Economics Working Papers
The Economics Working Papers series is a forum for stimulating discussion on research and policy studies that deal with economic and development problems facing the Asia and Pacific region.
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Macroprudential Policy in Asian Economies
This paper examines the effectiveness of capital account policies for 11 emerging Asian economies from 2000 to 2015. -
New Technology and Emerging Occupations: Evidence from Asia
This paper explores how technology affects labor market outcomes in Asia through the creation of new types of work. -
Targeted Cash Transfers, Credit Constraints, and Ethnic Migration in the People’s Republic of China
This paper studies the effects of targeted cash transfers on rural–urban migration of Han and ethnic minority households in the People’s Republic of China. -
Nonperforming Loans in Asia: Determinants and Macrofinancial Linkages
Against the backdrop of recent rises in nonperforming loans in some Asian economies, this study looks at nonperforming loans, including the determinants, macrofinancial feedback effects, and implications for financial stability. -
Quarterly Forecasting Model for India's Economic Growth: Bayesian Vector Autoregression Approach
This study seeks to develop an appropriate econometric framework to forecast India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth on a quarterly basis. -
Women’s Asset Ownership: Evidence from Georgia; Mongolia; and Cavite, Philippines
This publication provides insights to help develop methodological guidelines on collecting sex-disaggregated data about asset ownership. -
The Employment Effects of Technological Innovation, Consumption, and Participation in Global Value Chains: Evidence from Developing Asia
This paper examines how employment responded to consumption, trade, and technological advances in developing Asia during the period 2005–2015. -
Potential Use of the Life Satisfaction Approach to Value Nonmarket Goods and Services
This paper explains the life satisfaction approach to economic analysis and illustrates it with an example of flooding in the Philippines. -
Expected Work Experience: A New Human Capital Measure
This paper explains a proxy measure for work experience that uses readily available information on labor force participation rates by age and gender and supports greater understanding of the gender wage gap. -
Asian Development Outlook Forecast Accuracy 2007–2016
This report assesses the accuracy of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) growth and inflation forecasts for 43 Asian economies from 2007 to 2016.