Intro -- Contents -- I. GLOBALIZATION OF PRODUCTION AND FINANCIAL INTEGRATION IN ASIA -- II. ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS AND … MARKETS TO FOSTER FINANCIAL INTEGRATION AND ECONOMIC STABILITY12 A. Introduction -- APPENDIX II. 1. KEY FINANCIAL MARKET … II: ASIA'S INTENTIONS -- APPENDIX II. 4. REGIONAL COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS AND CODES -- APPENDIX II. 5. ASIAN REGIONAL …

The paper shows that Asia's degree of financial integration, both with the world and within the region remains low by … various measures. The paper also provides empirical evidence that greater financial integration can support economic …

Stock markets play a key role in corporate financing in Asia. However, despite their increasing importance in terms of …€œnoise†in stock pricing, which suggests that improvements in the regulation of securities markets in Asia could enhance the role …

Regional integration of Pacific Island countries (PICs) with Australia, New Zealand, and emerging Asia has increased … economies are more important for PICs than from advanced economies outside the region. While strong linkages with Asia would …

America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (CAPDR) through deeper intra-regional and global trade integration. CAPDR … countries have enacted many free trade agreements and other regional integration initiatives in recent years, but this paper … constructed and suggest that the breadth of geographic trading relationships, depth of integration into global production …

This paper examines the role of Japan against that of China in the exchange rate regime in East Asia in light of …, Japan does not appear to be a dominant player in forming a currency union in East Asia, and this trend is likely to continue …

We analyze how the pass-through from exchange rate to domestic wages depends on the degree of integration between … measures of exchange rates, and concepts of labor market integration. These findings call for including labor mobili …

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE REGIONAL FINANCIAL SECTOR -- III. FINANCIAL INTEGRATION THROUGH …