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How Far Has Globalization Gone? A Tale of Two Regions
Campos, Rodolfo - 2023
We study the evolution of trade globalization in a set of countries in Latin America (mostly the largest ones) and Asia … over the past 25 years. Relying on structural gravity models, we first estimate a proxy of trade globalization that … globalization since the mid-1990s has been similar between the two regions, but very heterogeneous within them. Trade globalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015058865
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ASEAN Financial Integration
Almekinders, Geert; Mourmouras, Alex; Zhou, Jian-Ping; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
The establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) at end-2015 has brought into sharp focus the issue of financial and economic integration in the region. This paper takes stock of ASEAN’s financial integration and prospects. ASEAN integration could accelerate in the years ahead; it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242386
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Financial Globalization; A Reappraisal
Kose, M. Ayhan; Prasad, Eswar; Rogoff, Kenneth; Wei, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
The literature on the benefits and costs of financial globalization for developing countries has exploded in recent … macroeconomic effects of financial globalization, in terms of both growth and volatility. Overall, our critical reading of the … financial globalization, but with many nuances. On the other hand, there is little systematic evidence to support widely cited …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263828
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How Do Trade and Financial Integration Affect the Relationship Between Growth and Volatility?
Prasad, Eswar; Terrones, Marco; Kose, M. Ayhan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
context of globalization-a term typically used to describe the phenomenon of growing international trade and financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825974
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Financial Integration in Asia; Recent Developments and Next Steps
Teo, Leslie; Cowen, David; Shah, Hemant; Salgado, Ranil; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This Working Paper brings together three papers prepared as background for discussions at the Second High-Level Conference on Asian Integration cohosted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the IMF on May 25, 2006. The first documents recent trends in the intraregional flow of goods and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826187
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Changing Nature of North-South Linkages; Stylized Facts and Explanations
Akin, Çigdem; Kose, M. Ayhan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
countries, the South, driven by the process of globalization?the phenomenon of rising international trade and financial flows … economic activity on the Emerging South has declined during the globalization period (1986-2005). In contrast, the growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769105
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Investment Incentives and Effective Tax Rates in the Philippines : A Comparison With Neighboring Countries
Klemm, Alexander - 2008
We compare the general tax provisions and investment incentives in the Philippines to six other east-Asian economies-Malaysia, Indonesia, Lao, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. We calculate effective tax rates and find that general effective tax rates are relatively high in the Philippines, while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409054
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Financial integration and rebalancing in Asia
Pongsaparn, Runchana; Unteroberdoerster, Olaf - 2011
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 rebalancing in statistically meaningful ways. The implication...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009422788
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Providing Official Statistics for the Common Market and Monetary Union in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries : A Case for "Gulfstat"
Al-Mansouri, Abdulrahman K. L - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. DATA NEEDS OF THE COMMON MARKET AND MONETARY UNION IN THE GCC STATES -- III. THE INSTITUTIONAL SETTING FOR PRODUCING STATISTICS IN GCC COUNTRIES -- IV. THE ROLE OF AFRISTAT -- V. THE ROLE OF EUROSTAT -- VI. KEY LESSONS FOR A FUTURE GULFSTAT -- VII....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012690967
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Financial Integration in Asia : Recent Developments and Next Steps
Cowen, David - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. GLOBALIZATION OF PRODUCTION AND FINANCIAL INTEGRATION IN ASIA -- II. ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS AND …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012690976