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| name = Asian Development Bank Institute
| Non-profit_type = Policy [[think tank]]
| founded_date = 1996
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| location = [[Kasumigaseki]], [[Tokyo]]
| founder = [[Asian Development Bank]]
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| location = [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]
| key_people = Masahiro Kawai, Dean
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| key_people = [https://www.adb.org/adbi/about/dean Tetsushi Sonobe], Dean
| area_served = Predominantly [[Asia]]
| area_served = Predominantly [[Asia]]
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| focus = Research and capacity building
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| endowment = [[Government of Japan]]
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| num_employees = About 90
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[[File:Kasumigaseki Building cropped.jpg|thumb|The ADBI is on the eighth floor of the [[Kasumigaseki Building]] in Tokyo.]]

The '''Asian Development Bank Institute''' (ADBI) is an Asian [[think tank]] focused on identifying effective development strategies for Asia and the Pacific, and on providing support to ADB member countries in managing development challenges. It was established in Tokyo in 1996 as a subsidiary of [[Asian Development Bank]], with initial and subsequent financing from the [[Government of Japan]]. ADBI is located in the [[Kasumigaseki Building]] in [[Kasumigaseki]], [[Tokyo]].
The '''Asian Development Bank Institute''' (ADBI) is an Asian [[think tank]] focused on identifying effective development strategies for Asia and the Pacific, and on providing support to ADB member countries in managing development challenges. It was established in Tokyo in 1996 as a subsidiary of [[Asian Development Bank]], with initial and subsequent financing from the [[Government of Japan]]. ADBI is located on the 8th floor of the [[Kasumigaseki Building]] in [[Kasumigaseki]], [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]].<ref>"[http://www.adb.org/adbi/contact Contact Us]." Asian Development Bank Institute. Retrieved on 19 February 2012. "ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK INSTITUTE Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6008, Japan"</ref> ADBI was ranked 1st in the world among government-affiliated think tanks in the 2020 Global Go To Think Tanks Index Report by the [[Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program]] of the University of Pennsylvania.


==Origins==
==Origins==
In May 1996, at the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the [[Asian Development Bank]] (ADB), the [[Government of Japan]] offered to cover the cost of operating and establishing the ADB Institute to address the needs for strengthening the capacity of public and other developmental institutions in developing member countries (DMCs). The proposal was approved on 24 September 1996 and the institute was officially inaugurated in [[Tokyo]] on 10 December 1997.<ref name="ADBI">{{cite book
In May 1996, at the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the [[Asian Development Bank]] (ADB), the [[Government of Japan]] offered to cover the cost of operating and establishing the ADB Institute to address the needs for strengthening the capacity of public and other developmental institutions in developing member countries (DMCs). The proposal was approved on 24 September 1996 and the institute was officially inaugurated in [[Tokyo]] on 10 December 1997.<ref name="ADBI">{{cite book|title=ADBI – "Year in Review" |publisher=ADBI|year=2015}}</ref>
| last =
| first =
| title = ADBI - Year in Review 2008
| publisher = ADB
| year = 2008
| isbn =
| pages =
}}</ref>


The first Dean of the ADB Institute was the leading Filipino economist [[Jesus Estanislao]].
The first Dean of the ADB Institute was the leading Filipino economist [[Jesus Estanislao]].

==Operations==
==Operations==
ADBI is a subsidiary body of ADB. The ADB Board of Governors exercises the same oversight responsibilities over ADBI as for the rest of ADB, including approval for its work program and budget. In 2007 Government of Japan provided $14.2 million for ADBI under its Institute Special Fund scheme.<ref name="ADBI" />


ADBI's work covers applied research, policy seminars designed to disseminate thinking about best practices, and a range of capacity building and training (CBT) initiatives.
ADBI is a subsidiary body of ADB. The ADB Board of Governors exercises the same oversight responsibilities over ADBI as for the rest of ADB, including approval for its work program and budget. In 2007 Government of Japan provided $14.2 million for ADBI under its Institute Special Fund scheme.<ref name="ADBI" />


