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Impact of energy poverty on economic development in Asia : an empirical analysis

Duy Hung Bui; Do, Minh Thu - 2026

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Green finance and environmental pollution : empirical evidence from Asia

Dang Ti Quynh Anh - 2026

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Work from home and fertility

Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Barrero, Jose Maria; Bloom, Nicholas; … - 2026

We establish a positive relationship between work from home (WFH) and fertility, drawing on our Global Survey of Working Arrangements (38 economies, N = 19,241) and our US Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes (N = 102,411). Respondents who WFH at least 1 day per week had more biological...

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Patterns of executive removal and its consequences in democratic backsliding countries in Asia and Latin America

Watanabe, Aya; Inata, Kana; Kellam, Marisa - 2026

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The ties That bind : Part 1 (1950s-1990s) Japan-South asia relations and decades of development cooperation partnership

Jain, Purnendra - 2026

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The ties that bind : part 2 (2000-2024) Japan-South asia relations and development cooperation partnership in the twenty-first century and in the era of the indo-pacific

Jain, Purnendra - 2026

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Role of artificial intelligence in finance : selective literature review and implications for Asia's financial stability

Zhang, Yang; Qiu, Ziang; Park, Donghyun; Tian, Shu - 2026

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Beyond average effects : performance-dependent logistics challenges in emerging Asian transportation trade

Al-Majali, Audai; Alsarayreh, Ahmad; Alqaralleh, Huthaifa - 2026

Background: Emerging Asian economies face a critical policy dilemma: macroeconomic and sustainability factors affect high-performing and struggling logistics exporters in fundamentally different ways. Methods: Analysing transportation trade data from China, South Korea, India, Vietnam, Malaysia,...

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Opportunities and challenges for decent work in the platform economy in Asia and the Pacific

Dewan, Sabina; Kashyap, Praavita - 2026

This paper explores how the evolving platform economy is reshaping the economic landscape across Asia and the Pacific, and how countries in this diverse region are navigating emerging opportunities and challenges. It situates platform work within the broader context of the region's economic...

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The Trump effect : how the US and China are driving Factory Asia's FDI evolution

Thang Nguyen-Quoc; Theng Theng Tan - 2026

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Evolution and determinants of generalized trust : the global evidence over 41 years

Roth, Felix - 2026 - This version 20.01.2026

By constructing a unique international database on generalized trust covering 142 countries worldwide for 41 years from 1980 to 2020, this paper finds a pronounced intertemporal variation of generalized trust over time in a majority of countries across the globe. When analyzing the time series...

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The making of Singapore as an Asian regional corridor : historicity, trade, and diaspora

2026

Singapore in the History of British North Borneo : an Examination of Singapore as Centre to the Region / Danny Tze Ken Wong -- China, Entrepo??t Trade, and Singapore Chinese Merchants, 1945-65 / Jason Lim -- Trading Hub Beyond Ideologies : Singapore-North Korean Economic Connection and Mission...

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Heat stress, air pollution risk, and population exposure : evidence from selected Asian countries

Mahmud, Minhaj Uddin; Zhang, Yujie - 2026

This study examines the interplay between extreme temperatures and air pollution risks, the geographic and temporal distribution, as well as the population burden of climate shocks in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand, and Viet Nam-countries severely impacted by climate change. Using...

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Reconsidering the AMU - What is the optimal basket currency for Asia?

Kawasaki, Kentaro; Shimizu, Junko - 2026

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Geopolitics and development in Central Asia : exploring opportunities for middle powers

Woo, Hyeyoung - 2026

Central Asia has emerged as a key region where the convergence of geopolitics and development cooperation is most visible. Major powers are redefining their approaches: Japan combines official development assistance (ODA) with commercial partnerships to advance connectivity and reform; the EU is...

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Geopolitical risk and firm financing decision : can ESG performance act as a buffer?

