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The formation of regional production networks (RPNs) is one of the most important drivers of growth in East and Southeast Asia. In view of slowdown in growth and even recession in advanced economies as a result of the adverse impact of the global financial crisis of 2008 and the ongoing European...
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-regional integration under the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) initiative and through participating in the East Asian … increased intraregional trade and reduce their dependence of advanced economies. -- trade and economic integration ; ASEAN …
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Japan and India signed the much-awaited Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on 16th February 2011. The …, the study evaluates the economy wide impact of the proposed CEPA between India and Japan at 2020. The study has used a … India and Japan in 2020 after tariff reduction compared to Business as Usual (BAU) scenario. A marginal export growth is …
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American (LA) countries and the four largest economies in the world (namely the US, the Euro area, Japan and China) over the …
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This paper provides a quantitative analysis of the new EU-Japan free trade agreement (FTA), the biggest bilateral deal … that both the EU and Japan have concluded so far. It employs a generalized variant of the Eaton-Kortum (2002) model … reductions in the costs of NTBs. This approach yields long-run welfare effects for Japan of about 18 bn. USD per year (0.31% of …
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This paper identifies a "border" effect in the absence of a border. The finding that trade between East- and West-Japan … contemporaneous structure of Japan’s business and social networks, rather than cultural differences, induced by long …
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We estimate the causal effect of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka on household income and consumption eight years after the event, using a quasi-experimental method. A strong association between area-wide tsunami disaster shock and increases in household income and consumption in the...
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We measure to cost of extreme weather events (droughts and floods) on health care in Sri Lanka. We find that frequently occurring local floods and droughts impose a significant risk to health when individuals are exposed directly to these hazards, and when their communities are exposed, even if...
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to the People Republic of China (PRC) and ASEAN for assembly by lower-skilled workers. The finished products are then … exported to the US, Japan, Europe, and other countries. In view of ongoing global financial crisis and European debt crisis … region through increased connectivity and reducing trade costs. -- East Asian production networks ; ASEAN ; infrastructure …
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