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October 2012 | Asian Development Outlook

Asian Development Outlook 2012 Update: Services and Asia's Future Growth

The annual Asian Development Outlook, generally launched in April, presents an analysis of developing Asia’s recent economic performance plus its prospects for the next two years. This Update shows whether these forecasts were met, explaining divergence between forecasts and the actual outturn, and firms the forecasts for the next 18 months or so.
September 2012 | Economics Working Papers

Do Contagion Effects Exist in Capital Flow Volatility?

This paper examines how the volatility of different types of capital flows to emerging countries is affected by the volatility of capital flows elsewhere as well as other economic and policy factors.
Author(s): Park, Cyn-Young | Lee, Hyun-Hoon
September 2012 | Economics Working Papers

On Measuring Human Capital: A Case Study of Viet Nam

This study develops a productivity-based single measure of human capital, taking account different levels of education and productivity differentials across workers.
Author(s): Son, Hyun Hwa
September 2012 |

2009 Purchasing Power Parity Update for Selected Economies in Asia and the Pacific: A Research Study

This report presents the research initiative to explore an alternative methodology for extrapolating purchasing power parities (PPPs) for 21 participating economies in the Asia and Pacific region.
September 2012 | e-Quarterly Research Bulletin

e-Quarterly Research Bulletin - Volume 3, Number 3

In this issue of e-Quarterly News Bulletin: Inclusive Growth in Selected Countries in Asia and the Pacific; Q&A Session with Donghyun Park; Government Fiscal Policies and Redistribution in Asian Countries; Events from October to December 2012; Asian Development Review Volume 29 Number 2.
September 2012 | Asia Bond Monitor

Asia Bond Monitor - September 2012

This publication reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options.
August 2012 | Regional Economic Integration Working Papers

Different Types of Firms, Products, and Directions of Trade: The Case of the People's Republic of China

Using a highly disaggregated, Harmonized System collected by the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Customs Office for 2000 and 2008, the authors perform an in-depth anatomy of the PRC's trade in manufactured goods.
Author(s): Lee, Hyun-Hoon | Park, Donghyun | Wang, Jing
August 2012 |

Myanmar in Transition: Opportunities and Challenges

This special report is ADB's first major assessment of Myanmar since it began political and economic reforms in 2011. It examines the country’s strengths and weaknesses and highlights the challenges and risks. The key for development lies in prioritizing the necessary actions and introducing the requisite reforms.
August 2012 | Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific

Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012

The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012 aims to present the latest key statistics on development issues concerning the economies of Asia and the Pacific to a wide audience, including policy makers, development practitioners, government officials, researchers, students, and the general public.
July 2012 | Economics Working Papers

Vertical Gravity

This paper examines the drivers of international production networks and vertical trade integration in an augmented gravity model that employs the newly developed Network Trade Index as a regressant.
Author(s): Brooks, Douglas H. | Ferrarini, Benno