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Was European Integration Nice while It Lasted?
Jovanović, Miroslav N. - In: Journal of Economic Integration 28 (2013), pp. 1-36
.g. environment). Compared with Europe, integration in Southeast Asia started from a very different point and at a different time …The principal goal of integration in Europe has always been the safeguarding of peace through economic integration. The … epoch of its diminished global relevance. This is a pity as Europe has taken the reins in many global issues (e …
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A Gravity Model Analysis of the Benefits of Economic Integration in the Pacific Rim
Karemera, David; I. Smith, Wilbur - In: Journal of Economic Integration 14 (1999), pp. 347-367
A modified gravity model of international trade is used to evaluate determi - nants of flows of commodities most often traded in the Pacific Rim. It is shown that the gravity model can be reparameterized effectively by using time series and cross section data rather than using cross section data...
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ASEAN-New Zealand Trade Relations and Trade Potential: Evidence and Analysis
Bano, Sayeeda; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; Scrimgeour, Frank - In: Journal of Economic Integration 28 (2013), pp. 144-182
This study examines the development of trade between ASEAN and New Zealand. Indices of trade intensity and trade potential are used to analyse the intensity of existing trade for the period 1980~2010 and trade potential going forward. This is the first use of the trade potential method to assess...
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The Prospects for Further Economic Integration in ASEAN
Park, Donghyun - In: Journal of Economic Integration 14 (1999), pp. 382-418
remarkable success as a forum for polit - ical cooperation among the states of Southeast Asia. The challenge for ASEAN now is to … integration among the countries of Southeast Asia. In partic - ular, we explore the future prospects for AFTA, the regional free …
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Trade, Infrastructure and Transaction Costs: The Imperatives for Asian Economic Cooperation
De, Prabir - In: Journal of Economic Integration 21 (2006), pp. 708-735
is statistically significant and important determinant in explaining variation in trade in Asia. …
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The Euro Area Crisis Management Framework: Consequences for Convergence and Institutional Follow-ups
Belke, Ansgar - In: Journal of Economic Integration 26 (2011), pp. 672-704
The current instruments in the EU to deal with debt and liquidity crises include the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM). Both are temporary in nature (3 years). In terms of an efficient future crisis management framework one has...
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Landlocked Countries: A Way to Integrate with Coastal Economies
Lahiri, Bidisha; Masjidi, Feroz K. - In: Journal of Economic Integration 27 (2012), pp. 505-519
We consider some of the important economic constraints faced by landlocked economies in a game theoretic framework that involves its neighbor that has access to the ocean. We identify the strengths that the landlocked economy might have or develop through policy in order to negotiate with its...
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Is there a Logical Integration Sequence After EMU?
Crowley, Patrick M. - In: Journal of Economic Integration 21 (2006), pp. 1-20
In this paper the Balassa steps of economic integration are first reviewed, and then extended to cover currernt integration configurations. Pre-conditions for each stage of integration are detailed using a backward-looking economic conditionality approach, and then both economic and political...
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Sequencing Asian Regionalism: Theory and Lessons from Europe
Baldwin, Richard - In: Journal of Economic Integration 27 (2012), pp. 1-32
’s intergovernmental sequence. Sequencing theory is presented and used to structure historical narrative of Europe’s and Asia’s sequencing … whether Asia needs new institutions by drawing lessons from the EU’s supranational integration sequence and EFTA … and then used to draw implications of the analysis for future efforts to bring regional institutions to Asia. …
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The ASEAN+3 Trading Bloc
D. Qiu, Larry; K. Kwan, Yum - In: Journal of Economic Integration 25 (2010), pp. 1-31
The ASEAN+3 proposal has attracted attention in Asia and the world. We argue that a free trade agreement (FTA) for …
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