Asian Development Review (ADR)

1983 - 2025

Continuation of Asian Development Review.

Current editor(s): Tetsushi Sonobe

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Volume 39, issue 02, 2022

The Employment Effects of Technology, Trade, and Consumption in Global Value Chains: Evidence for Developing Asia pp. 1-44

Donald Jay Bertulfo, Elisabetta Gentile and Gaaitzen de Vries

Nexus of Technology Adoption, E-commerce, and Global Value Chains: The Case of Asia pp. 45-73

Jong Woo Kang and Dorothea M. Ramizo

Overland and Oversea: Domestic Trade Frictions in the Philippines pp. 75-118

Eugenia Go

Information and Decision-Making Power: Explicating the Impact of Information Provision in the Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Food Consumption Share in the Philippines pp. 119-146

Nobuyuki Nakamura and Aya Suzuki

Remittances, Household Welfare, and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Tajikistan pp. 147-174

Eiji Yamada, Satoshi Shimizutani and Enerelt Murakami

Behavior of Private Retailers in a Regulated Input Market: An Empirical Analysis of the Fertilizer Subsidy Policy in Nepal pp. 175-199

Shriniwas Gautam, Dyutiman Choudhary and Dil Rahut

Technical Efficiency in Production of Major Food Grains in Punjab, Pakistan pp. 201-222

Abdul Salam and Abdul Hameed

Bank Credit Growth and Trust: Does Institutional Quality Matter? Evidence from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pp. 223-259

Mohamed Albaity, Ray Saadaoui Mallek, Abu Hanifa Md. Noman and Hussein A. Hassan Al-Tamimi

Volume 39, issue 01, 2022

Mini Symposium on Demographic Change and Human Capital in Asia pp. 1-3

Isaac Ehrlich

A Cross-Country Comparison of Old-Age Financial Readiness in Asian Countries versus the United States: The Case of Japan and the Republic of Korea pp. 5-49

Isaac Ehrlich and Yong Yin

Educational Gradients in Disability among Asia’s Future Elderly: Projections for the Republic of Korea and Singapore pp. 51-89

Cynthia Chen, Jue Tao Lim, Ngee Choon Chia, Daejung Kim, Haemi Park, Lijia Wang, Bryan Tysinger, Michelle Zhao, Alex R. Cook, Ming Zhe Chong, Jian-Min Yuan, Stefan Ma, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Tze Pin Ng, Woon-Puay Koh, Joanne Yoong, Jay Bhattacharya and Karen Eggleston

Cognitive Functioning among Older Adults in Japan and Other Selected Asian Countries: In Search of a Better Way to Remeasure Population Aging pp. 91-130

Naohiro Ogawa, Taiyo Fukai, Norma Mansor and Nurul Diyana Kamarulzaman

Demographic Change, Economic Growth, and Old-Age Economic Security: Asia and the World pp. 131-167

Andrew Mason, Sang-Hyop Lee and Donghyun Park

Trends in Employment and Wages of Female and Male Workers in India: A Task-Content-of-Occupations Approach pp. 169-199

Shruti Sharma

Disability and Intrahousehold Investment Decisions in Education: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh pp. 201-238

Kamal Lamichhane and Takaki Takeda

The Social Costs of Success: The Impact of World Trade Organization Rules on Insulin Prices in Bangladesh upon Graduation from Least Developed Country Status pp. 239-279

Md. Deen Islam, Warren A. Kaplan, Veronika J. Wirtz and Kevin P. Gallagher

Institutions and the Rate of Return on Cattle: Evidence from Bangladesh pp. 281-313

Kazi Iqbal, Kazi Ali Toufique and Md Wahid Ferdous Ibon

Impacts of Fuel Subsidy Rationalization on Sectoral Output and Employment in Malaysia pp. 315-348

Noorasiah Sulaiman, Mukaramah Harun and Arief Yusuf

Volume 38, issue 02, 2021

The ADB COVID-19 Policy Database: A Guide to Understanding Changes in Sectoral Balances and Private Sector Financial Positions in 2020 pp. 1-29

Jesus Felipe, Scott Fullwiler and Al-Habbyel Yusoph

On the Two Catching-Up Mechanisms in Asian Development pp. 31-57

Takuma Kunieda, Keisuke Okada, Yasuyuki Sawada and Akihisa Shibata

Gender Differences in Access to Health Care among the Elderly: Evidence from Southeast Asia pp. 59-92

Yana Rodgers and Joseph Zveglich

Discouraged Worker Effect and Labor Market Behavior of Urban Married Women pp. 93-122

Deeksha Tayal and Sourabh Paul

Enabling an Innovation Ecosystem and Participation at the Higher End of Global Value Chains pp. 123-157

Minsoo Lee, Raymond Gaspar and Huiyan Du

Investigating ASEAN’s Participation in Global Value Chains: Production Fragmentation and Regional Integration pp. 159-188

