ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
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Faster, Taller, Better: Transit Improvements and Land Use Policies
This paper examines how the effects of transit improvements vary with land use policies using the case of Bengaluru, one of India’s largest cities with a metro system and subject to low floor-area ratios. -
Paid Sick Leave as a Tool for COVID-19 Control
This brief sets out how paid sick leave can play an important and cost-effective role in containing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and protecting workers from loss of income due to sickness.
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What Works to Control COVID-19? Econometric Analysis of a Cross-Country Panel
This paper uses cross-country panel data to examine the effects of interventions such as lockdowns, gathering bans, and testing and tracing on transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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Urban Agglomeration and Firm Innovation: Evidence from Asia
This paper presents evidence on the spatial distribution and effects of urban agglomeration on firm innovation using data from 25 developing countries in Asia.
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Labor Market Regulations in the Context of Structural Transformation
Labor market regulations that provide insurance to workers are efficiency enhancing and raise the fraction of workers employed in the more productive formal sector.
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Place-Based Preferential Tax Policy and Its Spatial Effects: Evidence from India’s Program on Industrially Backward Districts
This paper studies a typical preferential tax program that the Government of India initiated in 1994 which targeted 123 industrially backward districts in 14 states.
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Skills and Activity Upgrading in Global Value Chains: Trends and Drivers for Asia
Findings suggest that technological change in global value chains that is biased toward skilled activities is important in accounting for the trends observed.
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Scaling New Heights: Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor, India’s First Coastal Corridor
India's first coastal economic corridor can help unify the country's domestic market, integrate its economy with Asia's global value chains, and support the Made in India initiative to spur manufacturing.
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Growth, Structural Change, and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from India
This paper examines the relationship between growth in labor productivity and poverty reduction through the lens of structural change.
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Effects of Trade and Services Liberalization on Wage Inequality in India
Using labor force survey data from India, this paper examines the extent to which trade and services liberalization have contributed to increases in wage inequality.
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In India, Capturing the Value of Land Near Metro Stations Is Critical
To realize the potential of transit-oriented development and land value capture in India, strong and effective planning is needed, alongside institutional and financial support. -
What Works to Control COVID-19?
An analysis of global responses to the virus indicate that expanding the capacity to test, trace, and isolate potential carriers is effective, as is the expansion of paid sick leave benefits.