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India’s Macroeconomic Performance and Policies since 2000
Acharya, Shankar - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The paper reviews Indias macroeconomic performance and policies since 2000. The first section briefly summarizes key macroeconomic developments regarding economic growth, inflation, external balance, the fiscal situation and aggregate savings and investment. The second section considers some of...
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What Can Be Learned About the Economies of China and India from Purchasing Power Comparisons?
Heston, Alan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Comparisons of India and China have been made for over 50 years. This paper focuses on purchasing power estimates in China and India in the 2005 round of the UN International Comparison Programme (ICP) that was coordinated by the World Bank, the Regional Banks and Economic Commissions. The 2005...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365454
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Bilateral “WTO-Plus†Free Trade Agreements : The WTO Trade Policy Review of Singapore 2004
Thangavelu, S.M.; Heng, Toh Mun - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The World Trade Organisations 2004 Trade Policy Review of Singapore (WTO-TPR Singapore 2004) depicts the small and outward-oriented economy as one of the most open country to international trade and investment. The review highlights the benefits of the outward-oriented strategy that has enabled...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363378
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Asian Tigers’ Choices : An Overview
Chow, Hwee Kwan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper considers the choices facing the Asian tiger economies regarding growth strategies that foster trans-Pacific rebalancing. A review of historical data spanning 2000 to 2008 reveals only a slight widening of the overall current account surplus but that there is considerable variation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363426
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Analysing the Terms of Trade Effect for Pakistan
Fatima, Nishat - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The study investigates the impact of changes in terms of trade in Pakistan on its income and consumption potentials, by … Pakistan, as it ultimately reduces gross domestic product. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365119
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The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth : A Case Study of Ireland
Kim, Kyuntae; Bang, Hokyung - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
cointegration, which is more appropriate for estimating small sample studies. The data span for the study is from 1975 to 2006. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363557
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Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth : The Role of Domestic Financial Sector
Khan, Muhammad Arshad - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
link between FDI, domestic financial sector, and economic growth for Pakistan over the period 19722005. Empirical analysis … is based on the bound testing approach of cointegration advanced by Pesaran, et al. (2001). The results suggest that FDI … attract foreign companies to invest in Pakistan, but also allow maximising the benefits of foreign investment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363808
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Real Exchange Rate in China : A Long-run Perspective
Gao, Haihong - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This paper investigates the RMB exchange rate from a long-run viewpoint. Whether Chinas rapid economic growth brought about real exchange rate appreciation between 1975 and 2002 is empirically examined, based on a supply-side model, the BalassaSemuelson Hypothesis (BSH). The same test is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363987
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Trade Liberalisation, Financial Development and Economic Growth
Khan, Muhammad Arshad; Qayyum, Abdul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This paper empirically investigates the impact of trade and financial liberalisation on economic growth in Pakistan … using annual observations over the period 1961-2005. The analysis is based on the bound testing approach of cointegration … role in enhancing economic growth in Pakistan in the long-run. However, the short-run responses of the real deposit rate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365136
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Recent trends in China’s trade
Wang, Alice - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363379