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. Kavita Iyengar 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, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 25073, Aug.
• 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, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 129230, Feb.
• Arief Anshory Yusuf & Martin D. Siyaranamual & Andy Sumner, 2025, "Education expansion, the Kuznetsian tension, and inequality: The case of Indonesia," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number wp-2025-50.
• Junianto James Losari, 2025, "Compliance Analysis of Indonesia’s LCR Measures: International Trade and Investment Agreement Perspectives," Working Papers, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), number DP-2025-04, Jul.
• 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, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), number DP-2025-05, Jul.
• Peter Warr & Arief Anshory Yusuf, 2025, "Structural change and income inequality: Evidence from Thailand," Departmental Working Papers, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, number 2025-06.
• Keisuke KONDO & Toshihiro OKUBO, 2025, "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Business Performance in the Japanese Leisure Industry," Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 25074, Aug.
• 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, arXiv.org, number 2508.10951, Aug.
• Keisuke KONDO & Toshihiro OKUBO, 2025, "Learning and Spillovers in Place-Based Policy Making," Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 25078, Aug.
• 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, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 129148, Dec.
• Hyeongwoo Kim & Madeline H. Kim & Divya Sadana & Peng Shao & Jie Zhang, 2025, "Was the KORUS FTA a Horrible Deal?," Auburn Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Auburn University, number auwp2025-05, Aug.
• Cai, Huan & Dong, Lu & Xie, Jian, 2025, "The Digital Second Shift: Gender Gap in Parenting App Usage in China," CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), number 765.
• 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, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 18030, Jul.
• Pinjaman, Saizal, 2025, "Macroeconomic Determinants of Malaysian House Prices: An Article Review," EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, number 324001, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.29941232.v1.
• Yini Liu & Di Lu & Suhua Tian, 2025, "The Role of Existing Shareholders in Private Equity Placements in China," Post-Print, HAL, number hal-05133550, Mar, DOI: 10.1111/jfir.12405.
• 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, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science, number 2504, Aug.
• Yuta Kuroda & Takeru Sugasawa, 2025, "Heterogeneous preferences for urban scattered greenery: Evidence from two-stage hedonic estimation in Tokyo," DSSR Discussion Papers, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University, number 148, Aug.
• 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, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 129191.
• 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, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), number 323671, DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2024.103730.
• Leo Yang Yang & Yiqing Xu, 2025, "User Location Disclosure Fails to Deter Overseas Criticism but Amplifies Regional Divisions on Chinese Social Media," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2507.03238, Jul, 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, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, number 2025-014, Jun.
• Mr. Daniel Garcia-Macia & Siddharth Kothari & Yifan Tao, 2025, "Industrial Policy in China: Quantification and Impact on Misallocation," IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund, number 2025/155, Aug.
• Felix Rusche, 2025, "Broadcasting Change: India’s Community Radio Policy and Women’s Empowerment," Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, number 2025_05, Apr.
• Tanaka, Ryuichi & Wang, Tong, 2025, "How Do Classmates Matter for the Class-Size Effects?," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 18025, Jul.
• 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, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 121446, Apr.
• 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, The World Bank, number 11194, Aug.
• Ashima Goyal & Vipasha Pandey, 2025, "Indian industrial pricing under inflation targeting," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, number 2025-010, Apr.
• 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, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, number 2025-012, May.
• Tatsuru Kikuchi, 2025, "AI Investment and Firm Productivity: How Executive Demographics Drive Technology Adoption and Performance in Japanese Enterprises," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2508.03757, Aug.
• 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, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 129016, Jul.
• William Milberg & Lauren Johnston, 2025, "The China Shock Then and Now: Imports, Cost Markups and Profits," Working Papers, New School for Social Research, Department of Economics, number 2512, Aug.
• 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, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, number 2025-021, Aug.
• 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, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, number 2025-008, Apr.
• 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, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 25075, Aug.
• Hanming Fang & Ming Li & Jia Xiang, 2025, "Fear and Risk Perception: Understanding Physicians' Dynamic Responses to Malpractice Lawsuits," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 34115, Aug.
• 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, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), number 323600, DOI: 10.1177/00220027241228184.
• Syeda Tasnim Fabiha & Rubaiyat Jahan Mumu & Farzana Aktar & B M Mainul Hossain, 2025, "A Regression-Based Share Market Prediction Model for Bangladesh," Papers, arXiv.org, number 2507.18643, Jul.
• Bryson, Alex & Kambayashi, Ryo & Kuwahara, Susumu & Nakamura, Akie & Wels, Jacques, 2025, "What is Happening to Unionization in Japan?," IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), number 18010, Jul.
• Nicholls, Mark, 2024, "Ayana – building a skills base for India’s clean energy transition," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 129022, May.
• Ashima Goyal, 2025, "Assessing inflation targeting in India," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, number 2025-018, Jul.
• Kharel, Raj & Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés, 2025, "Devolution and economic resilience in Nepal," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library, number 129012, Nov.
• Yi Jiang, None, "Three essays on environmental investments and economic performances based on China’s listed firms," Economics PhD Theses, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School, number 0324, December.
• Raj Kharel & Andres Rodriguez-Pose, 2025, "Devolution and Economic Resilience in Nepal," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG), Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography, number 2523, Aug, 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, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, number 2025-016, Jun.
• Surabhi Garg & Srijit Mishra, 2025, "Mother's effective literacy status: Implications on child health," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, number 2025-009, Apr.
• Sourav Das & Patrick Hufschmidt & Fabian Mankat & Konstantinos Theocharopoulos, 2025, "Political budget cycles in federal systems: The case of India," MAGKS Papers on Economics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung), number 202518, Jul.
• Avner Greif & Joel Mokyr & Guido Tabellini, 2025, "Culture and Social Organizations in the Great Reversal: Europe and China, 1000-2000," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12023.

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. Kavita Iyengar issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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The following items were announced in this report: