Report NEP-SEA-2025-09-29

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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• Alberto Diaz-Cayeros & Ines A. Ferreira & Rachel M. Gisselquist & Finn Tarp, 2025. "Perceptions of inequality: Regional differences in Viet Nam," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2025-62, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
• Honeycutt, Sydney & Wyatt, Amanda & Lundy, Mark & Brouwer, Inge D., 2025. "Applying an integrated engagement model to support country-led food systems transformation: Insights from the SHiFT Initiative's approach in Viet Nam, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh," CGIAR Initative Publications 175794, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Meng, Wei, 2025. "From Courtesy to Influence: Identifying the Role of China’s New Ambassador to Thailand through OSINT-Based Multilayered Networks and Inflection Point Early Warning," SocArXiv ywv9r_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Saroj, Sunil & Vidhani, Vandana Shankar & Kumar Burman, Amit, 2025. "Report on capacity strengthening training on best practices in outcome assessment, data interpretation and agricultural policy analysis," Food policy reports 176135, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• S. Gokula Krishnan & S. Keerthi & S. Jyothi, 2025. "Awareness and Usage of Mobile Healthcare Applications: A Comparative Study of Tata 1mg, Netmeds, Pharmeasy, Apollo, and Flipkart Health+," Post-Print hal-05227641, HAL.
• Seongmin Seo, 2025. "Sustainable Development and ESG Governance at the Regional Level in Korea," Industrial Economic Review 23, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade.
• Masayuki MORIKAWA, 2025. "Trends and Characteristics of “Manufacturing X†: An empirical analysis using panel data for Japanese firms (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese) 25022, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
• Smitha Francis, 2025. "Post-pandemic shifts in medical electronics GVCs and changing value dynamics amidst new digitalisation: An analysis based on Indian subsidiaries of EU-based corporations," wiiw Research Reports 479, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw.
• Sharma, Kriti & Kumar, Anjani & Agrawal, R.C., 2025. "Kisan credit card and smallholder farmers’ economic performance in eastern India: A panel data analysis," IFPRI discussion papers 2350, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Masayuki MORIKAWA, 2025. "Performance of Firms Using COVID-19-related Support Policies: Ex-post evaluation (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese) 25021, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
• Sawhney, Aparna & Sma, Abdelkarim & Pradhan, Mamata & Kamar, Abul & Roy, Devesh, 2025. "Developing a regional cooperation strategy for scaling up climate-smart agriculture in South Asia," IFPRI working papers 175781, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Charles Kenny, 2025. "China's Investment Pivot and Africa’s Industrial Prospects: Any Hope for African “Flying Geese”?," Policy Papers 359, Center for Global Development.
• Muhammad Ansar Majeed & Irfan Ullah & Tanveer Ahsan & Bakr Al-Gamrh, 2025. "Investment efficiency under financial constraints: The role of CEO power," Post-Print hal-05224745, HAL.
• Minju Lee & Sang Hyun Lee, 2025. "The Rise of SMRs in the Era of Industrial AI and Policy Implications for Korea," Industrial Economic Review 26, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade.
• Jung, Yeonha & Kim, Minki & Lee, Munseob, 2025. "The Enduring Legacy of Educational Institutions: Evidence from Hyanggyo in Pre-Modern Korea," IZA Discussion Papers 18123, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Myungkoo Song, 2025. "Shifts in the Labor Share of South Korea's Manufacturing Sector: An Industry-Level Analysis," Industrial Economic Review 24, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade.
• Dey, Shubham & Uwasu, Michinori, 2025. "Brand or Be Gone: Cultural Commodities and the Struggle for Rural Survival in Japan and India," SocArXiv 42ag7_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Mundle, Sudipto & Mehta, Madhur, 2025. "Monetary policy during Negative Output Gap periods in India in the First Quarter of the 21st Century," Working Papers 25/437, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
• Bose, Sukanya & Banerjee, Saikat, 2025. "Fiscal multipliers in India: A macro-model linking human development, growth and distribution," Working Papers 25/436, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
• Ai, Jingyi & Chen, Xi & Feng, Jin & Xie, Yufei, 2025. "Early Effects of Cognitive-Impairment Friendly Community on Health Care Utilization in China: Evidence from Administrative Data," IZA Discussion Papers 18118, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
• Baorui Li & Xincheng Ma & Brian Rongqing Han & Daizhong Tang & Lei Fu, 2025. "Human or Robot? Evidence from Last-Mile Delivery Service," Papers 2509.11562, arXiv.org.
• Wilson, Harry J, 2025. "The Dynamics of Structural, Symbolic and Interpersonal Violence among Female Sex Workers in Bangladesh: Implications for the Global Response against HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted ," SocArXiv v8jnw_v1, Center for Open Science.
• Kohei Asao & Haruki Seitani & Ara Stepanyan & Ms. TengTeng Xu, 2025. "The Impact of Aging and AI on Japan's Labor Market: Challenges and Opportunities," IMF Working Papers 2025/184, International Monetary Fund.
• Jaedo Choi & George Cui & Younghun Shim & Yongseok Shin, 2025. "The Dynamics of Technology Transfer: Multinational Investment in China and Rising Global Competition," NBER Working Papers 34284, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Ram Prasad Nepal & Pradip Kumar Das, 2025. "Enhancing SDG-4 Outcomes through Vocational Education in Sikkim," Post-Print hal-05217105, HAL.
• Yusuke Makino & Hikaru Ogawa, 2025. "How the 30% Cap Reshapes Competition for Donations in Japan’s Furusato Nozei Program," CIRJE F-Series CIRJE-F-1258, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo.
• Yufei Sun, 2025. "Does Pair Trading Still Work During Extreme Events? A Comprehensive Empirical Evidence from Chinese Stock Market," Working Papers 2025-23, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.