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Role of Japan in BIMSTEC
Asher, Mukul; Sen, Rahul - eSocialSciences - 2006
The main objective of the paper is to explore the role of Japan in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral and … Technical Cooperation (BIMSTEC). The analysis suggests that BIMSTEC-Japan cooperation could made a modest contribution to Asian … integration. But this is contingent upon domestic reforms and constructive engagement among the members, and willingness of Japan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487882
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Financial Integration in East Asia: How Far? How Much Further to Go?
Rajan, Ramkishen S.; Siregar, Reza Y.; Cavoli, Tony - eSocialSciences - 2006
, Singapore, Korea, China and Japan) as well as Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei. These are the economies that have consciously …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528262
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Climate Change, Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture (focus on Food Security) in Asia-Pacific Region
Dev, S. Mahendra - eSocialSciences - 2011
The objective of this paper is to identify climate change related threats and vulnerabilities associated with agriculture as a sector and agriculture as people’s livelihoods (exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity). The paper analyses the connections between the nature of human action...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323716
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Growth of Asian Pension Assets: Implications for Financial and Capital Markets
Hu, Yuwei - eSocialSciences - 2012
Pension assets have seen rapid growth world-wide over the past decades, although they suffered large losses during the global financial crisis of 2007–2008. Such growth is notably due to both structural and parametric pension reforms since the 1980s. In the Asian region too, the pension...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133098
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Mortality, Human Capital and Persistent Inequality
Das, Mausumi; Chakraborty, Shankha - eSocialSciences - 2010
Available evidence suggests high intergenerational correlation of economic status, and persistent disparities in health status between the rich and the poor. This paper proposes a novel mechanism linking the two. Health human capital is introduced into a two-period overlapping generations model....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543124
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Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Pakistan: A Sectoral Analysis
Khan, Muhammad Arshad; Khan, Shujaat Ali - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper establishes an empirical relationship between industry -specific foreign direct investment (FDI) and output under the framework of Granger causality and panel cointegration for Pakistan over the period 1981-2008. The result supports th e evidence of panel cointegration between FDI and...
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Intellectual Property Protection and the Licensing of Technology to Developing Countries
Kanwar, Sunil - eSocialSciences - 2010
In this paper, the influence of stronger intellectual property protection on technology transfer into developing countries via licensing is analyzed. Using panel data for the post-TRIPs period 1995-2005, it is found that stronger protection is associated with increased royalty and license fee...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008492227
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Intellectual Property Protection And Technology Transfer The Case Of Overseas R & D
Kanwar, Sunil - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper investigates whether, in what direction, and to what extent one mode of technology transfer – namely, overseas R&D – is influenced by the strength of intellectual property protection that host nations provide. Using data spanning the period 1977-2004, we find weak...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999351
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Bangladesh and Climate Change: Need for a Comprehensive Adaptive Strategy
eSocialSciences; Centre for Trade and Development CENTAD - 2008
The aim of this paper is to examine the effects climate change will have on Bangladesh and also gives some possible solutions for tackling climate change.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005170198
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Climate Change Mitigation and Green Growth in Developing Asia
Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - eSocialSciences - 2012
Developing Asia is the driver of today's emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of the People's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133111