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E-government Initiatives of Four Philippine Cities
Iglesias, Gabrielle - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This study intends to provide a snapshot of the city government (in a developing country) as it uses information and communication technology (ICT) to transform its public service delivery and promote good urban governance. The volume of work related to services provided by local governments...
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The Service Sector as India’s Road to Economic Growth?
Eichengreen, Barry; Gupta, Poonam - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
Among fast growing developing countries, India is distinctive for the role of the service sector. However, sceptics … underscores the importance for India of continuing to invest in labour skills. We conclude that sustaining economic growth and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363516
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The Two Waves of Service-Sector Growth
Eichengreen, Barry; Gupta, Poonam - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
The positive association between the service sector share of output and per capita income is one of the best-known regularities in all of growth and development economics. Yet there is less than complete agreement on the nature of that association. Here we identify two waves of service sector...
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Green Revolutions and Miracle Economies : Agricultural Innovation, Trade and Growth
Guha, Brishti - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The purpose of this paper is to develop a simple model of an economy in which growth is driven by a combination of exogenous technical change in agriculture as well as by a rising world demand for labor-intensive manufactured exports. We explore the relative roles of agricultural innovation and...
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Asia and The G20
Drysdale, Peter; Willis, Sébastien - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
The industrial transformation of Asia is a development on a scale unprecedented in human history. Following the industrial revolution towards the end of the eighteenth century, Europe and North America each in turn came to dominate the world economy and global power. Now economic weight is...
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Joining Pre-existing International Production Networks : Implications for India’s Economic Integration to East Asia
Suh, Jeongmeen; Kim, Jong Duk - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This study provides a conceptual framework to explain what kinds of difficulties a late-follower will suffer from when it tries to join pre-existing International Production Networks (IPNs). We consider the total production cost minimization problem by a multinational company (MNC) in allocating...
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Impact of Production Linkages on Industrial Upgrading in ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, and India : Organizational Evidence of a Global Supply Chain
Machikita, Tomohiro; Ueki, Yasushi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This paper presents a simple model of industrial upgrading as a result of backward and forward information linkages between upstream and downstream relations. It also serves as an empirical investigation of the impact of mutual knowledge exchange on the knowledge production function using data...
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Fiscal Policy Issues for India after the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2010)
Kumar, Rajiv; Soumya, Alamuru - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The need for fiscal consolidation and sustainability is one of the key macroeconomic issues confronting Indian economy. This paper attempts to understand India’s current fiscal situation, its likely future development, and its impact on the economy in the context of a weak...
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Services as a New Engine of Growth for ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, and India
Shepherd, Ben; Pasadilla, Gloria - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and India (“the ACI countriesâ€), are no strangers to this underlying trend … regional economies such as India and the Philippines. There is clear scope for policymakers to support expansion of this kind … General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Conclusion of a services agreement with India could provide an additional spur …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278062
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Joining Pre-existing International Production Networks : Implications for India’s Economic Integration to East Asia
Suh, Jeongmeen; Kim, Jong Duk - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This study provides a conceptual framework to explain what kinds of difficulties a late-follower will suffer from when it tries to join pre-existing International Production Networks (IPNs). We consider the total production cost minimization problem by a multinational company (MNC) in allocating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278071