This study considers how education and globalization affect income inequality in Asia, with unbalanced panel data. The … indicates that a higher level of education achieved by the population aged 15 and over has improved income distribution in Asia … levels of globalization are correlated with higher levels of income inequality, while freedom, either political or economic …

policy issues faced by the policymakers in Asia. Recent studies show that East Asia is quite integrated in trade. Financial … deepening trade integration in East Asia indicates that the impact of slowdown in the US economy is not likely to be large …

This paper examines the evolving dynamics between economic globalization and Asian regional interdependence, and asks … between helping themselves and helping the global economy. Asia is striving for modes of regional cooperation that are, on … integration and openness. The main policy findings are that Asia's future standing in an increasingly multi-centered world economy …

globalization, and, while Asia and Europe will lead the process, it will be open to any willing partners. …Europe and Asia followed very different paths to economic integration after 1945. By 2000, an economic union with free … integration agreements were absent from Asia, although countries in East and Southeast Asia were becoming linked in global value …

elderly people in developing Asia. First, we analyze the current framework, and we provide a definition for the concept of … priorities for policy initiatives in developing Asia, and we emphasize areas of future research. …

The Asia-Pacific region is witnessing rapid economic growth. Along with rising incomes, the lifestyles of the large … pressure to adjust their lifestyles that respect the Earths' carrying capacity. As far as countries in the Asia and Pacific … the Asia-Pacific can join hands with businesses and civil society to accelerate this transition - from a consumption …

Free trade agreements (FTAs) have proliferated in East Asia in recent years. As of December 2008, eight bilateral FTAs … pressing issue for Japanese firms because Japanese firms have expanded overseas, particularly into the rest of Asia, which has … contributed to the formation of production networks in East Asia. There have been numerous ex ante studies on the impacts of FTAs …

Although a latecomer, economically important Asia has emerged at the forefront of global free trade agreement (FTA …. Political economy considerations suggest that a likely scenario is for FTA consolidation in Asia to be followed by connections …

poverty reduction - in Asia. In exploring this relationship, this study goes beyond defining poverty by the income or … evidence that manufacturing growth has had a bearing on the inclusiveness of growth, especially in Southeast Asia in recent …

I analyze the risks in the banking systems in East Asia using the standard supervisory framework, which assesses … tests indicate that the largest banking systems in East Asia have a total of almost US$1.2 trillion in Tier 1 capital and a …