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Role of Japan in BIMSTEC
Asher, Mukul; Sen, Rahul - eSocialSciences - 2006
The main objective of the paper is to explore the role of Japan in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral and … Technical Cooperation (BIMSTEC). The analysis suggests that BIMSTEC-Japan cooperation could made a modest contribution to Asian … integration. But this is contingent upon domestic reforms and constructive engagement among the members, and willingness of Japan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487882
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Financial Integration in East Asia: How Far? How Much Further to Go?
Rajan, Ramkishen S.; Siregar, Reza Y.; Cavoli, Tony - eSocialSciences - 2006
, Singapore, Korea, China and Japan) as well as Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei. These are the economies that have consciously …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528262
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Criss-Crossing Globalization: Uphill Flows of Skill-Intensive Goods and Foreign Direct Investment
Mattoo, Aaditya; Subramanian, Arvind - eSocialSciences - 2014
Japan, Spain and USA. Creating a new combined dataset on FDI (covering greenfield investment as well as mergers and … Africa as a share of their GDP, are as large as flows from countries like Japan, Korea and the US. Then, taking the work of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133244
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Overview of Bilateral Free Trade and Investment Agreements
Bilaterals.org - eSocialSciences - 2006
A comprehensive inventory of bilateral FTAs on a global scale, with sections on Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean. It highlights the key points of each agreement, and details planned future developments. Background paper prepared for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341661
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Impact on India of Tariff and Quantitative Restrictions under WTO
Goldar, Bishwanath - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper assesses the impact of India’s unilateral tariff reductions and lowering of quantitative restrictions since 1991. It then evaluates the WTO commitments on nonagricultural market access in the light of these reductions. This short paper based on hard quantitative analysis is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341707
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What’s So Special about China’s Exports?
Rodrik, Dani - eSocialSciences - 2006
Much more than comparative advantage and free markets have been at play in shaping China's export success. Government policies have helped nurture domestic capabilities in consumer electronics and other advanced areas that would most likely not have developed in their absence. As a result, China...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341769
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Implications of the Growing Role of Services in Asia
Sen, Rahul; Asher, Mukul - eSocialSciences - 2007
This article analyses the importance of international commercial service transactions relating to both trade and investment, which form an essential element of analyzing production fragmentation and economic integration in Asia. Following an aggregative analysis the authors discusses data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341795
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Creating Development Friendly Rules of Origin in the EU
Stevens, Christopher - eSocialSciences - 2007
The EU Commission argues that radical changes to he origin rules will both simplify processes and make them more development friendly. Will they? There are different opinions on what Rules of Origin should achieve – which complicates the task of setting the right level. A substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341824
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Textile and Clothing Trade with European Union: Impact of year-old EU Generalised System of Preferences
Satapathy, C. - eSocialSciences - 2006
Taking into account the latest data of exports of textiles and clothing to the European Union from South Asia and China, a year-end assessment of the impact of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) introduced by the EU in January last. Despite loss of GSP benefit on textiles, Indian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321450
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Why is Exchange Rate Pass-through So Low?
Rajan, Ramkishen S.; Ghosh, Amit - eSocialSciences - 2006
Policy makers are particularly concerned about the extent and speed of exchange rate pass-through into domestic prices. However, in recent times there seems to be a growing degree of disconnect between exchange rate changes and domestic consumer prices in general, or, for that matter, even into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321489