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.
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.
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Explore our data-rich research, policy analysis, toolkits, guidelines, and other resources on economics and key development topics. Our operational documents are also available in this section.
Papers and Briefs
Browse all ADB-researched or supported working papers and briefs.
This paper shares insights from a randomized control trial in Bangladesh that provided tablets with educational software and private tutoring for out-of-school children.
This systematic review provides insights on the effects of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic and of measures to reduce learning loss while schools were closed.
Homelessness is an important multisector issue requiring integrated solutions across affordable housing, urban development, social protection, health, and other areas.
This brief analyzes the importance of Thailand’s short-term rentals (STRs) to tourism and shows why measures to ensure providers are fully regulated would improve quality assurance, increase public revenues, and help entrepreneurs access financing.
Measuring risk preferences is crucial when it comes to determining the appropriate level of risk reduction and helping people cope with shocks in their daily lives.
This brief examines the development of local currency (LCY) bond markets in ASEAN+3 economies and considers how setting out sound collateral eligibility criteria can bolster their development and increase financial stability.
This note explains how ADB’s Community Resilience Partnership Program helps countries in Asia and the Pacific ramp up investment in adaptation to bolster the resilience of the region’s poor and vulnerable communities against the rising impacts of climate change.