Economics: Beyond the Millennium contains articles by leading authorities in various fields of economic theory and econometrics. Each contributor gives an account of the current state of the art in their own field and indicates the direction that they think it will take in the next ten years. The book is split into three sections: the microfoundations of macroeconomics, markets and organization, and econometrics, with highlights including Malinvaud on resource allocation, Van Damme on game theory, and Gourieroux on econometric modelling.

Sufficient provisioning for health and social protection will help support a swift, inclusive recovery in Pacific island countries. This edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor discusses the outlook for 2021 and key issues for recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, including vaccine procurement and distribution.

Two Top McKinsey & Company Consultants Take a Look at the Future of Our Markets "The world is changing so significantly that competing in the near future will be very different from the way it has been in the recent past. Extraordinary changes are occurring in the financial markets and in the underlying reed economy and this new emerging economic structure inevitably will change how companies compete in a very fundamental way. …I know of no book that so clearly lays the intellectual foundation necessary to understand what has happened, what is happening, and what will happen." —from the Foreword by Ted W. Hall McKinsey Global Institute Our world is on the brink of the most dramatic economic change since the Industrial Revolution. Market Unbound is a sweeping account of the emerging global marketplace. In this new world order, discrete national economies will become a historical notion. As developed and developing countries integrate into a single, powerful economy, governments, businesses, and investors face the dual possibilities of extraordinary gains and terrifying losses. Providing a unique combination of economic and managerial perspectives, authors Lowell Bryan and Diana Farrell of McKinsey & Company, Inc., deliver cutting edge insights into the workings of the global economy. No business that is serious about remaining competitive into the twenty-first century can afford to ignore the compelling evidence that challenges our current conception of economic reality. A road map for a radically changed economic environment, Market Unbound is required reading for anyone who hopes to prosper in the coming century.

This report outlines economic prospects in developing Asia amid global turbulence and lingering pandemic risks. It discusses the implications of school closures and the invasion of Ukraine, and explores mobilizing taxes for development. Developing Asia's outlook remains positive, with growth of 5.2% expected in 2022 and 5.3% in 2023. Downside risks include spillover from geopolitical tensions, such as via higher-than-expected commodity prices. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has upended the global economic outlook and greatly amplified uncertainty for a world economy still contending with COVID-19. Aggressive monetary policy tightening in the United States could lead to financial instability. In the medium term, scarring from the pandemic poses significant risks, including learning losses from continued school closures that could worsen economic inequality. The region's economies urgently need to mobilize fiscal resources to restore the health of public finances and build a more inclusive and sustainable future. Opportunities to strengthen revenue will depend on specific circumstances, but more efficient value-added tax and better-optimized tax incentives hold promise for many economies. Strengthening personal income and property taxes can raise additional revenue and make tax systems more progressive. Significant opportunities exist to expand the use of tax and other fiscal instruments to tackle environmental and health priorities while raising revenue.

Growth in the region is expected to slow sharply to 2.2% in 2020 under the effects of the current health emergency and then rebound to 6.2% in 2021. Excluding Asia's high-income newly industrialized economies, growth will drop from 5.7% to 2.4% this year before recovering to 6.7% next year. Headline inflation accelerated in 2019 as food prices edged up but remained low by historical standards. Inflation will climb further to 3.2% in 2020, but declining food prices in the latter half of the year will set the stage for easing inflation in 2021. Downside risks to the outlook are severe, most notably from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In these difficult times, when challenges to growth abound, innovation is critical to inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth. While some economies in developing Asia are near or at the global innovation frontier, many others lag behind. This issue of the Asian Development Outlook includes a Special Topic: The Impact of the Coronavirus Outbreak-An Update.

Introduction to Econometrics provides students with clear and simple mathematics notation and step-by-step explanations of mathematical proofs, to give them a thorough understanding of the subject. Extensive exercises throughout build confidence by encouraging students to apply econometric techniques. Retaining its student-friendly approach, Introduction to Econometrics has a comprehensive revision guide to all the essential statistical concepts needed to study econometrics, additional Monte Carlo simulations, new summaries, and non-technical introductions to more advanced topics at the end of chapters. This book is supported by an Online Resource Centre, which includes: For lecturers: * Instructor's manual for the text and data sets, detailing the exercises and their solutions. * Customizable PowerPoint slides. For students: * Data sets referred to in the book. * A comprehensive study guide offers students the opportunity to gain experience with econometrics through practice with exercises. * Software manual. * PowerPoint slides with explanations.

The ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide: Exchange Bond Market in the People's Republic of China is an outcome of the strong support and kind contributions of ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum members and experts, particularly those from the country. It is part of the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide series which provides country-specific information on the investment climate, rules, laws, opportunities, and characteristics of local bond markets in Asia and the Pacific. It aims to help bond market issuers, investors, and financial intermediaries understand the local context and encourage greater participation in the region's rapidly developing bond markets.