Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies

ABSTRACT In the pursuit of sustainable development, the escalating challenges of global environmental pollution and the imperative to mitigate energy intensity stand as paramount concerns. As a result, this study aims to construct a comprehensive framework that acknowledges the interplay between energy intensity, the stringency of environmental policies, and the integration of renewable energy within BRICS nations. Utilizing a panel dataset covering the years 1991–2021, this study employs a range of econometric methods such as cross‐sectional dependence tests, second‐generation unit root tests, and panel co‐integration analysis. The results reveal the pivotal roles of energy intensity, the integration of renewable energy sources, and the enforcement of stringent environmental policies in mitigating carbon emissions. Additional analysis indicates that the impact of energy intensity in lowering carbon emissions is strengthened when institutional quality and research and development capabilities reach a certain threshold, thereby offsetting the impact of openness. In accordance, the present study suggests adopting a versatile and inclusive policy approach to effectively decrease carbon emissions, providing insights for policymakers in crafting climate change mitigation strategies and fostering sustainable development.

Xuying Zhu

Hadi Hussain

Song Fang

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies

The BRICS Nations Framework for Curbing Carbon Emissions: Evidence From Energy Intensity, Renewable Energy, and Environmental Policy

金砖国家碳排放控制框架：基于能源强度、可再生能源和环境政策的实证研究

ABSTRACT Australian‐funded development programs aim to support the needs of partner governments but ultimately advance Australiaʼs national interests. This research unpacks this discourse on the major Australian‐funded infrastructure development programs in Papua New Guinea. It has two key findings: first, the way program reporting speaks about geopolitics is implicit, while partnerships are made explicit. DFAT speaks between the lines on geopolitics in aid. Yet, external media and the aid community outside government bureaucracy are quick to speculate about links between the two. Second, political “goals” are achieved everywhere, and not through DFAT effort alone. In this dataset, individual advisers are a key vector of this under‐reported influence. They often perform as political actors despite their position outside formal aid structures. Ultimately, actors are aware of the many aims of the aid program yet seem to make only a certain portion explicit and visible, just to ensure things work in practice.

Lucy Pennington

Partner of Choice: Australian National Interest in Infrastructure Development Programs in Papua New Guinea

选择伙伴：澳大利亚在巴布亚新几内亚基础设施发展项目中的国家利益

ABSTRACT As a key determinant of household welfare, workersʼ real wages matter. Limited by small and infrequent surveys, the study of real wages in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has until now been constrained by a paucity of data. Using a novel dataset, we construct the first longitudinal series of wages for (to a close approximation) the population of formal private sector workers in PNG over a 3 decades span from 1999 to 2018. We examine real wage growth for the formal private sector in PNG over a 20‐year period using panel regression. Among the main findings are that conditional real wage growth has averaged about 4.5%. Also, real wage developments closely mirror the bust‐boom‐bust episodes of the macroeconomic cycle. Further, conditional real wage growth in the agricultural sector lagged that in services, industry, and mining with agriculture hardest hit during busts and lagging during the boom and mining the winner. Men experience higher conditional real wage growth during booms but also bear the majority of the decrease during busts. Finally, we establish the strong co‐movement of the real exchange rate (RER) and the conditional real wage, providing support for the RER as an important determinant of real wages in PNG.

Niels‐Hugo Blunch

Martin Davies

Real Wage Growth in Papua New Guinea Over Three Decades

巴布亚新几内亚三十年来的实际工资增长

Abstract Government‐driven industrial clusters have attracted considerable attention from academic research as well as practical fields, mainly because of their contributions to regional economic growth and sustainable innovation performance. This article investigates the impact of government‐driven industrial districts on the efficiency of new technology‐based firms in information and communications technology industries. Using a meta‐frontier analysis with a unique Korean start‐up dataset, we find that the government's provision of industrial districts increases firm efficiency level compared with that of others outside the districts. Specifically, being located in industrial districts not only improves the efficiency of individual start‐ups but also positively affects the maximum efficiency levels that firms can achieve. Our findings suggest that locational support by public administration, such as utility infrastructure, tax benefits and inter‐firm informal network opportunities, enhances firms' dynamic capability to search for and combine resources to create new markets and innovations, especially for newly established technology firms.

