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Governance, Institutions, and Regional Infrastructure in Asia
De, Prabir - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2010
This study is a comprehensive, empirical analysis of the linkages between governance, institutions, and regional … infrastructure. The empirical results indicate that governance and institutions are crucial for regional infrastructure development … regions) with higher income, stronger institutions, better governance, and more open economies are likely to have higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008489529
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Financing Development Cooperation in Northeast Asia
Kawai, Masahiro - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2013
Infrastructure connectivity in Northeast Asia—comprising the northeastern People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East—has been hindered by limited intergovernmental cooperation. The paper finds...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010991120
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Constructing and Multilateralizing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: An Asian Perspective
Urata, Shujiro - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2013
In May 2013 the ASEAN+6 countries began to negotiate the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The objective of this paper is to analyze the feasibility of constructing such a region-wide agreement and to examine ways to multilateralize it. The paper first reviews free trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840188
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The ASEAN Economic Community: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects
Chia, Siow Yue - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2013
base, enhancing equitable economic development as well as facilitating the integration into the global economy. The AEC …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840212
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Intra-Regional Trade in East Asia: The Decoupling Fallacy, Crisis, and Policy Challenges
Athukorala, Prema-chandra; Kohpaiboon, Archanun - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2009
issues: Was the East Asian trade integration story that underpinned the decoupling thesis simply a statistical artifact or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008467192
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Foreign Direct Investment in Cross-Border Infrastructure Projects
Fung, Kwok-Chiu; Garcia-Herrero, Alicia; Ng, Francis - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2011
In this paper the authors critically review the relevant information and literature that can enhance the feasibility and the successful implementation of cross-border infrastructure projects. They provide detailed information concerning foreign direct investment in the major emerging regions:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008913275
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Exchange Rate Policy and Regional Trade Agreements: A Case of Conflicted Interests?
Pomfret, Richard; Pontines, Victor - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2013
exchange rate depreciation in order to maintain competitiveness of domestic tradable producers. With deepening integration in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010991114
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Use of National Currencies for Trade Settlement in East Asia: A Proposal
Lee, Il Houng; Park, Yung Chul - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2014
spillovers from outside, and deepen trade and financial integration in the region. The patterns and structure of trade and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010840241
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The Euro After Its First Decade: Weathering the Financial Storm and Enlarging the Euro Area
Regling, Klaus; Deroose, Servaas; Felke, Reinhard; … - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2010
benefited its member countries and accelerated the European integration process. Imbalances within EMU-differences in growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008494234
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Regional Integration in the Americas: State of Play, Lessons, and Ways Forward
Estevadeordal, Antoni; Shearer, Matthew; Suominen, Kati - Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Development Bank - 2011
The Americas have been a key driver of regional trade agreements (RTAs) since the 1990s. This study considers the effect of these agreements on trade liberalization, and the lessons that this offers for other parts of the world, notably Asia. It finds broad geographical coverage of RTAs in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008914378