issues related to trade theory, empirical methods, and their applications. The book would prove useful for policy makers … issues related to trade theory, empirical methods, and their applications. The book would prove useful for policy makers …

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Theory of Trade Agreements and Economic Integration, Size of Economics, Trade Costs …

blend of theory and application, the book provides a realistic outlook on sensitive economies and interdependencies between …

Although Asia has been the world engine of economic growth since World War II, growth rates have differed sharply among … to all scholars of economics, management and the political sciences who work on the economies of East Asia, and also to … Agreements and Responsible Business: Examples from the EU’s Bilateral Agreements in East and Southeast Asia -- Chapter 3: Control …

Part I: Growth and Regional Development -- Reconsidering the Middle-income Trap: The Case in Asia -- Identifying the … -- Part II: International Trade and Investment -- Global Supply Chain and Japanese Electronics firms’ Location in East Asia …

This volume undertakes the important task of envisioning a regional history of Asia based on its unique internal … characteristics, going beyond the usual West/non-West dichotomy. The “regional trade zone of modern Asia” was debated in the 1980s …. Since then, Japanese historians of the socioeconomic history of Asia have explored how the traditional trade relations that …

theory. The results suggest that environmental regulation drives innovation and export volumes in solar- and wind …