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Innovations as a Factor for Ensuring Economic Safety
In modern conditions of development of the competitive environment, one of the main ways to solve economic, social and environmental problems is to use the latest achievements... -
Impact of bank credit on exports to Association of South East Asian Nations c...
Abstract Using 2012 and 2016 input–output tables, the paper aims to assess the dispersion effects of bank credit on value added created by exporting activities of 17 sectors... -
The Lawless Sea? Policy Options for Voluntary Compliance Regimes in Offshore ...
Pacific open ocean fisheries are classic examples of the tragedy of the commons where a lack of defined ownership results in competitive overexploitation by multiple parties.... -
Industrialization and deindustrialization in Indonesia
Abstract This paper argues that rising food staple prices can pose a significant barrier to the growth of labour‐intensive manufacturing by raising real wage rates. This is... -
The Rentier State at Work: Comparative Experiences of the Resource Curse in E...
The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app5.26 Countries rich in natural resources do not all experience the resource curse in the same... -
Australian aid projects: What works, where projects work and how Australia co...
Abstract In this article, we conduct the first‐ever systematic study of Australian aid project appraisals. Using a previously unstudied data set of appraisals, we study project... -
Policy Transfer and Instrument Constituency: Explaining the Adoption of Condi...
Abstract Transnational policy transfer is a well‐documented phenomenon with studies from across many disciplines. However, the literature tends to over‐theorize but... -
Does private tutoring improve student learning in China? Evidence from the Ch...
Abstract Based on data from the China Education Panel Survey, which covers 28 counties/districts of China, this study applies a difference‐in‐differences method (combined with... -
The evolution of health policy in China and internal migrants: Continuity, ch...
Abstract Rural–urban migration is a defining feature of socio‐economic change in contemporary China. It is estimated that internal migrants in China account for 20% of its... -
Thinking about engaging North Korea: A study on the framing of the U.S. human...
Abstract North Korea said in January 2019 that it was exploring ways to engage the human rights issue. This was a much welcomed announcement because the issue must be addressed... -
Aid Volatility: Is It a Problem in T uvalu?
Abstract Empirical evidence on aid volatility shows that it adversely impacts recipient countries. This study seeks to find if aid volatility matters in Tuvalu—a small aid... -
2019 Papua New Guinea economic survey
Abstract Although official statistics show that an economic recovery is underway in Papua New Guinea, the country's new Prime Minister has stated that the economy is “bleeding... -
Peace, Prosperity and Safety Nets in Timor‐Leste: Competing Priorities or Com...
Abstract Social protection cash transfers are a vital policy instrument in tackling poverty, and provide an affordable, broad‐based foundation for inclusive growth and social... -
The scheduling power of the EU Council Presidency
ABSTRACTDoes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union have the ability to direct the political attention of this body by emphasizing and de-emphasizing policy issues... -
Corruption and the business environment in Vietnam: Implications from an empi...
Abstract This paper examines the effect of corruption on the business environment in Vietnam. Our survey of firms conducted in Vietnam suggests that corruption is perceived as... -
How women have fared in the labour market with China's rise as a global econo...
Abstract Under a centrally planned system, China made significant achievements in gender equality. Half a century later, China has joined the ranks of upper‐middle‐income... -
Understanding Indonesia's role in the ‘ASEAN Outlook on the Indo‐Pacific’: A ...
Abstract Following other regional powers, Indonesia announced its own interpretation of the Indo‐Pacific concept in 2018. Considering Indonesia's strategic position in the... -
Regionalism and Changing Regional Order in the Pacific Islands
Abstract Institutional developments in Pacific Islands regionalism have been dramatic in recent years. These include the changing role of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, a... -
Benefits of crop diversification in Fiji's sugarcane farming
Abstract The sugar industry has shaped the development of Fiji's economy for over a century; but, for the past 15 years, sugarcane production has been declining. A study was... -
Federalism or devolution of power? Sri Lanka's perspectives
Abstract The concepts of decentralization and devolution are not new phenomena to Sri Lanka. Since Independence (1948), the processes of decentralization and devolution have...
