Indonesia and Malaysia are keen to use Chinese investments in industrial parks to foster industrial development in…

This paper investigates the impact of the effective minimum wage, defined as the log difference between the minimum…

Acknowledging that individuals dislike having low relative income renders trade less attractive when seen as a…

This paper characterizes the optimal reciprocal trade policy in the environment of Melitz (2003) with firm…

ASEAN FOCUS is a bimonthly publication providing concise analyses and perspectives on ASEAN matters.

Papua New Guinea is a lower-middle income country and fragile state (para 7). Growth in the nonmineral economy of…

Resuming a physical presence in Pacific Island countries in 2021, The Asia Foundation builds on decades of on-the-…

This compendium started with gender in mind: highlighting stories of women who are influencing, leading, and…

A small number of big firms are getting stronger and expanding their businesses a lot further in the time of COVID-…

The spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 has resulted in global pandemics, which was followed by an abrupt economic…