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Tetsushi Sonobe

Asian Development Bank Institute

Kasumigaseki Building 8F 3-2-5

Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku

Tokyo, 100-6008

Japan

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1.

The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Asia and Their Digitalization Responses

ADBI Working Paper 1241
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 31 Aug 2021
Tetsushi Sonobe, Asami Takeda, Susumu Yoshida, Susumu Yoshida and Hoa T. Truong
Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank Institute, World BankNational Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and Asian Development Bank Institute
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COVID-19, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), layoffs, cash shortage, digitalization

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Changes in the Rural Economy in Bangladesh under COVID-19 Lockdown Measures: Evidence from a Phone Survey of Mahbub Hossain Sample Households

ADBI Working Paper 1235
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 31 Aug 2021
Mohammad Abdul Malek, Tetsushi Sonobe and Hoa T. Truong
University of Tsukuba, Asian Development Bank Institute and Asian Development Bank Institute
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rural households, production economy, livelihoods, COVID-19 lockdown measures, Bangladesh

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From Platforms to Paychecks: Comparative Insights into Wages of Low-Skilled Platform and Nonplatform Workers in India

ADBI Working Paper No. 1496, DOI:https://doi.org/10.56506/LOHF9401
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 Apr 2025
Kamal Chaudhary, Navneet Kaur Manchanda, Raja Timilsina, Dil Bahadur Rahut and Tetsushi Sonobe
Jawaharlal Nehru University - Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank Institute and Asian Development Bank Institute
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Platforms, Nonplatform workers

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Reshaping Gender Norms and Building Trust: Evidence from a Community-Based Couple Counseling RCT

Number of pages: 94 Posted: 21 May 2025
Debayan Pakrashi, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Ashish Sedai, Aashima Sinha and Tetsushi Sonobe
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, Asian Development Bank Institute, University of Texas at Arlington - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics, University of Utah - College of Social & Behavioral Sciences - Department of Economics and Asian Development Bank Institute
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Couple counseling, Gender equity, Time use, Randomized controlled trial

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Exploring Economic Challenges and Resilience During COVID-19 of Low-Skilled Gig Workers in Urban India

ADBI Working Paper No. 1495, DOI:  https://doi.org/10.56506/LOHF9401 
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Apr 2025
Kamal Chaudhary, Navneet Kaur Manchanda, Deepak Santhanakrishnan, Raja Timilsina, Dil Bahadur Rahut and Tetsushi Sonobe
Jawaharlal Nehru University - Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Independent, Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank Institute and Asian Development Bank Institute
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gig workers, COVID-19

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Spousal Relationship and Adolescent Psychosocial Health: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial


Number of pages: 79 Posted: 21 May 2025 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2025
Ashish Sedai, Debayan Pakrashi, Dil Bahadur Rahut and Tetsushi Sonobe
University of Texas at Arlington - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, Asian Development Bank Institute and Asian Development Bank Institute
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Parental Counseling, Psychosocial Health, Gender Inequality

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Does Telecommunications Reinforce Rural Agricultural Extension Services: Insights From Tribal Villages in Eastern India

Jena, P. R., R. R. Timilsina, R. Kalli, D. B. Rahut, and T. Sonobe. 2024. Does Telecommunications Reinforce Rural Agricultural Extension Services: Insights from Tribal Villages in Eastern India. ADBI Working Paper 1471. Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute. 
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 13 Sep 2024
Pradyot Ranjan Jena, Raja Timilsina, Rajesh Kalli, Dil Bahadur Rahut and Tetsushi Sonobe
National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal - Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Mgmt, Asian Development Bank Institute, Dayananda Sagar University, Asian Development Bank Institute and Asian Development Bank Institute
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Exploring the Link Between Social Participation, Functional Health, and Depression Among Older Adults

https://doi.org/10.56506/BZKY6694
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 16 Aug 2024
Raja Timilsina, Dil Bahadur Rahut and Tetsushi Sonobe
Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank Institute and Asian Development Bank Institute
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Communication and coordination in firms: A lab-in-the-field experiment with small manufacturers in Vietnam

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 10 Oct 2024
Yuki Higuchi, Vu Hoang Nam and Tetsushi Sonobe
Sophia University, Foreign Trade University (FTU) and Asian Development Bank Institute
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coordination game, minimum effort game, weak link game, Stag Hunt game, SMEs, Vietnam

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Agriculture Water Management, Food Security, and Sustainable Agriculture in the People's Republic of China and India under Climate Changeto

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Sep 2024
Jeetendra Prakash Adyal, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Augusto Becerra López-Lavalle and Tetsushi Sonobe
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Asian Development Bank Institute, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture and Asian Development Bank Institute
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agricultural water management, food security, sustainable agriculture, India, People's Republic of China

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Navigating Asia's Path to a High-Income and Sustainable Future

Number of pages: 383 Posted: 21 May 2026
Alicia García-Herrero, Nisha K. Arunatilake, Kaushik Basu, Aoife Foley, Renee Fry-McKibbin, Youjin Hahn, Hal Hill, Lili Yan Ing, Sagiri Kitao, Jong‐Wha Lee, Shengchi Ma, Warwick J. McKibbin, Ayako Obashi, Fernanda Ortega, Lant Pritchett, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Joyashree Roy, Miranda Schreurs, Dennis Snower, Rohini Somanathan, Tetsushi Sonobe, Daniel Suryadarma, Shandre M. Thangavelu, Mathias Thoenig, Ulrich Volz, Arief Anshory Yusuf and Dandan Zhang
Bruegel, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, Cornell University - Department of Economics, The University of Manchester, Australian National University (ANU) - Crawford School of Public Policy, Yonsei University, Australian National University (ANU) - School of Economics, Australian National University (ANU), University of Tokyo, and Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Korea University, Asian Development Bank Institute, Australian National University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Global Solutions Initiative Foundation GmbH, London School of Economics and Political Science, Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Free University of Berlin (FUB),Environmental Policy Research Center, Global Solutions Initiative Foundation GmbH, University of Delhi - Department of Economics, Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank Institute, Sunway University College, University of Lausanne, University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) - Economics, Padjadjaran University and National School of Development, Peking University
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Asia, income, sustainable, future, middle-income trap, transition, social, environmental, lessons, economic growth, digital technology, innovation-led, value chains, economic strategy, geopolitics, fragmentation, resilience, production value chains, east asia