The global economic crisis in 2008-2009 had varying impacts on economies in Asia and the Pacific. This paper studies …

frequent, longer lasting, and more severe in Asia than in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries … financial crises or recessions in Asia. In view of the current global crisis and severe financial downturns, Asian economies are …

indicator of export diversification based on value added in sectors contributing to exports. For most Asia and the Pacific …

impact of RER misalignment on business cycles in Asia and the Pacific by employing a panel vector autoregression involving … overvaluation may lead to a reduction in CPI inflation and short-term interest rate. We also find that Asia and the Pacific is … highly heterogeneous wherein the output gaps of some economies, particularly those in Southeast Asia, are more susceptible to …

spending efficiency in developing Asia. Using data envelopment analysis, we find that East Asia has the highest average output …-level efficiency analysis, we find that developing Asia falls short of optimal total health expenditures. Caucasus and Central Asia has … the highest average allocative efficiency score among the subregions. Overall, developing Asia has substantial room for …

In this paper, we review the overall micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise landscape in Asia, including the …

Asia is home to 60% of the world's population, 52% of global agricultural production, and 43% of agriculture …

to monitor monthly business cycle fluctuations in Asia. The index summarizes a selection of updated monthly economic …