Report NEP-SEA-2025-08-25

This is the archive for NEP-SEA, a report on new working papers in the area of South East Asia. Subash Sasidharan issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Shinichiro IWATA & Keisuke KONDO, 2025. "Assessing the Impact of Human Mobility on Retail Performance during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Japan," Discussion papers 25073, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
• Bian, Alice & Dikau, Simon & Miller, Hugh & Pierfederici, Roberta & Stern, Nicholas & Ward, Bob, 2024. "China’s role in accelerating the global energy transition through green supply chains and trade," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 129230, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Arief Anshory Yusuf & Martin D. Siyaranamual & Andy Sumner, 2025. "Education expansion, the Kuznetsian tension, and inequality: The case of Indonesia," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2025-50, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Junianto James Losari, 2025. "Compliance Analysis of Indonesia’s LCR Measures: International Trade and Investment Agreement Perspectives," Working Papers DP-2025-04, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
• Masaki Umejima & Jun Murai & Naoto Okura, 2025. "Security by Design for Cyber and Physical Systems for Driving Energy Transformation through Decarbonisation, Decentralisation, and Digitalisation: CPSF and ERAB Initiatives in 2024," Working Papers DP-2025-05, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
• Peter Warr & Arief Anshory Yusuf, 2025. "Structural change and income inequality: Evidence from Thailand," Departmental Working Papers 2025-06, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics.
• Keisuke KONDO & Toshihiro OKUBO, 2025. "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Business Performance in the Japanese Leisure Industry," Discussion papers 25074, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
• Ke Wang & Dongmin Yao & Xin Ye & Mingyang Pei, 2025. "Heterogeneity in Women's Nighttime Ride-Hailing Intention: Evidence from an LC-ICLV Model Analysis," Papers 2508.10951, arXiv.org.
• Keisuke KONDO & Toshihiro OKUBO, 2025. "Learning and Spillovers in Place-Based Policy Making," Discussion papers 25078, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
• Wan, Lu & Zhou, Yanxi & Wang, Ying & Zhao, Tiantian, 2025. "Trade penetration, sustainable finance and carbon peak: evidence from China," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 129148, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Hyeongwoo Kim & Madeline H. Kim & Divya Sadana & Peng Shao & Jie Zhang, 2025. "Was the KORUS FTA a Horrible Deal?," Auburn Economics Working Paper Series auwp2025-05, Department of Economics, Auburn University.
• Cai, Huan & Dong, Lu & Xie, Jian, 2025. "The Digital Second Shift: Gender Gap in Parenting App Usage in China," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 765, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
• Hanushek, Eric A. & Kang, Le & Li, Xueying & Zhang, Lei, 2025. "From Rural Schools to City Factories: Assessing the Quality of Chinese Rural Schools," IZA Discussion Papers 18030, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Pinjaman, Saizal, 2025. "Macroeconomic Determinants of Malaysian House Prices: An Article Review," EconStor Preprints 324001, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
• Yini Liu & Di Lu & Suhua Tian, 2025. "The Role of Existing Shareholders in Private Equity Placements in China," Post-Print hal-05133550, HAL.
• Carattini, Stefano & Huang, Hanwei & Pisch, Frank & Singh, Tejendra Pratap, 2025. "Trade and the Scopes of Pollution: Evidence from China's World Market Integration," Economics Working Paper Series 2504, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science.
• Yuta Kuroda & Takeru Sugasawa, 2025. "Heterogeneous preferences for urban scattered greenery: Evidence from two-stage hedonic estimation in Tokyo," DSSR Discussion Papers 148, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University.
• Agramont, Daniel, 2025. "Europe’s quest for critical raw materials in Latin America: the clash with China and diversification opportunities," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 129191, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Bluhm, Richard & Dreher, Axel & Fuchs, Andreas & Parks, Bradley C. & Strange, Austin M. & Tierney, Michael J., 2025. "Connective financing: Chinese infrastructure projects and the diffusion of economic activity in developing countries," Open Access Publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy 323671, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
• Leo Yang Yang & Yiqing Xu, 2025. "User Location Disclosure Fails to Deter Overseas Criticism but Amplifies Regional Divisions on Chinese Social Media," Papers 2507.03238, arXiv.org, revised Aug 2025.
• Bharti Nandwani & Ishita Verma, 2025. "Decentralisation of governance and maternal healthcare utilisation: Evidence from India," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2025-014, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
• Mr. Daniel Garcia-Macia & Siddharth Kothari & Yifan Tao, 2025. "Industrial Policy in China: Quantification and Impact on Misallocation," IMF Working Papers 2025/155, International Monetary Fund.
