Estimating regional integration faces challenges due to incomplete data. This paper addresses this through the dynamic factor model estimated using the Bayesian state-space approach.
This paper profiles the return migration and reintegration of returning overseas workers into the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and discusses policy considerations.
This paper finds that remittances in the Kyrgyz Republic have negative impacts on schooling. It suggests actions including financial literacy education and better monitoring of the time children spend on farm labor.
This paper uses proprietary panel data to investigate the possible drivers of business-to-consumer (B2C) online commerce growth, such as internet access and speed, online security, and financial inclusiveness.
This brief explains the key features of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with Australia, Japan, the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand.
This brief examines the global shortage of the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to tackle COVID-19 and suggests policy implications.
To address the challenges of aging populations, this paper examines extending the retirement age, augmenting labor migration within the region, and using population accounting methodology with the goal of increasing fertility rates.
International trade volume data indicates developing countries play a bigger role in holding back trade growth, while developed countries show quite robust import growth.
This paper highlights the importance of "broad-based growth" as a framework to support economic growth and inclusiveness at the same time.
This book explains how rapid digitalization during COVID-19 has accelerated the growth of digital services trade in Asia and the Pacific, and provides analysis on the opportunities, challenges, and associated risks.