Poverty-related studies are usually general examinations of the impact of policy reforms or major investments on the poor. However, policy changes may have varying consequences across different segments of the poor. To more accurately determine the poverty implications of policy initiatives, it...

Using marine resources in a healthy and sustainable manner is at the center of building a blue economy that will make "Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water" achievable. Fisheries and aquaculture sectors alone provide employment for and support the livelihoods of more than 200...

The vision of connecting Cambodia to regional and global value chains (GVCs) is not new but the result of decades-old strategic decisions about the future. Since the return to a market-oriented economy in 1989, Cambodia has pursued policies and reforms to integrate itself into the GVCs by...

The primary objective of this paper is to highlight the contribution of the recent methodological refinements of poverty measures based on counting approaches using ordinal variables to the understanding of the evolution of poverty in Cambodia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Using the general...

Financial literacy is gaining increasing importance as a policy objective in many countries. However, internationally comparable information on financial literacy is still scarce. The OECD/INFE survey of adult financial literacy is a standardized survey instrument, but so far has mainly been...

This study investigates the impacts of energy insecurity on household welfare in Cambodia. The notion of energy insecurity is not well understood in the literature or in local contexts. This study defines household energy insecurity as the status quo derived from the interplay of inadequate and...

This paper presents the results of a case study of one informal settlement in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, subject to titling under Systematic Land Registration (SLR) since 2009. The paper discusses the complexities around land titling programs in securing land tenure security and the well-being of...

Financial literacy is gaining increasing importance as a policy objective in many countries. However, internationally comparable information on financial literacy is still scarce. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development International Network on Financial Education (OECD/INFE)...

Although we have solid empirical evidence on the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on various labor market outcomes, empirical studies on the effects on women remain very limited. This paper aims to contribute to this literature by examining the case of Cambodia. Using national household...

The paper examines the innovation and competitiveness of firms, especially with regard to the channels of technology transfer and the nature of innovation activities that influence firm performance in the Cambodian economy. Despite the growing importance of innovation, there has been no...