• Felix Rusche, 2025. "Broadcasting Change: India’s Community Radio Policy and Women’s Empowerment," Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods 2025_05, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods.
• Tanaka, Ryuichi & Wang, Tong, 2025. "How Do Classmates Matter for the Class-Size Effects?," IZA Discussion Papers 18025, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Alves, Ana Cristina & Alden, Christopher, 2024. "China’s economic and trade cooperation zones in Africa: from static model emulation to dynamic learning," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 121446, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Fernandes, Ana Margarida & Fraga, Eduardo & Ghose, Devaki & Özdogan, Mutlu & Varela, Gonzalo J. & Wang, Sherrie, 2025. "Field-Scale Rice Area and Yield Mapping in Sri Lanka with Optical Remote Sensing and Limited Training Data," Policy Research Working Paper Series 11194, The World Bank.
• Ashima Goyal & Vipasha Pandey, 2025. "Indian industrial pricing under inflation targeting," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2025-010, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
• Ishita Varma, 2025. "Forest rights, dietary diversity and nutritional security of tribal communities: Evidence from India," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2025-012, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
• Tatsuru Kikuchi, 2025. "AI Investment and Firm Productivity: How Executive Demographics Drive Technology Adoption and Performance in Japanese Enterprises," Papers 2508.03757, arXiv.org.
• Selvaraju, Sangeeth Raja & Robins, Nick & Tandon, Suranjali, 2024. "Sustainable finance for a just transition in India: the role of investors," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 129016, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• William Milberg & Lauren Johnston, 2025. "The China Shock Then and Now: Imports, Cost Markups and Profits," Working Papers 2512, New School for Social Research, Department of Economics.
• Yogeshwar Bharat & Rajeswari Sengupta & Gautham Udupa, 2025. "Is core inflation useful in predicting headline inflation? Evidence from a large, emerging economy," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2025-021, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
• Japneet Kaur, 2025. "When low scores don't tell the full story: A Composite indicator of student achievement," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2025-008, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
• Shun-ichiro BESSHO & Ryuichi TANAKA & Haruko NOGUCHI & Akira KAWAMURA & Masato OIKAWA, 2025. "An Analysis of the Ordinal Rank Effect on Students’ Academic and Physical Outcomes," Discussion papers 25075, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
• Hanming Fang & Ming Li & Jia Xiang, 2025. "Fear and Risk Perception: Understanding Physicians' Dynamic Responses to Malpractice Lawsuits," NBER Working Papers 34115, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Asmus-Bluhm, Gerda & Eichenauer, Vera Z. & Fuchs, Andreas & Parks, Bradley, 2025. "Does India Use Development Finance to Compete With China? A Subnational Analysis," Open Access Publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy 323600, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
• Syeda Tasnim Fabiha & Rubaiyat Jahan Mumu & Farzana Aktar & B M Mainul Hossain, 2025. "A Regression-Based Share Market Prediction Model for Bangladesh," Papers 2507.18643, arXiv.org.
• Bryson, Alex & Kambayashi, Ryo & Kuwahara, Susumu & Nakamura, Akie & Wels, Jacques, 2025. "What is Happening to Unionization in Japan?," IZA Discussion Papers 18010, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Nicholls, Mark, 2024. "Ayana – building a skills base for India’s clean energy transition," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 129022, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Ashima Goyal, 2025. "Assessing inflation targeting in India," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2025-018, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
• Kharel, Raj & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2025. "Devolution and economic resilience in Nepal," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 129012, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
• Yi Jiang, 2024. "Three essays on environmental investments and economic performances based on China’s listed firms," Economics PhD Theses 0324, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School.
• Raj Kharel & Andres Rodriguez-Pose, 2025. "Devolution and Economic Resilience in Nepal," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) 2523, Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography, revised Aug 2025.
• Japneer Kaur, 2025. "Boys at risk of academic decline? Evidence from a longitudinal study," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2025-016, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
• Surabhi Garg & Srijit Mishra, 2025. "Mother's effective literacy status: Implications on child health," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2025-009, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
• Sourav Das & Patrick Hufschmidt & Fabian Mankat & Konstantinos Theocharopoulos, 2025. "Political budget cycles in federal systems: The case of India," MAGKS Papers on Economics 202518, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung).
• Avner Greif & Joel Mokyr & Guido Tabellini, 2025. "Culture and Social Organizations in the Great Reversal: Europe and China, 1000-2000," CESifo Working Paper Series 12023, CESifo.