This paper explores empirically the influence of geography on governance. While income is commonly accepted to influence governance, the influence of…

Infrastructure is often seen as a critical factor in economic development. However, impact assessment for infrastructure projects is a challenge due to…

The vital factors which can facilitate the development of startups and SMEs in markets are appropriate regulatory and policy frameworks. However, there…

Using the 2015 and 2017 waves of the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS), we measured financial literacy and study its relationship to households’…

Without realizing the importance of soft infrastructure, hard infrastructure cannot ensure a significant impact on sustained economic development.…

This paper investigates the impact of environmental factors that indicate climate change on household decisions to migrate abroad in the case of…

Tourism has played only a marginal part in the blue economy of the region of Asia and the Pacific. Most Asian and the Pacific islands and island states…

Trade costs incorporate the cost of transportation along with tariffs, nontariff measures, insurance, distribution costs, infrastructure quality, and…

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has taken bold actions since 2016 to utilize low-grade industrial excess heat to improve the energy efficiency of…

This study sets out to estimate the negative effects of COVID-19 on the informal economy and its associated socio-economic toll on the females working…

In this issue of Update from Washington DC.: Problems and Urgent Issues in U.S. - Southeast Asia Relations for 2021; Afghanistan Flash Surveys on…

The COVID-19, or coronavirus global pandemic, has required huge responses from governments all over the world. Timor-Leste has its own unique…