comparison of Asia's regional integration performance with those of other regions of the world. As a second step, the constructed … indicator of regional integration outcomes is used as the output variable in a data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate Asia …

since the early 1990s. In areas such as trade, investment, labor markets, technology, and policy coordination, regional … underpinned will contribute to growth across the developing world. Governments in developing countries of the Asia and Pacific …

We investigate changes in Asia's regional and global trade linkages and their influence on macroeconomic relationships … among Asia, Europe, and United States (US). We first document changes in trade patterns of East Asia, Europe, and US and … discuss stylized facts about East Asia's trade structure. The People's Republic of China (PRC) plays a critical role as an …

trade in policy and negotiations in developing Asia. …Rules of origin differ among overlapping free trade agreements, raising firm compliance costs, discouraging utilization … of trade preferences, and hindering regional value chains. Using a unique dataset comparing the restrictiveness of …

levels of regional integration from 2006 to 2016. Of the six dimensions featured in the ARCII, trade and investment and …In this paper, we propose a panel approach in the construction of the Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration … principal components analysis. Findings suggest the pace of integration in Asia was broadly steady over the 11-year sample …

external trade and finance - including foreign direct investment, remittances, and aid - play a critical role. It is therefore …. Governments need to support private investment and entrepreneurship by investing in human capital and infrastructure; developing … informed by rigorous evaluation; and social protection systems. The experience of developing Asia and others has shown that …

trade with the PRC can become an engine of growth for developing Asia. To do so, we examine the structure of PRC's trade … developing Asia's exports and growth. As a result, developing Asian countries are increasingly looking to the People's Republic … with developing Asia, in particular the relative shares of parts and components versus final goods in its imports from the …

subregions). The index comprises 26 indicators in six dimensions of regional integration, i.e., trade and investment, money and …We develop an index to measure the degree of regional integration in Asia and the Pacific (48 economies in six …

Evidence-based economic policies - pragmatic policies that work - played a major role in Asia's success in raising its … environmental degradation if Asia continues on its established growth path. Evidence strongly argues for Asia to broaden its …. The paper focuses on how Asia can manage this ambitious goal. Possible resistance from vested interests is to be …