ADBI-Yale University Spotlight Asia’s Gender-Sensitive Economic Recovery Keys
Researchers discussed Asia’s policy imperatives for boosting gender-equitable economic recovery and shock resilience at an ADBI-Yale University conference in Tokyo on 9-10 March. Yale University’s Rohini Pande described COVID-19’s disproportionate impacts on women’s economic activities in India and how socio-cultural norms slow recovery for women. She stressed the importance of gender-sensitive measures for nurturing inclusive and resilient economies. Drawing on case studies and sector-based analysis, other researchers explored the female labor participation outlook, gender-related barriers, and drivers of equitable growth, including digitalization, social protection reform, child and elderly care enhancement, and gender quotas in political systems.
ADBI-ADB-Republic of Korea Guide Developing Asia’s Digital Social Services Delivery Expansion
Ways to leverage digitalization to enhance social services delivery in emerging Asian economies were the focus of an ADBI policy maker workshop cohosted with the Asian Development Bank and the National Information Society Agency of the Republic of Korea in Seoul on 6-10 March. Drawing upon case studies, government officials and experts discussed the region’s digital outlook and the importance of policy coordination for accelerating digital services growth in developing countries. They also participated in field trips which highlighted examples of successful policy implementation.
ADBI-SOAS University of London Promote Sustainable Finance for Asia’s Carbon Net Zero Transition
Strategies to boost sustainable finance for accelerating Asia’s carbon net zero transition were explored during a virtual conference hosted by ADBI and the SOAS University of London Centre for Sustainable Finance on 6-8 March. The conference featured insights on transition-related financial risks and risk mitigation measures from Sean Kidney of the Climate Bonds Initiative, Eugene Wong of the Sustainable Finance Institute Asia, and Catherine McKenna of the UN Secretary General’s new High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments of Non-State Entities. Experts from the private sector, central banks, financial supervisory authorities, and international organizations examined public policy’s role in mobilizing private capital at scale in Asia. Other researchers discussed de-risking and blended finance mechanisms; sustainability-linked bonds and other financing instruments; ESG investment drivers; carbon-pricing; and just transition.
Export-Import Bank of China Vice President, ADBI Discuss Sustainable Development Research Priorities
Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) vice president Wencai Zhang and ADBI experts led by Deputy Dean Seungju Baek discussed research and capacity priorities for advancing Asia’s sustainable development during a meeting at ADBI on 1 March. Zhang, a former vice president at the Asian Development Bank, described CEXIM’s country operations and noted the importance of ADBI’s research, capacity building, and outreach in areas such as debt sustainability, climate finance, infrastructure development, and supply chain resilience for sustainable and inclusive growth. Zhang and ADBI experts also explored opportunities for future CEXIM-ADBI collaboration.
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Books
A World in Crisis, a World in Progress: Growing Better Together
Think20, the official think tank engagement group of the Group of Twenty (G20), was established in 2012 to provide research-based policy recommendations to help G20 countries and partners promote economic resilience and sustainable development.
Strategies for Developing Asia's Future: 25 Years of the Asian Development Bank Institute
Since its founding in 1997, ADBI has worked to provide governments and stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific with policy knowledge to effectively address sustainable development challenges and opportunities.
Latest
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Continuous monitoring of shrimp ponds helps achieve sustainable aquaculture.
Assessing Spatiotemporal Differences in Shrimp Ponds Using Remote Sensing Data and Machine Learning Algorithms
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Rising market power impairs the effective transmission of monetary policy.
Corporate Market Power and Monetary Policy Transmission in Asia
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Asset purchase programs have a statistically significant effect in compressing the bond spreads in most emerging market economies.
Central Bank Asset Purchase Programs in Emerging Market Economies
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Policy Maker E-Training Course: Applying Principles of Quality Infrastructure Development in Asia
This Policy Maker E-Training Course examines infrastructure systems and principles for developing quality infrastructure in Asia, drawing on the book Principles of Infrastructure: Case Studies and Best Practices.
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Countries need to prioritize a national digital governance plan to ensure connectivity, strengthen stakeholder interaction, and ultimately realize digital transformation.
Digital Governance Pathways: Multidimensional Challenges in the Absence of a Scientific Foundation Are Not a Deterrent to Successful Implementation
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Corporate governance is vital in the effective implementation of domestic and foreign economic policies.
Do Political Connections Spur Technology Transfer? Evidence from India from a Governance Perspective
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A World in Crisis, a World in Progress: Growing Better Together - Lessons from a Decade of Think20
The book highlights the critical role of think tanks as drivers of policy innovation and the emergence of T20 as an integral support mechanism of the G20 forum and policy discussions among global leaders.
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Think20, the official think tank engagement group of the Group of Twenty (G20), was established in 2012 to provide research-based policy recommendations to help G20 countries and partners promote economic resilience and sustainable development.
A World in Crisis, a World in Progress: Growing Better Together
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Central banks and financial regulators should treat climate risk as one of the major financial risks.
Green Central Banking and Regulation to Foster Sustainable Finance
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Market integration is more strongly linked with global markets than with regional markets.
Bond Market Spillover Networks during the Global Pandemic: What We Learned from ASEAN-4 Markets
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Exploring Alternative Dispute Resolution
Experts discuss the Alternate Dispute Resolution mechanism for resolving stakeholder disputes and advancing development projects, drawing on a training workshop organized by ADBI and partners.
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Stimulus packages can be effective in the short run, even if they increase the government deficit and public debt.
Policy Responses to Cope with COVID-19 in Viet Nam: An Empirical Stock-Flow-Consistent Approach
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Sovereign risk is influenced by climate variables such as vulnerability, resilience, economic, social, and governance indicators.
Impact of Climate Change on Sovereign Risk in Asia
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Increased spillover tax revenues should be shared with the local government and private investors.
Cost–Benefit Analysis of Spillover Tax Revenues of High-Speed Rail in Taipei,China
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Addressing the constraints relating to land and other inputs and the selling of produce is the real challenge for small and marginal farmers.
Development of Capitals and Capabilities of Smallholder Farmers for Promoting Inclusive Intensification in Agriculture: Experiences from Northern West Bengal, India
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Emerging market economies are severely affected by inadequate infrastructure, digital illiteracy, and low use of digital payments by enterprises.
Benchmarking Adoption of E-commerce across the G20 Members
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Sustainable and healthy growth is the first and most important corrective measure for debt sustainability in Pakistan.
To Borrow or Not to Borrow: Empirical Evidence from the Public Debt Sustainability of Pakistan
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Circular Economy Policy Maker E-Training
This Policy Maker E-Training program explores circular economy principles and provides recommendations for policy makers to help drive the transition to circularity.
Videos
- Policy Maker E-Training Course: Applying Principles of Quality Infrastructure Development in Asia
- A World in Crisis, a World in Progress: Growing Better Together - Lessons from a Decade of Think20
- Exploring Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Circular Economy Policy Maker E-Training
- Strategies for Developing Asia's Future: 25 Years of the Asian Development Bank Institute
- Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on ADBI’s 25th Anniversary
- Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on ADBI’s 25th Anniversary
Podcast
- What’s in the carbon net zero toolbox for consumption-driven developing countries?
- How to recover learning losses from COVID-19 school closures
- The disruptive effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on economies and global supply chains
- How to move toward inclusive sanitation for gender minorities in developing Asia: Lessons from Nepal
- Developing Asia’s climate change mitigation outlook
- APEC’s Rebecca Sta Maria on regional cooperation to revive supply chains
