Volume 43 · Number 1 · March 2026WSPC/331-ADRcontentISSN: 0116-1105 Open SubmissionsTrade, Competition, and the Gender Compositionof Employment: Evidence from Viet Nam1Joyce P. Jacobsen and Sooyoung A. LeeProductivity Gains from Technology Imports andSpillovers in the Indian Manufacturing Sector37Chandriima Sikdar and Kakali MukhopadhyayThe Impact of Urban Transportation Investment onProperty Values: Evidence from the Jakarta MassRapid Transit77Satoshi Shimizutani, Tomoyoshi Suzuki and Eiji YamadaFrom Demolition to Business: How CompensationMethod Influences New Ventures115Qizhou LuoFinancial Sector Linkages and Real Economy Impactsin Malaysia: Evidence from a Machine Learning Approach139Ali FaridzadMeasuring Interregional Fund Flows in a DollarizedEconomy: Evidence from Branch-Level Data of Depositsand Loans in Cambodia169Daiju Aiba and Vithyea YouFrom Buckets to Better Meals: Piped Water Access andHousehold Food Consumption in Pakistan207Shagufta Shabbar and Neelma FarazFrom Poverty to Possibility: Unpacking the Link BetweenPoverty and Food Insecurity in Pakistan237Muhammad Saleh, Haroon Sarwar and G. M. ArifWhere Are All of Asia’s Debt-for-Nature Swaps?277Alexander Dryden World Scientific EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JOHN GIBSON, University of Waikato MANAGING EDITOR AMINUR RAHMAN, Asian Development Bank ASSOCIATE EDITORS YOTHIN JINJARAK, Asian Development BankDANIEL SURYADARMA, Asian Development BankSHU TIAN, Asian Development Bank EDITORIAL STAFF DONNA FAYE BAJARO, Asian Development BankORLEE VELARDE, Asian Development Bank EDITORIAL BOARD ALBERT PARK, Asian Development BankDONGHYUN PARK, The South East Asian CentralBanks Research and Training CentreDIL RAHUT, Asian Development Bank InstituteKRISLERT SAMPHANTHARAK, University ofCalifornia, San DiegoKUNAL SEN, UNU-WIDER and The University ofManchesterKWANHO SHIN, Korea UniversityTETSUSHI SONOBE, National Graduate Institutefor Policy StudiesAYA SUZUKI, The University of Tokyo ABDUL ABIAD, Asian Development BankKYM ANDERSON, University of AdelaidePREMA-CHANDRA ATHUKORALA, AustralianNational UniversityJOHN BEIRNE, Asian Development BankBAMBANG BRODJONEGORO,Asian Development Bank Institute NEIL FOSTER-MCGREGOR, Asian DevelopmentBank SHIN-ICHI FUKUDA, The University of TokyoRANA HASAN, Asian Development BankSUNG JIN KANG, Korea UniversityXIN MENG, Australian National UniversityAHMED MUSHFIQ MOBARAK, Yale University TheAsian Development Reviewis a professional journal for disseminating the results of economic anddevelopment research relevant to Asia. The journal seeks high-quality papers done in an empirically rigorousway. Articles are intended for readership among economists and social scientists in government, private sector,academia, and international organizations.The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the ADB Boardof Governors, or the governments they represent.ADB and ADBI do not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accept no responsibility for any consequence of their use.By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, ADB and ADBI do not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.Please direct all editorial correspondence to the Managing Editor,Asian Development Review, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Asian Development Bank, 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City,1550 Metro Manila, Philippines. E-mail: asiandevreview@adb.org. Notes: In this publication, “$” refers to United States dollars, unless otherwise stated.ADB recognizes “China” as the People’s Republic of China, “Korea” as the Republic of Korea,“Turkey” as Türkiye, and “Vietnam” as Viet Nam.For more information, please visit the website of the publication athttps://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/adr Volume 43 · Number 1 · March 2026 Open Submissions Trade, Competition, and the Gender Compositionof Employment: Evidence from Viet Nam1Joyce P. Jacobsen and Sooyoung A. Lee Productivity Gains from Technology Imports andSpillovers in the Indian Manufacturing Sector37Chandriima Sikdar and Kakali Mukhopadhyay The Impact of Urban Transportation Investment onProperty Values: Evidence from the Jakarta MassRapid Transit77Satoshi Shimizutani, Tomoyoshi Suzuki and Eiji Yamada From Demolition to Business: How CompensationMethod Influences New Ventures115Qizhou Luo Financial Sector Linkages and Real Economy Impactsin Malaysia: Evidence from a Machine Learning Approach139Ali Faridzad Measuring Interregional Fund Flows in a DollarizedEconomy: Evidence from Branch-Level Data of Depositsand Loans in Cambodia169Daiju Aiba and Vithyea You From Buckets to Better Meals: Piped Water Access andHousehold Food Consumption in PakistanShagufta Shabbar and Neelma Faraz 207 From Poverty to Possibilit