Research on East Asia and Pacific
The relationship between school-building and conflict in Indonesia (podcast)
In this episode of VoxTalks, Dominic Rohner discusses an investigation into the relationship between Indonesia’s expansion of schools in the nineties and how increased education was related to a reduction in conflict.
Read MoreRequired Reading: “Corruption and the Costs of Redistribution: Micro Evidence from Indonesia”
This article has been assigned as required reading for “Public Economics,” one of the core courses taught in the fall.
Read MoreFull Article: “Missing in Action: Teacher and Health Worker Absence in Developing Countries”
This article investigates absenteeism among teachers and healthcare workers in many developing countries, and finds it to be a considerable problem.
Read MoreVoxDev Executive Summary: 2009 VAT Reform in China and Lumpy Investment
This executive summary discusses the VAT reform in China that took place in 2009 and how that has affected investment.
Read MoreBrookings Podcast: “The Obstacles to a US-China Trade Deal”
In this episode of Dollar and Sense, Brookings fellow David Dollar talks with former US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky about the hurdles the United States and China will need to overcome before they can reach a trade agreement.
Read MoreBrookings Podcast: “How Do We Police Currency Wars and Manipulation?”
In this episode of Dollar and Sense, Brookings fellow David Dollar interviews Mark Sobel about US-China trade and the practical issues with monitoring and punishing countries that unfairly manipulate their currencies.
Read MoreBrookings Podcast: “Is China Undermining the Global Economic Order or Helping Build It?”
In this episode of Dollar and Sense, Brookings fellow David Dollar interviews Wang Huiyao about China’s evolving role in the global order. Wang proposes a more positive story than what western media often portrays.
Read MoreAudio: “All about the Trans-Pacific Partnership”
In this episode of “Dollar and Sense,” David Dollar hosts Mieya Solis of Brookings for a discussion about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), from its inception to its possible future.
Read MoreAudio: “Indonesia, an Unlikely Democracy”
In this Brookings Cafeteria Podcast, Jonathan Stromseth of Brookings interviews Tom Pepinsky of Cornell about Indonesia and its political system.
Read MoreAudio: “Achieving Inclusive Growth in Asia”
VoxDev’s Tim Phillips talks with Yasuyuki Sawada, the Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), about how the objectives and challenges of the ADB have changed in the past half-century as Asian economies have developed and altered how they interact with the rest of the world.
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