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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 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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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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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
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Economic Crisis, Institutional Changes and the Effectiveness of Government : the Case of Indonesia
Perdana, Ari; Friawan, Deni - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
Ten years after the crisis, Indonesia is still struggling to solve the problems in four major issues : economic stabilization and recovery, democratic transition and political reform, decentralization of political power, and the redefinition of national identity. This paper will explain the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363280
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Reforming Institutions : Where to Begin?
Khawaja, M. Idrees; Khan, Sajawal - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
No society is devoid of institutions but many live with poor institutions. Institutions promote growth. This is a view now held firmly and widely. The task then is to engineer growth-promoting institutions. Endogeneity characterises institutions; for example, groups enjoying political power...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363719
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Debt and Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies - Evidence from India
Sarkar, Jayati; Sarkar, Subrata - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
We analyze the role of debt in corporate governance with respect to a large emerging economy, India, where debt has been an important source of external finance. First, we examine the extent to which debt acts as a disciplining device in those corporations where potential for over investment is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365427