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Economic Research Publications
Find the latest key economic, financial, and social indicators in Asia and the Pacific. Access to ADB's statistical resources and research publications is free of charge.
April 2012 |
This paper discusses the drivers behind food insecurity in Asia and points to ways to mitigate it.
April 2012 | Economics Working Papers
This paper examines why private investment in Malaysia has never fully recovered from the impact of the Asian financial crisis, and gives opinions on how it can possibly be fixed.
Author(s): Menon, Jayant
April 2012 | Asia Bond Monitor
This publication reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options.
April 2012 | Asian Development Outlook
The annual Asian Development Outlook (ADO) provides a comprehensive analysis of economic performance for the past year and offers forecasts for the next 2 years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific that make up developing Asia.
April 2012 | Economics Working Papers
This study uses a panel database of rural households in Thailand collected from 2008-2010 to investigate the effects of rural-urban migration on economic development.
Author(s): Amare, Mulubrhan | Hohfeld, Lena | Jitsuchon, Somchai | Waibel, Hermann
April 2012 |
The report discusses the challenges that Papua New Guinea faces toward a broad-based and inclusive economic growth and propose policy options to overcome these challenges.
March 2012 | e-Quarterly Research Bulletin
In this issue of e-Quarterly News Bulletin: The Working Poor; New Economic Geography and Tax Competition in the PRC: A Firm-Level Data Analysis with Policy Implications; Q&A: CFL Adoption and Energy Usage in Pakistan; Going Regional: How to Deepen ASEAN's Financial Markets; and Confronting Rising Inequality in Asia
March 2012 | Economics Working Papers
This paper proposes a working definition of the middle-income trap, and based on it, identifies the countries that in 2010 were trapped.
Author(s): Felipe, Jesus
March 2012 | Economics Working Papers
This paper discusses why some countries get stuck in the Middle-Income Trap based on the characteristics of products they export and their capacity to undergo structural transformation.
Author(s): Felipe, Jesus
March 2012 | Regional Economic Integration Working Papers
Strengthening the Financial System and Mobilizing Savings to Support More Balanced Growth in ASEAN+3
ADB's A. Noy Siackhachanh reviews the progress and proposes additional measures under the Asian Bond Market Initiative to help address the region’s savings-investment imbalances.
Author(s): Siackhachanh, Avonechith