http://reposit.library.du.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/xmlui/handle/123456789/266 2026-04-07T01:56:31Z 2026-04-07T01:56:31Z Chowdhury, Tonmoy http://reposit.library.du.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/xmlui/handle/123456789/4699 2025-07-08T09:12:30Z 2025-07-08T00:00:00Z

Foreign Direct Investment and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis: Evidences from Bangladesh Chowdhury, Tonmoy This study investigates the potential existence of the Pollution Haven Hypothesis (PHH) in Bangladesh. The objective is to examine the impact of lax environmental policies on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and evaluate the subsequent effects of these inflows on pollution levels within the country. Employing both quantitative and qualitative approaches, the analysis incorporates the Johansen cointegration test, Vector Error (VECM), and Granger causality test, complemented by Key Informant Interviews (KII) with 12 experts. The Johansen cointegration test identifies a long-run relationship between CO2 emissions and FDI inflows, though this connection lacks statistical robustness. The VECM results suggest that FDI inflows are shaped by a combination of economic and environmental factors, with inflation emerging as a significant deterrent. The Granger causality test reveals no significant causal relationships between FDI and CO2 emissions, inflation, or trade openness, although FDI significantly impacts GDP per capita and electric power consumption. The qualitative findings emphasize low labour costs, market size, and geopolitical considerations as key determinants of FDI, while concerns are raised about the environmental risks posed by FDI in polluting industries. Overall, the study has found limited evidence in support of the pollution haven hypothesis (PHH) in Bangladesh, concluding that weak environmental regulations are not the primary factor attracting FDI in Bangladesh. The study advocates for strengthened environmental enforcement, the diversification of FDI into less polluting sectors, and the promotion of cleaner technologies to achieve sustainable industrial growth without compromising environmental integrity. This thesis is submitted for the degree of Master of Philosophy.

2025-07-08T00:00:00Z Islam, Sadia http://reposit.library.du.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/xmlui/handle/123456789/3572 2025-02-06T05:14:37Z 2025-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sustainable Industrialization in Bangladesh: A Case Study of the Ready-Made Garments and the Leather Industries Islam, Sadia The world has already witnessed by the massive growth and this boom of economy brought detrimental changes in environmental quality. Due unplanned industrial development, the environment is losing its own balance. There is anxiety about the future of the world. So, to solve this problem the world need to find out some solutions. The world needs a kind of development process which will increase economic growth, but without harming the balance of the environment. Moreover, Sustainable development is a universally agreed development process to address all these challenging issues. Considering these issues the main goal of the study was to find out the prospects of Bangladesh to promote sustainable industrialization by 2030, and to examine the impact of the eco-innovation in the environmental sustainability performance to formulate long term policy for sustainable industrialization program. The nature of the work demands the collection and analysis of both primary and secondary data. Hence, to project how close the Bangladesh to achieve the target of SDG 9.2, this study considers indicator 9.2.1a and 9.2.1b. To forecast the country’s overall progress related with sustainable industrialization this study use ARIMA model and after forecasting the value this paper found that the manufacturing value added as a percentage of GDP will be 21.26 percent and Manufacturing value added per capita (in USD) for the year 2030 will be 354.33 USD in Bangladesh by 2030. This study found that indicator 9.2.1a is still far from achieving the target of manufacturing share of GDP by 2030. However, from the forecasting value of indicator 9.2.1.b this paper can claim that, the forecasted value USD 354.33 is very close to the targeted value USD 360.96. To fulfill the second specific objective, this study collected data from the manufacturing sector (RMG industry and Leather industry). The questionnaire was collected and complied from different important documents from the literature reviewed, but considering the data collection problem (during this Covid-19 pandemic), the study used only total 50 RMG and leather industries for collection of primary data. The collected data from the questionnaire survey was analyzed both by factor analysis to form an index for environmental sustainability performance, eco-innovation and eco-process innovation. The Classical Liner Regression Model was employed to prove the hypotheses. From the descriptive analyses of the study it is found that, eco-innovation concentrated on the reduction of materials use, reduction of energy use, reduction of pollution and replacing of materials with less polluting substitutes. The empirical result of this study has shown the eco- innovation has a positive relationship with environmental sustainability performance in the case of the manufacturing sector and also in the case of RMG sector of the Bangladesh. Specifically, from the empirical results it was found that eco-product innovation has a positive impact on environmental sustainability performance, but the eco-process innovation does not have any positive impact on environmental sustainability performance in the case of overall manufacturing industry and as well as RMG industry. But due to the inappropriateness of the data for factor analysis this study could not able to identify the impact of eco-innovation in the case of the leather sector. Therefore, for the implementation of sustainable industrialization in the manufacturing sector of the Bangladesh, it is necessary to implement various policies and programs covering all these factors. A Thesis submitted as a requirement for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Economics.

2025-02-05T00:00:00Z Imdad, Mohammed Parvez http://reposit.library.du.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/xmlui/handle/123456789/3117 2024-03-20T03:38:16Z 2024-03-20T00:00:00Z

Relevance of export expansion and import substitution strategies for industrialization in Bangladesh Imdad, Mohammed Parvez This thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Philosophy.

2024-03-20T00:00:00Z Ferdousi, Bilkis http://reposit.library.du.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/xmlui/handle/123456789/3116 2024-03-20T03:37:18Z 2024-03-20T00:00:00Z

Effects of Global Recession on the Ready Made Garment Industries of Bangladesh: A Case Study of Five large factories Ferdousi, Bilkis This thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Philosophy.

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