frequent, longer lasting, and more severe in Asia than in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries … financial crises or recessions in Asia. In view of the current global crisis and severe financial downturns, Asian economies are …

The central objective of this paper is to empirically examine the issue of fiscal sustainability in developing Asia. To …

This paper estimates the growth impact of disasters, with a focus on developing Asia and its subregions. It finds that …

analysis and market-based risk measures well complement conventional debt sustainability analysis for Asia. …

analysis, the paper first examines the types of vulnerability faced by different emerging economies in Asia and reviews a range …

This paper examines the unfolding of the US subprime-generated turmoil and its potential spillover on emerging Asia … environment and innovation. Policy priorities to foster regional financial stability include enhancing transparency and governance …

significantly since the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis. However, emerging Asia's local currency bond markets remain generally …

In this paper, we investigate the degree of real economic interdependence between emerging Asia and major industrial … countries to shed light on the heated debate over the "decoupling" of emerging Asia. We first document the evolution of …, the reverse is also true. Output shocks from emerging Asia (and the People's Republic of China [PRC]) have a significant …