This paper examines the countercyclicality of remittance inflows to the countries in Asia and the Pacific. It also aims …. The degree to which remittances are countercyclical is found to vary significantly by subregion: Central Asia and … Southeast Asia, including many remittance-dependent countries, show stronger countercyclicality than other subregions. The …

The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing economic and broader development challenges as never before. Policy lessons from Asia … inequality and environmental challenges increased the region's vulnerabilities. The post-pandemic recovery in Asia and the …

This study examines the determinants of blue economy activities, namely tourism and fisheries, in 21 Asia and Pacific … positively depends on the gross fixed capital formation and access to electricity in Asia and Pacific island countries. We find … support the need for, and effectiveness of, the implementation of sustainable ocean governance policies in the Asia and …

Over the past two decades, Asia and the Pacific have not only experienced rapid growth, but in parallel saw a rapid … caused by the obesity endemic for the region. This paper fills this gap by providing a first cost estimate for 42 Asia and …

The middle-income trap is a serious problem in developing Asia and Pacific economies. Middle-income trap is the … to the development of middle-income countries. This paper by using data set consists of 12 Asia and Pacific middle …

This paper examines the developments of cross-border portfolio assets and liabilities in the Asia and Pacific region …. Limited capital inflows to debt securities issued by emerging Asia may be attributable to the early stages of bond market … reflects Japan's preference toward debt securities. Other Asia and Pacific economies have invested more heavily in foreign …

We assess the evolution of spillover effects of unconventional monetary policies (UMPs) on Asia and the Pacific region …, and evaluate the impact on and implications for the macroeconomy. We develop a Panel Vector Auto Regression model for Asia … a shadow interest rate estimated by Krippner (2013). We find that Asia and the Pacific region has responded to the …

This paper presents the findings of a survey among 18 central banks from Asia and the Pacific regarding their views on … and policies regarding sustainable finance. It also reviews recent developments in selected Asia and Pacific countries …

unconventional monetary policy (UMP) affects the UIP relationship for 11 currencies in Asia and the Pacific. When we run the Fama …

Asia and the Pacific is the world's fastest growing regional economy, a position it has held for over a decade. A major … present a status report about the methods, strengths, and weaknesses of infrastructure financing in Asia and the Pacific at … recommendations for future policy development in Asia and the Pacific. …