ASEAN Economic Bulletin articles

Recent articles from ASEAN Economic Bulletin

Trade policy and the structure of incentives in Thai agriculture.(Report)
December 1, 2008... I. Introduction and Summary Thailand is a major net agricultural exporter and its agricultural trade policy is dominated by this fact. The list of agricultural exports includes many of the most important agricultural products produced and consumed within the country, including the staple...

Thai household's rice consumption and its demand elasticity.
December 1, 2008... I. Introduction Economic growth and urbanization have inevitably affected household food consumption patterns, particularly for rice, which is a staple food in almost all Asian countries. Indonesia's per capita rice consumption in both urban and rural areas has been decreasing over the...

An empirical study of food demand in Vietnam.
December 1, 2008... I. Introduction Food consumption has been a subject of research all over the world. It is especially meaningful in developing countries where food expenditures account for a relatively large share of household income. Studies of food consumption shed light on food-related nutritional...

Regional development dynamics and decentralization in the Philippines: ten lessons from a "fast starter".
December 1, 2008... I. Introduction For several reasons--analytics, policy, deeply entrenched spatial inequality, transitions from economic crises or command economies, and the uneven effects of rapid global integration-spatial disparities and centre-region relations are the focus of much attention in the...

The economy-wide impact of integrated pest management in Indonesia.
December 1, 2008... I. Introduction To overcome the chronic food shortage during the first two decades of its independence (1945-65), the Indonesian Government established a comprehensive rice intensification programme; particularly large-scale adoption of high-yielding modern seed varieties, development of...