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July 2013 |

Gender Statistics in Development Planning for Central and West Asia

This policy brief explains why gender inequality matters for development and inclusive growth. It identifies knowledge gaps in general and with particular focus on Central and West Asia.
July 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Climate-Related Disasters in Asia and the Pacific

This paper considers three main disaster risk factors behind the increased frequency of intense natural disasters—rising population exposure, greater population vulnerability, and increasing climate-related hazards.
Author(s): Thomas, Vinod | Albert, Jose Ramon | Perez, Rosa
July 2013 | Development Effectiveness Reports

Development Effectiveness Report 2012: Private Sector Operations

This fourth annual report on the development effectiveness of ADB’s private sector operations reviews how the Private Sector Operations Department has contributed to promoting ADB’s development effectiveness agenda.
June 2013 | e-Quarterly Research Bulletin

e-Quarterly Research Bulletin - Volume 4, Number 2

In this issue of e-Quarterly Research Bulletin: Are Government-linked Corporations Crowding Out Private Investment in Malaysia?; The Service Sector in Lower-income Asian Economies; and Sovereign Risk, Elections, and Contagion.
July 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Determinants of Urbanization

In light of the United Nation’s latest urbanization projections, particularly with respect to the People’s Republic of China and India, a good understanding is needed of what drives aggregate urbanization trends. Taking advantage of the latest UN World Urbanization Prospects, we use an instrumental variables approach to identify and analyze key urbanization determinants.
Author(s): Hofmann, Anett | Wan, Guanghua
July 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Determinants of Financial Stress in Emerging Market Economies

This study finds that financial shocks originating from both advanced and emerging economies exert significant influence on domestic financial stress of emerging market economies using a financial stress index (FSI), with regional relative to non-regional financial shocks having a greater impact on domestic financial stress in the case of emerging Asia.
Author(s): Park, Cyn-Young | Mercado, Rogelio
July 2013 | Asian Development Outlook

Asian Development Outlook 2013 Supplement: Softening Growth Prospects for Developing Asia

Although advanced economies have largely met expectations so far in 2013, developing Asia has not achieved the momentum envisaged in the Asian Development Outlook. This Supplement trims 0.3 percentage points from the region’s growth forecasts, to 6.3% in 2013 and 6.4% in 2014.
July 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Development Imperatives for the Asian Century

Despite Asia’s remarkable economic success in the last half century, income inequality has worsened substantially and the region has become the world’s leading emitter of greenhouse gases. Should Asia simply continue on its established growth path? How can Asian governments pursue growth strategies that are socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable?
Author(s): Petri, Peter | Thomas, Vinod
July 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Features, Restrictions, and Policy Recommendations in the Service Sector of the People’s Republic of China

Wei Wang from the Development Research Center, People's Republic of China (PRC), discusses the critical obstacles to service sector development in the PRC, as well as the reforms needed if the sector is to realize its potential.
Author(s): Wei, Wang
July 2013 | Economics Working Papers

Intellectual Property Rights, Quality of Institutions, and Foreign Direct Investment into Developing Asia

The newly released publication looks into the importance of strengthening the intellectual property rights regimes of countries in developing Asia. As these countries become producers of intellectual property, the issue has become a greater concern. Developing Asia has attracted large amounts of foreign direct investment and this trend is expected to continue. This publication explores the relationship between intellectual property rights and foreign direct investment in developing Asia.
Author(s): Lee, Minsoo | Park, Donghyun