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Addressing New Service Sectors in WTO/FTAs : Express Delivery and India
Mukherjee, Arpita; Pal, Parthapratim; Goswami, Ramneet - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
core issues for India is that domestic regulation of postal services is evolving. India Post offers courier/EDS services …. The Department of Posts is in the process of framing a new regulation that is likely to affect the courier/EDS industry …. Based on a primary survey, this study found that the regulation should be transparent and fair; it should clearly define the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363422
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Industrial Agglomeration and Industrial Policies : The Philippine Experience
East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER); … - 2008
In the relatively new body of ideas dubbed new economic geography and spatial economics, we find insights on the potentials of industrial agglomeration for regional and national economic development. This paper looked into the evolution of industrial development in the country as a means of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363678
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China’s Economic Reform : Success, Problems and Challenges
He, Fan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363702
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Cover sheet : Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
He, Fan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
We will provide a survey as well as a preliminary analysis on Chinas economic reform. Section II provides a brief overview of Chinas economic development from 1949 to present. Section III analyses the economic reform in the early 1980s. The planned economy was not sustainable because the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363716
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Competition Policy and Regulation in Ports and Shipping
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Basilio, Enrico L.; Basilio, Leilanie - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
reform. After a brief description of the analytical underpinnings of competition policy and regulation the paper reviews the … present state of competition and regulation in Philippine ports and interisland shipping to identify emerging issues that call …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365300
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Services Trade Negotiations in the Doha Round : Opportunities and Risks for Pakistan
Burki, Abid A.; Hussain, S.M. Turab - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This paper seeks to examine how locking-in of Pakistans unilateral liberalization at the WTO/GATS and further liberalization of services trade would affect Pakistans competitiveness. Focusing on the opportunities and risks of such liberalization the paper discusses possible options regarding the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363439
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Assessing the Effects of Privatisation, Competition and Regulation on Economic Performance : The Case of Electricity Sector Reform
Zhang, Yin-Fang; Parker, David; Kirkpatrick, Colin - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
, competition and the reform of state regulation are key themes of donor aid programmes, notably those of the World Bank. This paper … provides an econometric assessment of the effects of privatisation, competition and regulation on the performance of the … generating sector and capacity utilisation. The main conclusions are that on their own privatisation and regulation do not lead …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363506
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Liberalization and Regulation of Capital Flows : Lessons for Emerging Market Economies
Mohan, Rakesh; Kapur, Muneesh - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
of prudential regulation, and continued financial market development practiced by most Asian EMEs over the past …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363976
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Institutions for Enhancing Economic Policy Performance
Dee, Philippa - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365310
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Assessing Competition in Philippine Markets
Aldaba, Rafaelita M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This paper reviews the current empirical literature on competition and market structure of Philippine industries. It shows that weak competition is one of the fundamental factors that explain limited growth, productivity, and employment in the economy. Philippine experience has shown that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365322