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Striving for Economic Security : Emerging Middle Class in the East Asia and Pacific Region

Krah, Kwabena; Montalva Talledo, Veronica Sonia; … - 2026

The East Asia and Pacific region has made remarkable progress on poverty reduction, transforming the economic lives of hundreds of millions of people. With growth prospects dimmer in a world that is increasingly polarized, the question of what it will take to convert the success in poverty...

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Husbands' support versus workplace support in shaping intentions for permanent childlessness

Kim, Joeun - 2026

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Is inclusive growth still possible with post-industrial transformation? : emerging evidence from East Asia in a historical institutionalist perspective

Kang, Nahee; Zhan, Shaohua - 2026

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

Kawasaki, Kentaro; Shimizu, Junko - 2026

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Beyond production : institutional and environmental drivers of food security in East Asia

Knani, Ramzi; Gabsi, Chaker; Benhamed, Adel - 2026

This study assesses the role of institutional quality, macroeconomic performance, and environmental pressures in shaping food security in East Asia. Using a PMG-ARDL panel model with data from China, Singapore, and Japan-three economies characterized by high institutional standards-the analysis...

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Energy and AI in East Asia

2026 - Revised version: April 2026

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East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2026 : Industrial Policy in the Digital Age

2026

Economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) has remained resilient amidst increased trade restrictions and still-elevated global policy uncertainty. Overall regional growth is projected to slow in 2026 but that is largely because of deceleration in China amid persistent weakness in...

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On the origins of modern East Asia : knowledge and the economic transformation of Japan and China in the late 19th century

Ma, Debin; Rubin, Jared; Yin, Weiwen - 2026

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On the origins of modern East Asia : knowledge and the economic transformation of Japan and China in the late 19th century

Ma, Debin; Rubin, Jared; Weiwen, Yin - 2026

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East Asia and the Pacific Macro Poverty Outlook, April 2026 : Country-by-Country Analysis and Projections for the Developing World

2026

This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of the East Asia and the Pacific region. Macroeconomic indicators such as population, gross domestic product, and...

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Sustainable consumption and production as a challenge to sustainability in East Asia

Falkowski, Krzysztof - 2026

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Sustainable development goal for decent work in East Asia : a focus on the services sector

Kuźnar, Andżelika - 2026

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Role of japanese firms in the east asian electronics industry : a supply chain network perspective

Hiroshi, Iyetomi; Yuta, Arai; Yuichi, Ikedam - 2026

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Who should be responsible for the livelihoods of older adults? : a comparison of gender differences in public attitudes across four East Asian countries

Hayo, Bernd; Ono, Hiroyuki - 2026

Using the East Asia Social Survey (EASS), this paper compares public opinion in four East Asian countries - China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan - regarding old-age livelihoods and care. We estimate multivariate logit models using answers to two questions as the dependent variables: (1) whether...

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Financial inclusiveness report

Al-Awah, Ahmed; Grand, Nathalie - 2025

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Machinery production networks that bridge East Asia and Europe : a case against "near-shoring" in the post-COVID-19 era

Ando, Mitsuyo; Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Kimura, Fukunari - 2025

This study examines recent changes in international production networks facing various risks. We primarily investigate how import sources of the European Union (EU) countries in machinery industries have changed from the pre-pandemic to the post-pandemic period using monthly and annual...

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New industrial policies to achieve sustainable Asia-wide economic development

Ambashi, Masahito; Haraoka, Naoyuki; Kimura, Fukunari; … - 2025

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Family control and crash risk in East Asian firms : the mediating role of opacity

Hendra, Edwin; Utama, Cynthia Afriani; Lubis, Arief Wibisono - 2025

This study examines family control's direct and indirect impacts (mediated by opacity) on crash risk in East Asian firms. We hypothesize that family control can mitigate agency problems of bad news hoarding due to increasing firm opaqueness. We chose six East Asia countries as the research...

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Navigating turbulent waters : the Philippines' global value chains experience amid trade wars

Mendoza, Adrian - 2025

In light of recent pronouncements of tariff hikes in the United States (US) and the retaliatory responses of major economies such as China, Canada, and Mexico, this paper revisits the global value chains (GVC) experience of the Philippines amid the trade tensions between China and the US from...

