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Formalizing informal micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises is critical to boosting national productivity, creating quality jobs,…

Indonesia

09 Mar 2022

This paper investigates the impact of real exchange rate (RER) misalignment on business cycles among 22 economies in Asia and the…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Ambaw, Dessie|Pundit, Madhavi|Ramayandi, Arief|Sim, Nicholas

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08 Mar 2022

This paper introduces a new indicator of export diversification in Asia and the Pacific based on value added in sectors that contribute…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Bajaj, Pallavi|Baris, Kristina V.|Gonzales, Patricia Georgina B.|Jabagat, Christian Regie|Lazatin, Janine Elora|Tan, Elaine

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07 Mar 2022

Comprehending the distribution of international aid is a critical step in advancing ocean conservation and climate action on a global…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Shiiba, Nagisa|Maekawa, Tsukasa|Vegh, Tibor|Virdin, John

Indonesia

05 Mar 2022

Offshore wind projects could adversely affect the marine ecosystem and marine biodiversity to varying degrees over their entire life.…

India

04 Mar 2022

Many articles in international trade literature have shown that firm productivity is a robust determinant of firms’ export and import…

ERIA

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia

Ito, Tadashi|Saito, Yukiko Umeno

SMEs are the most important source of employment in all ASEAN countries, but a lack of access to external sources of finance may limit…

ERIA

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia

Cavoli, Tony|Christian, David|Shrestha, Rashesh

Despite being a wide-ranging trading arrangement (Ho 2020; Pearson 2020; Rivas 2020; Drysdale and Armstrong 2021), RCEP is considered a…

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Philippine Institute for Development Studies

Rivera, John Paolo R.|Jr, Tereso S. Tullao

This Policy Note presents a gendered perspective on the impact of e-commerce adoption on the performance of women-led MSMEs (WoMSMEs) in…

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Philippine Institute for Development Studies

Carlos, Jean Clarisse T.|Bacasmas, Jill Angeli V.|Katigbak, Jovito Jose P.