Economics Working Papers

The ADB Economics Working Paper Series is a forum for stimulating discussion and eliciting feedback on ongoing and recently completed research and policy studies undertaken by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff, consultants, or resource persons. The series deals with key economic and development problems, particularly those facing the Asia and Pacific region; as well as conceptual, analytical, or methodological issues relating to project/program economic analysis, and statistical data and measurement. The series aims to enhance the knowledge on Asia’s development and policy challenges; strengthen analytical rigor and quality of ADB’s country partnership strategies, and its subregional and country operations; and improve the quality and availability of statistical data and development indicators for monitoring development effectiveness.

The ADB Economics Working Paper Series is a quick-disseminating, informal publication whose titles could subsequently be revised for publication as articles in professional journals or chapters in books. The series is maintained by the Economics and Research Department.

Title Date
The Service Sector in Lower-Income Asian Economies May 2013
Are Government-Linked Corporations Crowding out Private Investment in Malaysia? May 2013
Corporate Investments in Asian Emerging Markets: Financial Conditions, Financial Development, and Financial Constraints May 2013
Technological Change, Skill Demand, and Wage Inequality in Indonesia March 2013
Complexity, Specialization, and Growth March 2013
Federal Transfers and Fiscal Discipline in India: An Empirical Evaluation March 2013
On the Determinants of Scholastic Performance in Five Asian Countries March 2013
Cost Recoverable Tariffs to Increase Access to Basic Services among Poor Households March 2013
A Practical Approach to International Monetary System Reform: Building Settlement Infrastructure for Regional Currencies March 2013
Capital Controls: A Pragmatic Proposal February 2013
Operationalizing Experience: Donor Approaches to Service Delivery in Fragile States February 2013
How Foreign Direct Investment Promotes Development: The Case of the People’s Republic of China’s Inward and Outward FDI February 2013
Firm Investment, Liquidity, and Bank Health: A Panel Study of Asian Firms in the 2000s February 2013
Myanmar’s Trade and its Potential January 2013
Protestantism and Human Capital in Guatemala and the Republic of Korea January 2013
Financial Conditions Indexes for Asian Economies January 2013
Economic Impact of Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis on Developing Asia January 2013
A ZEN Approach to Post-2015: Addressing the Range of Perspectives Across Asia and the Pacific January 2013
Overlooked Opportunity: Tradable Business Services, Developing Asia, and Growth January 2013
The Lao Economy: Capitalizing on Natural Resource Exports January 2013