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June 2013 | Economics Working Papers

The Service Sector in India

Arpita Mukherjee from the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations analyses the service sector in India and finds that with the right policy initiatives, the service sector can contribute to inclusive growth and that India can develop as a knowledge hub.
Author(s): Mukherjee, Arpita
June 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Asian Capital Market Integration: Theory and Evidence

This paper assesses the progress of emerging Asia's capital market integration at both regional and global levels; and finds that while the pace of the region's capital market integration has accelerated in recent years, it remains more integrated with global financial markets than with regional financial markets.
Author(s): Park, Cyn-Young
June 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Effects of Quantitative Easing on Asia: Capital Flows and Financial Markets

This paper studies the effects of the United States’ (US) quantitative easing on Asia by examining capital flows and financial markets. It finds that Asian countries were affected either through domestic currency appreciation or an increase in housing prices.
Author(s): Cho, Dongchul | Rhee, Changyong
June 2013 | Asia Bond Monitor

Asia Bond Monitor - June 2013

The Asia Bond Monitor reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with outlook, risks, and policy challenges. It covers the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus the People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea. 
May 2013 | Economics Working Papers

How Expansion of Public Services Affects the Poor: Benefit Incidence Analysis for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

ADB’s Jayant Menon and the Australian National University's Peter Warr and Sitthiroth Rasphone test whether the marginal benefits from expanding public education and health services in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic are more pro-poor than the average incidence suggests.
Author(s): Warr, Peter | Menon, Jayant | Rasphone, Sitthiroth
May 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Sovereign Risk, Elections, and Contagion

This paper examines the political risk effect and its different economic implications in normal and crisis situations through the proxy analysis of election and the sovereign bond spreads.
Author(s): Li, Chi | Balding, Christopher | Lee, Minsoo
May 2013 | Economics Working Papers

The Service Sector in Lower-Income Asian Economies

This paper reviews the main barriers to growth of the service sectors in six lower-income countries spread across different subregions of developing Asia. It also reviews policy options that can contribute towards the inclusive growth of these countries.
Author(s): Estrada, Gemma B. | Acharya, Yubraj | Batten, Aaron | Brimble, Peter J. | Doung, Poullang | Gulamov, Mirzo I. | Hossain, M. Zahid | Mellor, Dominic P. | Park, Donghyun | Rahman, Shamsur M.
May 2013 | Basic Statistics

Basic Statistics 2013

A collection of statistical indicators for 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific, such as the gross domestic product (GDP), inflation rate, trade balance, external debt, and fiscal balance. The publication also includes indicators of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) such as the proportion of population living below $1.25 (PPP) a day, infant mortality rate, carbon dioxide emissions.
May 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Are Government-Linked Corporations Crowding out Private Investment in Malaysia?

This paper presents evidence of the negative impact government-linked corporations have on private investment in Malaysia due to their dominance over private firms in various sectors.
Author(s): Menon, Jayant | Ng, Thiam Hee
May 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Corporate Investments in Asian Emerging Markets: Financial Conditions, Financial Development, and Financial Constraints

This paper explores the mechanisms through which finance affects corporate investments and capital accumulation. A key feature of this study is the separation of the effects of financial conditions from those of financial development.
Author(s): Wang, Jian-Xin | Gochoco-Bautista, Maria Socorro | Sotocinal, Noli