We analyze state-level matching efficiencies in the Indian labor market using stochastic frontier analysis. The key contribution of this research is…

This paper investigates the impact of the effective minimum wage, defined as the log difference between the minimum and the median wages, on wage…

Acknowledging that individuals dislike having low relative income renders trade less attractive when seen as a technology that integrates two economies…

This paper characterizes the optimal reciprocal trade policy in the environment of Melitz (2003) with firm productivity heterogeneity. In particular,…

In Georgia, the average cost of a room1 in a 3-star hotel was 124 GEL per night in September 2020, while the average cost of a room in a 4-star hotel…

The COVID-19 pandemic has hindered tourism all over the world. Such a downturn was especially visible in April and May, since which some countries have…

ASEAN FOCUS is a bimonthly publication providing concise analyses and perspectives on ASEAN matters.

Papua New Guinea is a lower-middle income country and fragile state (para 7). Growth in the nonmineral economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG) averaged a…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pakistan country partnership strategy (CPS), 2015–2019 aimed to reduce poverty by creating opportunities for higher,…

The country operations business plan (COBP), 2021–2023 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is consistent with its country partnership strategy (CPS),…

The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SPDI) provides the global sustainable development community with representation from Pakistan as well as…

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