The transition to sustainable energy requires an assessment of drivers of the use of clean and dirty fuels for cooking. Literature highlights the…

The impact of globalization in terms of bilateral trade is a renowned theoretical underpinning in the literature. Nevertheless, testing a trade…

Recently, the concept of “blue finance”’ was introduced to the world. Blue finance envisages that ocean firms issue financial instruments to obtain…

A key feature of the demographic transition in prosperous East Asian and other developing Southeast Asian states is fertility decline. Various pro-…

This paper focuses on the demographic transition from rural to urban areas in Viet Nam. An empirical framework is developed to measure the relative…

‘Development Letters’ is a new periodical that aims to promote ideas with important policy and practical implications for a developing country like…

In this issue, we explore the challenges and opportunities lower-middle income countries in Asia face in the wake of mass reverse migration movements…

An all-inclusive financial system is one of the channels through which information and communication technology affects economic growth.

This brief explains why civil society organizations (CSOs) in Asia and the Pacific have an important role in helping address the health, social, and…

This edition features studies on seasonal labor mobility in the Pacific as well as development issues relating to population aging, education, and the…

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented economic crisis in Ukraine as lockdown measures involving the temporary closure of…

Following the Economics of Tobacco Toolkit developed by the World Bank,4 the impact of a reduction in tobacco consumption on the national economy is…