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Jesus Felipe is Principal Economist, Head of the Strategic Research Unit, and Director of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute, in the Central and West Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila, Philippines.

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“To determine the laws which regulate. . . distribution, is the principal problem in Political Economy.” – Ricardo, Works, 1, p.5

What’s New

  • View the webcast of Jesus Felipe at the World Academy of Art & Science. In this webcast, he examines the recent experience of fast growing Asian countries and explains why full employment is both necessary and possible for nations committed to an equitable model of economic growth.
  • View the video of Jesus Felipe, Principal Economist in ADB’s Central and West Asia Department, where he discusses his new book, Inclusive Growth, Full Employment, and Structural Change: Implications and Policies for Developing Asia.

BOOKS BY JESUS FELIPE

Inclusive Growth, Full Employment and Structural Change. Implications and Policies for Developing Asia. 2009. Anthem Press

This book argues that structural change (reallocation of resources across sectors and higher diversification and sophistication of production and exports) is the key to sustained and fast growth in developing Asia.

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Labor Markets in Asia: Issues and Perspectives. 2006.
Palgrave, Macmillan

Selected in 2006 by Princeton University as one of the Noteworthy Books in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, the book argues that governments across developing Asia must bring the objectives of full, productive, and decent employment to the top of their agendas.

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