We use a unique data-set from Indonesia on what individuals know about the income
distribution in their village to test theories such as…
Book abstract: In the years following the global financial crisis, many low-income countries experienced rapid recovery and strong economic…
This paper reports an experiment in 640 Indonesian villages on three approaches to target the poor: proxy means tests (PMT), where assets…
In a much-publicized statement apparently aimed at China, during her recent visit to Africa U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned…
Book abstract: Between 1978 and 2006, GDP growth in China maintained an annual average rate of 9.7%, meaning the Chinese economy increased…
Many small countries on the periphery have experimented with policies and institutions that could usefully be adopted by others.
Two…
China, with its geographical, historical, cultural, and political distance from the West, long has been a black box upon which we readily…
Given the importance of financial sector development for sustained economic growth, especially in the context of Vietnam’s own performance…
Chapter abstract: This chapter analyzes economic growth in Southeast Asia and the impact of the current recession on countries in the…