Export, Imports, Remittance and Growth in Bangladesh: An Empirical analysis
Haydory Akbar Ahmed, Md. Gazi Salah Uddin
Abstract
This paper investigates the causal nexus between export, import, remittance and GDP growth for Bangladesh using annual data from 1976 to 2005. This paper uses time series econometrics tools to investigate the relationship adding import and remittance in the model. Study shows limited support in favor of export-led growth hypothesis for Bangladesh. Export and remittance cause GDP growth in the short run and does not have any long run influence. GDP, on the other hand, causes export growth in the long run. Import does not have any impact on GDP or export growth.
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