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Asia's Developing Future
By Asian Development Bank InstituteEducation
Asia's Developing Future episodes
- T20 delivers recommendations to Prime Minister Abe, informs G20 SummitOn the eve of the G20 summit in Osaka, representatives of the Think20, the G20’s research and policy advisory network, met with Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo to discuss T20 policy recommendations for consideration by G20 leaders during the proceedings.ADBI Dean and T20 Japan Chair Naoyuki Yoshino was among them and will champion T20 proposals during the G20 summit in Osaka.Read the transcripthttps://bit.ly/2IIzBo9Visit the T20 websitehttps://t20japan.org5 min
- T20 Japan ignites a G20 quality infrastructure boomRapid development is spiking global infrastructure demand and driving policy makers to seek trillions of dollars in funding for projects ranging from roads, ports, and airports to water and sanitation systems to digital networks.Greater productivity, poverty reduction, and inclusive growth hinge on meeting these financing needs and advancing the build-up of quality infrastructure, says ADBI Dean Naoyuki Yoshino, who is the Chair of T20 Japan and lead co-chair of its infrastructure policy task force.Read the transcripthttps://bit.ly/2MZrS9mVisit the T20 websitehttps://t20japan.orgRead Task Force 4: Economic Effects of Infrastructure Investment and its Financinghttps://bit.ly/2FmyMiv4 min
- T20 Japan tackles the G20’s demographic dividend reversalA growing number of G20 countries are confronted with rapidly aging societies. This demographic transition poses a serious threat to economic stability, as ADBI Deputy Dean Chul Ju Kim, lead co-chair of the T20 Japan task force on population aging, explains.Read the transcripthttps://bit.ly/2F5JZE7Visit the T20 websitehttps://t20japan.orgRead Task Force 10: Aging Population and its Economic Impact + Immigrationhttps://bit.ly/2ZiNUVH4 min
- T20 Japan policy innovations detail keys to digital disruption-ready labor and educationThink 20 (T20) is the research and policy advice network for the G20 which in 2019 is chaired by ADBI as part of Japan’s G20 presidency. In this podcast, we look at T20 policy solutions for addressing the Future of Work and Education for the Digital Age.The Lead Co-Chair of the T20 Japan task force tackling this rapidly emerging issue is Dr Peter Morgan, ADBI Senior Consulting Economist and Vice Chair of Research.Read the transcripthttps://bit.ly/2YSxO4TVisit the T20 websitehttps://t20japan.orgRead Task Force 7: The Future of Work and Education for the Digital Agehttps://bit.ly/30OBoyTRead the latest ADBI publication: Realizing Education for All in the Digital Agehttps://bit.ly/2JKjuIp5 min
- PPPs and GIBs can be used to effectively finance low-carbon infrastructure to fight climate changeLarge-scale funding is needed to transform fossil fuel dominated energy markets into a low-carbon energy sector, and that requires private sector participation, both in terms of investment and institution building, especially in Asia, which is the current growth center of the world.Countries have to accelerate further investment into low-carbon energy infrastructure to meet their Paris Climate Change Accord commitments. And thus, there are new opportunities for green growth. Public–private partnerships and green investment banks are two effective ways to bring private-sector funding on board to promote those goals.Read the transcripthttps://bit.ly/2HlYbdERead the working paperhttps://bit.ly/2JoS5LVAbout the authorsDharish David is an associate faculty member at the Singapore University of Social Sciences.Anbumozhi Venkatachalam is a senior energy economist at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia.Know more about ADBI’s workhttps://bit.ly/2LHd91Xhttps://bit.ly/2VnJ1II8 min
- T20 Japan think tanks boost the impact of the G20The Think20 (T20), the G20’s research and policy advice network, will hold its annual summit in Tokyo on 26-27 May 2019 to detail groundbreaking policy innovations for consideration by G20 Leaders during their summit in Osaka one month later. In this episode of Asia’s Developing Future, T20 Japan Chair, ADBI Dean Naoyuki Yoshino, explains how the T20’s empirical approach to policy development could do wonders for G20 countries ability to tackle emerging challenges at this critical juncture for the global economy.Read the transcripthttps://bit.ly/2LYbntEVisit the T20 websitehttps://t20japan.orgWatch our animation on localized green energy projectshttps://bit.ly/2WShGjn5 min
