Asian-Pacific Economic Literature

1987 - 2024

Current editor(s): Yixiao Zhou

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Volume 38, issue 2, 2024

Service sector agglomeration and industrial structure optimisation: evidence from China's resource‐based cities pp. 3-21

Lei Nie, Yuanyuan Wang and Yanrui Wu

Spillover effects of Japanese firms and the role of absorptive capacity in Vietnam pp. 22-41

Vu Hoang Duong and Tuong Phi Vinh

Is carbon emission trading policy a panacea? The implications of promoting green total factor productivity pp. 42-55

Zhangting Hui and Chang Hwan Choi

Land financialisation and housing prices: evidence from China pp. 56-74

Yinxin Su, Xiaofen Yu, Mingzhi Hu and Yuzhe Wu

The effects of weather shock on income inequality: evidence from Asia‐Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies pp. 75-101

Woo‐Hyung Hong and Wongi Kim

What drives the foreign investment in Nepal? Investors' perception analysis pp. 102-122

Pujan Adhikari, Rohan Byanjankar, Surya Subba, Siddha Raj Bhatta and Prayush Man Shrestha

The impact of feminism‐related public discussions on the promotion of female senior executives: evidence from China pp. 123-139

Jing Liu

The Coalitions Presidents Make: Presidential Power and Its Limits in Democratic Indonesia ‐ by Marcus Mietzner pp. 140-144

R. William Liddle

Fixing the Foundation—Teachers and Basic Education in East Asia and Pacific ‐ by Rythia Afkar, Tara Beteille, Mary E. Breeding, Toby Linden, Andrew E. Mason, Aaditya Mattoo, Tobias Pfutze, Lars M. Sondergaard, and Noah Yarrow pp. 145-146

Anne Daly

After the Coup: Myanmar's Political and Humanitarian Crises ‐ edited by Anthony Ware and Monique Skidmore pp. 146-149

Adam McCarty and Katie Brennan

Shaping Long‐Term Care in Emerging Asia: Policy and Country Experiences ‐ Edited by. Vasoontara S. Yiengprugsawan and John Piggott pp. 149-150

Philip O'Keefe

Volume 38, issue 1, 2024

Trade liberalisation and the wage premium: evidence from Thai manufacturing pp. 3-33

Juthathip Jongwanich

Can common institutional ownership inhibit the formation of zombie firms? Evidence from China pp. 34-56

Hao Ding

Influence of social pension on well‐being and health of the rural elderly: the case of South Korea pp. 57-74

Jiyeon An and Taehyun Ahn

Does an economic crisis deflate education bubble and inequality? Lessons from South Korea 1997–2020 pp. 75-92

Taiwon Ha

The impact of venture capital on the digital industry development: evidence from China pp. 93-109

Yan Li, Qina Zhu and Fengfu Mao

How does intellectual property system affect technology entrepreneurship: evidence from Chinese prefecture‐level cities pp. 110-130

Fusen Zhao, Yuhao Zhao and Silin Li

Heterogeneous trade effects of technical non‐tariff measures: Vietnamese agricultural imports pp. 131-144

Nguyen Bich Ngoc, Luu Hai Dang, Ngo Thi Tuyet Mai, Nguyen Thi Thuy Hong, Do Thi Huong and Tran Hoang Ha

Impact of non‐tariff measures on the survival of China's fresh fruit exports pp. 145-170

Shiguang Peng, Le Wang and Lei Xu

The Belt and Road Initiative and export variety: 1996–2019 pp. 171-203

Yuxin Lu and Joanna Wolszczak‐Derlacz

Tourism‐induced growth and quality of life: the Singapore story pp. 204-224

Sook Rei Tan, Jacob Wood, Haejin Jang, Caroline Wong and Changtai Li

Developing Asia's fiscal landscape and challenges pp. 225-258

Eugenia Go, Sam Hill, Maria Hanna Jaber, Yothin Jinjarak, Donghyun Park and Anton Ragos

Albert Winsemius and Singapore: Here it Is Going to Happen, Euston Quah ‐ by Luke Nursultan Iuldashov and Zach Lee pp. 259-261

Anne Booth

Power and Progress: Our Thousand‐Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperity ‐ by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson pp. 261-264

Neil Byron

An Unlikely Prisoner ‐ by Sean Turnell pp. 264-265

Adam McCarty

Volume 37, issue 2, 2023

Accounting for changes in income inequality in China, 2002–2018: evidence from household survey data pp. 3-26

Juzhong Zhuang, Peng Zhan and Shi Li

Non‐tariff measures along global value chains: evidence from ASEAN countries pp. 27-53

Jihyun Eum

Asymmetric response of domestic production to exchange rate changes: Evidence from southeast Asian countries pp. 54-75

Misbah Nosheen, Beenish Chohan, Javed Iqbal and Mark Wohar

Household loan portfolios and financial characteristics of Korean banks pp. 76-95

Ji‐Yong Seo

Economic policy uncertainty and geopolitical risk: evidence from China and Southeast Asia pp. 96-118

Kai‐Hua Wang, Zu‐Shan Wang, Hong‐Wen Liu and Xin Li

Modern entrepreneurship and the ‘doughnut’: productive or destructive? pp. 119-141

Agung Satyadini and Ligang Song

Novel evidence on the asymmetric J‐curve in the commodity trade between Korea and China: evidence from 75 industries pp. 142-164

Shengliang Zhao and Lixin Liu

The effect of agricultural trade openness on fruit prices in Korea pp. 165-179

Jun Ho Seok and Soo‐Eun Kim

The Socioeconomics of Nationalism in China: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives ‐ by C. Simon Fan pp. 180-181

