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Policy Brief Series

 

 

 

 

   
 
The ERD (Economics and Research Department) Policy Brief Series is based on papers or notes prepared by ADB staff and their resource persons.  The series is designed to provide concise nontechnical accounts of policy issues of topical interest to ADB management, Board of Directors, and staff.  Though prepared primarily for internal readership within the ADB, the series may be accessed by interested external readers.
 
No.

Title

 

 

51

Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: An Effective Tool for Poverty Alleviation? July 2008

50

How Effective are Oil Funds? Managing Resource Windfalls in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, December 2007

49

Technology and Development in Asia, June 2007

48

Pro-Poor to Inclusive Growth: Asian Prescriptions, May 2007

47

Inclusiveness of Economic Growth in the People's Republic of China: What Do Population Health Outcomes Tell Us? January 2007

46

Improving Primary Enrollment Rates among the Poor, August 2006

45

International Payments Imbalances, April 2006

44

The Challenge of Job Creation in Asia, April 2006

43

Creating Better and More Jobs in Indonesia: A Blueprint for Policy Action, December 2005

42

Potential Economic Impact of an Avian Flu Pandemic on Asia, November 2005

41

Conceptualizing and Measuring Poverty as Vulnerability: Does It Make a Difference? October 2005

40

Highlighting Poverty as Vulnerability: The 2005 Earthquake in Pakistan, October 2005

39

Competition Policy and Development in Asia, October 2005

38

Asia's Long-term Growth and Integration: Reaching beyond Trade Policy Barriers, September 2005

37

Coping with Global Imbalances and Asian Currencies, May 2005

36

Instilling Credit Culture in State-owned Banks - Experience from Lao PDR, April 2005

35

Attaining Millennium Development Goals in Health: Isn't Economic Growth Enough? March 2005

34

Financing Infrastructure Development: Asian Developing Countries Need to Tap Bond Markets More Rigorously, February 2005

33

Population Health and Foreign Direct Investment: Does Poor Health Signal Poor Government Effectiveness? January 2005

32

The Primacy of Reforms in the Emergence of the People's Republic of China and India, November 2004

31

Reserve Accumulation, Sterilization, and Policy Dilemma, October 2004

30

Living with Higher Interest Rates: Is Asia Ready? August 2004

29

Accelerating Agriculture and Rural Development for Inclusive Growth: Policy Implications for Developing Asia, July 2004

28

Higher Oil Prices: Asian Perspective and Implications for 2004-2005, June 2004

27

Inclusive Growth for Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Developing Asia: The Enabling Role of Infrastructure Development, May 2004

26

A Note on Dual/Multiple Exchange Rates, May 2004

25

Purchasing Power Parities and the International Comparison Program in a Globalized World, March 2004

24

Avian Flu: An Economic Assessment for Selected Developing Countries in Asia, March 2004

23

Foreign Direct Investment: The Role of Policy, December 2003

22

Adapting Education to the Global Economy, September 2003

21

Trade and Poverty: What are the Connections? July 2003

20

The Millennium Development Goals and Poverty: Are We Counting the World’s Poor Right? July 2003

19

Reviving Asian Economic Growth Requires Further Reforms, June 2003

18

Public–Private Partnership for Competitiveness, June 2003

17

Pro-Poor Growth: What is It and How is It Important? May 2003

16

Emerging Tax Issues: Implications of Globalization and Technology, May 2003

15

SARS: Economic Impacts and Implications, May 2003

14

Infrastructure and Poverty Reduction - Making Markets Work for the Poor, May 2003

13

Infrastructure and Poverty Reduction - What is the Connection? January 2003

12

Dangers of Deflation, December 2002

11

Implications of a US Dollar Depreciation for Asian Developing Countries, November 2002

10

Is Economic Openness Good for Regional Development and Poverty Reduction? The Philippines, October 2002

09

The Doha Round: A Development Perspective, July 2002

08

The Role of Preferential Trading Arrangements in Asia, July 2002

07

Causes of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis: What Can an Early Warning System Model Tell Us? June 2002

06

Achieving the Twin Objectives of Efficiency and Equity: Contracting Health Services in Cambodia, March 2002

05

What Else Besides Growth Matters to Poverty Reduction? February 2002

04

Is Volatility Built Into Today's World Economy? February 2002

03

Unequal Benefits of Growth in Viet Nam, January 2002

02

India's Economic Reforms: What Has Been Accomplished? What Remains to Be Done? November 2001

01

Is Growth Good Enough for the Poor? October 2001

 
 

Source: Asian Development Bank