Asian Development Review (ADR)

1983 - 2026

Continuation of Asian Development Review.

Current editor(s): Tetsushi Sonobe

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Volume 43, issue 02, 2026

Rural Development, Sustainability, and Welfare in Asia and the Pacific pp. 1-5

John Gibson

Growing Under the Green Great Wall: Agricultural Impacts of the People’s Republic of China’s Three-North Shelterbelt Program pp. 7-37

Jingyu Gao, Mingzhi Jimmy Xu and Xiangrui Zhao

Paved to Nowhere: Dubious Payoffs of Rural Road Expansion in Nepal’s Rugged Terrain pp. 39-65

Santosh Adhikari, Manasa Koirala and Niraj Poudyal

Impact of Welfare Card Scheme on Household Economic Development in Rural Thailand pp. 67-90

Buraskorn Torut

From Walking to Driving: New Firms, Jobs, and Sales Along a Mountain Road Corridor in Nepal pp. 91-129

Kiyoyasu Tanaka

Mining, Transfers, and Urbanization: What Reduced Income Inequality in Mongolia? pp. 131-164

Manlaibaatar Zagdbazar

Airport Productivity in ASEAN: Evidence from Data Envelopment Analysis and Implications for Regional Development pp. 165-196

Colin C. H. Law

Foreign Direct Investment Origin and Productivity Spillovers in Viet Nam pp. 197-229

Vu Quoc Huynh and Ngoc Phu Tran

Prosperity and Income Inequality Dynamics in Selected ASEAN Countries: How the Rule of Law Moderates pp. 231-273

Fajrin Hardinandar and Yu-Li Wang

Unequal Starts: Intrahousehold Child Nutrition Inequality in Bangladesh pp. 275-309

Takaaki Kishida, Masanori Matsuura and Abu Hayat Md. Saiful Islam

Volume 43, issue 01, 2026

Trade, Competition, and the Gender Composition of Employment: Evidence from Viet Nam pp. 1-36

Joyce Jacobsen and Sooyoung A. Lee

Productivity Gains from Technology Imports and Spillovers in the Indian Manufacturing Sector pp. 37-75

Chandriima Sikdar and Kakali Mukhopadhyay

The Impact of Urban Transportation Investment on Property Values: Evidence from the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit pp. 77-114

Satoshi Shimizutani, Tomoyoshi Suzuki and Eiji Yamada

From Demolition to Business: How Compensation Method Influences New Ventures pp. 115-138

Qizhou Luo

Financial Sector Linkages and Real Economy Impacts in Malaysia: Evidence from a Machine Learning Approach pp. 139-168

Ali Faridzad

Measuring Interregional Fund Flows in a Dollarized Economy: Evidence from Branch-Level Data of Deposits and Loans in Cambodia pp. 169-206

Daiju Aiba and Vithyea You

From Buckets to Better Meals: Piped Water Access and Household Food Consumption in Pakistan pp. 207-235

Shagufta Shabbar and Neelma Faraz

From Poverty to Possibility: Unpacking the Link Between Poverty and Food Insecurity in Pakistan pp. 237-276

Muhammad Saleh, Haroon Sarwar and G. M. Arif

Where Are All of Asia’s Debt-for-Nature Swaps? pp. 277-311

Alexander Dryden

Volume 42, issue 03, 2025

Low-Carbon Development Pathways in Developing Asia: Evidence from Modeling Scenarios pp. 1-27

Manisha Pradhananga, David A. Raitzer, Iva Sebastian-Samaniego and Daryll Naval

Transformative Influence of Emissions Trading Schemes on Corporate Investments: Insights from the People’s Republic of China pp. 29-50

Nguyen Hanh Luu, Dinh Trung Nguyen, Dao Le Trang Anh and Uyen Ngoc Phung

The Transition of Household Energy Use in Cambodia Since 2004: Trends, Patterns, and Determinants pp. 51-70

Dil Rahut, Panharoth Chhay, Pritha Datta and Bhagirath Behera

Mobile Internet and Income Improvement: Evidence from Viet Nam pp. 71-104

Trang Pham

Does Distance Matter in Convergence Among Indian States? pp. 105-135

Subaran Roy and Chitrakalpa Sen

Infrastructure Inequality Across Indian States: Role of Economic, Social, Institutional, and Political Factors pp. 137-173

Govinda R. Timilsina, Pravakar Sahoo and Ranjan Kumar Dash

Macroscale Microcredit and Constraints on Household Business Development: Evidence from Northern Thailand pp. 175-199

Archawa Paweenawat and Narapong Srivisal

Assessing the Readiness of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization: Can It Effectively Address Future Crises? pp. 201-216

Suk Hyun and Seong-Hoon Kim

From MDGs to SDGs: Understanding Progress in Child Stunting in Asia pp. 217-252

M Asadullah and Rajesh Ramachandran

Education Expansion as a Policy Tool for Reductions in Infant and Maternal Mortality pp. 253-277

