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Assessing the Impact of the United States–People’s Republic of China Trade Dispute Using a Multiregional Computable General Equilibrium Model
Gentile, Elisabetta; Li, Gen; Mariasingham, Mahinthan - 2021
Since the onset of the ongoing United States (US)–People’s Republic of China (PRC) trade dispute in 2017, stakeholders and experts alike have expressed deep concerns that the tensions would come at a cost for the countries involved and the global economy. In this paper, we endeavor to...
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Asia’s Changing Role in World Trade : Prospects for South–South Trade Growth to 2030
Anderson, Kym - 2013
Developing Asia's rapid economic growth has been shifting the global economic and industrial centers of gravity away … from the North Atlantic, raising the importance of Asia in world trade, and boosting South–South trade. How will trade … patterns change over the next 2 decades in the course of economic growth and structural changes in developing Asia and the rest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013092586
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The Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Developing Asia
Reis, Lara - 2017
Developing Asia has the world's fastest greenhouse gas emissions growth. This study uses an economy …-energy-climate model to assess the effects of Paris Agreement pledges on Asia, in comparison with business as usual (BAU) and more … of less than 2 degrees Celsius (2°C) warming. The policy costs of Asia's pledges are found to be less than 1% of gross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012966134
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Inequality of Human Opportunities in Developing Asia
Son, Hyun Hwa - 2012
This paper analyzes the equity of opportunity in basic education and infrastructure services in seven developing countries, namely, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam. The analysis applies a method developed by the World Bank called the Human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013103967
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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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Water Tariff Setting and Its Welfare Implications : Evidence from Cities in the People’s Republic of China
Jiang, Yi - 2020
We develop a framework to analyze urban water tariff setting and its welfare implications and apply it to a panel of cities in the People's Republic of China in the 2000s. First, we find that peer cities' water tariff levels have a significant influence on a city's choice of tariffs. We use the...
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Myanmar : Long-Term Scenarios for Sustained Macroeconomic Growth
Roland-Holst, David - 2015
We use a dynamic forecasting model to evaluate a wide array of opportunities for sustained economic growth in Myanmar. Our simulation results suggest that the government of Myanmar can advance potential growth drivers, by maintaining a stable macroeconomic environment that is conducive to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016173
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On the Concept of Equity in Opportunity
Son, Hyun H. - 2011
Measuring the equity of opportunity in a given society is an essential ingredient in the formulation of policies and programs that promote inclusive growth. In this paper, equity of opportunity is defined and measured through the theoretical framework of the social opportunity function, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120954
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Is Timor-Leste's Growth Inclusive?
Sugden, Craig - 2013
The newly independent Timor-Leste has established itself as one of the fastest growing economies in Asia and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013089694
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Poverty and Food Security in India
2013
This paper is an attempt to analyze the impact of two of India's largest food security interventions — the Public Distribution System (PDS) and the Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM) — on poverty outcomes and on nutritional intake. This paper offers a simple methodology to take into account the...
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