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Gender equality and inclusive growth in developing Asia

Niimi, Yoko - 2009

This paper reviews the recent progress toward gender equality in developing Asia by examining a number of indicators proposed under the Millennium Development Goal 3 plus approach, focusing on gender inequalities in education and health outcomes (capability) and in labor market and political...

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Equity in health and health care in the Philippines

Son, Hyun H. - 2009

ADB Economics Working Paper Series Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila … | August 2009 < 0090 8559 > ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 171 Equity in Health and Health Care in the Philippines … Development Bank. The ADB Economics Working Paper Series is a forum for stimulating discussion and eliciting feedback on ongoing …

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Tariff Liberalization and Trade Specialization in India

Alessandrini, Michele; Fattouh, Bassam; Ferrarini, Benno; … - 2009

Since the early 1990s, India has embarked on economic reforms that have progressively opened up the country to international trade. This paper analyzes the effects of reform on India's trading structure from 1990 to 2006. It computes comparative advantage indicators on the basis of disaggregated...

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Financial Sector Development, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction: A Literature Review

Zhuang, Juzhong; Gunatilake, Herath; Niimi, Yoko; Ehsan … - 2009

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the role of financial sector development, with a view to deepening understanding of the rationale of development assistance to the financial sector of developing countries. The review leads to the following broad conclusions: (i)...

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How Has Asia Fared in the Global Crisis? A Tale of Three Countries: Republic of Korea, Philippines, and Thailand

Son, Hyun H.; San Andres, Emmanuel A. - 2009

The global economic crisis in 2008–2009 had varying impacts on economies in Asia and the Pacific. This paper studies the impacts of the global crisis, with emphasis on the labor market, on three Asian countries: Republic of Korea (Korea), Philippines, and Thailand. It develops a crisis index...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010507287

Equity in Health and Health Care in the Philippines

Son, Hyun - 2009

Equity is an abstract concept covering philosophical issues such as fairness and social justice, making its definition and measurement very complex. This study attempts to define and measure equity in health status and health care utilization using the equity index of opportunity. The study...

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Exports and the Global Crisis: Still Alive, though Not Quite Kicking Yet

Khor, Niny; Sebastian, Iva - 2009

This paper describes the severity of the declines of Asian exports during the recent global crisis and provides more detailed information on the hardest hit manufacturing and exporting industries. To do this, we use various sources of data, including Industrial Statistics of the United Nations...

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Explaining Filipino Households' Declining Saving Rate

Terada-Hagiwara, Akiko - 2009

From 1994 to 2006, the average household saving rate in the Philippines declined by 5.2 percentage points to about a mere 5% of disposable income. Using data from income and expenditure survey at the household level, this paper explains why households' consumption growth had been higher than...

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How Has Asia Fared in the Global Crisis? A Tale of Three Countries: Republic of Korea, Philippines, and Thailand

H. Son, Hyun; A. San Andres, Emmanuel - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

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Fiscal Decentralization, Fiscal Incentives, and Pro-Poor Outcomes: Evidence from Viet Nam

Bjornestad, Liv - Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank - 2009

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between fiscal decentralization and pro-poor outcomes based on the role of fiscal incentives. The literature on the relationship between fiscal decentralization and pro-poor outcomes is not well established in this area. A conceptual...

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