Asian-Pacific Economic Literature

1987 - 2024

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Volume 27, issue 2, 2013

New structural economics: the third wave of development thinking pp. 1-13

Justin Lin

Lessons from the great recession for developing countries pp. 14-24

Anne O. Krueger

Narrowing the development divide in ASEAN: the role of policy pp. 25-51

Jayant Menon

Mind the gaps: a political economy of the multiple dimensions of China's rural–urban divide pp. 52-67

Xiaobing Wang, Jenifer Piesse and Nick Weaver

The internationalization of the RMB: where does the RMB currently stand in the process of internationalization pp. 68-85

Yuming Cui

Regional determinants of life insurance consumption: evidence from selected Asian economies pp. 86-103

Subir Sen and S Madheswaran

Do more highly educated entrepreneurs matter? pp. 104-116

Faqin Lin, Can Huang, Xiaobo He and Chao Zhang

The impact of information and communication technology on international trade in fruit and vegetables in APEC pp. 117-130

Kit Chi Chung, Pauline Fleming and Euan Fleming

The role of market imperfections in the relationship between housing prices and household credit: Evidence from Taiwan pp. 131-143

An-Pin Wei, Wei-Ling Huang, Chih-Yuan Yang and Ming-Chi Chen

Who goes where and how? Firm and country characteristics in the choice of FDI type and location pp. 144-158

Hea-Jung Hyun and Jung Hur

The Great Rebalancing: trade, conflict and the perilous road ahead for the world economy by Michael Pettis Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2013 Pp. 1–205. ISBN 978 0 691 15868 6 pp. 159-161

Charles Adams

How Asia Works: success and failure in the world's most dynamic region by Joe Studwell Grove Press, New York, 2013 Pp. 320. ISBN 978 0 8021 1959 9 pp. 161-163

Stephen Grenville

Public Debt Sustainability in Developing Asia edited by Benno Ferrarini, Raghbendra Jha, and Arief Ramayandi (eds) Routledge/ADB, London, 2012 Pp. xiv + 211. ISBN 0415522218 pp. 164-165

Shinji Asanuma

Infrastructure Regulation: what works, why and how do we know? lessons from Asia and beyond edited by Darryl S.L. Jarvis, M. Ramesh, Xun Wu, and Eduardo Araral, Jr. (eds) World Scientific, Singapore, 2011 Pp. xxi, 599. ISBN 13 978 981 4335 73 7 pp. 165-166

Douglas H. Brooks

China and the Multinationals edited by Robert Pearce (ed.) Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2011 Pp. ix + 204. ISBN 978 1 84844 668 7 pp. 166-167

Edward K.Y. Chen

Internationalizing Higher Education in Malaysia edited by Tham Siew Yean (ed.) Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2013 Pp. xiii + 147. ISBN 978 981 4380 96 6 pp. 167-169

Peter J. Drake

Multilateral Banks and the Development Process: vital links in the results chain by Vinod Thomas and Xubei Luo Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, NJ, 2012 Pp. xxiii + 156. ISBN 978 1 4128 4767 4 pp. 169-170

Ron Duncan

New Structural Economics: a framework for rethinking development and policy by Justin Yifu Lin World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012 Pp. xi + 371. ISBN 9780821389553 pp. 170-171

Geoffrey Harcourt

The Global Financial Crisis and Asia: Implications and Challenges edited by Masahiro Kawai, Mario B. Lamberte, and Yung Chul Park (eds) Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2012 Pp. xviii + 324. ISBN 978-0-19-966095-7 pp. 171-173

Ulrich Hiemenz

The Political Economy of State-owned Enterprises in China and India edited by Xu Yi-Chong (ed.) Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2012 Pp. 277. ISBN 978 0 230 36074 7 pp. 173-174

Francis E. Hutchinson

Asia Rising: growth and resilience in an uncertain global economy edited by Hal Hill and Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista (eds) Asian Development Bank and Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, 2013 Pp. xvi + 424. ISBN 978 1 78100 797 6 pp. 174-176

Anne Krueger

Economic Growth and Income Inequality in China, India, and Singapore: trends and policy implications edited by Pundarik Mukhopadhaya, G. Shantakumar, and Bhanoji Rao (eds) Routledge, London and New York, 2011 Pp. 185. ISBN 978 0 415616461 pp. 176-177

Alberto Posso

The Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Economy 1920 to 1938: a national accounts study by M.R.P. Salgado Social Scientists’ Association, Colombo, 2011 Pp. xvi + 323. ISBN 978 955 1772 99 4 pp. 177-178

