Asian Economic Papers

2002 - 2026

Current editor(s): Wing Thye Woo, Sungbae An, Fukunari Kimura and Ming Lu

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Volume 25, issue 2, 2026

Economic Analysis of Ethical Principles for AI Algorithms: An Autonomous Driving Case pp. 1-22

Kyung-Suk Park and Wiroy Shin

Comments by Prema-Chandra Athukorala on Economic Analysis of Ethical Principles for AI Algorithms: An Autonomous Driving Case pp. 23-24

Prema-Chandra Athukorala

Comments by Mizuki Kawabata on Economic Analysis of Ethical Principles for AI Algorithms: An Autonomous Driving Case pp. 24-27

Mizuki Kawabata

The Evolving Shape and Effects of Recent U.S. Tariff Policy pp. 28-47

Deborah L. Swenson

Comments by Yoonsoo Lee on The Evolving Shape and Effects of Recent U.S.Tariff Policy pp. 48-51

Yoonsoo Lee

Comments by Jihye Kam on The Evolving Shape and Effects of Recent U.S. Tariff Policy pp. 51-54

Jihye Kam

Trade War and Trade Policy Uncertainty in a Global Macro Model pp. 55-68

Jetro Anttonen, Pasi Ikonen, Sanna Kurronen, Markku Lehmus, Risto Rönkkö and Lauri Vilmi

Comments by Byeongho Lim on Trade War and Trade Policy Uncertainty in a Global Macro Model pp. 69-70

Byeongho Lim

Comments by Guillaume Lafortune on Trade War and Trade Policy Uncertainty in a Global Macro Model pp. 70-73

Guillaume Lafortune

Breaking Digital Barriers: The Role of Distance and Digital Infrastructure in ASEAN's Digitally Deliverable Services Trade pp. 74-93

Wai-Mun Chia, Ammu George and Taojun Xie

Comments by Runsinarith Phim on Breaking Digital Barriers: The Role of Distance and Digital Infrastructure in ASEAN's Digitally Deliverable Services Trade pp. 94-97

Runsinarith Phim

Comments by Tao Liu on Breaking Digital Barriers: The Role of Distance and Digital Infrastructure in ASEAN's Digitally Deliverable Services Trade pp. 97-98

Tao Liu

Regional Economic Forecasting with Big Hierarchical Data and Machine Learning Models pp. 99-122

Jiao Shi, Weirong Wang and Man Chen

Comments by Mary-Françoise Renard on Regional Economic Forecasting with Big Hierarchical Data and Machine Learning Models pp. 123-126

Mary-Françoise Renard

Comments by Yoonsoo Lee on Regional Economic Forecasting with Big Hierarchical Data and Machine Learning Models pp. 126-128

Yoonsoo Lee

Natural Interest Rate in Korea: A Multi-Model Approach in a Small Open Economy Context pp. 129-152

Kyeongtak Do, Juhyun Ahn and Haeri Jung

Comments by Iikka Korhonen on Natural Interest Rate in Korea: A Multi-Model Approach in a Small Open Economy Context pp. 153-154

Iikka Korhonen

Electricity Market Imbalance, Cross-regional Trade, and Transmission in China pp. 155-186

Guy S. Liu, Michael Grubb and Jinke Li

Comments by Sylvie Démurger on Electricity Market Imbalance, Cross-regional Trade, and Transmission in China pp. 187-189

Sylvie Démurger

Comments by Sungbae An on Electricity Market Imbalance, Cross-regional Trade, and Transmission in China pp. 190-192

Sungbae An

Volume 25, issue 1, 2026

A Transition Plan for Global Governance during the Birth Pains of the Multipolar World: The Atlantic-Pacific Sustainability Partnership (APSP) of Middle Powers pp. 1-21

Wing Thye Woo

Camelia Romocea Turcu, Thoughts on Trade in the Age of Geoeconomic Rivalry Motivated by Woo's Paper pp. 22-25

Camelia Romocea Turcu

Iikka Korhonen, Thoughts on European and Other Responses to Trump's Tariffs Motivated by Woo's Paper pp. 26-27

