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The Benefits of Regional Infrastructure Investment in Asia : A Quantitative Exploration
Zhai, Fan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
Capitalizing on recent estimates of infrastructure financing requirements in Asia, this paper frames a scenario for … quantitatively the economy-wide welfare effects of developing regional infrastructure in Asia, using a global computable general … energy infrastructure during 20102020, developing Asia is likely to reap welfare gains of US$1,616.3 billion (in 2008 prices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363766
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Anticipated effects of foreign currency reserve diversification in Asian countries: Do China and India matter for coordination?
Sell, Friedrich L. - In: CESifo Forum 8 (2007) 1, pp. 32-38
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998704
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Regional Cooperation, Infrastructure, and Trade Costs in Asia
Brooks, Douglas H. - eSocialSciences - 2010
International trade has played an essential role in Asia’s remarkable growth, development, and integration in recent decades. Infrastructure, both hard and soft, has played an integral part in facilitating that trade, primarily through reducing the associated transaction costs. Regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008680375
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Der 11. September und die Folgen in Asien: Politische Reaktionen in der VR China, Japan, Malaysia und Vietnam
Adelsberger, Karin; Derichs, Claudia; Heberer, Thomas; … - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität … - 2002
regarding the respective domestic and foreign policies of the countries in the region. The political reactions of China, Japan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008682550
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Road investments and inventory reduction: Firm level evidence from China
Li, Han; Li, Zhigang - In: Journal of Urban Economics 76 (2013) C, pp. 43-52
This study presents new evidence on the causal impact of transport infrastructure on the economy. In China, inventory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010666191
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Estimating the social return to transport infrastructure: A price-difference approach applied to a quasi-experiment
Li, Zhigang; Chen, Yu - In: Journal of Comparative Economics 41 (2013) 3, pp. 669-683
capacity of a thousand-mile-long railroad in western China. The event was quasi-experimental: before the expansion, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010682511
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Worker safety in the ship-breaking industries : an issues paper
Andersen, Aage Bjørn - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2001
Examines procedures and practices adopted during the decommissioning, demolition and disposal of obsolete ships, focusing on occupational safety and health issues and environmental aspects. Reviews existing legal and regulatory tools, assesses previous work undertaken by concerned agencies and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966385
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Elecciones y tensiones crecientes en el este de Asia
Rekondo, Txente - In: Observatorio Iberoamericano de la Economía y la … (2013) 16
Japón, ha elegido un nuevo Parlamento. Poco le ha durado el poder al Partido Democrático de Japón, que hace tres años puso fin a casi cincuenta años de mandato ininterrumpido del nuevamente triunfador, el Partido Liberal Democrático, que vuelve con una más que holgada mayoría...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010851511
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Cost of Adaptation to Rising Coastal Water Levels for PRC, Japan, and the Republic of Korea
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
This publication explores the potential costs for coastal adaptation from 2010 until 2050 in East Asia due to climate … People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. This study is part of the technical assistance Economics of … Climate Change and Low Carbon Growth Strategies in Northeast Asia, financed by ADB and the Korea International Cooperation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884932
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Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Facilitate Trade in Agricultural and Food Products: Report on the Development of an SPS Plan for the CAREC Countries
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
This project study was initiated by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as part of the Central Asia Regional Economic … China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan. The study involved a wide-ranging assessment of current …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884935