Papers and Briefs
Browse all ADB-researched or supported working papers and briefs.
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Sri Lanka: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Online Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This brief explores new challenges and opportunities that are emerging amid the prolonged, partial, or full university closures in Sri Lanka due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Impacts of Social Distancing Policy and Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Republic of Korea
This study investigates the dynamic impact of social distancing policy on COVID-19 infection control, mobility of people, and consumption expenditures in the Republic of Korea.
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Potential Economic Impact of COVID-19-Related School Closures
This study examines the economic impacts of COVID-19-related school closures in the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels along with the implications to future labor productivity in Asia and the Pacific.
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Bilateral Remittance Inflows to Asia and the Pacific: Countercyclicality and Motivations to Remit
Bilateral remittance inflows are countercyclical against the business cycle of a remittance-receiving country relative to a sending country.
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How Do the Financial Markets Respond to Emerging Economies’ Asset Purchase Program? Evidence from the COVID-19 Crisis
A central bank’s announcement related to the asset purchase program can significantly restore confidence in domestic macroeconomic and financial variables during a period of uncertainty.
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Renewable Energy Certificates Trading in India: A Decade in Review
Policy efforts must focus on creating greater demand for renewable energy-based power and enforcing compliance with renewable purchase obligations in the country.
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Households in ASEAN Countries and Their Implications for Human Capital Development: Medium-Run Impacts and the Role of Government Support
The outbreak of the COVID -19 virus and the resulting drop in demand are having a severe impact on Asian economies and, by extension, Asian households.
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Health Shocks and Overindebtedness: A Panel Data Analysis from Rural Viet Nam
Households cope with health shocks mainly by borrowing from more sources, which leads to overindebtedness.
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Buoyant or Sinking? Tax Revenue Performance and Prospects in Developing Asia
This paper examines tax revenue mobilization in developing Asia before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and in 2020.
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促进中华人民共和国经济增长的政策措施
本文讨论了促进中国经济整体增长的短期措施和长期政策建议。