Rakiman, Darryl Philip; Wilson, Eric; Wahyudi, Steven; … - 2026

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''State-ification'' of the entrepreneur or ''entrepreneurialization'' of the state? : how Singapore challenges both Mazzucato and her critics

Hjortsberg, Jacob - 2026

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Harnessing the synergy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and human capital restructuring in ageing economies

2026

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Structural transformation and productivity in Asia : an overview

León-Ledesma, Miguel A. - 2026

This paper reviews the process of structural transformation (ST) across a wide range of Asian economies. After outlining key theories of ST, it documents Asia's transformation and compares it with patterns observed elsewhere, using standard indicators and broader dimensions of structural change....

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Structural transformation and productivity in Asia : an overview

León-Ledesma, Miguel A. - 2025

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Financial inclusion, FinTech, and banking stability in Asia and Pacific economies

Koirala, Niraj - 2026

This paper examines the interplay between financial inclusion and FinTech in shaping banking stability, with a focus on economies in the Asia and Pacific region. Using an unbalanced panel dataset from 21 economies from 2000 to 2021, the paper finds that financial inclusion enhances banking...

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Fintech adoption and bank risk, efficiency and stability : evidence from panel data of selected Asian economies

Uddin, Helal; Barai, Munim Kumar - 2026

Asia presently houses some of the top and dynamic economies in the world. These economies have also experienced high fintech adoption in their banking sectors. This paper examines the impact of fintech adoption and integration on the efficiency and stability of banks in 9 Asian countries, using...

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Portugal in China's digital and space silk roads

Silva, Flávio - 2026

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Total fertility rates and urban agglomeration in Asia

Kondo, Keisuke - 2026

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Managing Agricultural Credit Risk in the Face of Natural Disasters : Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas

Ono, Toshiaki; Buchenau, Juan; Ndlovu, Qhelile; Xue, Qi - 2026

Climate-related and other natural disasters, such as droughts and floods, have a significant impact on agricultural producers and pose substantial risks and costs to agricultural lenders. This study aims to assess how FIs with a sizable agricultural loan portfolio manage credit risk arising from...

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Ricardo was right : unless one can enforce 'productive' behaviour from rentiers, sustainable growth is not an option : while emerging Asia succeeded, the West and Latin America failed, caught in their 'Neo-Liberal Trap': a tribute to Geoff Harcourt

Palma, José Gabriel - 2026

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Ricardo was right: unless one can enforce "productive" behaviour from rentiers, sustainable growth is not an option - while emerging Asia succeeded, the West and Latin America failed, caught in their "neo-liberal trap" : a tribute to Geoff Harcourt

Palma, José Gabriel - 2025 - Published 18th August 2025; Updated 17th December 2025

Edition: Published 18th August 2025; Updated 17th December 2025

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Skills that pay : digital skills demand and wage premia in Asia and the Pacific

Adrjan, Pawel; Aoki, Yusuke; Ciminelli, Gabriele; … - 2026

We study the evolution of digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skill demand across six economies in Asia and the Pacific between 2019 and 2024 using millions of online job postings from Indeed and a large language model to classify them by their required level of digital and AI proficiency....

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The Middle East conflict challenges resilience in Asia and the Pacific

2026

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Asia's structural transformation : patterns, challenges, and new stylized facts

Battisti, Michele; Gravina, Antonio Francesco; … - 2026

Structural transformation is widely recognized as a key driver of productivity growth and economic development, with industrial policies often playing a crucial role in this process. However, the challenge of premature deindustrialization-where economies experience a decline in manufacturing's...

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Servicification in global value chains and services trade restrictions in Asian economies

Taguchi, Hiroyuki; Lar, Ni - 2026

Global value chains have recently changed structurally ("servicification")-that is, service sectors' involvement in global value chain processes has become more intensive. We quantify services trade restrictions' contribution to underdevelopment of global value chain servicification across Asian...

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The EU and Asian states : towards a sustainable cooperation : Opportunities for Romania

2026

As the EU and Asia are deepening their cooperation, in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we are honoured to have been able to bring together such valuable expertise from both continents. The main aim of this report is to contribute to informed and relevant discussions...

