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The Role of the Private Sector in Regional Economic Integration : a View from the Philippines
Rosellon, Maureen Ane D.; Yap, Josef T. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The private sector is the driver of growth in most ASEAN economies. It is therefore expected to play a significant role in the process of economic integration in ASEAN. In the Philippines, the private sector has dominated the economy, contributing about 95 percent of GDP, but it has not lived up...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363316
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The Impact of Private Sector Growth on Poverty Reduction : Evidence from Indonesia
Suryadarma, Daniel; Suryahadi, Asep - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This paper assesses the effect of public and private sector growth on poverty in Indonesia. We use fixed capital formation growth as the proxy for the private sector and growth in government spending as the indicator of the public sector. We find that growth in both sectors significantly reduces...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363529
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The Role of the State in Managing and Forestalling Systemic Financial Crises : Some Issues and Perspectives
Adams, Charles - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper reviews recent state interventions in financial crises and draws lessons for crisis management. A number of areas are identified where crisis management could be strengthened, including with regard to the tools and instruments used to involve the private sector in crisis resolution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363948
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Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia : A Bangladesh Country Study
Rahman, Mustafizur; Moazzem, Khondaker Golam; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Economic integration is being inhibited by the poor state of transport connectivity between Bangladesh, and South Asia … and Southeast Asia. This study reviews connectivity initiatives of Bangladesh and the two neighboring regions and proposes … strategy, South Asia and Southeast Asia have emerged as important economic partners of Bangladesh both in terms of export …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278086
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Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia : A Bangladesh Country Study
Rahman, Mustafizur; Moazzem, Khondaker Golam; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
Economic integration is being inhibited by the poor state of transport connectivity between Bangladesh, and South Asia … and Southeast Asia. This study reviews connectivity initiatives of Bangladesh and the two neighboring regions and proposes … strategy, South Asia and Southeast Asia have emerged as important economic partners of Bangladesh both in terms of export …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278243
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Enhancing Intra-SAARC Trade : Pruning India’s Sensitive List under SAFTA
Taneja, Nisha; Ray, Saon; Kaushal, Neetika; Chowdhury, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
The study suggests an approach to reduce India’s sensitive list under SAFTA. The concept of Revealed Comparative Advantage has been used to pair the RCAs for products on India’s sensitive list with the corresponding RCAs of the SAARC countries. Four categories of items are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650938
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Enhancing Intra-SAARC Trade : Pruning India’s Sensitive List under SAFTA
Taneja, Nisha; Ray, Saon; Kaushal, Neetika; Chowdhury, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
The study suggests an approach to reduce India’s sensitive list under SAFTA. The concept of Revealed Comparative Advantage has been used to pair the RCAs for products on India’s sensitive list with the corresponding RCAs of the SAARC countries. Four categories of items are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650943
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An Analysis of the national Budget : Allocation for the Ultra Poor
Khatun, Fahmida; Khan, Towfiqul Islam; Nabi, Ashiqun - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Till date,conceptualisation of poverty in Bangladesh’s policy making is limited to income/consumption poverty where a rise or fall of income/consumption above or below a pre-defined poverty line determines changes in poverty. To identify the budgetary and fiscal measures which can be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493301
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Proposals for the National Budget 2009-10
Dialogue, The Centre for Policy - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
The national budget for the fiscal year 2009-2010 will be an important event on a number of counts, particularly in the current national and global contexts. From the national perspective, it will be the first one by the newly-elected government. Arguably, it will be inspired by the election...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493302
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Proposals for the National Budget 2010-11
Dialogue, The Centre for Policy - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
new challenges confronting the economy. Whilst Bangladesh has been successful in navigating the turbulent times of the … global economic crisis, investment continues to remain the Achilles heels of the Bangladesh economy. The demand-supply gap …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493303