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.
David Raitzer
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Assessment of Changes in Secondary School Learning Outcomes in Post-COVID-19 Bhutan
Bhutan’s schools maintained their relatively strong performance during the pandemic as access to remote learning, the opening of boarding facilities, and moves to prioritize education for secondary school pupils prevented performance gaps widening. -
How to Recover Learning Losses from COVID-19 School Closures in Asia and the Pacific
This brief provides insights on how learning losses caused by the closure of schools during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can be recovered in Asia and the Pacific.
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Impact Evaluation of Support to Collective Action for Agricultural Value Chain Development in Nepal
This study examines different forms of support for smallholders provided through farmers’ groups and cooperatives in Nepal. It finds that multidimensional support involving productive assets and training is especially effective.
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Intrahousehold Responses to Imbalanced Human Capital Subsidies: Evidence from the Philippine Conditional Cash Transfer Program
This paper looks at investments in children's health and education among participants of the Philippine conditional cash transfer program. It suggests reforms to incentivize more balanced investments in all the children of each family.
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Contingent Valuation of Nonmarket Benefits in Project Economic Analysis: A Guide to Good Practice
This guide explains how to measure people's willingness to pay for goods and services, such as improved air quality, that are not traded in a market. It aims to help improve the assessment of potential investment projects.
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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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Cost–Benefit Analysis of Face-to-Face Closure of Schools to Control COVID-19 in the Philippines
This brief models the effectiveness of closing face-to-face schooling to help contain COVID-19 in the Philippines. It finds much higher health and economic costs than benefits from untargeted closures, and recommends alternatives.
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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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Impact Evaluation of Transport Interventions: A Review of the Evidence
This publication reviews 91 impact evaluations of transport interventions in developing countries, summarizes findings on outcomes, identifies evidence gaps, and proposes ways forward.
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Impact Evaluation of Energy Interventions: A Review of the Evidence
This report aims to support impact evaluation in the energy sector by assessing what has been produced against what might be possible.