
Will Asia grow old before it becomes rich?
Asian economies generally meet the conditions for a demography-driven middle-income trap, especially in East and Southeast Asia.
Prior to joining ADB in 2007, Donghyun was a tenured associate professor of economics at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He has a PhD in economics from UCLA in the US, and his main research fields are international finance, international trade, and development economics. His research, which has been published extensively in journals and books, revolves around policy-oriented topics relevant for Asia’s long-term development, including the middle-income trap, service sector development, and financial sector development. Dr. Park plays a leading role in the production of Asian Development Outlook and Asia Bond Monitor, two major ADB flagship publications.
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Asian economies generally meet the conditions for a demography-driven middle-income trap, especially in East and Southeast Asia.
The Fed’s rate hike won’t have much impact in emerging Asia, at least in the short term.
To withstand external shocks and sustain growth, middle-income countries need to get the basics right on manufacturing, currency management, and education.
It’s high time for emerging Asian markets to prepare themselves for the tighter global financial conditions that Fed balance sheet normalization entails.
A new ADB working paper provides insights into what factors drive growth at middle-income economies.
Urgent action is needed to reduce leverage levels in case US interest rates rise faster than expected.
Moving beyond middle-income status through sustained rapid growth is the natural next step for the region.
Total factor productivity growth in middle-income countries depends on innovation, human capital, and infrastructure.
The region’s infrastructure bond market is still at a nascent stage.
Recent empirical analysis of the nexus between productivity growth and wage inequality in several Asian economies provides new, policy-relevant evidence.
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