This paper investigates the factors affecting the demand for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) labor …-intensive exports. Results obtained using a panel data set including exports to 25 countries indicate that an appreciation in ASEAN … and an appreciation among competitors would raise ASEAN's exports. These results indicate that profit margins for labor …

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been the major investment destination of Japan. In the manufacturing sectors …, however, the investment flows from Japan to ASEAN - with Thailand being the largest recipient - has been declining. In … contrast, Japan's FDI in the services sectors in ASEAN has been growing rapidly. The recent phenomenon of the Singapore Shift …

faster growth in this sector and tap its potential to become another engine of growth for ASEAN economies. While ASEAN … investment backlogs in these sectors. Except for Singapore, ASEAN countries remain protective of their services sectors. To … on new areas of services investment where ASEAN countries could develop market niches. Thus, ASEAN governments should …

and deepening other initiatives in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)+3 and ASEAN forums. However, it stresses …

trade policy instrument and has relied heavily on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for regional … evaluating the impact of FTAs - particularly the 15-year-old ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement - on business activity in the …

regional trade architecture include Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)+3 and ASEAN+6 for East Asia, the Free Trade …

With a population of 600 million, ASEAN is considered to be one of the most diverse regions in the world. It is also … one of the world's fastest growing regions. ASEAN's aim is to evolve into an integrated economic community by 2015 … in ASEAN member countries, as well as ASEAN initiatives in cross-border infrastructure development in the energy …

architecture led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - was motivated by four changes in the regional economic … landscape: (i) the Asian financial crisis of 1997 and emergence of the ASEAN+3 grouping; (ii) the rise of the People's Republic … TPP trade negotiations. The second is represented by the Asia-only ASEAN+3 framework, a shallowly institutionalized …

in ASEAN, the PRC, and India, identifies key priorities for strengthening financial infrastructure to promote financial …