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first due to their low capital stock and relatively abundant labor force. Though many developing countries are attempting to … labor intensive industries in terms of employment generation and sustaining economic growth. This raises an important … question as to how it is possible for some developing countries to enjoy more benefits from labor intensive industries, while …
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The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing rapid economic growth. Along with rising incomes, the lifestyles of the large … pressure to adjust their lifestyles that respect the Earths’ carrying capacity. As far as countries in the Asia and Pacific … the Asia-Pacific can join hands with businesses and civil society to accelerate this transition—from a consumption …
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with preventing productive human capital outflows ought to be considered seriously in Asia. …
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Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and … Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …
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Financial safety nets in Asia have come a long way since the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC) of 1997–98. Not wanting …
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with preventing productive human capital outflows ought to be considered seriously in Asia. …
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A key lesson of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis (GFC) was the importance of containing systemic financial risk and the need for a “macroprudential†approach to surveillance and regulation that can identify system-wide risks and take appropriate actions to maintain...
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This paper evaluates the extent of exchange rate coordination among Asian economies using a hypothetical Asian Currency Unit. Rising interdependence among Asian economies makes it vital for these economies to have a certain degree of exchange rate stability. However, the empirical evidence...
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capital markets. The main policy implication is that governments in Asia should continue and/or strengthen pension reforms …
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first due to their low capital stock and relatively abundant labor force. Though many developing countries are attempting to … labor intensive industries in terms of employment generation and sustaining economic growth. This raises an important … question as to how it is possible for some developing countries to enjoy more benefits from labor intensive industries, while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278090