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The Globalisation-Welfare State Nexus : Evidence from Asia
Potrafke, Niklas - 2019
expenditures in Asia. Neither do the results suggest that the nexus between globalisation and social expenditures varied across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892254
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Sea Surface Temperature and Tuna Catch in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Under Climate Change
Mediodia, Hanny John - 2020
The increase in sea surface temperature (SST) is one of the primary consequences of climate change and has the potential to impact tuna fisheries. This paper theoretically models and then applies the production function approach to establish a positive but non-linear relationship between catch...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012823563
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Hoarding of International Reserves : Mrs Machlup's Wardrobe and the Joneses
Cheung, Yin-Wong; Qian, Xingwang - 2021
Motivated by the observed international reserve hoarding behavior in the post-1997 crisis period, we explore the Mrs Machlup's wardrobe hypothesis and the related keeping-up-with-the-Joneses argument. It is conceived that, in addition to psychological reasons, holding a relatively high level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316903
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Toward a sustainable transport development in Asia and the Pacific
Bhattacharyay, Biswa N. - 2011
Despite remarkable growth during the last decade, Asia and the Pacific still faces extensive basic infrastructure needs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277414
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The Implications of the New Silk Road Railways on Local Development
Fang, Ling - 2019
This paper studies regional treatment effects of infrastructure projects on economic growth, employment and intermodal transport volumes. The recent Belt and Road Initiative provides an experiment that can be evaluated using matching econometrics. Our results show that the establishment of a new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012859984
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Public Spending and Government Performance in Europe and Asia : Tigers Today and in the Future
Schuknecht, Ludger - 2022
Asia. Public spending and performance patterns differ hugely across countries. Asian “tigers” and some advanced countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013296721
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Exchange rate volatility and growth in emerging Europe and East Asia
Schnabl, Gunther - 2007
The paper investigates the impact of exchange rate volatility on growth in Emerging Europe and East Asia. Exchange … East Asia. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264150
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Hoarding of international reserves: Mrs Machlup's wardrobe and the joneses
Cheung, Yin-Wong; Qian, Xingwang - 2007
Motivated by the observed international reserve hoarding behavior in the post-1997 crisis period, we explore the Mrs Machlup's wardrobe hypothesis and the related keeping up with the Joneses argument. It is conceived that, in addition to psychological reasons, holding a relatively high level of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276301
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Role of production networks in sustaining and rebalancing Asia's growth
Thorbecke, Willem; Bhattacharyay, Biswa N. - 2012
economic growth in East Asia. Developed Asia produces technology-intensive intermediate goods and capital goods and ships them …, the ability of the rest of the world to absorb Asia's exports has decreased. Export production in some Asian countries has … production networks in Asia. It then discusses how developing Asian countries could leverage production networks to facilitate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010283611
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Can there be a wave-like association between economic growth and inequality? Theory and lessons for East Asia from the Middle East
Gangopadhyay, Partha; Bhattacharyay, Biswa N. - 2012
High income growth in many countries in East Asia and the Middle East has been accompanied by increasing income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288473