5 ways to make the most of Philippine education investments
A new survey yields insights on the main factors that influence Filipinos’ education investment choices.
Asia must act to prevent demographic dividend from becoming tax
Asian countries need to prepare for the potential demographic tax that accompanies gradual population aging.
Big Data can transform SDG performance. Here’s how
Big Data is a great way to sift through the massive amount of information we need to track for the SDGs.
Can we measure infrastructure investments more accurately?
It's time to come up with a better way than the GFCF (GG) indicator to measure public infrastructure investment.
Does lower inequality mean less poverty?
It is widely assumed that reducing inequality goes hand-in-hand with poverty reduction – but this is not always the case.
Filling the gender gap on asset ownership data
An ADB pilot study confirms that many women in parts of developing Asia still face barriers to owning assets like land or a house.
Globalization: Between walls and roads
In today’s multipolar world, creating barriers to trade will invariably result in reciprocity, so in the end all countries will be worse off.
Harvesting the good data that Asia’s farmers need
Area frame sampling – which compiles objective agriculture data using geographic areas and advanced technology – is increasingly being used in Asia to help farmers prepare for climate change and extreme weather.
How much does our family background determine our chances of (socioeconomic) success?
Parental characteristics are not the sole determining factor of one’s future mobility prospects in Asia and the Pacific.
How nighttime lights help us study development indicators
Nighttime luminosity is a good source of data for countries lacking reliable statistics in developing Asia.