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The Role of Sri Lanka in Enhancing Connectivity between South Asia and Southeast Asia
Weerakoon, Dushni; Perera, Nipuni - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Improving physical connectivity between South and Southeast Asia has long been recognized as a key element in promoting greater trade and investment linkages within the region. As an island economy, Sri Lanka’s regional connectivity has been mainly through its main sea port in Colombo, a...
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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
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Stock Market Liberalisations in the South Asian Region
Husain, Fazal; Qayyum, Abdul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This study attempts to conduct an investigation of the characteristics of the South Asian stock markets including the effects of the opening of these markets. These markets were liberalised in early 1990s as a part of the economic reforms started in theSouth Asian region about two decadesago....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365401
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Combed Cotton Yarn Exports of Pakistan to the US : A Dispute Settlement Case
Hussain, S. M. Turab - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
After giving an overview of the state of migration policy in developing countries with special reference to Pakistan this paper essentially revisits the issue of policy and its effect on rural to urban migration under an extended family theoretical framework. This specific approach is motivated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363434
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Income Distributions, Inequality, and Poverty in Asia, 1992–2010
Chotikapanich, Duangkamon; Griffiths, William E.; Rao, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
measures of inequality, poverty, and pro-poor growth in four time periods over 1992–2010. Changes in these measures are …
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An Analysis of the national Budget : Allocation for the Ultra Poor
Khatun, Fahmida; Khan, Towfiqul Islam; Nabi, Ashiqun - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Till date,conceptualisation of poverty in Bangladesh’s policy making is limited to income/consumption poverty where a … rise or fall of income/consumption above or below a pre-defined poverty line determines changes in poverty. To identify the … budgetary and fiscal measures which can be redesigned in a way that can significantly reduce poverty and ensure economic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493301
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An Analysis of the national Budget : Allocation for the Ultra Poor
Khatun, Fahmida; Khan, Towfiqul Islam; Nabi, Ashiqun - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Till date,conceptualisation of poverty in Bangladesh’s policy making is limited to income/consumption poverty where a … rise or fall of income/consumption above or below a pre-defined poverty line determines changes in poverty. To identify the … budgetary and fiscal measures which can be redesigned in a way that can significantly reduce poverty and ensure economic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493309
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An Analysis of the national Budget : Allocation for the Ultra Poor
Khatun, Fahmida; Khan, Towfiqul Islam; Nabi, Ashiqun - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Till date,conceptualisation of poverty in Bangladesh’s policy making is limited to income/consumption poverty where a … rise or fall of income/consumption above or below a pre-defined poverty line determines changes in poverty. To identify the … budgetary and fiscal measures which can be redesigned in a way that can significantly reduce poverty and ensure economic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493310
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Policy Recommendations for the Members of Parliament : National Budget Analysis for the Ultra Poor
Khatun, Fahmida; Khan, Towfiqul Islam; Nabi, Ashiqun - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Sustainable poverty reduction requires employment generating economic growth with an emphasis on the development of … human capital to empower the poor to participate in the growth process. Mobilising resources for poverty reduction … factors that have led to their extreme marginalisation and chronic poverty. As such, the poorest section of the people need a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647683