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Institutions Matter : The Case of Vietnam
Tran, Thi Bich; Grafton, R. Quentin; Kompas, Tom - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The paper investigates institutional reforms in Vietnam and their impact on the economic performance of firms. Using the provincial competitiveness index 2006 (PCI06) and firm-level data in Vietnam in 2005, the results show that provincial competitiveness is economically and statistically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363666
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Financial Regulatory Harmonization in East Asia : Balancing Domestic and International Pressures for Corporate Governance Reforms
Carney, Richard W. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Is the harmonization of financial regulatory regimes possible in East Asia? Focusing on corporate governance, which many see as a critical part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and which is also seen as unresponsive to calls for change, this paper argues that such harmonization is possible,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653146
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Financial Regulatory Harmonization in East Asia : Balancing Domestic and International Pressures for Corporate Governance Reforms
Carney, Richard W. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Is the harmonization of financial regulatory regimes possible in East Asia? Focusing on corporate governance, which many see as a critical part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and which is also seen as unresponsive to calls for change, this paper argues that such harmonization is possible,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653193
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Financial Regulatory Harmonization in East Asia : Balancing Domestic and International Pressures for Corporate Governance Reforms
Carney, Richard W. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Is the harmonization of financial regulatory regimes possible in East Asia? Focusing on corporate governance, which many see as a critical part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and which is also seen as unresponsive to calls for change, this paper argues that such harmonization is possible,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653214
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Debt and Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies - Evidence from India
Sarkar, Jayati; Sarkar, Subrata - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
We analyze the role of debt in corporate governance with respect to a large emerging economy, India, where debt has been an important source of external finance. First, we examine the extent to which debt acts as a disciplining device in those corporations where potential for over investment is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365427
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Implications of an RP-US FTA on the Philippine Financial Services Industry and the Philippine Economy
Calderon-Kabigting, Leila; Patiu, Liberty S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The paper discusses financial liberalization in the context of a proposed RP-US FTA. It discusses the state of the financial industry, in general, and also reviewed the US-Chile and US-Singapore FTAs to be able to arrive at the proposed provisions for the RPUS FTA. It also tackles the reforms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365441
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Moving Out of Poverty : The Case of Gura, Kabupaten Halmahera Utara
Mawardi, Sulton; Akhmadi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
: the level of conflict intensity and level of economic growth. The village of Gura in Kabupaten Halmahera, in the Province … of Maluku Utara, represents the sample area with a high conflict intensity and high economic growth. Based on these two … result of the interaction of various factors, such as economic, social, and other factors related to conflict. The community …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363589
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Moving Out of Poverty : The Case of Desa Branta Pesisir, Kabupaten Pamekasan
Marianti, Ruly; Munawar, Wawan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
Poverty is an extremely complex phenomenon that is linked to many specific factors and contexts. In the present study, the dynamics of poverty including movements out of poverty are seen as part of the social mobility that occurs in a community. This study specifically aims to understand why and...
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Economic Openess, Disciplined Government and Ethnic Peace
Kumaran, Nava Ravi; Abeysinghe, Tilak - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Many studies have examined the determinants of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic developing countries and report a myriad of contributory factors. It is natural to observe many correlates because ethnic wars tend to gain their own momentum and proceed for variety of reasons that are not directly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365043
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Conflict in Cross Border Mergers Effect of Firm and Market Size
Mehra, Poonam - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This paper tries to analyze the interrelationship between possibilities of conflict in cross border mergers and … asymmetry across firms reduces the possibility of conflict between jurisdictions over merger review decisions. We also show that … possibility of conflict increase with the increase in market asymmetries across countries. We also discuss interaction of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365327