The central question addressed by this study is whether countries with above-average governance grew faster than … countries with below-average governance. Using the World Bank's worldwide governance indicators to measure governance … performance, it examines whether a country with governance "surplus" in a given base year (1998) grew faster on average in a …

developing Asia. In our empirical analysis, we use disaggregated measures of governance to capture different dimensions of … effectiveness with which these resources are spent on social sectors. Along with the fact that governance quality is lower in Asia …The relationship between governance and economic development is one of the most important areas of research in …

developing Asia. In our empirical analysis, we use disaggregated measures of governance to capture different dimensions of … effectiveness with which these resources are spent on social sectors. Along with the fact that governance quality is lower in Asia …The relationship between governance and economic development is one of the most important areas of research in …

The central question addressed by this study is whether countries with above-average governance grew faster than … countries with below-average governance. Using the World Bank’s worldwide governance indicators to measure governance … performance, it examines whether a country with governance “surplus” in a given base year (1998) grew faster on average in a …

While developing Asia has recovered strongly from the global crisis, the region faces the medium- and long … Asia's growth. Our results also confirm the relevance of supply-side factors, in particular human capital and openness to … trade, for developing Asia's medium- and long-term growth. The overarching implication for policy makers is that supply …

trade within Asia while reducing trade outside. Adopting them would shift employment from energy and mining to manufacturing …

In this paper we empirically explore the relationship between fiscal policy and economic growth in developing Asia. The …

equitable society that provides opportunities for all. Developing Asia has trailed other parts of the world in equity …

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have emerged in developing Asia as a policy response to an unprecedented accumulation of … sensitivity of state-led FDI severely constrains the ability of developing Asia's SWFs to undertake FDI on a significant scale …. Therefore, the potential for developing Asia's SWFs to become major sources of outward FDI is more apparent than real. This …

developing Asia. More specifically, we examine the root causes of the large and persistent current account surpluses that have … of welfare and economic growth. Based on our analysis, we recommend a number of concrete policy directions to help Asia …