Growth Horizons for a Changing Asian Regional Economy

The impact of changing diversification on stability and growth in a regional economy

Economic diversification has long been considered a potential determinant of stability in regional economies, with policymakers often emphasizing efforts to diversify local economies as a means of reducing cyclical swings in unemployment. In recent years several cross sectional studies comparing different regional economies have supported the linkage of diversification and stability, while sugg...

A Normative Dynamic Model of Regional Economy

    Dynamic model,   regional economy,   innovation.   This paper presents a normative balance mathematical model of regional economy that contains a lot of unspecified parameters which are not defined directly by the data of economic statistics. A method for estimation of the model parameters by application of parallel computations on multi-processors systems is presented. It is determined the...

Innovations and Economic Growth in a Fast Changing Global Economy: Comparative Experience of South East Asian Countries

Community benefit strategies for a changing economy.

Community benefit leaders offer these suggestions for meeting the healthcare needs of those most at risk: Review utilization data to assess the greatest areas of need in your community. Engage physicians and clinicians in determining how best to meet community health needs. Establish the business case for the program, both in terms of the value for the community and the reduction in healthcare ...

Growth and Trade Horizons for Asia: Long-term Forecasts for Regional Integration

Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, and Fan Zhai is Economist in the Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank. The authors extend special thanks to Dominique van der Mensbrugghe. Opinions expressed here are those of the authors and should not be attributed to their affiliated institutions. This paper first appeared as ERD Working Paper Series No. 74. Published in Novem...