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The Asian “Noodle Bowlâ€:Is It Serious for Business?
Kawai, Masahiro; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - eSocialSciences - 2009
A lively debate is taking place over the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on East Asia's business between those who view the agreements as a harmful Asian "noodle bowl"—i.e., overlapping regional trade agreements—of trade deals and others who see net beneficial effects in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045004
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The Post-Crisis Sequencing of Economic Integration in Asia: Trade as a Complement to a Monetary Future
Plummer, Michael G.; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - In: Economie Internationale (2006) 107, pp. 59-85
Bilateral and regional cooperation initiatives in Asia have been growing in importance over the last five years. These accords span the real and financial sectors; rather than following the more typical pattern of “trade first, money later”, recent policy initiatives involve the simultaneous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005022515
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Export Performance in Transition: The Case of Georgia
Athukorala, Prema-chandra; Waglé, Swarnim - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2013
This paper examines export performance in Georgia in the process of transition from central planning to market oriented … failed to transform the lopsided export structure inherited from the Soviet era in line with emerging opportunities for … global economic integration. We conclude that orthodox liberalisation reforms are unlikely to improve export performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755631
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Effects of the Endogenous Scope of Preferentialism on International Goods Trade
Egger, Peter; Wamser, Georg - CESifo - 2013
Previous empirical research has assumed that goods trade responds to goods trade preferentialism only, while other forms of preferentialism – such as services trade or investment preferentialism – are irrelevant for goods trade. This paper provides novel evidence for the gains from a broader...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877855
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Foreign Ownership, Technological Capabilities and Exports: Evidence from 205 Clothing Firms in Sri Lanka
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and … - 2006
Sri Lanka was the earliest South Asian economy to introduce economic reforms to attract export-oriented FDI. The rise … of clothing production for export, apparently mainly driven by foreign firms, is regarded as a major outcome of the … reforms. This paper seeks to examine a range of factors underlying firm-level export and technological performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150754
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International Outsourcing and the Skill-Specific Wage Bill in Eastern Europe
Egger, Peter; Stehrer, Robert - Wiener Institut für Internationale … - 2001
The paper analyses the effects of international fragmentation in terms of intermediate goods trade on the dynamics of skill-specific real wage bills in manufacturing of three Central and East European countries (Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic). Both intermediate goods exports and imports of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009649647
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Growing with Global Production Sharing: The Tale of Penang Export Hub
Athukorala, Prema-chandra - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011
policy options for developing countries to engage effectively in production networks through a case study of the export …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009364040
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Australia-Thailand Trade: Has the FTA Made a Difference?
Athukorala, Prema-chandra; Kohpaiboon, Archanun - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011
This paper examines the impact of the Australia-Thailand free trade agreement (TAFTA) on bilateral trade between the two countries, paying attention to the implications of rules of origins (RoO) and the utilization of tariff preferences. It is found that trade has expanded faster following TAFTA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009274831
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Does Finance Really Matter for the Participation of SMEs in International Trade? Evidence from 8,080 East Asian Firms
Jinjarak, Yothin; Mutuc, Paulo Jose; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2014
This paper studies factors associated with firm participation in export markets, focusing primarily on firm size and … interdependent relationships between export participation, firm size, and access to credit. SMEs participating in export markets tend … participation in export markets. The estimation results also point to the supportive influences of foreign ownership, worker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840238
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Regional Trade Agreements and Enterprises in Southeast Asia
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2013
This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the impact of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It finds that firm-heterogeneity matters in RTA use. Acquiring knowledge about RTAs, building technological capabilities, and membership of...
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