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Economic Research Publications
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July 2012 | Asian Economic Integration Monitor
The Asian Economic Integration Monitor is a semiannual review of Asia's regional economic cooperation and integration.
July 2012 | Regional Economic Integration Working Papers
This paper uses an extended gravity model to shed light on the impact of the free trade area agreement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on the members’ trade flows and trade patterns.
Author(s): Tang, Hsiao Chink | Sheng, Yu | Xu, Xinpeng
July 2012 | Asian Development Outlook
ADB’s latest figures predict developing Asia will expand by 6.6% in 2012 and 7.1% in 2013, lower than the 6.9% and 7.3% forecast in ADB’s Asian Development Outlook published in April.
July 2012 | Regional Economic Integration Working Papers
This paper provides an assessment of the effect of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) on three industries-wood processing, cement, and motorcycle assembly-in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Author(s): Leebouapao, Leebeer | Insisienmay, Sthabandith | Nolintha, Vanthana
June 2012 | e-Quarterly Research Bulletin
In this issue of e-Quarterly News Bulletin: Green Urbanization in Asia; Tracking the Middle Income Trap: What is It, Who is in It, and Why?; Q&A: Project on Strengthening Macroeconomic Assessment Tools; and Inequality of Human Opportunities in Developing Asia.
June 2012 | Economics Working Papers
The paper analyzes equity of opportunity in basic education and infrastructure services in seven developing countries, namely, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam.
Author(s): Son, Hyun H.
June 2012 | Economics Working Papers
In this paper, the authors empirically investigate two channels through which a country’s integration into global value chains (GVCs) may increase the income elasticity of its exports.
Author(s): Gangnes, Byron | Ma, Alyson C. | Van Assche, Ari
May 2012 | Asian Development Review
In this issue: Creating Good Employment Opportunities for the Rural Sector; Winners and Losers of Multinational Firm Entry into Developing Countries: Evidence from the Special Economic Zones of the People’s Republic of China; Rural–Urban Migration and Employment Quality: A Case Study From Thailand; Managing Capital Flows: What Tools to Use?; Empirical Evidence on the Efficacy of Capital Controls: A Summary Evaluation.
May 2012 | Basic Statistics
The Basic Statistics 2012 report contains the statistical indicators for 45 economies in the Asia and the Pacific Region. The publication covers the indicators of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) such as population numbers, proportion of population below the poverty line, infant mortality rate, carbon dioxide emissions. It also contains the basic economic data like gross domestic product (GDP), inflation rate, trade balance, fiscal balance, external debt and many more data sets.
May 2012 |
This publication summarizes the papers and presentations in Workshops on Economics of Infrastructure in a Globalized World, funded by the Asian Development Bank through a regional technical assistance project.