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Motives and Giving Norms Behind Remittances : The Case of Filipino Overseas Workers and their Recipient Households
Alba, Michael M.; Sugui, Jessaine Soraya C. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
The literature has focused on motives to explain remittance behavior. But as nonanonymous transfers, remittances are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363614
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Financial Development : A Broader Perspective
Reid, Richard - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper seeks to add to the current debate about financial development and growth in the emerging world by looking at how different financial systems evolve : how and why financial structures change during various stages of development, how best to measure them, and seeing what practical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278218
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Economic Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Philippine Households : What We Thought We Knew, What We Need to Know
Jr, Aniceto C. Orbeta - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Several studies on the impact of international migration and remittances on household outcomes have been released …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363637
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How Does Financial System Efficiency Affect the Growth Impact of FDI in China?
Xu, Ying - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
In spite of being the second largest recipient of FDI in the world, China shows limited evidence of considerable FDI benefits on growth (Fan and Hu 2007; Luo 2007; Ran et al. 2007). Motivated by Alfaro et al.s (2003) model, this study tests whether poor financial market development might be responsible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365250
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The Mekong River Basic Development : The Realities and Prospects of Korea's Participation
Cheong, Jae Wan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 1999
At this time, a move resumed to develop the basin of the Mekong River, the largest river in Southeast Asia and a lifetime in the region, following suspension of such a movement in the 1950s. Activities to develop the Mekong River Basin have resumed from the first half of the 1990s, as the area...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363520
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International Remittances and Household Expenditures : The Philippine Case
Tabuga, Aubrey D. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This paper examines the general relationship between remittances and household expenditures in the Philippines by doing … while heterogeneity was addressed by employing the Quantile Regression technique. Also, the FIES data on remittances was … more accurate estimate of remittances sent by family members working abroad and its effects. The study found that while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363577
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The Philippines' Absorptive Capacity for Foreign Aid
Kang, Hyewon - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This study evaluates the Philippines absorptive performance for foreign aid, particularly during the six-year period 2003 to 2008, and compare this to that of the previous period, 1986 to 1988.We observe that the countrys capacity to absorb foreign aid has declined during the period under study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365278
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Asia’s Wicked Environmental Problems
Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
The developing economies of Asia are confronted by serious environmental problems that threaten to undermine future growth, food security, and regional stability. This study considers four major environmental challenges that policymakers across developing Asia will need to address towards...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278216
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Services as a New Engine of Growth for ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, and India
Shepherd, Ben; Pasadilla, Gloria - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Development of a vibrant and competitive services sector is a key characteristic of modern economies. In the developed world, services frequently account for two-thirds or three-quarters of all economic activity. The transition from agriculture through manufacturing to a services...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278221
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Climate Change Mitigation and Green Growth in Developing Asia
Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Developing Asia is the driver of today’s emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278234