ADBI Working Papers
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Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, and Financial Education in Georgia
Georgia is outperforming developing Eastern European and Central Asian countries in terms of access to finance but is very much behind in terms of usage of financial products and technologies. -
International Outsourcing, Environmental Costs, and Welfare
Firms in the North remain unaccountable for the environmental costs of outsourcing; tight environmental regulations and international cooperation are needed to improve environmental conditions in outsourcing sites in the South. -
Financial Inclusion, Regulation, Financial Literacy, and Financial Education in Tajikistan
Tajikistan has a long way to go to for its population to achieve sufficient understanding of different financial products. -
Dismissal Laws, Innovation, and Economic Growth
Dismissal laws—laws that impose hurdles on firing of employees—spur innovation and thereby economic growth. -
Adjustment to Trade Opening: The Case of Labor Share in India's Manufacturing Industry
In technology-intensive and human capital resource-intensive sectors, a decline in tariff rates lead to a decline in labor share. -
Young Enterprises and Bank Credit Denials
New enterprises consistently experience higher denials from banks compared with more established businesses. -
Financial Inclusion, Regulation, Financial Literacy, and Financial Education in Armenia
Financial inclusion has advanced significantly in Armenia, but rural and urban areas have benefited unevenly. -
Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, and Financial Education in Azerbaijan
Double-digit inflation and declining oil revenue and industrial output have had a profoundly adverse effect on Azerbaijan’s finance sector. -
Cross-Border Portfolio Investment and Financial Integration in Asia and the Pacific Region
Asia and the Pacific region faced an outflow of portfolio investment during the start of the global financial crisis and a new wave of cross-border portfolio inflows after the cris. -
Green Energy Finance in Australia and New Zealand
Neither New Zealand nor Australia has met its full potential for growing renewable energy; strong and consistent incentives to engender green energy financing are needed.