modeling of the impacts of specific trade reforms. The author presents case studies for China and Morocco. Both the macro and …"There has been much debate about how much poor people in developing countries gain from trade openness, as one aspect … of 'globalization.' Ravallion views the issue through both 'macro' and 'micro' empirical lenses. The macro lens uses …

associated with an increased demand for skilled labor, the opposite is true in China. This paper 'a product of the Growth and … Investment Team, Development Research Group' is part of a larger effort in the group to study the links between globalization and …

widespread open unemployment. The global economic slowdown has been transmitted to ASEAN economies through several channels … crisis aims to support ASEAN's mission to strengthen the foundations for a region of lasting peace, security and stability … of the crisis and offers a stocktaking of the range of social protection measures adopted in ASEAN member states in …

instruments such as the minimum wage increasingly come to the forefront. Increased globalization and wider competition compel … Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, more specifically remains very limited. A thorough literature search … identified only a few rigorous studies of the impact of minimum wages on important welfare outcomes in ASEAN countries, and some …

countries in one of the most dynamic regions of the world. Consistent with this, ASEAN's share of world GDP and world trade has …The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a community of more than 600 million people living in ten … sharply increased over the past decades. In 2003, ASEAN's regional integration agenda was significantly deepened when ASEAN …

and Recovery (GFDRR), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat, and United Nations International …) in ASEAN Member States. DRFI is a relatively new topic and, therefore, training and capacity building of local … recommendations on DRFI in the ASEAN region. Following the World Bank disaster risk financing and insurance framework, it consists of …