Spotlight Archives
- What did we learn from the US election on globalization, trade?15 November 2016ADB Principal Economist Jong Woo Kang shares his views on the outcome of the US presidential election and considers where the underlying changes in the popular mindset is heading on issues such as globalization, inequality and international trade.
- How to fill the Working-age Population Gap in Asia: a Population Accounting ApproachNovember 2016This paper discusses the demographic shift framing Asia's future population structure and examines how policies such as extending the retirement age, augmenting labor migration, and improving fertility rates could be effective in coping with this challenge.
- International Trade and Exchange RateOctober 2016International 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 shows how competitive devaluations may not spur exports as much as earlier expected—and it may further undermine the nascent recovery of international trade. Read the paper
- Special Economic Zones: "Improve people's lives"14 September 2016In an interview with Hans Dembowski, ADB Principal Economist and ARIC Team Leader Jong Woo Kang discussed special economic zones and its role to 'improve people's lives'. Read more on SEZs at the Asian Economic Integration Report's 2015 special chapter.
- 2016 Trade Finance Gaps, Growth, and Jobs SurveySep 2016The study quantifies market gaps for trade finance and explores their impact on growth and jobs through a survey of over 337 banks in 114 countries and 791 firms in 96 countries. Read ADB Brief here.
- ACED 2016: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Economic Development2–3 June 2016ADB, in collaboration with The University of Hong Kong, will hold its inaugural ADB Conference on Economic Development (ACED)—an annual exchange of knowledge and ideas amongst experts and researchers on key issues in economic development. Check out the event page
- Asia growth pessimism is not warranted29 May 2016ADB Deputy Chief Economist Juzhong Zhuang and ADB Advisor Ganeshan Wignaraja share their optimism on Asian economies in line with policies to bolster financial resilience, new opportunities in PRC’s structural transformation, and reform efforts in different sectors. Read article here
- Rising tides of protectionism will cause more harm than good25 May 2016ADB Principal Economist Jong Woo Kang and ADB Economics Officer Mitzirose Legal discuss the growing phenomenon of trade protectionism in Asia and around the world and share the negative impact of such policies. Read blog here
- India's Economic Reforms and APEC Supply Chain Trade24 May 2016ADB Advisor Ganeshan Wignaraja studies India-APEC global supply chain trade performance and its links to India’s business environment, particularly economic reforms. Read the paper
- Structural reforms to sustain Asia's growth02 May 2016ADB Deputy Chief Economist Juzhong Zhuang and ADB Advisor Ganeshan Wignaraja discuss structural reforms to boost Asia’s potential growth and shares some of Asia’s policy actions aimed to continue such reforms. Read the blog here
