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Is Financial Inclusion only an emerging markets, bottom-of-the-pyramid problem or is it also a challenge for the middle class and in developed countries too?
November 21, 2016
Over two billion adults in the world (38% of all adults) are unbanked. Several more are underbanked and may have basic accounts but do not have access to credit or insurance services and not ...
The ABCD Framework of K-Strategy: The Secret to Korea's Success
May 7, 2014
Economists and business scholars have long tried to construct theoretical models that can explain economic growth and development in emerging economies, but Western models have not always been...
The Two Chinese Models of Development
March 13, 2014
SCID and SCP present a special seminar with Professor Xiaonian Xu The Chinese economy has grown so fast and for so long. But the “miracle” has started fading in recent years. Why? Prof.
Abenomics: Evaluation of the First Year
February 7, 2014
A year has passed since the Japanese government embarked on the new economic policy package called “Abenomics” with three “arrows”: aggressive monetary easing, flexible fiscal policy, and a growth...
Is a New Round of Economic Reform Kicking Off in China? The Aftermath of the Third Plenum
January 10, 2014
At the November 2013 Third Plenum, China’s leaders committed to an ambitious program of economic reform. Now their challenge is to convert those commitments into a realistic and sustained program...
Does Decentralization Lessen or Worsen Poverty? Evidence from Post-‘Big Bang’ Indonesia
December 12, 2013
Co-sponsored by the Stanford Center for International Development Under what conditions is decentralization most likely to foster development and reduce poverty? Plausible answers include: a...
Welfarenomics: The Road to a Sustainable Capitalism and Welfare State
October 4, 2013
Neo-liberalism, which became a dominant ideology in policy-making in many countries from the early 1980's, is now blamed for worsening inequality and the 2008 world financial crisis. As the...
The Impact of Migration on the Sending Country: Evidence from the Philippines
May 9, 2013
More than 215 million people—approximately 3% of the world’s population—now live outside their country of birth (United Nations, 2009).
Mere Straws in the Wind or Genuine Change? Society, Culture and Public Opinion under China's New Leadership
March 14, 2013
Early returns suggest that it may not be business as usual in state-society relations, with the Party-state being compelled to respond to an increasingly discontented and vocal society, and that a...
"Abenomics" -- Japan's Economic Policies Under the Abe Administration
February 14, 2013
Motoshige Itoh, Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo.
The Impact of Water Quality on Health and Youth Education in Rural China
January 30, 2013
Providing people with safe drinking water is one of the most important health-related infrastructure programs in the world.
The Fallout From the Bo Xilai Affair
May 2, 2012
The fall of Bo Xilai is the most serious political crisis in China since Tiananmen in 1989.
A Mechanism for Promoting Comparative Health Policy Research in the Asia-Pacific Region
October 20, 2011
The Asia Pacific Observatory (APO) on Health Systems and Policies was established in June 2011.
The Health Policy Environment in Vietnam: Observations from an Outside Insider
February 25, 2010
The health sector's successes in Vietnam have been described as "legendary" by international donors, but there is always the other side of the story.
Prospects for a Regional Human Rights Court in Southeast Asia
November 4, 2009
Carolyn A. Mercado is a senior program officer with The Asia Foundation in the Philippines. In this position she manages the Law and Human Rights program.
Korean Strategic Thoughts on Regional Security Cooperation
October 2, 2009
This talk will examine the evolution of Korean strategic thought on regionalism, with particular focus on regional security cooperation: How does South Korean regional thinking differ from that of...
Leadership in Transition: Heterodox Pathways to Good Governance in Post-Suharto Indonesia
April 22, 2009
What makes some governments perform better than others?
Collateral Damage: The U.S. financial crisis and Asia
November 20, 2008
Despite early talk of being able to “decouple” itself from the U.S. financial crisis and accompanying credit crunch, the damage has spread to Asia.
The Foxy Art of Herding Dragons: How Sly Asian Leaders Pulled off Politically Difficult Economic Reforms
May 6, 2008
Major economic reforms are often politically difficult. They may cause pain to voters and provoke unrest. They may be opposed by politicians whose time horizons are shortened by electoral cycles....
The Economics of Tobacco Control and Healthcare Reforms in China
April 24, 2008
Teh-wei Hu is a Professor Emeritus of health economics at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, he served as associate dean (1999-2002) and department chair (1990-1993) in the...
Democracy and the Muslim World
October 11, 2006
Named one of the "2006 Global Leadership 50" by the Eurasia Group (2006) and "Asian of the Year" by Newsweek magazine (1998), Anwar Ibrahim is one of the most popular and celebrated Southeast Asian...
North Korea: 2007 and Beyond
September 14, 2006
For over a decade, policymakers in Washington and other capitals have predicted the imminent collapse of North Korea's political, economic, and social systems.
The Chinese Labor Market in the Reform Era
February 10, 2006
Professor Park will address the changes that have occurred in the Chinese labor market over the past quarter century, focusing on the extent to which labor market reforms have successfully created...
