If Poverty Is the Problem, Remittances Are a Solution One way to reduce poverty in developing countries is to make it cheaper and easier for migrant workers to send money home.
Economic Analysis of Investment Projects Submitted by s@dmin on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:05 Kee-Yung Nam, Principal Economist of ADB's Economic Analysis and Operational Support Division, discusses how to evaluate the rationale, purpose and justification of investment projects. Read more about Economic Analysis of Investment Projects
The Increasingly Overlooked Ingredient for Surviving the Next Asian Financial Crisis: Regional Cooperation Regional financial cooperation has strengthened Asian economies and made them more resilient, but attention toward this important work has waned in recent years.
Night Light Data: An Innovative Way to Track Development Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.
The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia To avoid large economic losses from climate change, Southeast Asia can lead the way in global climate action by shifting towards a low-carbon economy.
Four Steps Toward Improving Regional Water Security The solutions in Asia and the Pacific: explore groundwater abstraction options, build efficient water infrastructure, develop better data, and improve water management, particularly for agriculture.
Enhancing the Role of Business: A Roadmap for Economic Transformation A policy action plan for Myanmar provides a step-by-step guide on how to stimulate private sector development.
Five Lessons Asia Must Learn to Survive the Next Crisis Asia may have survived the 2008 global economic crisis, but it’s not out of the woods yet. Here are five things the region’s financial systems must address to withstand the next big shock.
Assessing the Impacts of Excess Capacity An analysis of excess capacity in the People's Republic of China looks at the factors that contributed to overinvestment in manufacturing.
The Economics of Climate Change in the Pacific Pacific island countries need to include climate action in national development plans to lessen the economic costs of climate change.