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Trans-Pacific Rebalancing : Thailand Case Study
Sussangkarn, Chalongphob; Nikomborirak, Deunden - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Since the Asian financial crisis in 1997, Thailand has become highly dependent on export as the engine of economic recovery and growth. In 2008, the ratio of export to gross domestic product (GDP) was 76.5%. The global economic crisis triggered by the sub-prime loans debacle in the United...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653180
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Trans-Pacific Rebalancing : Thailand Case Study
Sussangkarn, Chalongphob; Nikomborirak, Deunden - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Since the Asian financial crisis in 1997, Thailand has become highly dependent on export as the engine of economic recovery and growth. In 2008, the ratio of export to gross domestic product (GDP) was 76.5%. The global economic crisis triggered by the sub-prime loans debacle in the United...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653200
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Trans-Pacific Rebalancing : Thailand Case Study
Sussangkarn, Chalongphob; Nikomborirak, Deunden - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Since the Asian financial crisis in 1997, Thailand has become highly dependent on export as the engine of economic recovery and growth. In 2008, the ratio of export to gross domestic product (GDP) was 76.5%. The global economic crisis triggered by the sub-prime loans debacle in the United...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653219
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The Specific Allocation Fund (DAK) : Mechanism and Uses
Usman, Syaikhu; Mawardi, M. Sulton; Poesoro, Adri; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This study aims to analyze the management of the Specific Allocation Fund (DAK). The three largest DAK-recipient sectors are the focus of the study : education, health, and roads infrastructure. The study sample areas are four districts. This paper was compiled based on the results of in-depth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363884
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Long-term Issues for Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Asia
Kawai, Masahiro; Morgan, Peter J. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
The aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2007–08 underlined the importance of maintaining fiscal space and fiscal sustainability. Even though many Asian economies implemented fiscal stimulus policies during the crisis period, their fiscal conditions generally improved rapidly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134336
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Long-term Issues for Fiscal Sustainability in Emerging Asia
Kawai, Masahiro; Morgan, Peter J. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
The aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2007–08 underlined the importance of maintaining fiscal space and fiscal sustainability. Even though many Asian economies implemented fiscal stimulus policies during the crisis period, their fiscal conditions generally improved rapidly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134367
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Convergence in nutrient intakes and examination of nutrition-income elasticities in sub Saharan Africa: Implications on Health and welfare
Ogundari, Kolawole - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014
The objective of the study is twofold: first, to investigate whether a nutrition convergence process exists in sub … covering 1975-2009 cum balanced panel of 1505 observations was employed for the analysis. The convergence hypothesis is … Curve. However, the empirical results show that the null hypothesis of no nutrition convergence is strongly rejected, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011068606
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Channels of Interprovincial Consumption Risk Sharing in the People’s Republic of China
Du, Julan; He, Qing; Rui, Oliver M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
This paper analyzes consumption risk sharing among provinces in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) during 1980–2007. The analysis finds that 9.4% of shocks to gross provincial product are smoothed by the interprovincial fiscal transfer system. This system also cushions a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651629
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Channels of Interprovincial Consumption Risk Sharing in the People’s Republic of China
Du, Julan; He, Qing; Rui, Oliver M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
This paper analyzes consumption risk sharing among provinces in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) during 1980–2007. The analysis finds that 9.4% of shocks to gross provincial product are smoothed by the interprovincial fiscal transfer system. This system also cushions a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651636
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From Access to Income : Regional and Ethnic Inequality in Indonesia
Suryadarma, Daniel; Widyanti, Wenefrida; Suryahadi, Asep; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This study investigates regional and ethnic inequality in Indonesia from five dimensions : access to education and health facilities, education outcome, health outcome, voice, as well as income and consumption. We believe this is the first comprehensive study that looks at ethnic inequality in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363649