The rise of Asia, as well as the future of regional cooperation and integration (RCI) the world over, will be … profoundly influenced by the challenges of slowing productivity growth, increasing economic inequalities and systemic … lays out how such beneficial integration can generate broad-based, equitable wealth in Europe and Asia. Unique in the …

Bilateral and regional cooperation initiatives in Asia have been growing in importance over the last five years … sequence, is there a case for monetary union in East Asia? Is there a case for expanded free-trade areas (FTAs) in the region … Equilibrium (CGE) model, to evaluate the economics of monetary/financial integration and various configurations of FTAs in Asia …

. Rising wages and population aging mean that future growth needs to rely more on productivity improvement through industrial … upgrading and innovation, and transition from “low cost to high value” is critical. What makes this transition particularly …

location between the People’s Republic of China and India, and act as a conduit between South and Southeast Asia.In order to …