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The environmental, social, and governance emphasis of leading companies in East Asia and Southeast Asia unveiled by deep learning

Li, Chao; Keeley, Alexander; Managi, Shunsuke; … - 2025

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are becoming increasingly vital in corporate decision-making, especially for global companies, and in evaluating corporate performance and investments. This study examines the ESG tendencies of the companies with the largest market...

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Assessing the readiness of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization : can it effectively address future crises?

Suk, Hyun; Kim, Seong-Hoon - 2025

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM) in safeguarding financial stability among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea-particularly in response to...

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East Asian productivity development : why did the Philippines fall back?

Grytten, Ola Honningdal - 2025

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Understanding network interdependence and contagion across East Asian markets : background, the East Asian financial crisis and institutional responses

Bhattacharjee, Arnab; Bhattacharya, Sujoy; Muthoo, Abhinay - 2025

We estimate network spillovers across East Asian equity markets based on data on index returns to locate markets where equity shocks arise and where they impact. Focussed upon the context of the 1997 East Asian market crisis, our analysis explains why some markets were affected more than others....

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R* in East Asia: business, financial cycles, and spillovers

Siklos, Pierre L.; Xia, Fan Dora; Chen, Hongyi - 2025

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Taiwan machinery manufacturing corporation and the role of state firms in economic development

Keliher, Macabe - 2025

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Industrial Decarbonization in East Asia : Transforming Energy, Finance, Technology, and Jobs

2025

This report is the first to systematically address the complex challenge of industrial decarbonization in East Asia, one of the world's most dynamic economic areas. Drawing on original data and in-depth assessments of three key economies - China, Indonesia, and Viet Nam, the report identifies...

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Green Horizon : East Asia's Sustainable Energy Future

2025

This overview lays out pathways to decarbonize the power and industrial sectors of the East Asia region, sectors that together constitute an overwhelming majority of the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) emanating from these countries. With a specific focus on China, Indonesia, and Viet Nam, which...

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East Asia and the Pacific

2025

This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of East Asia and the Pacific. Macroeconomic indicators such as population, gross domestic product and gross domestic...

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Good Practices for Strengthening Land Rights Recognition in Forestlands of the East Asia and Pacific Region

Childress, M.; Berning, C.; Huntington, H.; Kukkonen, M.; … - 2025

This report contributes to sustainable recognition and formalization of all types of tenure (private, communal, and public) within forestlands by gathering emerging global knowledge and good practices on the topic. The aim is to guide decision-makers, practitioners, and other stakeholders...

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Future Jobs : Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Platforms in East Asia and Pacific

Arias, Omar; Fukuzawa, Daisuke; Le, Duong Trung; … - 2025

People in East Asia and Pacific (EAP) countries have prospered over the last few decades because of the growth in productive jobs. Do industrial robots, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital platforms threaten that development model? "Future Jobs" presents evidence that new technologies have...

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Green Technologies : Decarbonizing Development in East Asia and Pacific

de Nicola, Francesca; Mattoo, Aaditya; Tran, Trang Thu - 2025

The East Asia and Pacific region is helping the world decarbonize and is encouraging the domestic adoption of renewables. But there is an imbalance: while the region's innovation and investment improve global access to green technologies, its own emissions continue to grow because of the...

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Socio-economic and environmental impacts of intended decarbonisation policies in the East Asia region

Effendi, Yuventus; Resosudarmo, Budy P. - 2025

Given the rising levels of carbon emissions, governments in the East Asia region are exploring effective decarbonization policies. This study examines the socio-economic and environmental implications of these policies using a computable general equilibrium model that captures the closed...

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Demographic change and long-term economic growth path in Asia

Lee, Jong-Wha; Song, Eunbi - 2025

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Demographic change and long-term economic growth path in Asia

Lee, Jong-Wha; Song, Eunbi - 2023

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Success and challenges in addressing air pollution in North-East Asia : a call to strengthen regional collaboration

2025

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Sea and air intermodal freight transport from East Asia to North America : from the viewpoint of cost efficiency

Ishiguro, Kazuhiko; Ishihara, Hiroyuki; Takebayashi, Mikio - 2025

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Effects of air pollution on labor supply : evidence from Japan

Yamada, Daichi; Narita, Daiju - 2025

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The nexus of energy consumption and economic growth : a case study of the east asia and pacific region

Trinh, Doan Linh Tuan Linh - 2025

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The poverty risk of East and South-East Asian migrant households in Germany : the role of human capital, employment, and intermarriage

Wolbring, Tobias; Köhler, Eva; Fong, Eric - 2025

Poverty is on the rise in Germany. Though there are studies on immigrant earnings and poverty in Germany as separate topics, Little attention has been paid to determining the factors that contribute to the poverty of immigrant households. In this paper we focus on the socioeconomic situation of...

