The CSEAS Newsletter has published a report on the joint exhibition and lecture hosted by the CSEAS Library and IDE Library, titled 'Journals from the Turbulent Times of Southeast Asia.' The report includes a summary of Prof. Osamu Akagi’s lecture, and all exhibition captions!

🌏5th Mekong Dialogue Join us on Feb 26-27, 2025, to discuss "Stakeholder Engagement and Governance: Lessons from the 2024 Flood and Beyond." Experts will explore climate-related disasters and water management. 📍Mae Fah Luang University & Online 🔗ide.go.jp/English/Events…

IDE actively engages in research exchange across diverse fields! Join the next Ajiken/IDE Power Lunch Seminar!👇 ide.go.jp/English/Events…

🆕 A new Special Issue of #TheDevelopingEconomies, “Text as Data in the Study of Politics in Developing Countries” is now available, featuring studies on China, the Philippines, Iraq, and Turkey. Book reviews are also included. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17461049/2…

Check out this #IDERC article! How did COVID-19 affect routine healthcare? Yuichi WATANABE investigated the surgical productivity change during and after the pandemic in Japan. Read the full column👉ide.go.jp/English/Resear…

🚨 New #IDERC Article! Who suffers the most during the COVID-19 pandemic? S. PAWEENAWAT and Lusi LIAO investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the global labor market and analyze its impact on Thailand, using Labor Force Survey data. 👉ide.go.jp/English/Resear…

The co-authored article by Emi Kojin, Kazunari Tsukada et al., titled “Ensuring fertilizer quality in Vietnam's Mekong Delta: The role of government and market initiatives,” has been published in the Development Policy Review. doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70…

The co-authored article by Ian Coxhead, titled “Upskilling China: Implications for Middle-Income Economies,” has been published in The World Economy. doi.org/10.1111/twec.1…

New study in #JDevStudies: In WAEMU countries (except 🇳🇪), men receive 12 to 22% more resources. The findings show that 👭&👶are most deprived, exposing flaws in poverty measures that ignore intrahousehold inequality. Read more 👉: doi.org/10.1080/002203… IDE-JETRO

New article published in the Journal of Development Studies! IDE-JETRO's Apollinaire Nikiema analyzes intrahousehold #inequality, economies of scale, and their impact on individual-level #poverty in West #Africa Read the full article doi.org/10.1080/002203…

New article from Tropical Medicine and Health! IDE-JETRO's Masaru Nagashima's co-authored paper finds that #coconut oil significantly reduces mosquito blood feeding. It implies the protective impact of cream application on maralia incidence in #Africa. doi.org/10.1186/s41182…

New article published in Journal of Comparative Economics! IDE-JETRO's Kazunobu Hayakawa and Souknilanh Keola's co-authored paper investigates the causal effects of international bridges between #Laos and #Thailand on informal employment. Full text👇 doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.…

New article in Review of World Economics! IDE-JETRO's Kiyoyasu Tanaka shows that new opening of nonstop passenger flights between Tokyo and Europe over Siberian routes significantly increases exports from Japan to European destinations. doi.org/10.1007/s10290…

🆕The latest issue of #TheDevelopingEconomies is now available. This issue features articles examining the impact of #MinimumWages in #Vietnam and the relationship between #AirQuality and financial risk aversion in #China. It also includes five thought-provoking book reviews.

[Event Report] We’ve just published the proceedings from the 5th Mekong Dialogue, co-hosted by IDE and Mae Fah Luang University this February📝 Topics include flood response in Northern Thailand and international cooperation. 🔻Read the full proceedings: ide.go.jp/English/Events…

[Job Opening] Research Position: Development Studies We are hiring researchers to work on developing/emerging economies and international economy. - Ph.D. in Economics required - Tenured Position - Discretionary work system 🔻See details ide.go.jp/English/Recrui…

◤IDE School on Spatial Economics◢ 3-Day Intensive Course in October 2025! 📌Lectures + research presentations by young scholars 📌Get feedback from leading experts on your work Featuring Hans Koster & Jacques-François Thisse as guest lecturers. 🔗ide.go.jp/English/Events…

IDE actively engages in research exchange across diverse fields! Join the next Ajiken/IDE Power Lunch Seminar!👇 ide.go.jp/English/Events…

🚨New #IDERC Article! Are we measuring poverty correctly? R. Apollinaire NIKIEMA's research urges us to account for intrahousehold inequality—especially affecting women & children—to improve poverty metrics and policy targeting in West Africa. 🔗ide.go.jp/English/Resear…

🆕 The latest issue of #TheDevelopingEconomies is now available. This issue features articles examining the impact of #BankingRegulation in #Thailand and the effects of #Ethnic and #ReligiousDiversity on #FinancialDevelopment in #DevelopingCountries. It also includes five