This paper analyses the new discipline on state-owned enterprises contained in the recently concluded Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, and evaluates various factors that influenced the shaping of its specific rules. The new discipline consolidates and strengthens related provisions in...

This paper attempted to empirically test the proposition that unlike the typical concern against M&A, there is little difference in firm performance by modes of FDI entry. If this is the case, there is no reason to prefer other modes of entry over M&A. The major contribution of this paper is...

Promoting MSME innovation has been one of the priority work programs of APEC. MSME innovation policy in the APEC and member economies such as Vietnam, has focused on promoting venture capital and startup firms in the ICT industry. This study critically examines such a policy approach, and argues...

Since the outburst of the financial crisis, FDI flows into Korea have dramatically increased, causing great concern regarding the rapid penetration of FDI and its concentrating effects on the economy. The study explores the issue of how FDI impacts on market structure and competition in Korea....

This paper explores the impact of size and age on firm growth in Korean manufacturing industries during the ten years between 1990 and 2000, and compares the result between domestic firms and foreign invested firms. The estimation results suggest that in general, smaller firms grow faster among...

The intensive exploitation of genetic resources at the international level has led to a negotiation of an international regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) of genetic resources. Due to lack of systematic data, little is known about the structure of trade in genetic resources to inform the...