아시아-태평양 지역의 디지털화와 한국의 협력방안(Digitalization in Asia-Pacific Region and Policy Implications for Korea)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yungshin Jang ◽  
Sungil Kwak ◽  
So Young Kwak ◽  
Eunbin Park ◽  
Seongman Moon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implications ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region

Global value chains and liberalization of trade in services

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
Hikari Ishido
Keyword(s):  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Policy Coordination ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Service Trade ◽  
Trade In Services ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the importance of establishing global value chains (GVCs) through the liberalization of trade in services, with the Republic of Korea comprising part of these value chains. Design/methodology/approach The construction of a database has revealed rather disconnected policy arrangements across Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members in terms of service trade liberalization. Findings Although the economic benefits arising from harmonized and liberalized policies across APEC members are widely recognized in the business sector, the relevant policy coordination seems to be missing. Research limitations/implications With this status quo in mind, APEC could work on establishing its own harmonized “service trade commitment table” centering on simple foreign capital participation criteria. This would surely contribute to forming an APEC-wide GVC surrounding Korea, which actively aims to expand its economic ties in the Asia-Pacific region. Originality/value The comparison of WTO-based and free trade agreement-based service trade commitments by APEC members (including Korea) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations ten members is an original research area, with many policy implications for Korea in the Asia-Pacific Region.

Migration and Singapore: Implications for the Asia Pacific

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 251-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Low
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implications ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Foreign Workers ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Spatial Inequalities ◽  
Institutional Aspects

A crude hypothesis is that the wider the spatial inequalities in wages and incomes, accompanied by trade, capital and technology flows and globalization, the more significant is migration. The challenge in the Asia Pacific region is to unravel and synthesize the sociopolitical, legal and institutional aspects with the help of better theoretical and empirical inputs. This case study of Singapore shows that it has managed to balance sociopolitical sensitivities with economic and even demographic objectives. However, the model is not easy to replicate as the control mechanisms combine levies and quotas for foreign workers and strictly meritocratic criteria for emigrants. The policy implications and recommendations include more research and cooperation to strengthen the statistics and information and more government-to-government effort to regulate and expedite migration.

UNEMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (05) ◽  
pp. 983-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
FUMITAKA FURUOKA
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Unit Root ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Unemployment Rates

This study empirically examined unemployment dynamics in 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, namely, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. It used quarterly data on the unemployment rates from the first quarter of 1980 to the first quarter of 2013. This paper employed three different econometric methods, including the recently-developed powerful unit root test with structural break (Lee and Strazicich, 2003, 2004) and the nonlinear unit root test (Enders and Lee, 2012). The findings indicated that the unemployment rates in five countries of the region, namely, China, Taiwan, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand, had highly dynamic labor markets in which higher-than-normal unemployment rates would revert to the normal level. The other seven Asia-Pacific countries had less dynamic labor markets. The findings of this study have some important policy implications.

scholarly journals Debt-Financed Public Investment in Developing Countries: Does the Efficiency of Public Investment Matter?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amarachukwu Anthony Anyanwu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Investment Efficiency ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
2030 Agenda

This study examines whether government spending efficiency is associated with differential effects of public investment on debt-to-GDP ratio for a panel data consisting of 16 developing countries in Asia-Pacific region over the period 2007-2017. Public investment is central to implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — but high debt-to-GDP ratio poses a key risk. The empirical results indicate that public investment efficiency moderates debt-to-GDP ratio whereas public investment in the midst of public sector corruption accentuates debt-to-GDP ratio. The results have important policy implications.

The influence of residential greenness on mortality in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 175791392110114
Author(s):  
KP Kua ◽  
SWH Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Longitudinal Cohort ◽  
Prevalence Studies ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
The Impact

Aims: To critically appraise the evidence of the impact of exposure to salutogenic green environment on mortality, which is an important endpoint in epidemiological and clinical studies. Methods: We searched for studies published and indexed in three databases (PubMed, AMED, and CINAHL Plus) from inception until 31 March 2020, complemented with a search of cited literature for articles describing the effects of greenness on mortality in Asia-Pacific region. Eligible articles were screened and data were extracted independently by two reviewers. A random-effects model was utilised to obtain pool hazard ratio (HR) and risk ratio of all-cause mortality outcome. Results: The search identified 3239 studies, of which 20 studies reporting 133,363 participants from longitudinal cohort studies and 202 million people from population-based prevalence studies were included in the review. The majority of the studies (60%) were conducted in high-income countries in Asia-Pacific. All participants of the longitudinal cohort studies were aged 60 years or older, whereas the prevalence studies involved people of all age groups. A significant protective association of green environment exposure with all-cause mortality was reported in 18 studies. Pooled results from five studies showed increased level of greenness exposure was associated with a significant decrease in all-cause mortality (pooled HR = 0.97; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.93 to 1.02; p < 0.01; I²= 87.8%). Meta-analysis of total number of deaths in different quartiles of green spaces noted decreased risks of mortality with all causes of death with increased surrounding greenness. Conclusions: Some limited evidence suggests that populations exposed to the greener environment have a lower risk of mortality, implying the potential role of greenness in increasing longevity. Further studies with standardised design and outcome reporting should be conducted in low- and middle-income countries and in populations of low socioeconomic status to glean more generalisable and complete evidence for public health policy implications.

Review of Counseling in the Asia-Pacific Region.

1995 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-384
Author(s):  
Terri Gullickson
Keyword(s):  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region
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