liabilities in Thailand. Namely, the Thai private sector switched the denominations from the US dollar to the yen and at a larger … percentage to the home currency (the Thai baht). The private sectors elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region also switched from the … US dollar to home currencies. Japanese banks resident in Thailand increased their local claims in the Thai baht; Japanese …

systems in Asia. This paper analyzes the key factors determining and the possible avenues for strengthening social protection … systems in Asia. The choice of an appropriate combination of avenues depends on the initial starting point, public policy … labor market trends in Asia. It stresses that rapid ageing and large, informal labor markets pose challenges for Asian …

The policy measures taken to date in the Asia-Pacific region are helping to cushion the blow of the global recession …

preventing and mitigating financial crises? This paper reviews and compares the experiences of Europe and Asia, which have taken … this background, the crisis is a wake-up call for further progress on monetary integration in Asia along the lines of the …

(Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand). The objective was to share international migration management issues from the perspective of a … countries, the Cambodia research team studied the high frequency cross-border crossings into Thailand that is dominated by …

In Thailand climate change has been integrated into the formulation of several national plans and policies. Even … though Thailand is not obligated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it voluntarily takes numerous actions to mitigate … and efficiency are the primary means to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in Thailand. With the establishment of the …

This paper explores the “black box†of innovation in the electronics production network in East Asia through a … (PRC), Thailand, and the Philippines. Technology-based approaches to trade offer a plausible explanation for firm …€™ education, and capital also matter in the PRC as well as accumulated experience in Thailand. Furthermore, a technology index …

two most active ASEAN countries in production networks (Thailand and Malaysia) and examines the effect of participating in …

trilemma constraint and general, banking, or debt crises. Third, Thailand experienced such a deviation from the trilemma … affected economies experienced crises mainly due to contagion from Thailand. …