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 …This paper uses directed bilateral flow data on multiple dimensions of economic integration to construct a composite …

Although a latecomer, economically important Asia has emerged at the forefront of global free trade agreement (FTA … encourage a regionwide FTA. Political economy considerations suggest that a likely scenario is for FTA consolidation in Asia …

Southeast Asia, and diverse feed-in tariffs for renewable energy. The three main ways regional cooperation can strengthen …

regional integration is most advanced in the European Union which scores high in all six dimensions; Asia comes second with the …This paper employs a multidimensional approach to gauge the degree of regional integration and analyze impact on growth …, inequality, and poverty. It constructs a multidimensional regional integration index (MDRII) series that embodies six key facets …

market on trade growth in the regions of Africa and Asia. An exclusive comparison of trade performance of the two regions …

Asian economies and between Asia and the rest of the world. It pays special attention to the value-added relationships among … than the direct linkages. Finally, there is an increased tendency in Asia for both “near selling” of the value added in …

Trade in food and other agricultural products is increasingly important across East and Southeast Asia, where high … agricultural capacity elsewhere. Because low-income Southeast Asia is generally seen to be well below its agrofood potential, this …. This paper reviews the history of high-income Asia and the PRC's emergence in the region's agrofood markets. Finally, the …

International migration is an essential element of economic integration. Yet, the intraregional movement of people and … labor in Asia and the Pacific has stagnated in recent years even as the flow of goods, services, and investment have …, by the degree of economic integration between the source and destination economies, especially through bilateral trade …