- Bangladesh needs to act to boost renewable energy as climate change effects loomFast-growing Bangladesh is getting richer but environmental issues are being left behind. It may be time to take a step back and look at what could and should be done to avert a potential catastrophe.Bangladesh is one of the countries most exposed to climate change events. Almost 75% of its territory lies less than 10 meters above sea level, and more than 700 rivers run through its territory. Floods, drought, salinity, cyclones, sea-level rises, and more may become more common in the coming years.At the same time, its 160 million inhabitants are starting to benefit from growth of over 6% a year in the last decade. Per capita energy consumption has almost doubled since 2000 and millions who never had access to power can now flip a switch for lights or plug in appliances to get electricity.Read the transcripthttps://bit.ly/2VurCCWRead the working paperhttps://bit.ly/2WEnOfaAbout the authorMonzur Hossain is a senior research fellow at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Know more about ADBI’s workhttps://bit.ly/2HfcAXE7 min
- Malaysia labor income share rises, inequality falls, but it isn’t a good signThe share of national income earned by workers has been falling in most countries, and inequality has been rising as a result. The opposite is true in Malaysia. But what seems to be good news there is masking a worrying trend.Income share has become a focus of economists and social policy advocates as the share of income taken by workers has fallen and that earned by the owners of capital has risen. It’s a global version of “the rich get richer” in effect, and has been seen throughout the world in recent years.So, it makes sense that when labor income share was seen to be rising in Malaysia, and inequality evening out, the trend would draw attention.Unfortunately, the reason behind what would seem on the surface a positive shift in Malaysia can likely be blamed on the country’s de-industrializing, says researchers for a working paper for the Asian Development Bank Institute.Read the transcripthttps://bit.ly/2GHsFXdRead the working paperhttps://bit.ly/2W4FDU7About the authorsAllen Ng is director of research at Malaysia’s Khazanah Research Institute.Tan Theng Theng and Tan Zhai Gen are research assistants at the institute.Know more about ADBI’s workhttps://bit.ly/2GC5lKu7 min
- Evidence increasing of link between globalization and declining labor income shareThe global trend to more open trade and migration has benefited the global economy, but the share of income taken by labor has been declining at the same time.As protectionism and anti-migration policies grow in some countries, the role of globalization in the declining share of labor income has become a focus. That labor is seeing a decline in its share of income in many countries has been shown in a number of studies. The question is, why?Read the transcripthttps://bit.ly/2W4pYnKRead the working paperhttps://bit.ly/2DwDTMlAbout the authorsKen Suzuki is a researcher at the Embassy of Japan in Jordan.Yoko Oishi is a research associate at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI).Saumik Paul was a research economist at ADBI at the time the working paper was published.Know more about ADBI’s workhttps://bit.ly/2GC5lKu6 min
- Viet Nam needs major changes to meet its renewable energy goalsViet Nam has made ambitious commitments to combat climate change under the Paris Agreement, but only by making massive changes will it be able to live up to those plans.Viet Nam’s carbon intensity—or the use of carbon in its economy—is currently the second highest in Asia. The growth in the amount of greenhouse gasses it produces is among the fastest in the world.Rather than demonstrating a clear program to switch to alternative energy sources, the government plans an even greater reliance on fossil fuels to maintain the country’s impressive growth rate.Read the transcripthttps://bit.ly/2ItEKRZRead the working paperhttps://bit.ly/2VVdWx1About the authorsTrong Co Nguyen is a director at Viet Nam’s Academy of Finance in the Ministry of Finance.Anh Tu Chuc is an associate professor at the Academy of Finance in the Ministry of Finance.Le Ngoc Dang is a faculty member of the International Finance Department at the Academy, which is based in Ha Noi.Know more about ADBI’s workhttps://bit.ly/2IFRcgQhttps://bit.ly/2MbErO17 min
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