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The impact of financial factors on the output gap and estimates of potential output growth

Felipe, Jesus; Sotocinal, Noli; Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Connie - 2015

The literature on the finance-growth nexus highlights the importance of the financial cycle for the estimation of potential output of an economy. We estimate potential output growth for the G-5 countries, as well as for 10 high- and middle-income Asian economies, using a multivariate model that...

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A Darwinian perspective on "exchange rate undervaluation"

Du, Qingyuan; Wei, Shang-jin - 2015

This paper studies how status competition for marriage partners can generate surprising effects on the real exchange rate (RER). In theory, a rise in the sex ratio (increasing relative surplus of men) can generate a decline in the RER. The effect can be quantitatively large if the biological...

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Cambodia's special economic zones

Warr, Peter George; Menon, Jayant - 2015

This study examines the role of special economic zones (SEZs) within the trade policy of Cambodia. It asks whether Cambodia's establishment of SEZs since late 2005 has been successful, based on the evidence to date, and analyzes the appropriate role and management of SEZs over the next decade or...

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What accounts for the growth of carbon dioxide emissions in advanced and emerging economies? : the role of consumption, technology, and global supply chain trade

Ferrarini, Benno; Vries, Gaaitzen J. de - 2015

Climate policy pledges and negotiations involve commitments about the reduction of emissions within national borders. However, the rise of global value chains has changed the nature of production and international trade, blurring the attribution of ultimate responsibility for emissions. This...

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Nowcasting Indonesia

Luciani, Matteo; Pundit, Madhavi; Ramayandi, Arief; … - 2015

We produce predictions of the current state of the Indonesian economy by estimating a Dynamic Factor Model on a dataset of 11 indicators (also followed closely by market operators) over the time period 2002 to 2014. Besides the standard difficulties associated with constructing timely indicators...

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Integration of consumer price indices and the international comparison program for the Asia and Pacific region : how can they be achieved?

Ward, Michael Peter; Palanyandy, Chellam; Capilit, Eileen - 2008

ADB Economics Working Paper Series Integration of Consumer Price Indices and the International Comparison Program …. 143 | December 2008 ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 143 Integration of Consumer Price Indices and the … reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank. The ADB Economics Working Paper Series is a forum for stimulating …

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Have antidumping measures of EU and NAFTA members against East Asia countries provoked retaliatory responses?

James, William E. - 2008

ADB Economics Working Paper Series Have Antidumping Measures of EU and NAFTA Members against East Asian Countries … Provoked Retaliatory Responses? William E. James No. 144 | December 2008 ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 144 Have … chilling effect on trade (Prusa 992). | ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 144 countries with AD regimes (Bloningen …

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Asian migration prospects : 2007 - 2012

Walmsley, Terrie L.; Ahmed, S. Amer - 2008

ADB Economics Working Paper Series Asian Migration Prospects: 2007–2012 Terrie L. Walmsley and S. Amer Ahmed No. 133 … | November 2008 ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 133 Asian Migration Prospects: 2007–2012 Terrie L. Walmsley and S … structures. Wongboonsin 2 | ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 133 (2003) provides an exhaustive account of the various …

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An analysis of Pakistan's macroeconomic situation and prospects

Felipe, Jesus; Lim, Joseph Y. - 2008

During the latter part of 2007 and early 2008, it became obvious that Pakistan's macroeconomic situation was deteriorating rapidly, and that unless immediate measures were taken, the country may slip into a balance of payments crisis. This paper analyzes Pakistan's current macroeconomic economic...

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Asian holdings of US treasury securities : trade integration as a threshold

Terada Hagiwara, Akiko - 2008

ADB Economics Working Paper Series Asian Holdings of US Treasury Securities: Trade Integration as a Threshold Akiko … Terada-Hagiwara No. 137 | December 2008 ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 137 Asian Holdings of US Treasury … necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank. The ADB Economics Working Paper Series is a forum for …

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