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Where are all of Asia's debt-for-nature swaps?

Dryden, Alexander - 2026

Since their inception in 1987, debt-for-nature swaps (D4NS) have emerged as a popular policy tool to simultaneously address sovereign debt burdens and environmental challenges. Drawing on a newly constructed database of global D4NS transactions, this paper shows that Asian economies have played...

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Predictors of climate change concern and climate policy support : an analysis across Asian economies

Albert, Jose Ramon; Abiad, Abdul; Martinez, Arturo; … - 2026

Public support for climate policies that improve the region's resilience is crucial given climate risks. This paper contains the analysis of data from 13,547 respondents across 14 Asian economies, following a survey completed in July 2024. The analysis reveals widespread climate concern (91% of...

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Evaluating ESG effects on firm's technical efficiency with robust nonparametric frontiers : insights from Asia

Arsenopoulou, Maria; Nerantzidis, Michail; Lazarides, … - 2026

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Women's empowerment and nutrition : evidence from rural households in Africa and Asia

Maina, Cecilia Chemeli; Debela, Bethelhem Legesse; … - 2026

Women play key roles in food systems, yet continue to face persistent disadvantages in terms of low decision-making power and limited access to goods, services, and markets. Discrimination against women is often deeply ingrained in social norms, policies, and institutions. Widely observed gender...

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Advancing a society for all ages in Asia and the Pacific

2026

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Outlook and challenges for local currency transactions : an analysis of the trend toward dedollarization, centered on Asia

Tomizawa, Katsuyuki; Shimizu, Junko - 2026

Since the late 2010s, rising geopolitical tensions-particularly between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC)-have begun to affect currency choices in trade and investment across Asia. Although the US dollar remains the dominant international currency, emerging economies are...

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Military escalation in the Middle East : human development impacts across Asia and the Pacific : preliminary assessment

2026

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The Hormuz shock and Asian equity markets : volatility without liquidity withdrawal in 161 firms across six markets

Lim, Boon Chuan - 2026

When a major shock hits the real economy, can equity markets handle it, or do they absorb it? The classical pattern in liquidity crises-widening spreads, vanishing depth, price-impact spikes-points to intermediary stress. The shock due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in 2026 departs from...

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Greenwashing and carbon risk premiums : issuer-level evidence from asian listed firms

Chan, Keith Jin Deng; Huang, Yizhou; Wan, Wilson Tsz Shing - 2026

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State Ownership and Sustainability in Asia : A Review of National Practices

2026

Effective governance can help state-owned enterprises (SOEs) play a major role in the low-carbon transition and sustainable development. Asian jurisdictions have implemented significant legal and institutional reforms in recent years to strengthen the governance of SOEs and incorporate...

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Enclaves and absorption constraints : India's services-led development from a structural perspective

Dinh, Hinh-truong - 2026

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Rural development, sustainability, and welfare in Asia and the Pacific

Gibson, John - 2026

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Connectivity, resilience and trade diversification in Asia Pacific Countries in Special Situations : background paper prepared for the Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs Development Report 2026: Fostering Trade Diversification through Improved Cross-Border Connectivity

Kharel, Paras; Norbu, Nyingtob Pema - 2026

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Policy pathways to enhance connectivity for trade diversification in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS in Asia and the Pacific : background paper prepared for the Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs Development Report 2026: Fostering Trade Diversification through Improved Cross-Border Connectivity

Tateno, Yusuke; Sooksripaisarnkit, Darin - 2026

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Public sector innovation and wicked problems in Asia : from reactive to proactive governance

Raghavan, Aarthi; Orazgaliyev, Serik; Demircioglu, … - 2026

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a catalyst for governments to break away from complacency and innovate at unprecedented speeds. By analyzing 15 cases of public sector innovation (PSI) in response to the pandemic, using the OECD Framework on Facets of Innovation across India, Singapore, and...

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