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December 2002 | ERD Policy Briefs

Dangers of Deflation

This paper attempts to identify the causes and consequences of deflation.
Author(s): Brooks, Douglas H. | Quising, Pilipinas F.
December 2002 | Economics Working Papers

Leading Indicators of Business Cycles in Malaysia and the Philippines

This paper attempts to construct leading indicator systems for the Malaysian and Philippine economies using publicly available economic and financial data, with a view to predicting turning points of growth cycles in the two countries.
Author(s): Zhang, Wenda | Zhuang, Juzhong
December 2002 | Economics Working Papers

New Economy and the Effects of Industrial Structures on International Equity Market Correlations

This paper investigates the effects of the ongoing changes in industrial structures arising from technology evolution and financial liberalization on the correlations of international equity markets.
Author(s): Park, Cyn-Young | Woo, Jaejoon
December 2002 | Economics Working Papers

Technological Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment--A Survey

This paper reviews research on foreign direct investment (FDI) and spillover effects in the People's Republic of China (PRC) alongside the general literature on FDI.
Author(s): Fan, Emma Xiaoqin
November 2002 | Economics Working Papers

How can Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam Cope with Revenue Lost Due to AFTA Tariff Reductions?

This study proposes tax structure and tax administration reforms and other complementary policies that the governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam can introduce to safeguard and enhance revenue collection.
Author(s): Lao-Araya, Kanokpan
November 2002 | Economics Working Papers

Asian Regionalism and Its Effects on Trade in the 1980s and 1990s

The paper uses a gravity model augmented with several sets of dummy variables to estimate the effect of various preferential trade agreements (PTAs) on trade flows within and across membership groupings as well as the effect of PTAs on members' trade.
Author(s): Clarete, Ramon | Edmonds, Christopher | Wallack, Jessica Seddon
November 2002 | ERD Policy Briefs

Implications of a US Dollar Depreciation for Asian Developing Countries

This note presents the macroeconomic impact of exchange rates for Asian Developing Countries.
Author(s): Fan, Emma Xiaoqin
October 2002 | ERD Policy Briefs

Is Economic Openness Good for Regional Development and Poverty Reduction? The Philippines

The study analyzes data on the Philippines 14 regions over the period 1988-2000, during which significant liberalization measures were introduced into the economy.
Author(s): Pernia, Ernesto M. | Quising, Pilipinas F.
October 2002 | Economics Working Papers

Revisiting Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia: What Do Subnational Data Show?

This paper examines the key determinants of poverty reduction in Indonesia during the 1990s and concludes with implications for the design of pro-poor growth policies and institutions in Indonesia.
Author(s): Balisacan, Arsenio M. | Pernia, Ernesto M. | Asra, Abuzar
October 2002 | Economics Working Papers

Causes of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis: What Can an Early Warning System Model Tell Us?

This paper provides more empirical evidence on the causes of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, with a view to discriminating between the two hypotheses of "weak fundamentals" and "investors' panic."
Author(s): Zhuang, Juzhong | Dowling, Malcolm