Børge Bakken

Transforming Borneo: From Land Exploitation to Sustainable Development ‐ by Chun Sheng Goh and Lesley Potter pp. 181-184

Neil Byron

Myanmar in Crisis: Living with the Pandemic and the Coup ‐ edited by Justine Chambers and Michael R. Dunfold pp. 184-186

Adam McCarty and Aparna Rao

The Paradox of Agrarian Change: Food Security and the Politics of Social Protection in Indonesia edited by John McCarthy, Andrew McWilliam and Gerben Noteboom pp. 186-189

Lesley Potter

Pro‐Poor Development Policies: Lessons from the Philippines and East Asia ‐ edited by Hal Hill, Majah‐Leah V. Ravago, and James A. Roumasset pp. 189-190

Cyd Tuano‐Amador

Volume 37, issue 1, 2023

Glass ceiling or sticky floor? Evidence from a distributional approach of the gender wage gap among PhD holders in South Korea pp. 3-19

Myounghwan Kim and Kihong Park

Trade and employment in Vietnam: how firms' trade matters pp. 20-38

Dong Xuan Nguyen

Identifying income heterogeneity determinants using the method of moments quantile regression pp. 39-66

Taiwon Ha

The impact of world oil price shocks on macroeconomic variables in Vietnam: the transmission through domestic oil price pp. 67-87

Pham T. T. Trinh and Bui T. T. My

Ill‐intentioned or well‐intentioned: earnings management and trade credit pp. 88-120

Xingxing Hu, Xiaobao Song and Wunhong Su

Economic ideas and policy outcomes: applications to climate and energy pp. 121-133

Ross Garnaut

In Sickness and in Health: Diagnosing Indonesia ‐ by Firman Witoelar and Ariane Utomo pp. 134-138

Anne Booth

Robots and AI: A New Economic Era ‐ edited by Lili Yan Ing and Gene M. Grossman pp. 138-140

Michael Coelli

Gambling on Development: Why some Countries Win and Others Lose ‐ by Stefan Dercon pp. 140-143

Hal Hill

Volume 36, issue 2, 2022

The developmental leader pp. 3-16

Murat Ali Yülek and K. Ali Akkemik

How do political connections affect the formation of zombie firms? Evidence from Chinese manufacturing listed enterprises pp. 17-31

Wei Shao, Ziqi Chen and Huaiyu Liu

Barriers to e‐commerce adoption: evidence from the retail and food and beverage sectors in Malaysia pp. 32-51

Andrew Jia‐Yi Kam and Siew Yean Tham

Does the minimum wage improve the welfare of workers? Evidence from the 2013 minimum wage reform in Thailand pp. 52-70

Wannaphong Durongkaveroj

The motherhood effect on labour market outcomes: evidence from South Korea pp. 71-88

Anna Kim and Youjin Hahn

Spatial effects of institutional quality on firm performance: evidence from Vietnam pp. 89-105

The Nguyen Huynh

Military technology and the North Korean economy: evidence from time‐series data pp. 106-117

Jang C. Jin and Go En Chang

50 Years of CSIS—Ideas and Policy in Indonesia Peter McCawley pp. 118-123

Andrew Elek

Development Strategies of Open Economies: Cases from Emerging East and Southeast Asia ‐ by Frank S. T. Hsiao and Mei‐Chu Wang Hsiao pp. 124-126

Wannaphong Durongkaveroj

Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society ‐ edited by Adam Simpson and Nicholas Farrelly pp. 126-128

Adam McCarty and Callum Furness

The Economic Consequences of Globalization on Thailand ‐ by Juthathip Jongwanich pp. 129-130

Tham Siew Yean

Periphery and Small Ones Matter: Interplay of Policy and Social Capital ‐ by Iwan J. Azis pp. 130-132

Gita Wirjawan

Volume 36, issue 1, 2022

Corruption and anti‐corruption in China: a review and future research agenda pp. 3-16

Shenghui Tong

Place‐based price differentials of prostitution: a case study in Yangon, Myanmar pp. 17-29

Hiroyuki Yamada, Yuki Kanayama, Kanako Yoshikawa and Kyaw Wai Aung

Remittances and income inequality in the Philippines pp. 30-47

Selçuk Akçay

Gig employment in the Malaysian manufacturing industry: a cross‐sectional analysis pp. 48-66

J.S. Keshminder, Md Aslam Mia, Mohammad Nourani and Miao Zhang

How do zombie firms affect innovation: from the perspective of credit resources distortion pp. 67-87

Xiaole Qiao, Lin Song and Xiaomin Fan

Non‐tariff measures and Vietnam's export performance pp. 88-104

Dang Hai Luu and Craig R. Parsons

Unintended consequences of the retirement‐age extension in South Korea pp. 105-125

Tai Lee and Joonmo Cho

The two faces of urbanisation and productivity: Enhance or inhibit? New evidence from Chinese firm‐level data pp. 126-142

Lichao Wu, Yanpeng Jiang, Lili Wang and Xinhao Qiao

Globalisation, Poverty, and Income Inequality: Insights from Indonesia ‐ edited by Richard Barichello, Arianto A. Patunru, and Richard Schwindt pp. 143-145

Wannaphong Durongkaveroj

Inequality and Exclusion in Southeast Asia: Old Fractures, New Frontiers edited by ‐ Lee Hwok Aun and Christopher Choong (eds) pp. 145-147

Adam McCarty

One Currency, Two Markets: China's Attempt to Internationalize the Renminbe ‐ by Edwin L.‐C. Lai pp. 147-148

James Riedel

Twenty K.R. Narayanan Orations: Essays by Eminent Persons on the Rapidly Transforming Indian Economy ‐ edited by Raghbendra Jha pp. 148-150

Kunal Sen