Purpose - This paper investigates the effect of grants and loans on the economic growth of Asian countries during the period from 2000-2014 and, it disaggregates the panel data into East and South Asian (ESA) countries and Central Asian (CA) countries.Design/methodology/approach – This study...

This paper estimates the effects of materials and services offshoring on international competitiveness in the Korean manufacturing industries from 2000 to 2009 using dynamic panel analysis techniques. The empirical results show that services offshoring has a significant positive effect on...

Purpose – This paper empirically investigates the relationship between Information and Communication Technology (ICT) goods imports and economic growth with a focus on the 13 Asia-Pacific economies during 2005-2016. In particular, this paper extends the study by breaking down the data of...