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Asia-Pacific Regional Integration Index : Construction, Interpretation, and Comparison
Huh, Hyeon‐Seung - 2017
We develop an index to measure the degree of regional integration in Asia and the Pacific (48 economies in six …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012954685
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Is Growth in Asia and the Pacific Inclusive?
Sugden, Craig - 2013
economies in Asia and the Pacific region. Special attention is paid to 11 economies — Armenia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086430
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International Migration in Asia and the Pacific - Determinants and Role of Economic Integration
Kikkawa, Aiko - 2020
labor in Asia and the Pacific has stagnated in recent years even as the flow of goods, services, and investment have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012835352
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Asian Development Outlook Forecast Accuracy 2007–2016
Ferrarini, Benno - 2019
This paper assesses the accuracy of Asian Development Outlook growth and inflation forecasts for 43 Asian economies from 2007 to 2016, against the benchmark of World Economic Outlook projections by the International Monetary Fund. They are found to overlap quite closely, notwithstanding much...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892014
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Oil Security Issues in Asia and the Pacific
Isaak, David - 2014
By 2010, demand for oil in developing Asia substantially exceeded that of North America and Europe combined, but demand … standardization. In 2010, 76% of all Middle East exports went to Asia, but oil from the Middle East and Africa will not satisfy the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013049236
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Asian Development Outlook Forecast Skill
Ferrarini, Benno - 2014
The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) provides growth and inflation forecasts for more than 40 economies in the region. This paper assesses the accuracy of those forecasts against actual outcomes for the years from 2008 to 2011. The World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecasts by the International...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013049286
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Energy Access and Energy Security in Asia and the Pacific
Sovacool, Benjamin K. - 2014
Lack of access to electricity and modern cooking fuels constitutes energy poverty. Access to modern energy requires improved technologies and financing instruments and sources. The pro poor public-private partnership model is one useful vehicle for raising capital to finance projects. Five...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013049297
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Overcoming Critical Constraints to Sustaining Productivity Growth in Key Commodities of Asia and the Pacific
Sombilla, Mercedita - 2014
Two trends on yields have been observed for rice, wheat, and even edible oils in Asia. The deceleration of yield growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013062995
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Climate-Related Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
Thomas, Vinod; Albert, Jose Ramon; Perez, Rosa - 2013
as well as droughts and heat waves. The Asia and the Pacific region has experienced some of the most damaging disasters … Asia and the Pacific? This paper considers three main disaster risk factors — rising population exposure, greater … temperature linked to droughts and heat waves) and the frequency of intense natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific and its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014155476
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Sovereign Debt Vulnerabilities in Asia and the Pacific
Ferrarini, Benno; Dagli, Suzette; Mariano, Paul - 2023
Asia and the Pacific. This is confirmed by debt ratio projections and evidence of widening pockets of vulnerability picked …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014357382