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ACAES promotes the study of Asian economies and fosters scholarly exchange between Asian economists and their global counterparts.

ACAES publishes the Asia Economics Blog: http://acaes.us/blog.

10/04/2026

In a new post on the Asia Economics Blog, Abhishek Kumar explains why monetary tightening can lead to rising inflation in Asian economies.

In theory, an exogenous increase in the policy interest rate should lead to a decline in inflation, assuming the demand side effects dominate the supply side effects. However, for emerging market economies many empirical studies based on structural vector autoregressions (SVARs) find that an increas...

24/03/2026

A new post by Pierre Siklos on the Asia Economics Blog estimates neutral interest rates for China, Korea, and Japan for both business and financial cycles. With respect to this benchmark, monetary policy has generally been looser than in the US with greater differentials between business and financial cycles complicating policy rate setting.

Co-authors: Dora Xia and Hongyi Chen Evaluating the stance of monetary policy for the open economies of East Asia requires a different approach than that developed for the US. In recent years, the discussion has centered around the concept of the neutral real interest rate, or r*. A commonly used de...

05/03/2026

Our latest newsletter announces a call for papers for our session on "Macroeconomic Cooperation and Geopolitical Uncertainty in Asia" at the 2027 Allied Social Science Association Annual Meeting in Washington DC. The session is being organized by Mike Plummer. Expressions of interest for discussant roles also welcome.

The American Committee on Asian Economic Studies promotes research on Asian economies and facilitates engagement between American and Asian economists.

01/03/2026

A new post on the Asia Economics Blog looks at the effect of global forces on domestic interest rates for Indonesia and the Philippines. The finding is that shocks to the balance of payments, either positive or negative, tend to move domestic interest rates with the effect of undermining monetary policy when capital accounts are open.

In a landmark 2015 paper provocatively titled “Dilemma Not Trilemma”, Hélène Rey argued that the policy space for small open economies does not, after all, afford a choice, given open capital accounts, between exchange rate stabilization and monetary policy independence. The bulk of the paper ...

22/01/2026

A new post on the Asia Economics Blog by Ruchi Sharma looks at patenting of green technology innovation in Indian automobile production comparing incumbent vs startup firms.

Co-author: T StanzinThe automobile industry is at the center of the global climate transition. With road transport accounting for roughly one-fifth of worldwide CO2 emissions, stringent emission standards in major markets like Europe and the US are pushing manufacturers to rethink vehicle technologi...

23/02/2025

ASSA 2026 Call for Papers & Discussants
The theme of our session at the 2026 Allied Social Science Association Annual Meeting, to be held in Philadelphia Jan 3-5, is "Issues in Asian Central Banking". Topics may run to monetary policy, exchange rate management, financial regulation, and macroeconomic assessment. Proposals, as well as expressions of interest to serve as discussants, may be sent to Calla Wiemer, [email protected]. The deadline for proposals is April 30. Preference will be given to more complete work.

American Committee on Asian Economic Studies promotes study of Asian economies and scholarly exchange between Asian economists and their counterparts globally.

12/02/2025

A new post on the Asia Economics Blog by Philippine central bank economists Hazel Parcon-Santos and Jose Adlai M. Tancangco reports evidence that monetary policies anchored on inflation targeting are favorable for increasing exports.

Co-author: Jose Adlai M. Tancangco The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was established in 2020, with effect in 2022, for the purpose of deepening regional economic integration among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the association's free trade agre...

14/01/2025

A new post on the Asia Economics Blog looks at the effect of digitalization on entrepreneurial performance in Southeast Asia.

This post draws from a paper presented at the 2025 Allied Social Science Association Annual Meeting in the ACAES session on Digitalization in Asian Economies. Co-Authors: Willem Smit; Kun Fu; Yothin Jinjarak; Cynthia PetalcorinDigital technologies enable perpetual innovation in how businesses create...

02/01/2025

A new post on the Asia Economics Blog looks at the effects of financial inclusion on consumption smoothing against income shocks in India.

This post draws from a paper presented at the 2025 Allied Social Science Association Annual Meeting in the ACAES session on Digitalization in Asian Economies. Co-Authors: Sushanta Mallick and Apra SinhaFinancial technology (fintech) is transforming household access to financial services. For househo...

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