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Analyzing the Effects of Renewable and Non-renewable Energy Consumption on the Environment and Economic Growth: Panel Data from South Asian Countries
by Muhammad Ali Husnain , Ping Guo , Guoqin Pan , Muhammad Kamran Bhatti  and  Rabia Islam
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The primary goal of this research is to examine how different types of energy are used in South Asian countries and how they affect the environment and economic growth. From 1990 through 2021, this research employed Panel Data from multiple sources covering the South Asian countries of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, and Afghanistan. The results [...] Read more

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Unraveling the impact of energy demand and exports on environment and economy: A case study of South Asian Economies
by Kiran Batool , Muhammad Adeel  and  Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar
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This study employs empirical analysis using an econometric model that examines the interdependence among environmental degradation, exports, and economic development with energy use. It also provides an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for selected South Asian economies utilizing time-series data. The findings reveal a long-term, stable equilibrium link between energy demand a [...] Read more

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Underlining issues of emerging economies: a case of East and Southeast Asian Countries
by Mohammad Rezaul Karim  and  Md. Mizanur Rahman
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Overall development of a country largely depends on the economic policy instruments particularly fiscal and monetary policy to streamline the development and continue the developmental progress. These two policies have significant effects on long-term growth. It is noticed that policy adoption and reforms in both fiscal and monetary policies undertaken by Southeast Asian nation [...] Read more

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Assessing the long-term impact of macroeconomic and environment dynamics: Does sustainable energy production shape the environmental landscape of south ASIAN nations?
by Umra Waris  and  Pallavi Sri
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This study delves into the intricate interconnections among the financial sector, macroeconomic dynamics, and the advancement of sustainable energy production in South Asia. Utilizing data from 1987 to 2022 in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, the research employs the Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR) method to analyze financial market responses. The findings re [...] Read more

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The Role of Oscillations in Macroeconomic and Financial Factors in the Production of Renewable Energy: A Case Study of Selected South Asian Economies
by Shahid Ali
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The objective of this study is to explore the link between the financial sector, macroeconomic fluctuations, and sustainable energy production in South Asia. It evaluates existing research, identifies gaps, and suggests future directions. The study emphasizes the need to understand how economic activities influence the environment and how environmental factors impact economic a [...] Read more

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Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Asia and the Pacific –It’s Matter for Economic Performance with the 4th Industrial Revolution
by G.L.D. Wickramasinghe  and  Vathsala Wickramasinghe
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The very nature of work, labor market composition, and skill requirements are severely affected by technology-driven transformations currently underway with the 4th industrial revolution (4IR). The effect of 4IR technologies on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and the contribution of TVET to the labor market is explicit. The paper presents the findings of [...] Read more

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Agglomeration Economies and Rural-to-Urban Migration in India
by Arup Mitra  and  Rajesh Raushan
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Keeping in view the concept of agglomeration economies and the New Economic Geography (NEG) angle, this paper makes an attempt to examine the rural to urban population movement at the district level in India. The findings do not favour a strong positive association between levels of urbanization and migration rates.  However, there exists a cluster of districts which are a [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Department of Economics, South Asian University, Delhi, India

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The Piped Water and Household Food Consumption: Evidence from Cambodia
by Kimty Seng
Abstract
This study analyses the effects of piped water on household food consumption per capita by adopting inverse-probability-weighted regression adjustment and endogenous treatment effects approaches with data from the Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey carried out in 2013 and 2017. A complementary analysis of the effects on primary household income per working-age member is also conduc [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

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From degrees to dollars: Exploring the link between elite education and startup funding
by Alfredo Molinas
Abstract
Many startups look for venture capital (VC) funding to grow their business. Anecdotally, in the Southeast Asia context, startup founders who attended an elite institute of higher learning have greater access to this kind of capital, but this has not been demonstrated quantitatively. We look at a dataset of nearly 800 startups in Southeast Asia who have received VC funding in th [...] Read more

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The role of economic development in improvements of Cambodian housing conditions
by Florian Gerth  and  Karol S. Sikora
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In the past, investing in housing has served as an engine of growth for many economies as it is widely recognized that poor housing conditions can have significant negative impacts on human health, education, and economic opportunities. To assess the housing-related quality of life, indicators such as housing quality, housing environment, and cost burdens can be applied. Howeve [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Asian Institute of Management, Makati, Manila, Philippines

