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Determinants of Value Added in Exports and Their Implications
Choi, Nakgyoon - 2016
This study decomposes the value added in gross exports into its components, including domestic value added and foreign value added. In contrast to previous studies, we exclude transaction costs such as net taxes on products for this study, which accounted for about 3 percent of total gross world...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012993500
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The People’s Republic of China’s High-Tech Exports : Myth and Reality
Xing, Yuqing - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Trade statistics portray the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the largest exporter of high-tech products. In this paper I will argue that the PRC’s leading position in high-tech exports is a myth created by outdated trade statistics which are inconsistent with trade based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278087
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How the iPhone Widens the United States Trade Deficit with the People’s Republic of China
Xing, Yuqing; Detert, Neal - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
the PRC export high-tech goods—like the iPhone—while industrialized countries such as the US import the high … a country used as export-platform by multinational firms and its destination countries. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278089
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Processing Trade, Exchange Rates, and the People’s Republic of China’s Bilateral Trade Balances
Xing, Yuqing - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
This paper analyzes the role of processing trade in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s bilateral trade balances and the impact of the yuan’s appreciation on processing trade. The analysis is based on panel data covering the PRC’s 51 trading partners from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653163
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General Equilibrium Analysis of DDA Trade Liberalization : Assessment of Alternative Scenarios
Choi, Nakgyoon - 2014
This paper aims to implement the simulation studies using a CGE approach to identify ideas on how to finalize the DDA negotiations by making some mutual concessions and deal with contentious issues yet to be agreed. The simulation results of this paper, which lay between those of the previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048243
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General Equilibrium Analysis of DDA Trade Liberalization : Assessment of Alternative Scenarios
Choi, Nakgyoon - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper aims to implement the simulation studies using a CGE approach to identify ideas on how to finalize the DDA negotiations by making some mutual concessions and deal with contentious issues yet to be agreed. The simulation results of this paper, which lay between those of the previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363483
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Empirical Tests of Comparative Advantage : Factor Proportions, Technology, and Geography
Choi, Nakgyoon - 2013
This paper derives a consolidated regression equation to estimate the sources of comparative advantage; integrating the Heckscher-Ohlin model, the Ricardian model, and the gravity model. It also aims to test which of the three competing models better explains the bilateral trade flows. For the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014154036
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Does Finance Really Matter for the Participation of SMEs in International Trade? Evidence from 8,080 East Asian Firms
Jinjarak, Yothin; Mutuc, Paulo Jose; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
This paper studies factors associated with firm participation in export markets, focusing primarily on firm size and … interdependent relationships between export participation, firm size, and access to credit. SMEs participating in export markets tend … participation in export markets. The estimation results also point to the supportive influences of foreign ownership, worker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010901625
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Regional Trade Agreements and Enterprises in Southeast Asia
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
The spread of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in Southeast Asia has ignited a debate about their impact on business, and ways to avoid raising the business costs from the Asian ‘noodle bowl’ effect. This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the impact of RTAs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011134359