The COVID19 pandemic and lockdown adversely impacted millions of households that are vulnerable and deprived. Many such households would…

This study investigates why child malnutrition has not improved much during 2006 – 2016. In addition, it helps to identify policy gaps…

East Asia’s openness to trade is often credited as one of the main drivers behind the region’s impressive gains in economic growth and…

This paper attempts to understand the effect of the COVID-19 shock on the labour market in India by examining the vulnerabilities of the…

The massive involvement of SMEs in economic development is considered one of the important prerequisites for inclusive growth in…

As more households in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are lifted out of poverty, it becomes increasingly difficult to address the…

Countries adopting a defined benefit pay-as-you-go (DB PAYG) regime have two options to solve the issue of financial unsustainability: (…

The end of Korea’s rapid economic growth and ensuing decline in social mobility brought to the fore the grave issue of social and…

Public finance plays an important role in the social and economic development of developed and emerging countries.

This brief outlines the implications of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic for food security in Asia and the Pacific and…