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

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 …. Based on global normalization, Asia comes second to the European Union (EU) in progress on regional integration, but in …

We examine the determinants of financial development in Asia and the Pacific from 1995 to 2011. To do so, we apply the …

Developing Asia has traditionally relied on exports to the United States (US) and other industrialized countries for …

This paper analyzes the effects of the current trade conflict on developing Asia using the Asian Development Bank …'s Republic of China (PRC) trade conflict would shave 1% off PRC GDP and 0.2% off US GDP. The rest of developing Asia could see …

This paper attempts to provide a clear and comprehensive picture of trade integration in Asia, using a trade linkage … in terms of cross-regional comparisons and time series analyses. Next, since Asia is a group of heterogeneous economies … integration in Asia. The analysis includes the (i) regional introversion of each subregion, (ii) intersubregional trade linkage …

This paper argues that the single most important factor that explains East Asia's development success was its fast … as the "engine of growth." It is in the context of industrialization that openness played an important role in East Asia … exchange) and industrialization. Part 1 of the paper documents the extent of structural transformation in developing Asia …

This paper reviews the recent progress toward gender equality in developing Asia by examining a number of indicators …. Further, it finds that gender gaps in almost all aspects reviewed remain significant, particularly in South Asia with some … greater progress toward gender equality and inclusive growth in developing Asia. …