Data and Research

Global Financial Instability Shows Need for Fiscal Discipline in the Pacific - ADB

The eurozone crisis is expected to have only limited impact on the Pacific because the region’s growth prospects are more closely tied to the economies of Australia and New Zealand. Read More

Rising Risk of Deep Eurozone-US Recessions Poses Threat to Asia

Economic growth in emerging East Asia will continue to moderate into 2012 as growing sovereign debt problems in Europe and an anemic US economy raise the spectre of a deep global economic downturn, says ADB’s latest Asia Economic Monitor. Read More

Equity and Well-Being: Measurement and Policy Practice - Book

Improving equity in social service delivery in developing countries has long been an important policy goal at ADB. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the issues associated with equity, covering its concept, measurement, and policy practices and implications. Read More

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir James Mirrlees on Poverty and Redistribution

Professor Sir James Mirrlees, Economist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, discusses ways to reduce poverty through redistribution. Read More

Overview

Economic research and statistical work contributes to knowledge generation in ADB and help strengthen its institutional priorities and effectiveness of country operations. By augmenting the stock of knowledge of developing member countries and the region and disseminating it, ADB's capability to provide informed policy advice and undertake capacity building is enhanced.