This study aims to test the existence of J-curve phenomenon in Laos’s economy using quarterly data over the period of … Laos. The impact of real depreciation of the Lao kip on Lao trade balance is insignificant in long run. In short-run, real … depreciation has inverse impact on Lao’s trade balance. The long-run trade balance is determined by domestic income. …

SEZs in Laos; (b) it assesses the relevance of those results to the objectives of sustainable economic growth and job …

Laos benefits from the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA). The Agreement has eliminated tariffs on … 90% of Australia’s and New Zealand’s imports, with the remaining tariff lines to be removed by 2020. For Laos, it … services; and guarantees equal treatment to foreign investments. These preferential arrangements offer Laos significant …

. The aim of this paper is to test two hypotheses: ‘supply-leading’ hypothesis and ‘demand-following’ hypothesis, using Laos …

China is the second most important export destination of Laos, and export growth to that market has far outpaced … have a huge competitive advantage in agricultural exports over countries that are not part of the Agreement. - Laos …