Although a latecomer, economically important Asia has emerged at the forefront of global free trade agreement (FTA … progress in the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Doha negotiations and the global financial crisis, however, Asian regionalism … upgrade their administration; ensure better coverage of agricultural trade; forge comprehensive “WTO-plus” agreements; and …

trilemma policy configurations and external finances affect output volatility mainly through the investment channel. While a … higher degree of exchange rate stability could stabilize the real exchange rate movement, it could also make investment … volatile, though the volatility-enhancing effect of exchange rate stability on investment can be cancelled by holding higher …

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 …

In the wake of recent food price spikes, plus growing demands for food in emerging Asia and for biofuels in Europe and … summarizes recent projections of markets to 2030 under various scenarios, and then reviews evidence on how trade policy … options for ensuring food security in Asia and elsewhere. Those options include boosting agricultural productivity growth …

This paper attempts to measure the size of South-South foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing East Asia and the …. Our analysis shows that the increased presence of South FDI in East and Southeast Asia might have different effects on …

This paper presents two empirical tools to quantify the impacts of tariff changes on bilateral trade and welfare. Both … trade for 5,020 products in a partial equilibrium framework. The second tool quantifies the impact on bilateral aggregate … trade in a general equilibrium setup, allowing estimates of trade reallocation and welfare changes. These tools are used to …

The purpose of this paper is to inform the contemporary policy debate on promoting trade among developing countries … (South-South trade) by analyzing trade patterns of developing Asian economies from a comparative global perspective. The … paper begins with a stage-setting historical overview of the policy debate on South-South trade. It then examines trends and …

This paper argues that developing Asia is overlooking an opportunity for increased growth and development through trade … in business services. Developing Asia would benefit from liberalizing services trade as it has benefited from … liberalizing goods trade. This argument rests on these key findings: business services are important for growth, developing Asia is …

This paper analyzes the effects of the current trade conflict on developing Asia using the Asian Development Bank …)–People'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 … indirect effects on gross domestic product (GDP), exports, and employment; and allows for redirection of trade toward other …