, macro-financial linkages, and macroprudential policies in emerging Asia. The key result is that macro-prudential measures …

economic centers may have contributed to this relatively poor performance. However, the emergence of Asia as a global economic … center presents Pacific island countries with an unprecedented opportunity to develop trade with Asia, particularly in …

Many Asian countries (such as China, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines) will … experience a significant aging of their populations during the next several decades. This paper explores how these aging Asian … countries are addressing and anticipating the challenges of an aging society. It suggests that Asia's preparedness for an aging …

time, the major recipients have changed: while the share of aid to Asia has diminished since the 1980s, that destined for …

The Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 was one of the most dramatic economic events of recent times, which raised many …

Is the recent proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in Asia a healthy development, or runs the risk of … results show that membership in the Asian RTAs considered in this study have not, to date, occurred at the expense of trade … with nonmembers, as most Asian countries' integration with the global economy preceded regional integration. However …

This paper assesses financial integration in Asia in terms of risk-sharing benefit versus financial-contagion cost. We … discount factors. Risk sharing is low in Asia, and varies across time and countries, whereas contagion risks are more … differentials. Asia, therefore, can potentially enhance risk sharing without raising contagion risk. …

The paper shows that Asia's degree of financial integration, both with the world and within the region remains low by …