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on South East Asia |
| By: | Francisco, Ruth; Wan, Guanghua |
| Abstract: | The global economic recession is severely affecting Asian economies. Timely assessment of the economic and social impacts is critical to the formulation and implementation of policy responses. This paper presents a simple methodology of ex ante impact assessment, focusing specifically on how the global recession will affect poverty and social expenditures in developing Asian countries. This involves two steps: first, to gauge how the crisis will affect national and household incomes; and, second, to assess how the income effects are transmitted to poverty and social spending. |
| Keywords: | social impact assessment; developing asia; global recession |
| JEL: | O11 C02 |
| Date: | 2009–08 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:18885&r=sea |
| By: | Wan, Guanghua; Francisco, Ruth |
| Abstract: | This paper synthesizes factors that could contribute to the failure of basic service delivery to the poor. It also highlights successful projects and good practices from developing Asian countries which may help promote inclusiveness in providing basic social services in developing countries. While both demand and supply factors are discussed, special attention is given to noneconomic factors including institutional deficiencies, the lack of information or awareness, and the multiplicity of basic services. |
| Keywords: | service delivery; social services; poor |
| JEL: | H42 A1 H0 H30 |
| Date: | 2009–04 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:18861&r=sea |
| By: | Matthew A Cole; Robert J R Elliott; Supreeya Virakul |
| Abstract: | This paper investigates the relationship between firm heterogeneity and a firm's decision to export, using the annual survey of Thai manufacturing firms from 2001 to 2004. A significant contribution of this paper is that we are, for the first time, able to break down FDI by country of origin to observe whether the behavior of MNEs differs by region of origin. We find that entry sunk costs and firm characteristics are important factors in explaining a firm's decision to export. Another important determinant is the ownership structure of the firm, with foreign owned firms having a higher probability of exporting than domestically owned firms although this differs across country of ownership with potentially important policy implications. Export platform FDI is used to explain the behavior of foreign firms that invest in Thailand. Using three measures of total factor productivity, we also find that highly productive firms self-select into the export market. The implication for governments of developing countries is the need to think carefully about how and to whom they target their inward FDI policies as a means of growth. The heterogeneous behavior of multinationals from different nations means that policies targeting specific regions or countries may be preferable to general tax concessions or the implementation of special economic zones that are open to all. |
| Keywords: | FDI, exports, firm heterogeneity, development |
| JEL: | D21 D24 F14 F23 O12 O14 O53 |
| Date: | 2009–11 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bir:birmec:09-16&r=sea |
| By: | Adriana Roldán Pérez; Melissa Eusse Giraldo; Luz Elena Hoyos Ramírez; Carolina Duque Tobón |
| Abstract: | El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo central realizar un estudio detallado y profundo sobre China y las relaciones de ésta con los países vecinos del Noreste Asiático –Japón, Corea del Norte, Corea del Sur y Taiwán- a nivel histórico, partiendo del siglo XV, pero profundizando en la evolución de estos lazos desde 1970 hasta la actualidad, con el fin de comprender la dinámica y estrategias de Beijing como nueva potencia emergente, en su proceso de inserción en la región después de las reformas económicas de 1978, y las nuevas tendencias hacia un nuevo regionalismo en Asia, el cual pretende liderar. La investigación analiza algunos autores en Colombia que han desarrollado temas relacionados y pueden ser relevantes para este trabajo; además incorpora los paradigmas de las relaciones internacionales en el contexto del Noreste Asiático, construyendo de esta manera un sustento teórico. Adicionalmente, estudia los principales acontecimientos históricos en los países involucrados para comprender de mejor manera los hechos que han conducido a la coyuntura actual. Posteriormente, estudia los factores que han motivado los rompimientos y acercamientos de China con cada uno de los países del Noreste Asiático desde 1970 hasta la actualidad, los cuales de alguna manera, han dado forma a la política exterior de cada uno de estos Estados. Finalmente, analiza el proceso de integración que se ha dado en el Este de Asia y las principales tendencias e iniciativas de regionalismo. |
| Date: | 2009–11–30 |
| URL: | http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:col:000359:006213&r=sea |