Economics
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Asia faces challenges attracting infrastructure investment
By Ryuichi Kaga on Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Public-private partnerships are key to development projects, but inherent risks hinder private zeal.
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Responding to income inequality in Asia
By Juzhong Zhuang on Friday, 16 June 2017
Asian governments should introduce policies that do not slow down economic growth, but do spread its benefits more equitably.
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US interest rate hikes: How should Asia respond?
By Donghyun Park on Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Urgent action is needed to reduce leverage levels in case US interest rates rise faster than expected.
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Can Asia take the next step to high-income?
By Juzhong Zhuang, Donghyun Park on Friday, 09 June 2017
Moving beyond middle-income status through sustained rapid growth is the natural next step for the region.
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Can Asia reach high-income?
By Donghyun Park, Abdul Abiad on Thursday, 18 May 2017
Total factor productivity growth in middle-income countries depends on innovation, human capital, and infrastructure.
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How Cambodia can grab its big opportunity
By Stephen P. Groff on Friday, 12 May 2017
It’s time to diversify its economy to transition to upper-middle-income status.
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Take Gini coefficients with a grain of salt
By Lyaziza Sabyrova on Monday, 08 May 2017
It might decline while the poor get poorer, and rise while everyone is getting richer.
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How to bring about the Asian Century
By Juzhong Zhuang on Friday, 05 May 2017
Asia has the potential to realize the Asian Century, but only adopting bold and visionary policies can help make this a reality.
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Why Asia needs to invest in quality infrastructure
By Janine Elora Lazatin, John Paul Flaminiano on Friday, 05 May 2017
Quality infrastructure may cost more in the beginning, but is worth the extra investment.
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Are infrastructure bonds the next big thing in infrastructure financing?
By Donghyun Park on Tuesday, 02 May 2017
The region’s infrastructure bond market is still at a nascent stage.
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Why penalizing imports is a bad idea
By Jong Woo Kang on Monday, 10 April 2017
Short-term gains will not guarantee long-term benefits for an individual economy, nor shared prosperity from open trade.
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Boao Forum: Use fiscal policy to boost infrastructure spending
By Stephen P. Groff on Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Developing Asia urgently needs further investments in infrastructure to sustain growth and improve social equity.
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Want to meet the SDGs? Invest in longitudinal data
By Arturo Martinez, Iva Sebastian, Jude David Roque on Monday, 20 March 2017
Collecting panel data is not cheap, but definitely value for money.
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Impact of US interest rate hike on Asia – will this time be different?
By Cyn-Young Park on Wednesday, 15 March 2017
A tightening cycle in US monetary policy is typically bad news for emerging Asian economies.
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How nighttime lights help us study development indicators
By Arturo Martinez on Thursday, 22 December 2016
Nighttime luminosity is a good source of data for countries lacking reliable statistics in developing Asia.
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Overcoming Asia’s housing challenge
By Matthias Helble, Naoyuki Yoshino on Monday, 05 December 2016
The solution goes far beyond providing new homes for urban dwellers, and requires a rapid expansion of the entire urban infrastructure.
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Why Bangladesh's garments won’t go ‘haute couture’ (II)
By Valerie Mercer-Blackman on Wednesday, 09 November 2016
To benefit sustainably from its garment export performance, Bangladesh should shift its production capabilities to cater to the higher value-added category of clothing demand.
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Why Bangladesh's garments won’t go ‘haute couture’ (I)
By Valerie Mercer-Blackman on Monday, 31 October 2016
A recent ADB study suggests that some of the success of Bangladesh's ready-made garment sector over the past 25 years is unlikely to provide the same type of benefits to the economy going forward.
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Unlocking business opportunities for SMEs through global value chains
By Shigehiro Shinozaki on Wednesday, 26 October 2016
SMEs should participate in global value chains to reverse the deceleration trend of labor productivity in Asia and the Pacific.
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The curious case of area measurement in surveys (II)
By Lakshman Nagraj Rao on Tuesday, 25 October 2016
A case study in Viet Nam demonstrates how technological improvements in the survey world help improve data quality and consequently development impact.
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