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Can Trade with the People’s Republic of China be an Engine of Growth for Developing Asia?

Park, Donghyun; Shin, Kwanho - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

The recession in the United States in the wake of the global financial crisis has had a pronounced negative impact on developing Asia’s exports and growth. As a result, developing Asian countries are increasingly looking to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a new source of demand and...

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Informal Employment in Bangladesh

S. Maligalig, Dalisay; Cuevas, Sining; Rosario, Aleli - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

ADB Economics Working Paper Series Informal Employment in Bangladesh Dalisay S. Maligalig, Sining Cuevas, and Aleli … Rosario No. 155 | April 2009 ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 155 Informal Employment in Bangladesh Dalisay S … to construct. | ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 155 benefits (advance notice of dismissal, severances of pay …

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Surveys of Informal Sector Enterprises—Some Measurement Issues

Joshi, Kaushal; Hasan, Rana; Amoranto, Glenita - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

The informal sector represents an important part of the economy and the labor market in many countries, especially developing countries. Measurements of the informal sector are of intrinsic interest in their own right and contribute toward exhaustive measures of gross domestic product (GDP)....

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Productivity Growth in Different Firm Sizes in the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector: An Empirical Investigation

Kim, Sangho; Park, Donghyun; Park, Jong-Ho - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

Based on Cuesta (2000), this paper develops a stochastic frontier production model that allows for different groups of firms to have different patterns of technical efficiency over time. The authors apply the model to the Malaysian manufacturing sector to decompose total factor productivity...

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Technological Change, Human Capital Structure, and Multiple Growth Paths

Kim, Yong Jin; Lee, Jong-Wha - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

ADB Economics Working Paper Series Technological Change, Human Capital Structure, and Multiple Growth Paths Yong Jin … Kim and Jong-Wha Lee No. 149 | March 2009 ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 149 Technological Change, Human … views or policies of the Asian Development Bank. The ADB Economics Working Paper Series is a forum for stimulating …

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Macroeconomic Uncertainties, Oil Subsidies, and Fiscal Sustainability in Asia

Jha, Shikha; Quising, Pilipinas; Camingue, Shiela - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

ADB Economics Working Paper Series Macroeconomic Uncertainties, Oil Subsidies, and Fiscal Sustainability in Asia … Shikha Jha, Pilipinas Quising, and Shiela Camingue No. 150 | March 2009 ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 150 … 4 February 2009. | ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 150 High oil prices can adversely affect growth …

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Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate, Misalignment, and Export Performance in Developing Asia

Jongwanich, Juthathip - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

ADB Economics Working Paper Series Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate, Misalignment, and Export Performance in … Developing Asia Juthathip Jongwanich No. 151 | March 2009 ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 151 Equilibrium Real … Bank. The ADB Economics Working Paper Series is a forum for stimulating discussion and eliciting feedback on ongoing and …

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Causes and Consequences of Global Imbalances: Perspective from Developing Asia

Adams, Charles; Park, Donghyun - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

ADB Economics Working Paper Series Causes and Consequences of Global Imbalances: Perspective from Developing Asia … Charles Adams and Donghyun Park No. 157 | April 2009 ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 157 Causes and Consequences … example, Dooley, Folkerts-Landau, and Garber (2004) and Cooper (2005). | ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 157 growth …

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Remittances and Household Welfare: A Case Study of Bangladesh

Raihan, Selim; H. Khondker, Bazlul; Sugiyarto, Guntur; … - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

This paper examines the impacts of international remittances on household consumption expenditure and poverty in Bangladesh using computable general equilibrium modeling of the Bangladesh economy and microeconometric analysis at the household level. The former assesses the economic effects and...

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Remittances and Household Behavior in the Philippines

P. Ang, Alvin; Sugiyarto, Guntur; Jha, Shikha - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

As one of the world’s largest recipients of remittances, the Philippines received remittances roughly 12% of its gross domestic product in 2008. Remittances have become the single most important source of foreign exchange to the economy and a significant source of income for recipient...

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