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India : E-Readiness Assessment Report 2005
Venkatesan, R.; Wadhwa, Wilima; Saluja, M.R.; Malik, Rupa; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is increasingly recognised as an essential tool of development a tool which empowers the poor by enhancing skills, increasing productivity and improving governance. The success of ICTenabled development (or e-Development) is measured not only by the...
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How the iPhone Widens the United States Trade Deficit with the People’s Republic of China
Xing, Yuqing; Detert, Neal - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
In this paper, we use the iPhone as a case to show that even high-tech products invented by United States (US …) companies will not increase US exports, but on the contrary exacerbate the US trade deficit. The iPhone contributed US$1 … contributed to rational firms such as Apple making business decisions that contributed directly to the US trade deficit. Global …
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Education Impact Study : The Global Recession and the Capacity of Colleges and Universities to Serve Vulnerable Populations in Asia
Postiglione, Gerard - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper reviews the capacity of colleges and universities to serve poor and vulnerable populations during past and present economic shocks. The main argument is that the environment of the global recessionan Asia far more economically integrated than during past economic shocks, with more...
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Alternative Approaches to the Development of Early Childhood Education in Singapore
Wei, Yong Yik; Chongvilaivan, Aekapol; Yang, Chew Jing - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
A knowledge-intensive, innovation-driven economy needs innovative and creative individuals in business, government, and the various professions. Singapores education system has an important role to play in equipping the young with the right qualities. This could be better achieved by moving away...
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Indo-US FTA - Prospects for the Telecommunication Sector
Mukherjee, Arpita; Ahuja, Prerna - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
Since telecommunication is one of the main drivers of economic growth and globalization, WTO (World Trade Organization) negotiations and New Age FTAs (Free Trade Agreements) have focused on liberalizing trade in this sector. The present paper analyses the possibilities of liberalizing trade in...
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Global Economic Crisis : Impact and Restructuring of the Services Sector in India
Das, Abhijit; Banga, Rashmi; Kumar, Dinesh - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The Indian economy has shown considerable resilience to the global economic crisis by maintaining one of the highest growth rates in the world. The services sector accounted for around 88% of the growth rate in real gross domestic product in 2008–09. To demystify the relatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652193
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A Comparison of the Industrialization Paths for Asian Services Outsourcing Industries, and Implications for Poverty Alleviation
Tschang, F. Ted - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
This paper examines three software and/or information technology enabled services (ITES) industries—two in the early stages of development (in the People’s Republic of China [PRC] and the Philippines) and one mature one (in India). Being latecomers to offshoring work, the PRC...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652195
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Global Economic Crisis : Impact and Restructuring of the Services Sector in India
Das, Abhijit; Banga, Rashmi; Kumar, Dinesh - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
The Indian economy has shown considerable resilience to the global economic crisis by maintaining one of the highest growth rates in the world. The services sector accounted for around 88% of the growth rate in real gross domestic product in 2008–09. To demystify the relatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652198
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A Comparison of the Industrialization Paths for Asian Services Outsourcing Industries, and Implications for Poverty Alleviation
Tschang, F. Ted - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
This paper examines three software and/or information technology enabled services (ITES) industries—two in the early stages of development (in the People’s Republic of China [PRC] and the Philippines) and one mature one (in India). Being latecomers to offshoring work, the PRC...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652200
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Potential of Asian Economic Integration : A Perspective from the Strategy of Japanese Enterprises
Kawamura, Tetsuji - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The progress of the cooperation and economic integration of the region has a big potentiality for further industrial and economic development of the whole Asian region in general. IT industries have big potentiality for the future economic development of each country in the region. IT sectors...
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