Iikka Korhonen

Comments by Sungbae An, on A Transition Plan for Global Governance during the Birth Pains of the Multipolar World: The Atlantic-Pacific Sustainability Partnership (APSP) of Middle Powers pp. 27-33

Sungbae An

Comments by Suresh Narayanan, on A Transition Plan for Global Governance during the Birth Pains of the Multipolar World: The Atlantic-Pacific Sustainability Partnership (APSP) of Middle Powers pp. 34-37

Suresh Narayanan

Comments by Fukunari Kimura, on A Transition Plan for Global Governance during the Birth Pains of the Multipolar World: The Atlantic-Pacific Sustainability Partnership (APSP) of Middle Powers pp. 37-39

Fukunari Kimura

Reassessing Inflation in South Korea: An Alternative Approach Using the Engel Curve pp. 40-69

Soohyung Lee and Byung-hill Jun

Comments by Mary-Françoise Renard, on Reassessing Inflation in South Korea: An Alternative Approach Using the Engel Curve pp. 70-73

Mary-Françoise Renard

Comments by Phanith Chou, on Reassessing Inflation in South Korea: An Alternative Approach Using the Engel Curve pp. 74-77

Phanith Chou

Special Economic Zones and Local Economic Activities: Evidence from Nightlight Analysis in Thailand pp. 78-99

Wannaphong Durongkaveroj and Nilaphy Phommachanh

Comments by Chng Saun Fong, on Special Economic Zones and Local Economic Activities: Evidence from Nightlight Analysis in Thailand pp. 100-106

Chng Saun Fong

Comments by Lijuan Yin, on Special Economic Zones and Local Economic Activities: Evidence from Nightlight Analysis in Thailand pp. 106-108

Lijuan Yin

Foreign Direct Investment and Structural Transformation in Vietnam pp. 109-134

Wannaphong Durongkaveroj and Hai Thanh Nguyen

Comments by Toshiyuki Matsuura, on Foreign Direct Investment and Structural Transformation in Vietnam pp. 135-136

Toshiyuki Matsuura

Comments by Xuan Vinh Vo, on Foreign Direct Investment and Structural Transformation in Vietnam pp. 137-138

Xuan Vinh Vo

Indonesia in Global Manufacturing Value Chains: Policy Ambivalence and Arrested Growth pp. 139-174

Prema-chandra Athukorala and Arianto Patunru

Comments by Maria Joy Abrenica, on Indonesia in Global Manufacturing Value Chains: Policy Ambivalence and Arrested Growth pp. 175-176

Maria Joy Abrenica

Supplementary Health Insurance and Income: Evidence from Critical Illness Insurance in China pp. 177-195

Shoukang Dong, Yuanyuan Ma and Liming Wang

Comments by Xuan Vinh Vo, on Supplementary Health Insurance and Income: Evidence from Critical Illness Insurance in China pp. 196-197

Xuan Vinh Vo

Is China an Opportunity for Industrialization in African Countries? pp. 198-216

Kabinet Kaba and Mary-Françoise Renard

Comments by Runsinarith Phim, on Is China an Opportunity for Industrialization in African Countries? pp. 217-219

Runsinarith Phim

Comments by Prema-chandra Athukorala, on Is China an Opportunity for Industrialization in African Countries? pp. 219-222

Prema-chandra Athukorala

Volume 24, issue 3, 2025

Why Is Labor Receiving a Declining Share of Income in India? Role of Trade and Market Share Reallocation pp. 1-31

C. Veeramani and Anwesha Basu

Comments by Kozo Kiyota, on Why Is Labor Receiving a Declining Share of Income in India? Role of Trade and Market Share Reallocation pp. 32-34

Kozo Kiyota

Import Penetration, Export Expansion, and Election Outcome: Evidence from the 2022 Election in South Korea* pp. 35-49

Sungbae An, Nam Seok Kim and Kyong Hyun Koo

Comments by Sasa Ding and Yingqi Wei, on Import Penetration, Export Expansion, and Election Outcome: Evidence from the 2022 Election in South Korea pp. 50-52

Sasa Ding and Yingqi Wei

Rethinking the Domar (r−g) Condition: Its Application to Greece, Japan, and China pp. 53-66

