. Not so surprisingly, about 95.8% of the patients are from Bangladesh and about 61.0% of these foreign patients have studied up to SSC/HSC or above. The largest number of patients is from single earning member households, and for such households, the average number of dependents is 4.97. It must be very difficult for such households to travel to another country for the treatment of one of its members-particularly when we also observe that the average income per household for such households is only 235623.40 in local currency (which effectively means Bangladesh Taka). For double-income households, the average number of dependents
It is critical that technology recipients have the prerequisite knowledge and scientific base to ... more It is critical that technology recipients have the prerequisite knowledge and scientific base to best exploit the information. This includes domestic private and public research laboratories and universities, in addition to a sound basis of technical skills and human capital. Each of these may help to reduce the costs of imitation, adaption, and follow-on innovation. Technology transfer is enhanced by stronger levels of patent protection, while acknowledging the necessity of complementary factors such as infrastructure, effective government policies and regulations, knowledge institutions, access to credit and venture capital, skilled human capital, and networks for research collaboration. It is essential to consider the skills required for continued use and repair of new technologies at the onset of adoption. This study reveals that it is a combination of market, regulatory and cultural conditions that contribute to the arena in which dissemination and adoption of technologies take...