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The State of Pakistan’s Dairy Sector : An Assessment
Burki, Abid A.; Khan, Mushtaq A.; Bari, Faisal - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
While there is a plethora of research documenting a multitude of dimensions of the crop sector of Pakistan, there is virtual absence of meaningful economic analysis of the dairy economy that is surprising. No serious attempt has been made in the past to clarify the micro-level potential of this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363794
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Impact Assessment of National and Regional Policies Using the Philippine Regional General Equilibrium Model
Briones, Roehlano M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
For the Philippines, quantitative policy analysis should incorporate regional differences in welfare and economic structure, which arise partly from geographic constraints. However, existing CGE models offer limited analysis of regional effects or national impacts of region-specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363610
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CARP Institutional Assessment in a Post-2008 Transition Scenario : Towards a new Rural Development Architecture
Adriano, Fermin D. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The main objective of the paper is to explore possible institutional arrangements among the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) implementing agencies in a post-2008 transition scenario for CARP. There were three reasons cited for the implementation of the agrarian reform program, namely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363545
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Agricultural Diversification and the Fruits and Vegetables Sub-Sector : Policy Issues and Development Constraints in the Philippines
Briones, Roehlano M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Fruits and vegetables comprise a large and dynamic sub-sector within Philippine agriculture. However the countrys agricultural development strategy continues to emphasize traditional crops. Evidence points to a significant role for fruits and vegetables in agricultural diversification and rural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363591
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The Limited Promise of Agricultural Trade Liberalization
Wise, Timothy A. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
It has become an article of faith in international trade negotiations that farmers in developing countries have much to gain from agricultural trade liberalization. This paper assesses the evidence for such claims. It concludes that the promise of agricultural trade liberalization is overstated,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365150
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Agricultural Demand Linkages and Growth Multiplier in Rural Indonesia
Suryahadi, Asep; Suryadarma, Daniel; Sumarto, Sudarno; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
In a fast urbanizing Indonesia, the rural sector still plays an important role in the countrys economy. Although declining, the majority of the population still live and find employment in rural areas. However, rural areas lag behind urban areas in many aspects. As a result, around 80% of all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365273
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Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia : A Bangladesh Country Study
Rahman, Mustafizur; Moazzem, Khondaker Golam; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Economic integration is being inhibited by the poor state of transport connectivity between Bangladesh, and South Asia … and Southeast Asia. This study reviews connectivity initiatives of Bangladesh and the two neighboring regions and proposes … strategy, South Asia and Southeast Asia have emerged as important economic partners of Bangladesh both in terms of export …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278086
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Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia : A Bangladesh Country Study
Rahman, Mustafizur; Moazzem, Khondaker Golam; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Economic integration is being inhibited by the poor state of transport connectivity between Bangladesh, and South Asia … and Southeast Asia. This study reviews connectivity initiatives of Bangladesh and the two neighboring regions and proposes … strategy, South Asia and Southeast Asia have emerged as important economic partners of Bangladesh both in terms of export …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278243
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Enhancing Intra-SAARC Trade : Pruning India’s Sensitive List under SAFTA
Taneja, Nisha; Ray, Saon; Kaushal, Neetika; Chowdhury, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
The study suggests an approach to reduce India’s sensitive list under SAFTA. The concept of Revealed Comparative Advantage has been used to pair the RCAs for products on India’s sensitive list with the corresponding RCAs of the SAARC countries. Four categories of items are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650938
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Enhancing Intra-SAARC Trade : Pruning India’s Sensitive List under SAFTA
Taneja, Nisha; Ray, Saon; Kaushal, Neetika; Chowdhury, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
The study suggests an approach to reduce India’s sensitive list under SAFTA. The concept of Revealed Comparative Advantage has been used to pair the RCAs for products on India’s sensitive list with the corresponding RCAs of the SAARC countries. Four categories of items are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650943