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October 2012 | Economics Working Papers

Government Fiscal Policies and Redistribution in Asian Countries

This paper assesses the impact of government fiscal policies on income inequality in Asia. It discusses the role and effectiveness of redistributive fiscal policies and quantifies the effects of taxation and government expenditure on income distributions.
Author(s): Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge | Claus, Iris | Vulovic, Violeta
October 2012 |

Aging, Economic Growth, and Old-Age Security in Asia

This timely book provides an in-depth analysis of population aging and the region-wide demographic transition towards an older population. It also presents concrete policy options for tackling these challenges.
October 2012 | Economics Working Papers

Reducing Disparities and Enhancing Sustainability in Asian Pension Systems

The paper highlights the need to undertake systematic pension reform to provide affordable, adequate, and sustainable economic security to Asia's large and growing elderly population.
Author(s): Guerard, Yves | Asher, Mukul | Park, Donghyun | Estrada, Gemma B.
October 2012 | Economics Working Papers

Adoption of CFLs and Electrical Lighting Usage in Pakistan

Using a household level survey of electrical lighting and usage in Pakistan, this paper examines the decision to adopt compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) and the subsequent impact of CFL adoption on electricity usage.
Author(s): Chun, Natalie | Jiang, Yi
October 2012 | Economics Working Papers

Ending "Too Big To Fail": Government Promises versus Investor Perceptions

This paper gives an analysis of the 1997–1999 crisis in the Republic of Korea. The analysis presents that despite a “no bailout” policy, large Korean corporate groups could still issue bonds at prices implying very low expected default risk.
Author(s): Gormley, Todd A. | Johnson, Simon | Rhee, Changyong
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.