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Trade and Investment Policies and Regional Economic Integration in East Asia
Chia, Siow Yue - 2011
The global economic crisis has affected the East Asian economies via trade and investment. The export-led model which had been responsible for the “East Asian Miracle” now must redirect the basis of growth from exports sent to the US and Europe to regional and domestic demand. Regional trade...
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Regional Integration in the Americas : State of Play, Lessons, and Ways Forward
Estevadeordal, Antoni - 2011
The Americas have been a key driver of regional trade agreements (RTAs) since the 1990s. This study considers the effect of these agreements on trade liberalization, and the lessons that this offers for other parts of the world, notably Asia. It finds broad geographical coverage of RTAs in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013127405
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Trade facilitation and global value chains in a post-pandemic world
Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2023
indicate that TF measures related to transparency, institutions, and formalities are of utmost importance, whereas sustainable … TF, trade, and GVCs: first, transparency policies will increase trade in manufactured goods more than proportionally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014540474
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Does corruption affect access to bank credit for micro and small businesses? Evidence from European MSMEs
Galli, Emma; Mascia, Danilo V.; Rossi, Stefania P. S. - 2017
corruption, may affect the access to credit for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Using a sample of 68 …-2014, we investigate whether the level of corruption affects their demand for bank loans. Overall, we find that the degree of … corruption seems to play a role in the applications for bank loans when small firms are under investigation. Interestingly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852986
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Globalization and environment in India
Marjit, Sugata; Yu, Eden Siu-hung - 2018
resultant prosperity. We also emphasize that enforcing regulations is a complex task given corruption, informal markets, and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011944257
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Changing Commercial Policy in Japan During 1985-2010
Kawai, Masahiro - 2011
In this paper we examine the changing nature of Japan's commercial policy over the last 25 years while reviewing Japan's changing structure of trade, FDI and economy that underlay policy changes. We argue that until the late 1990s Japan adopted a two-track approach of relying on multilateral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013132377
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The Emerging 'Post-Doha' Agenda and the New Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific
Plummer, Michael G. - 2012
This paper considers emerging commercial policy challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region in light of the impasse reached at the Eighth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in December 2011. It underscores that, while marginal liberalization of trade barriers under the Doha...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099926
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Regional Trade Agreements and Enterprises in Southeast Asia
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - 2013
This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the impact of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It finds that firm-heterogeneity matters in RTA use. Acquiring knowledge about RTAs, building technological capabilities, and membership of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073688
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Accelerating Regional Integration : Issues at the Border
Brooks, Douglas - 2010
The sharp decline in trade volume and value during the current economic crisis has contributed to lower transportation costs and reduced waiting times at border crossings, reducing the urgency of progress on trade facilitation. Meanwhile, greater trade is expected to play a key role in recovery,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013146230
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Multilateralizing Asian Regionalism
Baldwin, Richard E. - 2013
Motivated by the proliferation of free trade agreements (FTAs) in Asia over the last decade, this paper studies the challenges faced by the Asian “noodle bowl” — overlapping, multiple trade rules, regulations, and standards in Asia — in the process of regional and global trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013077731