Sheng Zhong and Bin Su

The Relationship between Product Complexity and Exchange Rate Elasticities: Evidence from the People’s Republic of China’s Manufacturing Industries pp. 189-212

Willem Thorbecke, Chen Chen and Nimesh Salike

Long-Term Dynamics of Poverty Transitions in India pp. 213-235

Anand Sahasranaman

Constructing a Coincident Economic Indicator for India: How Well Does It Track Gross Domestic Product? pp. 237-277

Soumya Bhadury, Saurabh Ghosh and Pankaj Kumar

Policy-Driven Boom and Bust in the Housing Market: Evidence from Mongolia pp. 279-317

Gan-Ochir Doojav and Davaasukh Damdinjav

Volume 29, issue 02, 2012

Foreword pp. v-v

Changyong Rhee

How Effective are Capital Controls? Evidence from Malaysia pp. 1-47

Prema-chandra Athukorala and Juthathip Jongwanich

Comments on "How Effective are Capital Controls? Evidence from Malaysia – Prema-chandra Athukorala and Juthathip Jongwanich" pp. 48-49

Thiam Hee Ng

Effectiveness of Capital Controls: Evidence from Thailand pp. 50-93

Juthathip Jongwanich and Archanun Kohpaiboon

Comments on "Effectiveness of Capital Controls: Evidence from Thailand – Juthathip Jongwanich and Archanun Kohpaiboon" pp. 94-95

Eli Remolona

Are Capital Controls Effective? The Case of the Republic of Korea pp. 96-133

Soyoung Kim and Doo Yong Yang

Comments on "Are Capital Controls Effective? The Case of the Republic of Korea – Soyoung Kim and Doo Yong Yang" pp. 134-135

Joseph Anthony Lim

Fine-Tuning an Open Capital Account in a Developing Country: The Indonesian Experience pp. 136-180

Sisira Jayasuriya and Shawn Leu

Comments on "Fine-Tuning an Open Capital Account in a Developing Country: The Indonesian Experience – Sisira Jayasuriya and Shawn Chen-Yu Leu" pp. 181-182

Ravi Balakrishnan

Growth with Resilience in East Asia and the 2008–2009 Global Recession pp. 183-206

Lino Briguglio and Stephen Piccinino

Volume 29, issue 01, 2012

Creating Good Employment Opportunities for the Rural Sector pp. 1-28

Andrew Foster

Winners and Losers of Multinational Firm Entry into Developing Countries: Evidence from the Special Economic Zones of the People’s Republic of China pp. 29-56

Avraham Ebenstein

Rural–Urban Migration and Employment Quality: A Case Study From Thailand pp. 57-79

Mulubrhan Amare, Lena Hohfeld, Somchai Jitsuchon and Hermann Waibel

Managing Capital Flows: What Tools to Use? pp. 82-88

Jonathan Ostry

Comments on: Managing Capital Flows: What Tools to Use? by Jonathan D. Ostry pp. 89-93

Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista and Changyong Rhee

Empirical Evidence on the Efficacy of Capital Controls: A Summary Evaluation pp. 94-101

Michael M. Hutchison

Panel Presentations pp. 102-122

Michael M. Hutchison, Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Eli Remolona, Masahiro Kawai and Jonathan Ostry

Volume 28, issue 02, 2011

Poverty and Redistribution in Emerging Economies pp. 1-10

James Mirrlees

South–South FDI and Development in East Asia pp. 11-31

Robert Lipsey and Fredrik Sjöholm

Forecasting Volatility in Asian Stock Markets: Contributions of Local, Regional, and Global Factors pp. 32-57

Jianxin Wang

Remittances and Household Expenditure Patterns in Tajikistan: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis pp. 58-87

Matthieu Clément

Industrial Deepening in Malaysia: Policy Lessons for Developing Countries pp. 88-109

Tham Siew Yean and Loke Wai Heng

The Global Financial Crisis and Resilience of the Thai Banking Sector pp. 110-132

Bhanupong Nidhiprabha

Does East Asian Integration Keep Up with the European Pattern? Empirical Evidence from Intra-Industry Trade in Europe and East Asia pp. 133-165

Yoo-Duk Kang

Volume 28, issue 01, 2011

Taking Institutions Seriously: Rethinking the Political Economy of Development in the Philippines pp. 1-21

John V. C. Nye

Effects of Taxation on Migration: Some Evidence for the ASEAN and APEC Economies pp. 22-50

Edda Claus and Iris Claus

National IQ and National Productivity: The Hive Mind Across Asia pp. 51-71

Garett Jones

Market Integration in the People’s Republic of China pp. 72-93

Qingqing Chen, Chor-Ching Goh, Bo Sun and Lixin Xu

Collective Action, Political Parties, and Pro-Development Public Policy pp. 94-118

Philip Keefer

Infrastructure and Growth in Developing Asia pp. 119-156

Stéphane Straub and Akiko Terada-Hagiwara