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Asia Confronts the Impossible Trinity
Patnaik, Ila; Shah, Ajay - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
In this paper, we examine capital account openness and exchange rate flexibility in 11 Asian economies. Asia has made slow progress in de jure capital account openness, but has made much more progress in de facto capital account openness. While there has been a gradual increase in exchange rate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365470
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Motives and Giving Norms Behind Remittances : The Case of Filipino Overseas Workers and their Recipient Households 
Alba, Michael M.Â; Sugui, Jessaine Soraya C. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
The literature has focused on motives to explain remittance behavior. But as nonanonymous transfers, remittances are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363363
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Motives and Giving Norms Behind Remittances : The Case of Filipino Overseas Workers and their Recipient Households
Alba, Michael M.; Sugui, Jessaine Soraya C. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
The literature has focused on motives to explain remittance behavior. But as nonanonymous transfers, remittances are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363614
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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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Economic Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Philippine Households : What We Thought We Knew, What We Need to Know
Jr, Aniceto C. Orbeta - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Several studies on the impact of international migration and remittances on household outcomes have been released …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363637
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The Micro Level Impact of Foreign Remittances on Incomes in Bangladesh - A Measurement Approach Using the Propensity Score
Khan, M W R - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The importance of foreign remittances in the economy of Bangladesh is widely recognised and requires little reiteration …. Along with the readymade garment (RMG) sector and non-farm activities in the agricultural sector, remittances have been … (Osmani 2004). The volume of remittances from Bangladeshi migrant workers exceeded USD 4 billion in early 2007 (the Daily Star …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365331
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The Global Financial Crisis : Countercyclical Fiscal Policy Issues and Challenges in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore
Doraisami, Anita - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Several countries have employed countercyclical fiscal policy to ameliorate the impact of the global financial crisis. This study identifies some of the issues and policy implications associated with this policy response in developing countries. Included are case studies of four developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653141
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The Global Financial Crisis : Countercyclical Fiscal Policy Issues and Challenges in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore
Doraisami, Anita - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Several countries have employed countercyclical fiscal policy to ameliorate the impact of the global financial crisis. This study identifies some of the issues and policy implications associated with this policy response in developing countries. Included are case studies of four developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653212
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Development with Equity and Justice Immediate Tasks for the Newly Elected Government
Dialogue, The Centre for Policy - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This Report puts forward recommendations emerging from the Conference on Development with Equity and Justice : Immediate Tasks for the Newly Elected Government organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The Conference was held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647680
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Development with Equity and Justice Immediate Tasks for the Newly Elected Government
Dialogue, The Centre for Policy - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This Report puts forward recommendations emerging from the Conference on Development with Equity and Justice : Immediate Tasks for the Newly Elected Government organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The Conference was held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre during...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647697