Regional : Asian Development Review 2012-2013

Public sector management / Economic affairs management

Wider dissemination and readership of the ADR after the first year of the TA.

Meeting the minimum requirements for quality of articles, leading to an SSCI listing by Dec 2013

At least four conferences for 2012 to 2013

At least four issues of the ADR, each containing at least eight scholarly articles, and a summary of conference and workshop proceedings

International Consultants

Development Economists (24 international, 6 person-months each)

1. Under the supervision of the project team leader in ERD, 24 economists (exact number dependent on availability of domain experts in predetermined topics) will be engaged to conduct research and prepare reports for discussion and eventual publication in the Asian Development Review (ADR). The consultants shall be engaged in four batches, each for a duration of 6 months, corresponding to the time it takes to prepare a biannual issue of the ADR. The development economists will have:

(i) a PhD in Economics;

(ii) expert knowledge of growth and development issues in Asia;

(iii) domain knowledge on a predetermined topic under a research theme to be defined by ERD;

(iv) a proven capacity for both quantitative and policy-oriented analysis; and

(v) a proven capacity for synthesizing complex issues and identifying key policy messages for policy makers, donors, and other stakeholders.

2. Each of the consultants shall be engaged on a lump-sum basis, and is expected to:

(i) conduct research on a predefined issue as agreed upon with the editorial team of the ADR;

(ii) participate in ADR conferences when called upon by the ADR editorial office during the duration of the engagement;

(iii) submit a draft of a research paper in the fourth month of the engagement; and

(iv) submit his or her final draft of the research paper in the sixth month of the engagement.

3. The consultants will receive 50% of their engagement fees upon submission of the research report draft. The full payment of fees for each consultant is conditional on his or her submission of a research article that meets the minimum requirement for publication in the ADR. ADR's editorial office shall determine the quality of each paper.

Resource Persons (8 international, 2 person-months each)

4. Under the supervision of the project team leader in ERD, at least 8 resource persons (exact number dependent on the availability of predetermined topics) shall be engaged as discussants to participate in ADR workshops.

5. Resource persons will be international experts who can provide comments and suggestions on the development economists' research. They shall review, comment, and provide suggestions to the latter during and after their presentations in the technical workshops. The resource persons shall have:

(i) expert knowledge of growth and development issues in Asia;

(ii) domain knowledge on a predetermined topic under a research theme to be defined by ERD; and

(iii) extensive experience in applied economic research and development policy.

6. Each of the resource persons shall be engaged on a lump-sum basis, and is expected to:

(i) participate in ADR conferences when called upon by the ADR editorial office during the duration of the engagement; and

(ii) comment on draft and final paper submissions and provide inputs aimed at improving the quality of consultants' research papers.

7. Each resource person will receive 50% of their engagement fees upon submission of comments and suggestions to the assigned consultants' report drafts. The full payment of fees for each resource person is conditional on his or her submission of comments to final article submissions.

Editorial Consultant (1 international, 24 person-months)

8. Under the supervision of the project team leader in ERD, an editorial consultant shall be engaged to provide inputs on strategies and plans to attain the intermediate goal of improving both the quality of articles in the ADR and its readership. The editorial consultant shall have:

(i) expert knowledge of growth and development issues in Asia;

(ii) in-depth knowledge of the editorial processes for academic and research journals;

(iii) extensive experience in managing the publication of academic journals; and

(iv) knowledge of the process leading to the inclusion of academic journals in a citation index (e.g., Science Cita