== Recent publications ==
ADBI's work covers applied research, policy seminars designed to disseminate thinking about best practices, and a range of capacity building and training (CBT) initiatives.<ref>
''Transitioning From Low-Income Growth To High-Income Growth: Is There A Middle-Income Trap?'' David Busman, Maya Eden, Ha Nguyen, January 2017<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bulman |first=David |last2=Eden |first2=Maya |last3=Nguyen |first3=Ha |title=Transitioning From Low-Income Growth To High-Income Growth: Is There A Middle-Income Trap? |url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/224601/adbi-wp646.pdf |access-date=7 December 2023 |website=Asian Development Bank Institute}}</ref>
{{Cite book
| last = Brooks
| first = Douglas H.
| authorlink =
| coauthors = Menon Jayant
| title = Infrastructure and Trade in Asia
| publisher = Edward Elgar Publishing
| year = 2008
| location =
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.adbi.org/ ADBI Home Page]
* [http://www.adbi.org/ ADBInstitute Home Page]
* [http://www.adb.org/ Asian Development Bank]
* [https://asiapathways-adbi.org/ Asia Pathways – ADBI Blog]
* [https://elearning-adbi.org// ADBI E-Learning]
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* [https://soundcloud.com/adbinstitute ADBI Podcast]
* [https://think-asia.org/ Think-Asia – portal to serve over 100 think tanks institutions in free association]
* [https://t20japan.org/ Think20 (T20)]

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Latest revision as of 22:58, 16 January 2024

Asian Development Bank Institute
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
FounderAsian Development Bank
Typethink tank
FocusResearch and capacity building
Location
Area served
Predominantly Asia
OwnerAsian Development Bank
Key people
Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean
EndowmentGovernment of Japan
Employees
About 90
The ADBI is on the eighth floor of the Kasumigaseki Building in Tokyo.

The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) is an Asian think tank focused on identifying effective development strategies for Asia and the Pacific, and on providing support to ADB member countries in managing development challenges. It was established in Tokyo in 1996 as a subsidiary of Asian Development Bank, with initial and subsequent financing from the Government of Japan. ADBI is located on the 8th floor of the Kasumigaseki Building in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.[1] ADBI was ranked 1st in the world among government-affiliated think tanks in the 2020 Global Go To Think Tanks Index Report by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania.

Origins

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In May 1996, at the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of Japan offered to cover the cost of operating and establishing the ADB Institute to address the needs for strengthening the capacity of public and other developmental institutions in developing member countries (DMCs). The proposal was approved on 24 September 1996 and the institute was officially inaugurated in Tokyo on 10 December 1997.[2]

The first Dean of the ADB Institute was the leading Filipino economist Jesus Estanislao.

Operations

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ADBI is a subsidiary body of ADB. The ADB Board of Governors exercises the same oversight responsibilities over ADBI as for the rest of ADB, including approval for its work program and budget. In 2007 Government of Japan provided $14.2 million for ADBI under its Institute Special Fund scheme.[2]

ADBI's work covers applied research, policy seminars designed to disseminate thinking about best practices, and a range of capacity building and training (CBT) initiatives.

Recent publications

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Transitioning From Low-Income Growth To High-Income Growth: Is There A Middle-Income Trap? David Busman, Maya Eden, Ha Nguyen, January 2017[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Contact Us." Asian Development Bank Institute. Retrieved on 19 February 2012. "ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK INSTITUTE Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6008, Japan"
  2. ^ a b ADBI – "Year in Review". ADBI. 2015.
  3. ^ Bulman, David; Eden, Maya; Nguyen, Ha. "Transitioning From Low-Income Growth To High-Income Growth: Is There A Middle-Income Trap?" (PDF). Asian Development Bank Institute. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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