This paper surveys the empirical and theoretical link between education and growth in the growth process of Asian … features of growth processes of Asian countries. Empirical studies show that these key features include: risk of falling into …

this aspect, however, are inconclusive. Based on the average growth rate for the last two decades, we select 12 top … positive and significant impact of openness on economic growth. The system GMM technique is used to overcome the shortcomings … of endogeneity as found in most previous studies. While growth in labor force has insignificant effect on output growth …

still struggling towards a full recovery, monthly trade values for Asia and the Pacific have already returned to the pre …-crisis level. Merchandise trade in the region grew by more than 30% in 2010, compared with 21% growth in world merchandise trade. …

growth. Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are rapidly increasing their importance in the world economy, having … face economic slowdown, and acceptance is growing that the Asia-Pacific region will be the world's next engine of economic …

Asia’s growth. Our results also confirm the relevance of supply-side factors, in particular human capital and openness to … trade, for developing Asia’s medium- and long-term growth. The overarching implication for policy makers is that supply …-side policies that foster productivity growth will be vital for sustaining developing Asia’s future growth in the postcrisis period …

This paper surveys the empirical and theoretical link between education and growth in the growth process of Asian … features of growth processes of Asian countries. Empirical studies show that these key features include liability to falling …

This paper applies two distinct approaches—growth regressions and growth accounting—to analyze the link between … infrastructure, growth, and productivity in developing Asian countries. The main conclusion is that a number of countries in … developing Asia have significantly improved their basic infrastructure endowments in the recent past. This improvement appears to …

Task Force is chaired by the Economics and Research Department and includes representatives from the Central and West Asia … Department, East Asia Department, Pacific Department, Office of Regional Economic Integration, South Asia Department, and … Southeast Asia Department. …

The small states of the Asia and Pacific region face unique challenges in raising their growth potential and living … often face more limited policy tools, policies do matter and can further help build resilience and raise potential growth …, as evidenced in the recent business cycle. The Asia and Pacific small states should continue rebuilding buffers and …