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The Role of Distance in Determining International Transport Costs: Evidence from Philippine Import Data
Kuwamori, Hiroshi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2006
This paper presents an empirical investigation of the appropriateness of distance as a determinant of international … transport costs by using Philippine import data. This study addresses three specific questions. First, does distance really … matter in the determination of transport costs? Second, if distance is a significant factor, what is the magnitude of its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005227592
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Myanmar's non-resource export potential after the lifting of economic sanctions : a gravity model analysis
Kubo, Koji - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
Easing of economic sanctions by Western countries in 2012 augmented the prospect that Myanmar will expand its exports. On the other hand, a sharp rise in natural resource exports during the sanctions brings in a concern about the "Dutch disease". This study projects Myanmar's export potential by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134410
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The effect of EU environmental regulation on international trade : restriction of hazardous substance as a trade barrier
Honda, Keiichiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012
In 2003 the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) was established in the EU, which limited the trade of machinery, electrical and electronic equipment that have at least one of the substances considered hazardous under RoHS directive. Since countries trading with the EU must comply with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010547636
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Transport costs, distance, and time : evidence from the Japanese Census of Logistics
Tanaka, Kiyoyasu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2010
Geographic distance is a standard proxy for transport costs under the simple assumption that freight fees increase … monotonically over space. Using the Japanese Census of Logistics, this paper examines the extent to which transport distance and … heterogeneity in transport costs and time across shipping modes. Consistent with an iceberg formulation of transport costs, distance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564651
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Do export promotion agencies increase exports?
Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Lee, Hyun-Hoon; Park, Donghyun - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
In this paper, we examine the role of export promotion agencies (EPAs) in promoting exports from Japan and Korea. Looking at two home countries enables us to tackle endogeneity issues by controlling for both country-pair time-invariant characteristics and importing country time-varying...
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Analysis on International Trade of CLM Countries
Lwin, Nu Nu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009
Since their accession to AFTA, trade volumes of CLM countries have being grown rapidly while their trade patterns and directions have significantly changed. Recognizing the importance of international trade in CLM economies, this study attempts to analyze the trade patterns of CLM countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008522408
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Intra-regional trade between China, Japan, and Korea : before and after the financial crisis
Kuroiwa, Ikuo; Ozeki, Hiromichi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2010
East Asian economies have been heavily dependent on the U.S. and EU markets, especially for the export of final goods. Therefore, once the financial crisis hit Western economies hard, the East Asian economies lost their major markets.Their production networks then worked to the region's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564653
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The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on International Trade: The Implication for Production Networks in East Asia
Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Kimura, Fukunari - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2008
This paper is an empirical investigation of the relationship between exchange rate volatility and international trade, focusing on East Asia. It finds that intra-East Asian trade is discouraged by exchange rate volatility more seriously than trade in other regions because intermediate goods...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005816495
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Frontiers of the New Economic Geography
Fujita, Masahisa; Mori, Tomoya - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2005
This paper presents an overview of recent development in the new economic geography (NEG), and discusses possible directions of its future development. Since there already exist several surveys on this topic, we focus on the selected features of the NEG which are important yet have attracted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005816505
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Border Industry in Myanmar: Turning the Periphery into the Center of Growth
Kudo, Toshihiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2007
The Myanmar economy has not been deeply integrated into East Asia’s production and distribution networks, despite its location advantages and notably abundant, reasonably well-educated, cheap labor force. Underdeveloped infrastructure, logistics in particular, and an unfavorable business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005534126