Sonia Bhalotra and Damian Clarke

Impact of Childhood Vaccination on Human Capital Formation in Later Life: Evidence from Indonesia pp. 279-311

Riswandi Riswandi and Budy Resosudarmo

Volume 42, issue 02, 2025

Poverty and Inequality in Asia and the Pacific pp. 1-5

John Gibson

Government–Business Relationships and Corporate Poverty Alleviation Decisions: Evidence from the People’s Republic of China pp. 7-28

Zhen Wang and Kai Wu

Societal Perceptions Toward Income Inequality During the Process of Economic Development: Evidence from International Panel Data pp. 29-53

Wannaphong Durongkaveroj

Geographically Heterogeneous Spatial Inequality in the People’s Republic of China: A Luminosity-Based Analysis of Prefectural Cities and Counties pp. 55-81

Yilin Chen

Misfortune Seldom Comes Alone: Evidence from Typhoon Effects During COVID-19 Quarantines in the Philippines pp. 83-110

Yingxue Jin, Makiko Nakamuro, Yasuyuki Sawada, Andrew S. Griffen, Tsend-Ayush Sosorbaram and Yukichi Mano

Active Aging in the People’s Republic of China: A Case Study of Working After Retirement pp. 111-146

Christina Maags and Jingwen Zhang

Anatomy of the Wage Gap Between Local and Migrant Workers in Urban Areas of the People’s Republic of China pp. 147-183

Shu Cai and Xingjian Zhang

Generosity and Effectiveness of Catastrophic Medical Insurance in the People’s Republic of China pp. 185-220

MÃœLLER Armin

Indigenous Peoples, Land, and Conflict in Mindanao, Philippines pp. 221-248

Lucia Madrigal, Jose Cuesta and Sergio Somerville

More for the Girls? Postindependence Education Expenditure in Timor-Leste pp. 249-278

Wisnu Setiadi Nugroho and Anita Alves Pena

The Digital Services Trade’s Impact on the Green Development of the Industrial Sector in the People’s Republic of China pp. 279-304

Ailian Qiu, Jiatian Sun and John D. McCollough

Agrarian Institutions and Intersectoral Linkages in India: Implications for the Economic Well-Being of Agricultural Households pp. 305-342

Sahil Mehra

Volume 42, issue 01, 2025

ADB Distinguished Speaker Lecture pp. 1-30

Edward L. Glaeser

Pollution, Information, and Migration pp. 31-56

Mingda Wang and Zikun Ding

Analysis of Elites’ Characteristics and the Environmental Performance in the People’s Republic of China: A Focus on the New Environmental Protection Law pp. 57-88

Minjun Hong and Jihye Yoon

Environmental Impacts of Green Open Space in Urban Indonesia: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis pp. 89-116

Ilmiawan Auwalin, Rumayya and Ni Made Sukartini

Income and Jobs from Global Value Chain Participation by Developing Asian Economies pp. 117-142

Elisabetta Gentile and Gaaitzen de Vries

How Selling Online Is Affecting Informal Firms in South Asia pp. 143-178

Maurizio Bussolo, Akshay Dixit, Anne Golla, Ananya Kotia, Jean N. Lee, Prema Narasimhan and Siddharth Sharma

Enhancing Food Security in an Era of Rising Fertilizer Prices: Evaluation of an Intervention Promoting Mungbean Adoption in Nepal pp. 179-207

Narayan Prasad Khanal, Dyutiman Choudhary and Ganesh Thapa

The Impact of Micronutrient Training on High-Zinc Rice Demand Among Mothers: A Randomized Control Trial Study in Bangladesh pp. 209-232

Harold Glenn Valera, Takashi Yamano, Ranjitha Puskur, Ronald Jeremy Antonio, Muhammad Ashraful Habib, M. D. Khairul Bashar and Valerien O. Pede

Internet Use in Agriculture and Farm Earnings: An Analysis of the Indonesia Labor Force Survey pp. 233-257

Weni Lidya Sukma, Mardiana Dwi Puspitasari and Puguh Prasetyoputra

Effect of Climate-Related Disasters on Consumption: Theory and Evidence from Bangladesh pp. 259-287

Amit Roy

Impact of High Trade Costs and Uncertain Trade Times on Exports of Final and Intermediate Goods in Five Central Asian Countries pp. 289-307

Alfinura Sharafeyeva

Impact of Nontariff Measures on Border Crossing Time and Costs: The Case of Perishable Goods Trade in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Region pp. 309-331

Dorothea M. Ramizo and Akiko Terada-Hagiwara

The Impact of Mobility Restrictions on Trade Facilitation at Borders: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic in Central Asia pp. 333-360

Kijin Kim, Jerome Abesamis and Zemma Ardaniel