Paul Vandenberg

Senior Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ADB

Paul is fascinated by the process of economic development and how some countries are rich and others remain poor. His specific research interests include industrialization, human capital development, enterprise finance, and the labor market. He taught in the United Kingdom and India before joining ADB in 2010. For two years he was seconded to ADB Institute in Tokyo and later took temporary leave to teach in Thailand. His doctorate is from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He supports Liverpool Football Club.

There is an emerging revolution in learning brought on by digital technologies. Photo: ADB

Education is in Crisis: How Can Technology be Part of the Solution?

Digital technologies and EdTech could play a role in addressing the learning crisis underway in Asia and the Pacific.

Paul Vandenberg, Kirsty Newman, Milan Thomas

Tech startups need incentives and policies tailored for their unique circumstances.

Five Ways Tech Startups Are Different from Other Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Though there are many similarities between tech startups and other small businesses, they need to be treated differently from a policy and regulatory standpoint.

Aimee Hampel-Milagrosa, Paul Vandenberg

Informal workers are hard to reach with government support. Photo: ADB

How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Think About Quality Jobs

The discourse on quality jobs and decent work has changed since the onset of the pandemic. This transition has provided key insights and policy implications.

Paul Vandenberg, Helen Osborne

Helping young people find good jobs will be key to recovering from the pandemic. Photo: Gayatri Malhotra

How to Avoid Creating a “Lockdown Generation”

Young people are losing jobs faster than adults, but targeted policies can help them re-engage with the labor market.

Helen Osborne, Paul Vandenberg, Chris Morris

Asia’s education systems face complex challenges as they emerge from the pandemic. Photo: ADB

Learning Recovery is Complicated by Asia’s Preexisting Learning Crisis

Efforts to address pandemic-related learning loss may draw on innovations devised to tackle the ongoing learning crisis – and vice versa.

Paul Vandenberg

After the pandemic, workers and companies will have to decide whether or not to return to in-office work. Photo: Charles Deluvio

Rethinking Work-From-Home After COVID-19

The implications of working from home on costs, productivity, and work-life balance are just now being understood by workers and companies around the world. Will this new awareness transcend the pandemic?

Paul Vandenberg

Businesses, particularly small enterprises, and their workers, need support as Asia grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Jérémy Stenuit

Three Ways to Support Businesses and Their Workers During a Pandemic

Many workers will be displaced and many businesses will close as a result of the slowdown caused by COVID-19. Providing support to those affected gives them a fighting chance.

Paul Vandenberg, Matthias Helble

Bankruptcies in Asia and the Pacific have defied assumptions during the pandemic. Photo: Markus Winkler

Why Have Bankruptcies Fallen During the Pandemic?

Government assistance programs, and relaxed insolvency procedures, have helped keep businesses afloat during the pandemic.

Paul Vandenberg

亚洲教育系统正在力图摆脱疫情困扰，但面临的挑战错综复杂。图片来源：亚行

亚洲：学业危机的隐患早已埋下，使学业恢复愈发错综复杂

在弥补与疫情有关的学业损失时，可利用为应对当前学业危机设计的创新方法，反之亦然。

Paul Vandenberg

疫情过后，职员和公司都将不得不决定是否重返在办公室上班的状态。图片来源：堀冈佑二（Charles Horioka）

再思考：新冠疫情过后居家办公

世界各地的职员和公司现在才逐渐明白居家办公对成本、生产力以及工作—生活的平衡意味着什么。这种新的认识能否跨越疫情期？

Paul Vandenberg