The ASEAN-5 region, which comprises Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, has benefited … reverse some gains reaped from globalization over the past decades. In this context, advancing regional integration among … ASEAN-5 members has the potential to enhance the region's resilience against external headwinds. This paper shows that …

Intro -- Contents -- I. GLOBALIZATION OF PRODUCTION AND FINANCIAL INTEGRATION IN ASIA -- II. ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS AND … II: ASIA'S INTENTIONS -- APPENDIX II. 4. REGIONAL COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS AND CODES -- APPENDIX II. 5. ASIAN REGIONAL … POLICY FORUMS EMEAP ( Executives Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks) -- APPENDIX II.6. FSAP AND ROSC …

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 …

carbon-intensive energy sources. Using household surveys, we study how a carbon tax may affect households in the Asia Pacific …

This paper studies how output fluctuations in Russia are transmitted internationally. Using vector autoregression (VAR …) and dynamic panel models, the paper finds that Russia's output fluctuations are an important driver of output fluctuations …

We examine the relationship between trade and financial globalization and the rise in inequality in most countries in … recent decades. We find technological progress as having a greater impact than globalization on inequality. The limited … overall impact of globalization reflects two offsetting tendencies: whereas trade globalization is associated with a reduction …

The paper shows that Asia's degree of financial integration, both with the world and within the region remains low by …