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This paper reviews recent studies on human capital and skill formation in the era of rapid aging and technological progress to offer policy suggestions…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Kim, Jinyoung|Park, Cyn-Young

Other

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…

Asia and the Pacific

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…

Asia and the Pacific

22 Jan 2020

Almost two decades after the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, the Chinese government is again confronting a mysterious illness caused…

Asia and the Pacific

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…

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ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Linh, Dang Hoang

Asia and the Pacific

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…

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Yoshino, Naoyuki|Hossain, Monzur|Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad

The contracted internal rate of return (CIRR) of Korea's public-private-partnership (PPP) projects does not properly reflect the risks associated…

Asia and the Pacific

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…

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ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

Mun, Tang Siew|Ha, Hoang Thi|Qian, Anuthida Saelaow|Ong, Glenn|Thao, Pham Thi Phuong

Asia and the Pacific

16 Jan 2020

RSIS produces both academic and policy-relevant research on security and international affairs. We publish scholarly research in top-tier academic…

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S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International

Asia and the Pacific

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…

Asia and the Pacific

08 Jan 2020

The effective tax rate is low in poor countries because tax collection requires human capital, which is scarce.

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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Bethencourt, Carlos|Perera-Tallo, Fernando

Other

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…

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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Siackhachanh, A. Noy