banking performance in four Asian economies : the People's Republic of China (PRC); Hong Kong, China; Singapore; and Taipei,China …. Both the PRC and Hong Kong, China operate under a fragmented financial regulatory structure, while Singapore and Taipei,China …

competitiveness in the region. The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of U.S. trade relationships with China and India …

could be severely disruptive to future trade relations within the Asian region, particularly with China. …

increasing regionalization of knowledge flow in East Asia. Korea and Taiwan, the region's leading innovators, cite each other at …. With the exception of Thailand, all of the East Asian economies that I examine, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and Malaysia …, cite Korea and Taiwan at least as frequently as they cite the US and Japan. The "G5" group, which includes Britain, Canada …

The accession of both China and Taiwan to the World Trade Organization (WTO) had important implications for relations … these restrictions, Taiwan under-utilises trade potential with China and with the world at large compared with other … across the Taiwan Strait and Taiwans position in the regional economy although it did not fundamentally change trade policies …

Up to this point, Taiwan has had discriminatory trade and investment policies towards China, severely limiting economic … engagement across the Straits. Not having free and open trade with China, one of the largest and most important parts of the East … Asian economy, has resulted in Taiwan underperforming in attracting FDI, effectively cut Taiwan off from participating fully …

costs, any difference in export performances could arise because of higher productivity of labor. The paper tests whether … multinational firms, it is not just cheap labor in terms of low wage rate per worker, but low wage in relation to productivity of … more than the productivity of the labor. Among other factors discussed, of the reasons is the low value added nature of the …

Recent Melitz-type (2003) intra-industry heterogonous trade models argue that a firm's productivity has significant … effects on the firm's exports. This paper examines how a firms credit constraints as well as its productivity affect its …