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Innovation in India and China : Challenges and Prospects in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Thomas, Jayan Jose - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
India and China are important players in an evolving process of globalization of research and development (R … countries in global innovation. Large supplies of highly skilled professionals and well-established science and technology … infrastructures are important assets for India and China in the era of globalization of R&D. At the same time, however, there is a …
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Inter-regional project : How to strengthen social protection coverage in the context of the European Union Agenda on decent work and promoting employment in the informal economy. T...
Chandoevwit, Worawan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Thailand is a middle-income country with per capita income of 134,343 baht or US$3,887 in 2007.1 It was once an agrarian economy, but with the pace of development, its economy now relies more on industry and services. As a result, employment in these sectors has been increasing. With the move...
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Skills, Informality, and Development
Maiti, Dibyendu; Mitra, Arup - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper makes an attempt to estimate the index of informal sector employment which can be attributed to the supply-push phenomenon. Factors which explain the inter-state variations include the industrial-informal sector wage gap, revenue expenditure, and development expenditure incurred by...
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Informality, Corruption and Trade Reform
Marjit, Sugata; Biswas, Amit K. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Stringent regulations coupled with corruption generate and sustain extra legal or informal transactions in the developing countries. Does trade related reform discourage informal activities and corruption? This paper attempts to analyze such a phenomenon. An import competing firm allocates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365145
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Assessment of Competitiveness and Logistics Infrastructure of the Philippine Garments Industry
Emilio T. Antonio Jr.; Rodolfo, Ma. Cherry Lyn S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The paper discusses the state of the Philippine Garments Industry, with specific focus on its competitiveness and logistics infrastructure, and how the industry can make use of the prospective Free Trade Agreement with the US. With the signing of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing on January...
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Milk Supply Chain and Efficiency of Smallholder Dairy Producers in Pakistan
Burki, Abid A.; Khan, Mushtaq A. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Many developing countries are re-orienting their production and marketing systems by linking local agri-producers with organized supply chain networks and supermarkets to meet increasing consumer demands. However, the existing literature is silent on the effects of such integration on relative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365333
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Assessing the Experience of South Asia–East Asia Integration and India’s Role
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
integration process has been led by India and Pakistan with limited participation of smaller South Asian economies. Tackling key … most gains for South Asia and that India has an incentive to include its neighbors in such an arrangement rather than going …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011147326
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Assessing the Experience of South Asia–East Asia Integration and India’s Role
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
integration process has been led by India and Pakistan with limited participation of smaller South Asian economies. Tackling key … most gains for South Asia and that India has an incentive to include its neighbors in such an arrangement rather than going …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011147329
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Industrializing West Bengal? The case of institutional stickiness
Chakravarty, Deepita; Bose, Indranil - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
While there is a clear policy shift towards large-scale industrialization in the state of West Bengal (WB) during the early 1990s, not much improvement can be discerned in the performance of the manufacturing output. Moreover, contrary to the Indian experience, more than half of the...
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India’s Role in East Asia : Lessons from Cultural and Historical Linkages
Frost, Ellen L. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
opportunity for India but also a long-term strategic shift in regional order. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that for … historical, cultural, political as well as for substantial economic reasons India belongs to the East Asian table. It is time to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363292