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An Empirical and Theoretical Study on the Wider Use of Local Currencies in the Asia-Pacific Region after the Asian Financial and Currency Crisis : An analysis focused on Thailand
Inoue, Ichiro - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
percentage to the home currency (the Thai baht). The private sectors elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region also switched from the … banks also increased the share of local currencies elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region; and the same is true with the non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363834
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The Role of Demographics in Precipitating Crises in Financial Institutions
Macunovich, Diane - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
There are significant effects of changing demographics on economic indicators: growth in GDP especially, but also the current account balance and gross capital formation. The 15-24 age group appears to be one of the key age groups in these effects, with increases in that age group exerting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565208
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The Global Economic Crisis : An Opportunity for Strengthening Asia’s Social Protection Systems?
Asher, Mukul G. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
systems in Asia. This paper analyzes the key factors determining and the possible avenues for strengthening social protection … systems in Asia. The choice of an appropriate combination of avenues depends on the initial starting point, public policy … labor market trends in Asia. It stresses that rapid ageing and large, informal labor markets pose challenges for Asian …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363321
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Asian Energy Outlook to 2020 : Trends, Patterns and Imperatives of Regional Cooperation
Ito, Kokichi; Zhidong, Li; Komiyama, Ryoichi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
With booming economic growth Asia will play increasingly important role in global economic and energy matters. World … increase in demand for oil in Asia will most likely amplify the dependency on shipments from other regions (particularly the … Middle East). Ensuring energy security would therefore turn out to be a vital task. In Asia (particularly East Asia), the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364018
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Short-Term Policy Responses to the International Financial Crisis and Risks to Sustainable Medium-Term Policy Frameworks in Asia : Complications Arising from Enduring Global Imbala...
Filardo, Andrew - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
The policy measures taken to date in the Asia-Pacific region are helping to cushion the blow of the global recession …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363687
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The Financial Crisis : A Wake-Up Call for Strengthening Regional Monitoring of Financial Markets and Regional Coordination of Financial Sector Policies?
Winkler, Adalbert - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
preventing and mitigating financial crises? This paper reviews and compares the experiences of Europe and Asia, which have taken … this background, the crisis is a wake-up call for further progress on monetary integration in Asia along the lines of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363805
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Health and Well-Being in the Crisis
Askitas, Nikos; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
The internet has become an important data source for the Social Sciences because these data are available without lags, can be regarded as involuntary surveys and hence have no observer effect, can be geo-labeled, are available for countries across the globe and can be viewed in continuous time...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008926959
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The Financial Crisis, Rethinking of the Global Financial Architecture, and the Trilemma
Aizenman, Joshua; Chinna, Menzie D.; Ito, Hiro - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper extends our previous paper (Aizenman, Chinn, and Ito 2008) and explores some of the unexplored questions. First, we examine the channels through which the trilemma policy configurations affect output volatility. Secondly, we investigate how trilemma policy configurations affect the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363366
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What Is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research
Praag, Mirjam van; Versloot, Peter H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
answer the question: What is the contribution of entrepreneurs to (i) employment generation and dynamics, (ii) innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822686
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Effect of Liberalization on Banking Competition
Pasadilla, Gloria; Milo, Melanie - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The paper analyzes the impact of major policy changes on banking structure, performance and competition, using bank-specific data from 1990-2002. We find that the entry of more market players is correlated with drops in interest spread and profits which, partly, bespeaks of possible dissipation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365221