Pierre van der Eng

Volume 27, issue 1, 2013

Coastal-inland interactions in Burmese history: a long-term perspective pp. 1-26

Ronald Findlay

Development trajectories: Hong Kong vs. Shanghai pp. 27-39

Niv Horesh

Education and human capital development in the giants of Asia pp. 40-61

Gavin Jones and Divya Ramchand

Gender exclusion in social security protection: evidence from Korea pp. 62-78

Joonmo Cho, Jaeseong Lee and Taehee Kwon

Corruption in Southeast Asia: a survey of recent research pp. 79-109

Krisztina Kis-Katos and Günther Schulze

Real exchange rate appreciation, resource boom, and policy reform in Myanmar pp. 110-126

Koji Kubo

International production networks and host country productivity: evidence from Malaysia pp. 127-146

Andrew Jia-Yi Kam

Legal frameworks and credit information systems in China, Korea, and Singapore pp. 147-155

Kwangsuk Han, Yeonho Lee and Chanil Park

An Economic History of Indonesia 1800–2010 by Jan Luiten van Zanden and Daan Marks London: Routledge, 2012 Pp. xviii + 263. ISBN 9780415674126 pp. 156-158

Jeffrey G. Williamson

Land and Loyalty: Security and the Development of Property Rights in Thailand by Tomas Larsson Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 2012 Pp. xii + 208. ISBN 978-0-8014-5081-5 (hardback) pp. 159-160

Chris Baker

Indonesia Rising: The Repositioning of Asia's Third Giant edited by Anthony Reid (ed.) Indonesia update series: College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University and ISEAS Singapore, 2012 Pp. xxiv +198. ISBN: 978-981-430-40-9 pp. 160-161

Anne Booth

Built on Dreams, Grounded in Reality: Economic Policy Reform in the Philippines The Asia Foundation Makati City, Philippines, 2011 Pp. 306. ISBN 978 971 92445 7 8 pp. 161-162

Ron Duncan

The Quest for Prosperity: How Developing Economies Can Take Off by Justin Yifu Lin Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, 2012 Pp. xvii + 322. ISBN 978-0-691-15589-0 pp. 162-163

Ron Duncan

Malaysia's Development Challenges: Graduating from the Middle edited by Hal Hill, Tham Siew Yean, and Ragayah Haji Mat Zin (eds) Routledge, London and New York, 2012 Pp. xxvi + 348. ISBN 978 0415 63193 8 pp. 163-165

Charles Hirschman

The Indonesian Economy: Entering a New Era edited by Aris Ananta, Muljana Soekarni, and Sjamsul Arifin (eds) Bank Indonesia, Jakarta, and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2011 P. 427. ISBN 978 9814 31165 6 pp. 165-168

Akhand Hossain

Indonesia's Economy Since Independence by Thee Kian Wie Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2012 P. 307. ISBN 978 9814 37963 2 pp. 168-169

Akhand Hossain

India and Southeast Asia: Strategic Convergence in the Twenty-first Century edited by Nirmala Devi and Adluri Subramanyam Raju (eds) ISEAS, Singapore and Manohar, New Delhi, 2012 P. 361. ISBN 978 9814 37986 1 Two Decades of India's Look East Policy: Partnership for Peace, Progress and Prosperity edited by Amar Nath Ram (ed.) ISEAS, Singapore and Manohar, New Delhi, 2012 P. 257. ISBN 978 981 4380 21 8 pp. 170-172

Raghbendra Jha

Macroeconomic and Monetary Policy Issues in Indonesia by Akhand Akhtar Hossain Routledge, London, 2012 Pp. xxvii + 401. ISBN 978 0415 59598 8 pp. 172-173

Lloyd Kenward

Diagnosing the Indonesian Economy: Toward Inclusive and Green Growth edited by H. Hill, M.E. Khan, and J. Zhuang (eds) Anthem Press, London, and Asian Development Bank, Manila, 2012 Pp. xxi + 482. ISBN 978 0857 28447 1 pp. 173-174

Fredrik Sjöholm

Rebalancing and Sustaining Growth in China edited by Huw McKay and Ligang Song (eds) The Australian National University Press, Canberra, and Social Sciences Academic Press (China), Beijing Pp. xxi + 364. ISBN 978 1921 86279 3 (pbk) and 978 1921 86280 9 (e-book) pp. 174-176

John Thoburn

Financing Higher Education and Economic Development in East Asia edited by Shiro Armstrong and Bruce Chapman (eds) ANU E Press, Canberra, 2011 P. 282. ISBN 978 1921 66662 9 pp. 176-177

Glenn Withers

Volume 26, issue 2, 2012

Japan's economic slowdown and its global implications: a review of the economic modelling pp. 1-28

