Sector Overview and Study Design -- Value Chain Transformation -- Cluster-based Aquaculture Growth -- Welfare and Poverty Impacts of Aquaculture Growth -- Future Scenarios (Projections to 2050) -- Summary and Implications

Using data from multiple sources, we show that the real wages in Bangladesh, particularly in rural areas and for female workers, have accelerated in recent years. Real wage escalation is likely the result of a combination of more job opportunities in the nonfarm sector, especially in the...

"China experiences an increasingly severe relative surplus of men in the pre-marital age cohort. The existing literature on its consequences focuses mostly on negative aspects such as crime. In this paper, we provide evidence that the imbalance may also stimulate economic growth by inducing more...