This paper reviews recent studies on human capital and skill formation in the era of rapid aging and technological progress to offer policy suggestions…
23 Jan 2020
A widespread buzz was generated for mobile payments in Korea when President Moon Jae-in personally experienced the convenience of QRcode payments…
22 Jan 2020
India and South Korea are the third and fourth largest economies in Asia. Both countries have strong economic and trade relations based on their shared…
22 Jan 2020
Almost two decades after the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, the Chinese government is again confronting a mysterious illness caused…
22 Jan 2020
According to UNCTAD (2019), the total value of global e-commerce increased from US$16 trillion in 2013 to more than US$29 trillion in 2017.1 Recent…
22 Jan 2020
If Asian countries agree to offer 50% of their spillover revenue to infrastructure investors from Europe, this might increase the rate of return of…
22 Jan 2020
The contracted internal rate of return (CIRR) of Korea's public-private-partnership (PPP) projects does not properly reflect the risks associated…
21 Jan 2020
For the second year running, the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute conducted The State of Southeast Asia survey from 12 November to…
16 Jan 2020
RSIS produces both academic and policy-relevant research on security and international affairs. We publish scholarly research in top-tier academic…
13 Jan 2020
The digital economy is emerging as a trend of the world economy. The digital economy is narrowly defined as online platforms and activities through…
08 Jan 2020
The effective tax rate is low in poor countries because tax collection requires human capital, which is scarce.
08 Jan 2020
"As witnessed during the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis, the dependency on short-term foreign capital for long-term investment made the region…