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Measuring Water use in a Green Economy

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Water is an essential resource for virtually all aspects of human enterprise, from agriculture via urbanization to energy and industrial production. Equally, the many uses for water create pressures on the natural systems. This report analyses the different ways for quantifying and accounting for water flows and productivity within the economy (including environmental needs). Based on data from the literature, the report provides the current state of knowledge of the different indicators and more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 14, 2012

15 Years of the Information Technology Agreement

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To mark the 15th anniversary of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), this publication charts the history of the Agreement and the effect it has had on the global trade in information technology (IT) products. As well as examining the products covered by the ITA, the publication looks at how the Agreement is implemented, and the impact it has had on trade opening and innovation. The publication also analyses how the development of global production networks has affected IT trade. It more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 15, 2012

Shaping the Future of the Asia–Latin America and the Caribbean Relationship

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Economic relations between Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have clearly reached a turning point at the turn of the 21st century. This report, a major collaborative effort by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), seeks to support this policy agenda. In its four chapters, the report identifies the main challenges and opportunities in each of these pillars while drawing attention to the benefits more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 07, 2012

Narrowing the Gaps through Regional Cooperation Institutions and Governance Systems

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Regional governance systems and national frameworks to address climate change and accelerate green growth in Asia are reviewed and tools to address climate change are outlined. Options for regional level political institutions and financial architecture needed to fulfill voluntary pledges and programs are suggested and potentials, options, and challenges regarding monitoring, reporting, and verification systems are analyzed. In conclusion, policy measures for adaption and mitigation to climate more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 09, 2012

TABLE T4*: 1975–2009 REAL-WAGE GAPS FOR ASIA AND OCEANIA ECONOMIES, IN PURCHASING POWER PARITY (PPP) TERMS, FOR PRODUCTION-LINE MANUFACTURING WORKERS. *(The pivot table used for all PPP real-wage gap analysis)

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In assessing the competitiveness in the equalisation of countries’ manufacturing wages (total hourly compensation costs) for production-line workers –in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms– with equivalent U.S. wages, most countries in Asia and Oceania lost ground in 2009 relative to their 2007 position. Only Japan was able to increase its advantage due to a strong revaluation of the yen. Several countries, particularly South Korea, Australia and New Zealand suffered devaluations that dropped more...

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Álvaro de Regil Castilla on May 04, 2012

Policies and Practices for Low-Carbon Green Growth in Asia

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As the world’s most populous region, with high economic growth, a rising share of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the most vulnerability to climate risks, Asia must be at the center in the global fight against climate change. This study recognizes low-carbon green growth as an imperative—not an option—for developing Asia.The goal of this study is to share with developing nations the experiences of advanced Asian economies and the lessons they have learned, while widening and deepening more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 07, 2012

TABLA T4*: BRECHAS DE SALARIOS REALES 1975 - 2009 PARA ECONOMÍAS DE ASIA Y OCEANÍA, EN TÉRMINOS DE PARIDADES DE PODER DE COMPRA (PPC), PARA TRABAJADORES MANUFACTUREROS DE LÍNEA DE PRODUCCIÓN. *(La tabla pivote de todos los análisis de brechas salariales PPC)

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En la valoración de la competitividad en la homologación salarial manufacturera (total de los costos de compensación por hora) para trabajadores de producción, en términos de paridad de poder de compra (PPC), con sala-rios equivalentes estadounidenses, la mayoría de países de la región, perdió terreno en 2009 respecto a 2007. Sólo Japón aumentó su ventaja debido a la fuerte revaluación del yen. Varios países, sobre todo Sudcorea, Australia y Nueva Zelanda sufrieron devaluaciones que bajaron sus more...

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Álvaro de Regil Castilla on May 04, 2012

Exchange Rate Coordination in Asia

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This paper evaluates the extent of exchange rate coordination among Asian economies using a hypothetical Asian Currency Unit. Rising interdependence among Asian economies makes it vital for these economies to have a certain degree of exchange rate stability. However, the empirical evidence using an Asian Currency Unit suggests a widening deviation in exchange rate movements of the Asian currencies. The deviation has been driven by the adoption of different exchange rate regimes by the more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 26, 2012

Regional Cooperation towards Green Asia: Trade and Investment

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Growth led by low-carbon goods and services (LCGS) is an imperative for the countries of Asia and the Pacific, and particularly for emerging Asian economies, which are heavily dependent on imported energy and resources. The objectives of this study are to (i) measure the potential of major emerging Asian economies for exports in LCGS under the "grand coalition," partial coalition, and stand-alone scenarios; (ii) measure the impact of existing "behind the border" constraints on potential exports more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 25, 2012

Innovative Approaches to Managing Longevity Risk in Asia

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This paper discusses what is longevity risk, why it is important, approaches used by the West to manage longevity risk, and what lessons can be learnt by Asian countries from the experiences of the West. Increasing and uncertain longevity has emerged as a key risk affecting individuals, pension plans, insurers, and governments in both the developed and emerging world. The author discusses progress in the field of longevity modeling and the merits as well as drawbacks of these models. In western more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 25, 2012

Asia's Wicked Environmental Problems

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The developing economies of Asia are confronted by serious environmental problems that threaten to undermine future growth, food security, and regional stability. This study considers four major environmental challenges that policymakers across developing Asia will need to address towards 2030: water management, air pollution, deforestation and land degradation, and climate change. We argue that these challenges, each unique in their own way, all exhibit the characteristics of "wicked more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 29, 2012

Urban Transport Strategy in China

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This publication examines the problems and issues of urban transport in relation to climate change in the People’s Republic of China. It reviews international and local best practices for addressing such challenges. It also identifies policies, strategies, and measures to reduce CO2 emissions from the transport sector and recommends applicable options for implementation in the People’s Republic of China.

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Sonia Hossain on March 27, 2012

Family Planning: Pathway to Poverty Reduction

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This guide provides the facilitator with an overview of how to effectively use and present Family Planning:Pathway to Poverty Reduction, an ENGAGE Presentation. It includes information about opportunities to give the presentation, a list of technology requirements, presentation instructions, presentation tips, instructions for creating and using presentation handouts, discussion guide questions, FAQs, resources and references, and definitions of key terms used throughout the presentation. The more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 09, 2012

Economic Reforms, Regionalism, and Exports

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Against the backdrop of recovery from the global financial crisis, this paper attempts to reappraise the links between economic reforms and exports in China and India, the 'giants'. Four questions are analyzed: (1) Have China's exports outpaced India's since the reforms? (2) What roels have initial conditions, as well as liberalization of trade and investment regimes, played in the giant's export records? (3) Is the giants' recent emphasis on free trade agreements (FTAs) detrimental to exports? more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 04, 2012

Responding to the Global Financial Crisis

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This paper examines the evolving dynamics between economic globalization and Asian regional interdependence, and asks whether and how the global financial crisis impacted Asian regionalism. The analysis suggests that the global crisis did trigger advances in regional policy cooperation from 2007 onwards, especially in the area of financial and monetary cooperation. Although the first order response of Asian countries was to join the broader global effort to contain financial freefall at the more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 09, 2012

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