Seminar on "Labour Market Monopsony Power in Africa's Manufacturing Sector" by Dr. Samiul Haque, Assistant Professor of Economics, North South University held.

Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) organized a seminar titled “Labour Market Monopsony Power in Africa’s Manufacturing Sector" on 30 January, 2018, Tuesday at 3 pm at BIDS Seminar Room. The paper was presented by Dr. Samiul Haque, Assistant Professor of Economics, North South University. The study estimated a firm level measure of labour market monopsony power among manufacturing firms from four African countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Zimbabwe and found evidence of imperfect competition in the labour market in these countries. 

The seminar was attended by BIDS researchers and academics. Dr. Kazi Ali Toufique, Research Director, BIDS chaired the seminar.