Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity: A Cross-Country, Multisector Analysis Rodolphe Desbordes and Loe Franssen∗ This paper adopts a cross-country, multisector approach to investigate the intra- and inter-industry effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) 在…
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Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in the Developing
Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in the Developing World: Who Wins, Who Loses, and Why? Ian Coxhead and Corbett Grainger∗ Fossil fuel subsidies are widespread in developing countries, where reform efforts are often derailed by disputes…
Regional Cooperation on Carbon Markets
Regional Cooperation on Carbon Markets in East Asia Jiajia Li and Junjie Zhang∗ The People’s Republic of China, 日本, and the Republic of Korea have launched individual emission trading schemes to control greenhouse gas emissions…
Carbon Trading Scheme in the People’s
Carbon Trading Scheme in the People’s Republic of China: Evaluating the Performance of Seven Pilot Projects Xing Chen and Jintao Xu∗ The People’s Republic of China (PRC) launched seven emissions trading scheme (ETS) pilot projects…
Indonesia’s Moratorium on Palm Oil Expansion
Indonesia’s Moratorium on Palm Oil Expansion from Natural Forests: Economy-Wide Impacts and the Role of International Transfers Arief A. Yusuf, Elizabeth L. Roos, and Jonathan M. Horridge∗ Indonesia has introduced a moratorium on the conversion…
Does Climate Change Bolster the Case
Does Climate Change Bolster the Case for Fishery Reform in Asia? Christopher Costello∗ I examine the estimated economic, ecological, and food security effects of future fishery management reform in Asia. Without climate change, most Asian…
Temperature Variability and Mortality:
Temperature Variability and Mortality: 证据来自 16 Asian Countries Olivier Deschenes∗ This paper presents an empirical analysis devised to understand the complex relationship between extreme temperatures and mortality in 16 Asian countries where more than…
Assessing Fiscal Risks in Bangladesh
Assessing Fiscal Risks in Bangladesh Leandro Medina∗ This paper identifies, quantifies, and assesses fiscal risks in Bangladesh. By performing sensitivity analysis and using stochastic simulations, it measures risks arising from shocks to gross domestic product…
Empowering Cities: Good for Growth?
Empowering Cities: Good for Growth? Evidence from the People’s Republic of China Megha Mukim and T. Juni Zhu∗ This paper utilizes a countrywide process of county-to-city upgrading in the 1990s to identify whether extending the…
Gender Discrimination in Education
Gender Discrimination in Education Expenditure in Nepal: Evidence from Living Standards Surveys Shaleen Khanal∗ There is a significant amount of literature on the role of parental gender preferences in determining the level of education expenditure…