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Market Failures and Regulatory Failures : Lessons from Past and Present Financial Crises
Acharya, Viral V.; Cooley, Thomas; Richardson, Matthew; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The paper analyzes the financial crisis of through the lens of market failures and regulatory failures. We present a case that there were four primary failures contributing to the crisis : excessive risk-taking in the financial sector due to mispriced government guarantees; regulatory focus on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278053
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Market Failures and Regulatory Failures : Lessons from Past and Present Financial Crises
Acharya, Viral V.; Cooley, Thomas; Richardson, Matthew; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The paper analyzes the financial crisis of through the lens of market failures and regulatory failures. We present a case that there were four primary failures contributing to the crisis : excessive risk-taking in the financial sector due to mispriced government guarantees; regulatory focus on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278152
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Market Failures and Regulatory Failures : Lessons from Past and Present Financial Crises
Acharya, Viral V.; Cooley, Thomas; Richardson, Matthew; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The paper analyzes the financial crisis of through the lens of market failures and regulatory failures. We present a case that there were four primary failures contributing to the crisis : excessive risk-taking in the financial sector due to mispriced government guarantees; regulatory focus on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278206
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Indian Economic Outlook 2008-09 and 2009-10
Kumar, Rajiv; Joseph, Mathew; Alex, Dony; Vashisht, Pankaj - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
This paper provides an outlook for the Indian economy in the light of the extraordinary global financial crisis, that started in the US, but which has now transformed into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The Indian economy was slowing down even before the onset of global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363945
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Financial Crisis as a Catalyst of Legal Reforms : The Case of Asia
Kawai, Masahiro; Schmiegelow, Henrik - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This paper discusses how financial crises in emerging Asia and Japan worked as catalysts for legal reforms. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134347
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Financial Crisis as a Catalyst of Legal Reforms : The Case of Asia
Kawai, Masahiro; Schmiegelow, Henrik - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This paper discusses how financial crises in emerging Asia and Japan worked as catalysts for legal reforms. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134390
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Developing Asia’s Pension Systems and Old-Age Income Support
Park, Donghyun; Estrada, Gemma B. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Old-age income support is becoming an issue of growing importance throughout Asia. This is especially true in East and … Southeast Asia where the population is aging. This paper provides a broad overview of the current state of pension systems in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277964
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What is the Role of Social Pensions in Asia?
Barrientos, Armando - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Rapid population ageing and economic transformation in Asia raise the policy challenge of ensuring income security in … schemes in Asia, informed by insights from theory and international experience. The paper identifies alternative forms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277969
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Determinants of Labor-intensive exports by the Developing Countries : A Cross Country Analysis
Khondoker, Mottaleb; Kalirajan, Kaliappa - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
While it is widely recognized that industrial development is imperative in developing countries to reduce poverty and to attain sustainable economic growth, there is no consensus on how to develop industries and where to start. Generally, the literature argues that developing countries should...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277986
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Lifestyle Choices and Societal Behavior Changes as Local Climate Strategy
Mohanty, Brahmanand; Scherfler, Martin; Devatha, Vikram - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing rapid economic growth. Along with rising incomes, the lifestyles of the large … pressure to adjust their lifestyles that respect the Earths’ carrying capacity. As far as countries in the Asia and Pacific … the Asia-Pacific can join hands with businesses and civil society to accelerate this transition—from a consumption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277996