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Dynamic connectedness of Asian equity markets
Guimarães Filho, Roberto F.; Hong, Gee Hee - 2016
Understanding how markets are connected and shocks are transmitted is an important issue for policymakers and market participants. In this paper, we examine the connectedness of Asian equity markets within the region and vis-a-vis other major global markets. Using time-varying connectedness...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011705449
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Are Regional Trade Agreements in Asia Stumbling or Building Blocks? : Some Implications for the Mekong-3 Countries
Tumbarello, Patrizia - 2007
Is the recent proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in Asia a healthy development, or runs the risk of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400352
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Financial Integration in Asia : Recent Developments and Next Steps
Teo, Leslie - 2006
-of financial integration in Asia. The third considers the implications of economic integration for the choice of the exchange rate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399672
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Trade integration in Latin America : a network perspective
Beaton, Kimberly; Cebotari, Aliona; Ding, Xiaodan; … - 2017
The paper applies a network analysis framework to analyze the regional and global integration of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. We compare network-based measures of trade integration to conventional measures, decomposing integration along several dimensions to better understand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704994
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Is regional trade integration a growth and convergence engine in Africa?
Gammadigbe, Vigninou - 2021
Africa and its major Regional Economic Communities (RECs). The results of the instrumental variable and panel fixed …-effects estimation show that RTI promotes economic growth in Africa. However, it fosters income divergence, reflecting the distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517925
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The African Continental Free Trade Agreement : welfare gains estimates from a general equilibrium model
Abrego, Lisandro E.; Amado, Maria Alejandra; Gursoy, Tunc; … - 2019
Rodriguez-Clare (2014), we estimate the welfare effects of the AfCFTA for 45 countries in Africa. Three different model … welfare gains from trade liberalization in Africa. As intra-regional import tariffs in the continent are already low, the bulk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012102028
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Regional growth spillovers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Arizala, Francisco; Bellon, Matthieu; MacDonald, Margaux - 2019
This paper documents the steady increase in intraregional trade in sub-Saharan Africa since 1980, links this rise to …-wide integration and the associated growth spillovers are discussed. Actions policymakers in sub-Saharan Africa can take to capture the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012102160
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Regional Trade Arrangements in Africa : Past Performance and the Way Forward
Yang, Yongzheng - 2005
Regional trade arrangements (RTAs) in Africa have been ineffective in promoting trade and foreign direct investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400207
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Can Regional Integration Accelerate Development in Africa? : CGE Model Simulations of the Impact of the SADC FTAon the Republic of Madagascar
Hallaert, Jean-Jacques - 2007
Madagascar plans to start phasing out its customs tariffs on imports from the Southern African Development Community in 2007. This paper uses a CGE model to evaluate the impact of the SADC FTA on Madagascar economy. The results suggest that the SADC FTA would only have a limited impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400346
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Commodity price cycles : the perils of mismanaging the boom
Adler, Gustavo; Sosa, Sebastián - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009419731