BCS Written Economics case studies
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The BCS Written Economics examination is the descriptive paper stage of Bangladesh's Civil Service selection process for candidates who have already cleared the preliminary screening and now choose Economics as a written optional or main subject. It is intended for graduates with a solid grasp of economic theory who wish to enter the Bangladesh Civil Service in administrative, economic, and related cadres, where policy analysis and quantitative reasoning matter daily. The BCS Written Economics case studies are 5 cases and about 3,944 words.
1The Fertiliser Subsidy That Would Not Shrink
A finance ministry review finds that the budgeted fertiliser subsidy for the coming year is 82 billion taka against an original allocation of 55 billion. Domestic urea production covers only 40 percent of demand; the rest is imported at a landed cost that has risen 35 percent in two years because of global gas prices and freight.
767 words, about 4 min2When the Taka Slides and the Reserves Blink
A country with a managed float sees its currency depreciate 14 percent against the dollar over eight months. Reserves have fallen from 6.5 months of import cover to 3.8 months.
770 words, about 4 min3The Garment Factory That Cannot Hire
A district has 240 garment factories employing 380,000 workers, 78 percent of them women. Export orders have grown 9 percent in volume but unit prices have fallen 4 percent, so the value of exports has barely moved.
796 words, about 4 min4The Bridge That Was Not Built
A development bank is appraising two competing uses of a 9 billion taka allocation in a riverine district. Option A is a bridge that would cut travel time to the district town from 3 hours to 40 minutes for an estimated 22,000 daily users.
877 words, about 4 min5The Regression That Proved the Policy Worked
A government evaluation of a conditional cash transfer reports that beneficiaries' school enrolment rose 11 percentage points relative to non-beneficiaries, significant at the 1 percent level, using a cross-sectional regression on 4,200 households with controls for income, parental education, and district. The programme was rolled out in phases: the poorest 40 percent of villages were covered first, and the remaining villages were covered two years later.
734 words, about 4 min