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Decarbonizing the Power Sector in East Asia : Unlocking Investments to Empower Low-Carbon Growth and Competitiveness

2025

This report assesses the current state of renewable energy development in the EAP region, focusing on China, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines (the "focus countries"). These countries were selected based on their large and growing energy demand, projected economic growth, historical...

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World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2025 : Jobs

2025

GDP growth in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region remains above the global average but is projected to slow down in 2025 and even further in 2026. The sluggishness is due to a less favorable external environment-rising trade restrictions, easing but still elevated global uncertainty, and...

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A Healthy Future : Primary Health Care and the Chronic Disease Epidemic in East Asia and Pacific

Debebe, Zelalem; de Walque, Damien; Kim, Young Eun; Le, … - 2025

In East Asia and Pacific (EAP), people are living longer but not necessarily healthier lives. As populations age and urbanize, an epidemic of chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease is taking hold, affecting workers in their prime, eroding productivity, and...

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World poverty through a broader lens : rethinking measurement and policy approaches

2025

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The World Bank's East Asian Miracle : too much a product of its time?

Birdsall, Nancy - 2025

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The World Bank's East Asian miracle : too much a product of its time?

Birdsall, Nancy - 2025

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Capital flows and financial institutions in East and Southeast Asia : Historical perspectives from the 1850s-1930s

Molnar-Tanaka, Kensuke - 2025

Capital flows to East and Southeast Asia have been flourishing since the 19th century, together with the development of capital markets in the region. This paper examines key events of the 19th and early 20th centuries to provide historical insight into how capital flows were facilitated in Asia...

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Regional Plastics Outlook for Southeast and East Asia

2025

Countries around the world are increasingly taking action to end plastic pollution. Southeast and East Asia is uniquely positioned to tackle this issue, as it accounts for nearly one-third of global GDP and plays an important role in plastics value chains. It has also become a hotspot for...

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Developmental dictatorship in East Asia as model for Africa? : the era Park Chung-hee in South Korea (1963-1979) in comparison to the era Paul Kagame in Rwanda (2000-Today)

Wrobel, Ralph - 2025

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Business density, financial development and carbon footprints : examining the energy-sustainability trade-off in East Asia and the Pacific

Osabohien, Romanus; Amar Hisham Jaaffar; Kimpah, Jeniboy; … - 2025

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The EU and South and Southeast Asia : the best is yet to come

Pădureanu, Mihaela-Adriana - 2025

This paper draws a concise overview of the economic relationship between the European Union (EU) and selected Asian regions in the context of the twin transition - green and digital. A series of significant initiatives adopted in recent years to consolidate the cooperation with these regions are...

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Beyond the developmental state : exploring the variety of development models in East Asia

Heibel, Jakob; Dominy, Jonas; Kapeller, Jakob - 2025

East Asia exhibits remarkable economic heterogeneity, yet debates on the region's development have centered predominantly on the most successful cases, such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, all examples of the so-called "developmental state" model, or China's economic upswing. Building on the...

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An application to Latin America of a dual synergies model : can a new industrial policy break the middle income trap?

Mehrotra, Santosh K. - 2025

The paper applies the "dual synergies" model - linking economic growth, poverty reduction, and human capability formation - to explain why Latin America (LAC) remains trapped at middle-income levels. It challenges orthodox views that prioritize growth alone, arguing instead that growth, social...

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World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2025 : A Longer View

2025

East Asia and the Pacific remains one of the most dynamic regions in the world. Yet, when measured against its own past performance and potential, the region has under-performed. Growth in most economies - and even output in several Pacific Island economies - has not returned to pre-pandemic...

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