Naoyuki Yoshino, Hiroaki Miyamoto and Akiko Terada-Hagiwara

Comments by Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, on Rethinking the Domar (r–g) Condition: Its Application to Greece, Japan, and China pp. 67-70

Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista

Comments by Sungbae An, on Rethinking the Domar (r–g) Condition: Its Application to Greece, Japan, and China pp. 70-72

Sungbae An

Economic Valuation of Forest Carbon Storage and REDD+ Readiness: Insights from Virachey National Park, Cambodia* pp. 73-96

Phanith Chou, Kiyoshi Fujikawa, Chansopheaktra Sovann, Vantha Khorn and Nyda Chhinh

Comments by Wai Mun Chia, on Economic Valuation of Forest Carbon Storage and REDD+ Readiness: Insights from Virachey National Park, Cambodia pp. 97-99

Wai Mun Chia

Comments by Hye Mi You, on Economic Valuation of Forest Carbon Storage and REDD+ Readiness: Insights from Virachey National Park, Cambodia* pp. 100-102

Hye Mi You

Do Provincial Boundaries Hinder Population Flow in China? Evidence from Big Data of Coach Flows* pp. 103-129

Yilin Zheng, Jiewei Li and Ming Lu

Comments by Sharon Xiaohui Wu, on Do Provincial Boundaries Hinder Population Flow in China? Evidence from Big Data of Coach Flows pp. 130-133

Sharon Xiaohui Wu

Comments by Sungbae An, on Do Provincial Boundaries Hinder Population Flow in China? Evidence from Big Data of Coach Flows pp. 133-134

Sungbae An

Malaysia's Political–Business Complex: Public Misgovernance and Grand Corruption* pp. 135-173

Edmund Terence Gomez

Comments by Sherry Tao Kong, on Malaysia's Political–Business Complex: Public Misgovernance and Grand Corruption pp. 174-175

Sherry Tao Kong

Volume 24, issue 2, 2025

Geopolitical Tension and ASEAN: How to Keep the World Economy Vigorous? pp. 1-17

Fukunari Kimura

Comments by Maria Joy Abrenica, on Geopolitical Tension and ASEAN: How to Keep the World Economy Vigorous? pp. 18-20

Maria Joy Abrenica

Comments by Somkiat Tangkitvanich, on Geopolitical Tension and ASEAN: How to Keep the World Economy Vigorous? pp. 20-21

Somkiat Tangkitvanich

Comments by Tetsushi Sonobe, on Geopolitical Tension and ASEAN: How to Keep the World Economy Vigorous? pp. 21-22

Tetsushi Sonobe

Remote Work as a Policy Tool for Easing Megacity Overcrowding* pp. 23-51

Jihye Kam, Soohyung Lee and Juha Park

Comments by Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, on Remote Work as a Policy Tool for Easing Megacity Overcrowding pp. 52-55

Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista

Comments by Naoyuki Yoshino, on Remote Work as a Policy Tool for Easing Megacity Overcrowding pp. 55-58

Naoyuki Yoshino

External Financing and Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises—The Case of  Vietnam* pp. 59-86

Thanh Tien Pham, Danh Vinh Le, Huong Thi Thu Le and Lai Van Vo

What “Causes†Income Inequality? Technological Innovation versus Financialization* pp. 87-124

Juneyoung Lee and Keun Lee

Comments by Iris Claus, on What “Causes” Income Inequality? Technological Innovation versus Financialization pp. 125-127

Iris Claus

Comments by Prema-chandra Athukorala, on What “Causes” Income Inequality? Technological Innovation versus Financialization pp. 127-128

Prema-chandra Athukorala

Different Motives, Different Outcomes: A Comparative Study of China's Outward FDI in Industrial Parks in Malaysia and Indonesia pp. 129-151

Miao Zhang and Zetao Pang

Comments by Alin Halimatussadiah, on Different Motives, Different Outcomes: A Comparative Study of China's Outward FDI in Industrial Parks in Malaysia and Indonesia pp. 152-153

Alin Halimatussadiah

Impacts of Farmers’ Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events on Rice Productivity pp. 154-173

Kannika Thampanishvong, Nipon Paopongsakorn and Bhim Adhikari

Comments by Leong Yuen Yoong, on Impacts of Farmers’ Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events on Rice Productivity pp. 174-176

