We argue that with interdependent utility functions growth can lead to a decline in total welfare of a society if the … gains from growth are sufficiently unequally distributed in the presence of negative externalities, i.e., envy. …

"Lack of access to electricity is one of the major impediments to growth and development of the rural economies in …,000 households in rural Bangladesh, this paper studies the welfare impacts of households' grid connectivity. Based on rigorous …

-ante actions and ex-post responses using panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi. The importance of ex-ante actions … public assistance. The Bangladesh example shows active roles of both ex-ante and ex-post actions. These observations are …

"This paper examines the impacts of disasters on dynamic human capital production using panel data from Bangladesh …, although disasters have negative impacts on investment. In Bangladesh, children with more biological human capital are less …

"Seasonal poverty in Bangladesh, locally known as monga, refers to seasonal deprivation of food during the pre … targeted poor to contain income seasonality and poverty in this impoverished part of Bangladesh. "--World Bank web site …