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Fiscal Policy Issues in Korea after the Current Crisis
Hong, Kiseok - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper examines fiscal policy issues in the Republic of Korea (hereafter Korea) after the 2009 global financial crisis, including the timing of fiscal policy responses, the effectiveness of expansionary measures, and the long-term implications for government debt. In order to evaluate more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363970
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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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Developing Asia’s Competitive Advantage in Green Products : Learning from the Japanese Experience
Iino, Fukuya; Lim, Alva - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
Right now, governments around the world are spending record amounts of money to kick- start their economies in response to the financial crisis. Fortunately, a great opportunity exists for this fiscal stimulus to be directed towards green economic growth, which can not only provide the new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364026
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A Comparative Study of Regional Labour Dynamics in Japan
Kawagoe, Masaaki - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2004
China in general : (i) American corporations are concentrated in the music, motion picture, and software industries, so they … to actively use China as a base for research and development; and (iii) many American corporations have clear China …-specific technological strategies. The systems for managing intellectual property in China also differ among Japanese corporations and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363325
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Addressing Regional Inequality Issues in Bangladesh Public Expenditure
Mahmoud, Chowdhury Shameem; Wadood, Syed Naimul; Ahmed, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Traditionally development effort of Bangladesh government have aimed at achieving equitable economic growth. The concept is an overriding factor in formulating national policy strategies of poverty alleviation. In this context, the objectives of poverty alleviation are mostly designed with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363528
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The Cost of Redistributive Land Reform in the Philippines : Assessment of PD 27 and RA 6657 (CARL)
Ballesteros, M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper examines the cost of implementing redistributive land reform in the Philippines. Land redistribution has become the core feature of land reform in the country since 1972 with the approval of Presidential Decree 27. The coverage of the program was expanded to all agricultural lands...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363638
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Public Provision of Education and Government Spending in Pakistan
Akram, Muhammad; Khan, Faheem Jehangir - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
The study has been carried out to measure the incidence of government spending on education in Pakistan at the provincial (both rural and urban) level, using the primary data of the Pakistan Social Standard Living Measures Survey (PSLM), 2004-2005, and by employing the three-step Benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365048
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Delivering Access to Safe Drinking Water and Adequate Sanitation in Pakistan
Khan, Faheem Jehangir; Javed, Yaser - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
Provision of safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and personal hygiene are vital for the sustainable environmental conditions and reducing the incidence of diarrhoea, malaria, trachoma, hepatitis A & B and morbidity levels. Not having access to water and sanitation is a courteous expression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365294
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Financing Strategy for Achievement of the MDGs and Implementation of the Tenth Five Year Plan
Rao, M. Govinda; Seth, Anuradha; Rinzin, Chewang - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
This report presents an analysis of the strategy required to generate the required resources for investment in various services necessary to achieve the MDGs. The analysis attempts to quantify the fiscal space to finance the MDGs and identify the necessary fiscal reforms required to finance the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365450