production networks. In the 1970-80ś, South Asia stagnated due to its inward-oriented growth strategy and lack of infrastructure … connectivity-resulting in low trade integration and regional connectivity within the region and with Southeast and East Asia …. However, since 1991, South Asia, particularly India has adopted a "Look East" policy and opened its market raising huge …

We study the choice of club membership, when member-countries national governments set their tax policies non …-cooperatively. Federal policy (in the form of club membership) has a higher constitutional status than national policies (in the form of … show that equilibrium membership decreases with any factors that generate Nash-type inefficiencies; growing capital …

Southeast Asia. In view of slowdown in growth and even recession in advanced economies as a result of the adverse impact of the … toward rising middle class of Asia. To successfully implement the new initiative of "Make in India", India needs to be …

This paper examines global and regional stock market integration in Asia at both the aggregate and disaggregate …

economic growth in East Asia. Developed Asia produces technology-intensive intermediate goods and capital goods and ships them …, the ability of the rest of the world to absorb Asia's exports has decreased. Export production in some Asian countries has … production networks in Asia. It then discusses how developing Asian countries could leverage production networks to facilitate …

of Asia and the world economy - during the last five decades has caused significant strains on their scarce resources …

This paper examines the portability of social protection (old-age, retirement, and survivor benefits) in East Asia … cooperation in social security. It discusses evidence of growth of migration in East Asia and the growing need for portability of …