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Intro; Preface; Contents; Editor and Contributors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Key Messages; 1 Structural Change in Bangladesh: Challenges for Growth and Employment Creation; 1 Introduction; 2 The Nature of Structural Transformation in Bangladesh; 3 Challenges for Economic Growth and Employment Creation in Bangladesh; 3.1 Reform in the Policies and Institutions for Economic Diversification; 3.2 Transition from 'Good-Enough' Job to 'Decent' Job; 3.3 The Future of the RMG Industry in Bangladesh; 3.4 Tackling 'Entitlement Failure' in Infrastructure
3.5 Making Most of the Demographic Dividend4 Conclusion; References; 2 What Determines the Choice Between Farm and Nonfarm Employments in the Rural Bangladesh?; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Pattern and Trend of the Nonfarm Employments in Rural Bangladesh; 4 Overview of the Potential Drivers of Employment Switch in Rural Bangladesh; 4.1 Land Ownership; 4.2 Age Distribution; 4.3 Education; 4.4 Real and Relative Wages; 4.5 Infrastructure; 5 Determinants of Employment Switch in Rural Bangladesh: A Pseudo Panel Econometric Analysis; 6 Conclusion; References
3 How Does Employment Status Matter for the Well-Being of Rural Households in Bangladesh?1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Overview of Pattern of Employment and Well-Being in Rural Bangladesh; 3.1 Distribution of Employment Categories; 3.2 Land Ownership and Employment Categories; 3.3 Education and Employment Categories; 3.4 International Remittances; 4 Does Employment Status Matter in Rural Well-Being? Insights from Econometric Exercises; 4.1 Comparison with Respect to the Base Category; 4.2 Average Marginal Effects Result of Multinomial Logit; 5 Conclusion; References
4 Female Labor Market Participation in Bangladesh: Structural Changes and Determinants of Labor Supply1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Overview of the Trend and Pattern of Labor Force Participation; 3.1 Composition of the Female and Male Workforces and Trends Over Time; 4 What Determines Female Labor Supply in Bangladesh?; 4.1 Estimation of the Determinants of Labor Force Participation; 4.2 Estimation of the Determinants of Employment Status; 5 Conclusion; References; 5 Unpaid Family Labor: A Hidden Form of Labor Market Discrimination of Women in Bangladesh; 1 Introduction
2 Conceptualizing Unpaid Family Labor in Bangladesh3 Literature Review; 4 Key Features of Unpaid Family Labor in Bangladesh; 5 What Determines Individual's Decision to Work as an Unpaid Family Worker? Insights from Econometric Analysis; 6 Conclusion; References; 6 Dynamics of Employment in the Urban Informal Sector in Bangladesh; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Overview of the Urban Informal Employment in Bangladesh; 4 What Determines Participation in the Urban Informal Employment?; 4.1 Regression Results Considering All Employment Types; 4.2 Regression Results Excluding Unpaid Labor
3.5 Making Most of the Demographic Dividend4 Conclusion; References; 2 What Determines the Choice Between Farm and Nonfarm Employments in the Rural Bangladesh?; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Pattern and Trend of the Nonfarm Employments in Rural Bangladesh; 4 Overview of the Potential Drivers of Employment Switch in Rural Bangladesh; 4.1 Land Ownership; 4.2 Age Distribution; 4.3 Education; 4.4 Real and Relative Wages; 4.5 Infrastructure; 5 Determinants of Employment Switch in Rural Bangladesh: A Pseudo Panel Econometric Analysis; 6 Conclusion; References
3 How Does Employment Status Matter for the Well-Being of Rural Households in Bangladesh?1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Overview of Pattern of Employment and Well-Being in Rural Bangladesh; 3.1 Distribution of Employment Categories; 3.2 Land Ownership and Employment Categories; 3.3 Education and Employment Categories; 3.4 International Remittances; 4 Does Employment Status Matter in Rural Well-Being? Insights from Econometric Exercises; 4.1 Comparison with Respect to the Base Category; 4.2 Average Marginal Effects Result of Multinomial Logit; 5 Conclusion; References
4 Female Labor Market Participation in Bangladesh: Structural Changes and Determinants of Labor Supply1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Overview of the Trend and Pattern of Labor Force Participation; 3.1 Composition of the Female and Male Workforces and Trends Over Time; 4 What Determines Female Labor Supply in Bangladesh?; 4.1 Estimation of the Determinants of Labor Force Participation; 4.2 Estimation of the Determinants of Employment Status; 5 Conclusion; References; 5 Unpaid Family Labor: A Hidden Form of Labor Market Discrimination of Women in Bangladesh; 1 Introduction
2 Conceptualizing Unpaid Family Labor in Bangladesh3 Literature Review; 4 Key Features of Unpaid Family Labor in Bangladesh; 5 What Determines Individual's Decision to Work as an Unpaid Family Worker? Insights from Econometric Analysis; 6 Conclusion; References; 6 Dynamics of Employment in the Urban Informal Sector in Bangladesh; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 3 Overview of the Urban Informal Employment in Bangladesh; 4 What Determines Participation in the Urban Informal Employment?; 4.1 Regression Results Considering All Employment Types; 4.2 Regression Results Excluding Unpaid Labor