Rodney Tyers and Jenny Corbett

The politics of rapid growth pp. 29-40

Richard Grabowski

Economic crisis and policy response in Malaysia: the role of the new economic policy pp. 41-53

Anita Doraisami

Non-farm employment and incomes in rural Cambodia pp. 54-71

Dil Rahut and Maja Micevska Scharf

The geographic extent of global supply chains: evidence from Southeast Asia pp. 72-87

Tomohiro Machikita and Yasushi Ueki

The ASEAN investment area, other FDI initiatives, and intra-ASEAN foreign direct investment pp. 88-103

Tajul Ariffin Masron and Zulkornain Yusop

Output and productivity comparisons of the Singapore and Hong Kong wholesale and retail trade sectors, 2001–2008 pp. 104-120

Boon Lee

The distance from external balance: Pacific Island states pp. 121-132

Curtis Stewart and Richard Wood

Unemployment hysteresis in the East Asia-Pacific region: new evidence from MADF and SURADF tests pp. 133-143

Fumitaka Furuoka

Is the relationship between foreign direct investment and trade different across developed and developing countries? Evidence from Korea pp. 144-154

Kichun Kang

Is monetary policy non-linear in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand? A quantile regression analysis pp. 155-166

William Miles and Sam Schreyer

One Goal, Two Paths: Achieving Universal Access to Modern Energy in East Asia and the Pacific – By World Bank pp. 167-168

Paul Burke

Inequality, Development, and Growth – Edited by Günseli Berik, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers and Stephanie Seguino pp. 168-169

Ragayah Haji Mat Zin

Cambodian Economy: Charting the Course of a Brighter Future—A Survey of Progress, Problems and Prospects – By Hang Chuon Naron pp. 169-171

Hal Hill

Emerging Asia: Essays on Crises, Capital Flows, FDI and Exchange Rates – By Ramkishen S. Rajan pp. 171-172

Juthathip Jongwanich

Foreign Direct Investment in China: Location Determinants, Investor Differences and Economic Impacts – By Chunlai Chen pp. 172-173

Robert Pearce

The Political Economy of Capital Market Reforms in Southeast Asia – By Xiaoke Zhang pp. 174-175

Thomas B. Pepinsky

Trade and Industrial Development in East Asia: Catching Up or Falling Behind – By Peter C.Y. Chow pp. 175-176

Pan-Long Tsai

Harnessing Production Networks: Impact and Policy Implications from Thailand's Manufacturing Industries – By Aekapol Chongvilaivan pp. 176-177

Nobuaki Yamashita

Volume 26, issue 1, 2012

Globalisation and its discontents: an Indonesian perspective pp. 1-17

Mari Pangestu

Re-pegging the renminbi to a basket: issues and implications pp. 18-33

Heikki Oksanen

On the conduct of monetary policy in Vietnam pp. 34-45

Thi Thu Tra Pham and James Riedel

Monetary policy transmission and macroeconomic policy coordination in Pacific island countries pp. 46-68

Yongzheng Yang, Matt Davies, Shengzu Wang, Jonathan Dunn and Yiqun Wu

Oil price shocks and Japanese macroeconomic developments pp. 69-83

Rebeca Jiménez-Rodríguez and Marcelo Sánchez

A review of earnings management in China and its implications pp. 84-92

Jingjing Yang, Jing Chi and Martin Young

Land Law and Economic Development in Papua New Guinea – By David Lea and Timothy Curtin pp. 93-93

Bill Bowen

The Institutional Imperative: the politics of equitable development in Southeast Asia – By Erik Martinez Kuhonta pp. 94-95

Emmanuel de Dios

Input Trade and Production Networks in East Asia – Edited by Daisuke Hiratsuka and Yoko Uchida pp. 95-96

Dilip K. Das

Financial Systems in Developing Economies: growth, inequality, and policy evaluation in Thailand – By Robert M. Townsend pp. 96-97

Peter J. Drake

China in 2020: a new type of superpower – By Hu Angang pp. 97-98

Sam Hill

Costs and Benefits of Economic Integration in Asia – Edited by Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee pp. 98-99

Peter J. Lloyd

ASIA 2050—realizing the Asian century – Edited by Harinder S. Kohli, Ashok Sharma, and Anil Sood pp. 100-101

Kian Thee

Changing the Industrial Geography in Asia: the impact of China and India – By Shahid Yusuf and Kaoru Nabeshima pp. 101-102

Wai Chung Henry Yeung

Prospects for Monetary Cooperation and Integration in East Asia – By Ulrich Volz pp. 102-103

Eli Remolona

Financing Health Care in East Asia and the Pacific: best practices and remaining challenges – By John C. Langenbrunner and Aparnaa Somanathan pp. 103-104

Daniel Simonet