Leong Yuen Yoong

Comments by Phanith Chou, on Impacts of Farmers’ Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events on Rice Productivity pp. 177-179

Phanith Chou

Protectionism of Voters in the Philippines and Thailand: Comparative Approach to the Political Economy of Protection pp. 180-204

Nam Seok Kim

Comments by Leo Krippner, on Protectionism of Voters in the Philippines and Thailand: Comparative Approach to the Political Economy of Protection pp. 205-207

Leo Krippner

Volume 24, issue 1, 2025

The Effects of U.S. Trade War Tariff Exemptions on U.S. Trade with China and Asia pp. 1-25

Deborah Swenson

Comments by Sungbae An, on The Effects of U.S. Trade War Tariff Exemptions on U.S. Trade with China and Asia pp. 26-28

Sungbae An

Comments by Shigeyuki Abe, on The Effects of U.S. Trade War Tariff Exemptions on U.S. Trade with China and Asia pp. 28-30

Shigeyuki Abe

Digital Technology Adoption and the Financial Performance of SMEs: Evidence from Thailand* pp. 31-64

Juthathip Jongwanich and Archanun Kohpaiboon

Comments by Xuan Vinh Vo, on Digital Technology Adoption and the Financial Performance of SMEs: Evidence from Thailand pp. 65-66

Xuan Vinh Vo

The Role of Digital Credit in Building Trust: A Case Study of Zhima Credit's Inclusive Housing Initiative in China* pp. 67-92

Xiaolan Fu, Rong Chen and Diego Sánchez-Ancochea

Comments by Rido Thath, on The Role of Digital Credit in Building Trust: A Case Study of Zhima Credit's Inclusive Housing Initiative in China pp. 93-94

Rido Thath

Comments by Tetsushi Sonobe, on The Role of Digital Credit in Building Trust: A Case Study of Zhima Credit's Inclusive Housing Initiative in China pp. 95-97

Tetsushi Sonobe

Unintended Consequences of Business Digitalization Among MSMEs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Indonesia pp. 98-122

Keita Oikawa, Fusanori Iwasaki, Yasuyuki Sawada and Shigehiro Shinozaki

Comments by Juthathip Jongwanich, on Unintended Consequences of Business Digitalization Among MSMEs During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Indonesia pp. 123-124

Juthathip Jongwanich

Comments by Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, on Unintended Consequences of Business Digitalization Among MSMEs During The COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Indonesia pp. 124-127

Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista

The Macroeconomic Effects of Income Tax Changes in Korea* pp. 128-149

Byoung Hoon Seok and Hye Mi You

Comments by Angsoka Yorintha Paundralingga, on The Macroeconomic Effects of Income Tax Changes in Korea pp. 150-153

Angsoka Yorintha Paundralingga

Comments by Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, on The Macroeconomic Effects of Income Tax Changes in Korea pp. 153-155

Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista

Comments by Suresh Narayanan, on The Macroeconomic Effects of Income Tax Changes in Korea pp. 156-158

Suresh Narayanan

Elderly Caregiving: A Gendered Analysis on Caregivers’ Labor, Time-use, and Well-being pp. 159-177

Tetsushi Sonobe, Ashish Kumar Sedai, Aashima Sinha and Dil Rahut

Comments by Juthathip Jongwanich, on Elderly Caregiving: A Gendered Analysis on Caregivers’ Labor, Time-use, and Well-being pp. 178-180

Juthathip Jongwanich

Comments by Jungsoo Park, on Elderly Caregiving: A Gendered Analysis on Caregivers’ Labor, Time-use, and Well-being pp. 180-181

Jungsoo Park

Quest for Talents: Attraction and Retention of Highly Skilled Overseas Chinese in the United States and Canada* pp. 182-213

Tony Fang, Lilac Ge, John Hartley and Hui Ming

Comments by Zhao Chen, on Quest for Talents: Attraction and Retention of Highly Skilled Overseas Chinese in the United States and Canada pp. 214-215

Zhao Chen

Comments by Soohyung Lee, on Quest for Talents: Attraction and Retention of Highly Skilled Overseas Chinese in the United States and Canada pp. 215-217

Soohyung Lee