There is no consensus about how globalization - trade and foreign investments - affects poverty reduction. Using … household survey data, this study contributes to the empirical literature on globalization and poverty by analyzing the … and vertical integration and complete exclusion of smallholder suppliers. We analyze and quantify income and poverty …

evaluate the economic, social and environmental impacts of alternative policy changes in Asia and the Pacific. The CGE analysis … through investment liberalization. While results vary across subregions in the Asia-Pacific, both trade facilitation and … that liberalization policies increase CO2 emissions at the regional level. Importantly, economic growth in Asia and the …

Asia and the Pacific, and particularly for emerging Asian economies, which are heavily dependent on imported energy and … resources. Acknowledging this fact, individual governments in Asia have recently been taking effective actions in the form of … capital, some of which are very specific to developing Asia. Different sector policies - such as in trade and environment …

Growth led by low-carbon goods and services (LCGS) is an imperative for the countries of Asia and the Pacific, and …

and human development outcomes, and dramatic reductions in poverty. Unilateral policy reforms and greater economic …