Using data from multiple sources, we show that in Bangladesh, the increase in real wages, particularly female wages, has accelerated since the late 2000s, suggesting that the Lewis turning point (the point at which the labor market starts to shift in favor of workers) has arrived in Bangladesh....

The authors present empirical evidence in price and market structure in the grain markets of a backward area of Bangladesh. They show that institutional structures can influence the ability of small traders to accumulate and the extent of competition in an apparently free market. (DÜI-Sen)