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This report examines ADB’s Unlocking Innovation for Development technical assistance project and highlights lessons learned from…

Armenia

28 Feb 2020

This paper identifies the extent of how universities are attracted by firms in patents production. The findings are based on a large…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Rudkin, Simon|He, Ming|Chen, Yang

This brief highlights key challenges and opportunities for a more gender-inclusive skilled workforce in Viet Nam, in particular through…

Vietnam

31 Jan 2020

This study on Sri Lanka assesses the skills deficit in the food and beverages sector and the electronics and electricals sector.

Sri Lanka

31 Jan 2020

Rapid technological development makes skills depreciate faster than in the past while new technologies generate gaps in workers’ skills…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Kim, Jinyoung|Park, Cyn-Young

Over 5,000 ADB publications on a wide range of topics available. Key knowledge sources and online databases for developing countries,…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Development Bank

The sectors with projected high demand for TVET-level qualified personnel include construction, electronics, extractive industries,…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Development Bank

This paper reviews recent studies on human capital and skill formation in the era of rapid aging and technological progress to offer…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Kim, Jinyoung|Park, Cyn-Young

Other

23 Jan 2020

The effective tax rate is low in poor countries because tax collection requires human capital, which is scarce.

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Bethencourt, Carlos|Perera-Tallo, Fernando

Other

08 Jan 2020