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The Effect of Logistics Performance Index of RCEP Countries on China's Export Trade
by Kaiwen Zhang
Abstract
The signing of RCEP has created new opportunities for the development of China's export trade, and international logistics capacity is an important factor affecting the conduct of international trade. This paper qualitatively describes and analyzes the LPI index and its sub-indicators of RCEP member countries, and empirically investigates the impact of logistics performance lev [...] Read more

Letter
The FED’s Strategy on a Targets-based Monetary Policy Framework
by Florian Gerth  and  Yiyang Bian
Abstract
Major economic and financial contractions usually go hand-in-hand with muted inflation. This has been true for the Great Depression, the Global Financial Crisis, as well as the Covid-19 crisis. In this paper, we theoretically highlight and discuss the evolution of instruments and approaches monetary-policy decision makers at the Federal Reserve have in lifting inflation to desi [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Asian Institute of Management, Makati, Manila, Philippines

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Interactive influence of house prices and the repo rate on household debt in South Africa
by Juniours Marire
Abstract
The recent interest rate policy decisions of the South African Reserve Bank have been criticized significantly by left-leaning political parties and civic society organisations for being anti-poor, anti-labour, and pro-capital because of their implications for household debt. Existing literature has established that interest rates and house prices are insignificant determinants [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Department of Economics and Economic History, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

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The dynamics of traditions and women’s employment: Evidence from a developing country
by Safdar Ullah Khan , Arthur H. Goldsmith  and  Gulasekaran Rajaguru
Abstract
The workforce participation rate, and hence the level of employment, for women in Pakistan is among the lowest in South Asia – standing at 25 percent in 2023. Conventional explanations attribute this to poor skills and cultural norms of families and society at large. Empirical work has established that low levels of education, and community attitudes regarding gender role [...] Read more

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Spatial dynamic evolution of environmental infrastructure governance in China
by Ke Guo
Abstract
The implementation of environmental protection strategy necessarily requires mapping the amount of capital stock of environmental infrastructure. Through the Weibull distribution function and hyperbolic age-decreasing efficiency model, the provincial environmental infrastructure capital stock in China from 1980 to 2018 is measured cautiously, and its spatial dynamics with the g [...] Read more

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Return and Volatility Properties Comparison of High-ESG Rating and Low-ESG Rating Exchange-traded Funds (ETFs)
by John Francis T. Diaz , Michael N. Young  and  Yogi Tri Prasetyo
Abstract
This study compares return and volatility performance of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with high-ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) rating vs. low-ESG rating. The paper also examines time-series data predictability by identifying their positive dependence and volatility asymmetry properties, and examines the performance of two combinations of short-memory models i.e., aut [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Asian Institute of Management, Makati, Philippines

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Exports of Renewable Energy Goods among RCEP members: Potential and Constraints
by Yichang Liu  and  Kaliappa Kalirajan
Abstract
Objective: The paper, specifically examines whether the recently formed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) can potentially facilitate minimising the constraints to renewable energy goods exports at the regional level in Asia. Data, Methodology and Findings: Using the panel data from 11 RCEP members from 2006 to 2014, this study has applied the ‘meta fronti [...] Read more

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Does carbon emissions trading facilitate carbon unlocking? Empirical evidence from China
by Tianqi Wang , Yawen Sun , Yong Wang  and  Yuhao Yang
Abstract
Carbon emissions trading is essential for reducing carbon emissions, and its role in regional carbon unlocking needs further clarification. This study uses the difference-in-differences (DID) model and synthetic control model (SCM) to evaluate the carbon unlocking effect of China’s six pilot carbon trading provinces. This study found that (1) carbon lock-in effects in Chi [...] Read more

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Probability of Achieving NDC and Implications for Climate Policy: CO-STIRPAT Approach
by Ick Jin
Abstract
This paper presents an analytical framework to assess the probability of achieving nationally determined contributions (NDC). The prediction model based on the Kaya identity is used to simulate the pathway of carbon emission until the target year. Applying the modified STIRPAT framework (named CO-STIRPAT) to data observed in South Korea shows that the probability that the predi [...] Read more

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Consumers’ attitude towards meat brands: Evidence from pork products in Guangzhou, China
by Fafa (Monica) Yan , Xi Ouyang  and  Wen’e Qi
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This study aims to investigate the factors influencing consumers’ cognitive attitude towards the brands of products during their consumption willingness, behaviors and choices. Taking pork brands as an example, this study conducts a questionnaire by using a random sampling method in 165 farmers’ meat markets and 54 supermarkets in Tianhe District, Yuexiu District, L [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
College of Economics and Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China