This paper investigates sources and determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to developing Asia using … FDI inflows to developing Asia in recent years, with Japan being the single largest investor. Intra-developing Asian flows … economies from the rest of the Asia and Pacific region, compared to those from nonregional OECD economies, with an emphasis on …

the latter country increased over the analyzed period, while it was reduced in the Philippines. Our analyses indicate that … (e.g., India, Nepal, and Pakistan), in regional development (e.g., the Philippines) and the large urban-rural gap (e …

natural disasters, this paper takes the case of the Philippines - among the most vulnerable countries in the world to such … in the Philippines helped mitigate the poverty impact by allocating more fiscal resources to build local resilience while …

characteristics, migration duration, origin location, and family structure. Households migrating with school-age children have a … coastal regions. After controlling for migration scope and destination location, the presence of children does not influence …

in the Pacific island countries in maximizing the benefits of migration and remittances on their economic development. We … use a newly collected household survey about temporary migration in the region and implement a data audit on remittance … remittances by switching to the lowest-cost providers. We also find that exposure to new information thanks to migration …

characteristics, migration duration, origin location, and family structure. Households migrating with school-age children have a … coastal regions. After controlling for migration scope and destination location, the presence of children does not influence …

Although we have solid empirical evidence on the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on various labor market …