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Factor Endowments, Trade Direction, and Growth Performances of the Americas and East Asia in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Lai, Hongyi Harry - EconWPA - 1997
-endowment based trade and economic ties with the secondary advanced economy (first the U.S. and then Japan) played important roles in … the pre-WWII growth of Japan, Southeast Asia's growth in the 1970s and the 1980s, and its economic crisis in the mid-1990s. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062412
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Economic Community in East Asia: Japan's Leadership in the Regional Development on both Economic and Financial Sides
Kitagawa, Masaomi - EconWPA - 2005
common market among ASEAN, China, South Korea, and Japan by establishing a free trade area covering the entire region. As the … two major countries in the region, in the arrangement, China and Japan would have centered roles in promoting economic … cooperation in East Asia. However, it is practically impossible to decide either China or Japan is capable of taking the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408050
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China and the Geopolitics of Oil in the Asian Pacific Region
Bustelo, Pablo - EconWPA - 2005
East Asian economies (China, Japan and South Korea) is also a possibility. This document first of all presents an overview …China’s growing demand for oil is significantly changing the international geopolitics of energy, especially in the … consumers, such as Japan and India, as well as with other Asian Pacific countries. However, enhanced cooperation among the big …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118931
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Does Asian foreign exchange intervention really hurt Europe? Lessons from a three-asset portfolio model
Dullien, Sebastian - EconWPA - 2005
: Interventions by Japan's central bank strenghten the dollar against the euro. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119464
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Deforestation and Land Use Changes Induced by the East Asian Economic Crisis
Pagiola, Stefano - EconWPA - 2004
East Asia is one of the most important areas of tropical forests worldwide. Considerable concern has arisen that the East Asian economic crisis would result in a further worsening of the already high pressures experienced by the region’s forests. This report examines the available evidence on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062475
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International Capital Markets, Macroeconomic Stability, and Exchange Rate Stabilization in the CIS and East Asia
Schnabl, Gunther - EconWPA - 2004
Although most CIS and East Asian countries are de jure classified as free floaters, they de facto pursue (tight) dollar pegs. This paper emphasizes dollar denomination of short-term and long-term payment flows as reasons for exchange rate stabilization. Based on the analysis of ifcompetitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556605
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Exchange Rate Pegs and Foreign Exchange Exposure in East Asia
Popper, David Parsley Helen - EconWPA - 2002
This paper shows that many East Asian firms are significantly exposed to foreign exchange risk. Their exposure appears to be much more widespread than is typical for the large, western industrialized economies. The paper also shows that exchange rate pegs appear to do little to alleviate this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556652
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How should emerging economies manage their foreign exchange reserves?
Gupta, Akash; Agarwal, Rahul - EconWPA - 2004
Asia has emerged as the balancing wheel of global finance. The countries of Asia now account for 70 per cent of global foreign exchange reserves, compared to only 30 percent in 1990 and 21 per cent in the early 1970s. This paper explores theoretical interpretations for the relatively high demand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119482
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Should small open economies in East Asia put all their eggs in one basket: the role of balance sheet effects
Slavov, Slavi T. - EconWPA - 2005
Yen-dollar fluctuations increase macroeconomic instability in small economies in East Asia. I investigate the choice of an exchange rate regime for these countries so as to minimize the adverse effects of this volatility. I build a sticky-price dynamic model of a small economy whose trade is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119497
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Gender Inequality in a Globalizing World
Seguino, Stephanie - EconWPA - 2005
Emphasis on market-friendly macroeconomic and development strategies in recent years has resulted in deleterious effects on growth and well- being, and has done little to promote greater gender equality. This paper argues that the example of East Asia states, which recognized their position as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412981