Yuri Jo

Won Young Chung

Daeho Lee

The capability‐enhancing role of government‐driven industrial districts for new technology‐based firms in South Korea

政府驱动型产业集群对韩国新科技型企业能力提升的作用

Abstract East Rennell was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2013. Threats to the site's Outstanding Universal Value include logging, mining, invasive species, and climate change. The site is unlikely to be removed unless actions identified in the 2015 Desired state of conservation for removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger (DSOCR) are implemented. While the Solomon Islands Government has taken some steps towards implementing the DSOCR, overall progress has been minimal, partly due to competing priorities and lack of resources. Consequently, it is unlikely that the DSOCR will be achieved by the target date of 2021. East Rennellese have received little financial benefit from the site's listing and their support for World Heritage may be wavering. To be effective, World Heritage conservation measures must be aligned with local peoples' aspirations and priorities, which include improving livelihoods and preserving culture.

Gabriel Luke Kiddle

Achieving the desired state of conservation for East Rennell, Solomon Islands: Progress, opportunities and challenges

实现所罗门群岛东伦内尔岛的理想保护状态：进展、机遇与挑战

ABSTRACT This paper uses household panel data from the Thai Socio‐Economic Surveys of 2012 and 2017 to examine the effects of parental health shocks on child education and labour. Three measures of parental health are analysed: chronic illness, hospitalisation, and functional health status. The results show that the parentʼs illness decreases school enrolment and leads to fewer years of education completed. Boys are less likely to have attended school if any parent was chronically ill or had any health problems. Parentsʼ chronic illness increases the probability of entering the labour force for youths aged 15 and over; however, only maternal illness increases their time spent at work. Additionally, parental illness significantly increases household health expenditures, but there is a significant decline in education expenditures. The results suggest that targeted government support to low‐income families affected by major illnesses of parents could help them to maintain their children in school.

Sasiwooth Wongmonta

The Impact of Parental Health Shocks on Child Schooling and Labour: Evidence From Thailand

父母健康冲击对儿童教育和劳动的影响：来自泰国的证据

ABSTRACT The high rice prices of 2023 have highlighted the need for increasing rice productivity. But improving productivity, especially in low‐performing rice‐producing regions, should also improve incomes for the numerous smallholder cultivators. This article examines what we can learn from the experience of high‐performing rice‐growing regions, which have both high rice yields and incomes. We focus on two best‐performing villages from Kerala, southern India and Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Using a detailed case study approach combining farm budget analysis, counterfactual simulations using agricultural household models, and qualitative insights, our analysis shows the contribution of price support, irrigation, and agricultural research in these two regions to the current situation. While price support was the prominent factor in Keralaʼs village, irrigation and extending the cropping intensity was important for farm incomes in the Mekong Delta village. This comparative analysis demonstrates the need for an ongoing evaluation of price and non‐price factors and supplementing farm incomes through specific interventions for developing low‐performing rice‐producing regions.

Deepak Johnson

Takashi Kurosaki

Price and Non‐Price Factors in Development of Rice Cultivation: Case Studies From Southern India and Mekong‐Delta Vietnam

稻米种植发展的价格与非价格因素：南印度与湄公河三角洲越南的案例研究

Abbreviation	Asia & Pacific Policy Stud
Journal Impact	1.38
Quartiles(Global)	AREA STUDIES(Q1)

ISSN	2050-2680
h-index	31

Publication Information	Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: Yes
Basic data	Year of publication: 2014，Proportion of original research papers: 100.00%，Self Citation Rate:0.00%， Gold OA Rate: 92.73%
Journal Fees	$1650Details
Average review cycle	网友分享经验：6 Weeks

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The BRICS Nations Framework for Curbing Carbon Emissions: Evidence From Energy Intensity, Renewable Energy, and Environmental Policy

Partner of Choice: Australian National Interest in Infrastructure Development Programs in Papua New Guinea

Real Wage Growth in Papua New Guinea Over Three Decades

The capability‐enhancing role of government‐driven industrial districts for new technology‐based firms in South Korea

Achieving the desired state of conservation for East Rennell, Solomon Islands: Progress, opportunities and challenges

The BRICS Nations Framework for Curbing Carbon Emissions: Evidence From Energy Intensity, Renewable Energy, and Environmental Policy

Partner of Choice: Australian National Interest in Infrastructure Development Programs in Papua New Guinea

Real Wage Growth in Papua New Guinea Over Three Decades

The Impact of Parental Health Shocks on Child Schooling and Labour: Evidence From Thailand

Price and Non‐Price Factors in Development of Rice Cultivation: Case Studies From Southern India and Mekong‐Delta Vietnam