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Examination of the Singapore shift in Japan's foreign direct investment in services in ASEAN
Yamanaka, Shintarō - 2011
contrast, Japan's FDI in the services sectors in ASEAN has been growing rapidly. The recent phenomenon of the Singapore Shift … establish a commercial presence in Singapore, which they expect to be the "hub" of Southeast Asia, thereby enabling them to … supply services to the entire ASEAN region. The magnitude of the Singapore Shift varies for every services sub-sector. By …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008907793
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Changing commercial policy in Japan during 1985 - 2010
Kawai, Masahiro; Urata, Shūjirō - 2010
In this paper we examine the changing nature of Japan's commercial policy over the last 25 years while reviewing Japan's changing structure of trade, FDI and economy that underlay policy changes. We argue that until the late 1990s Japan adopted a two-track approach of relying on multilateral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008732267
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Services policy reform in the People's Republic of China : before and after the global financial crisis
Fan, Ying - 2011
Adverse effects of the global financial crisis on international trade include falling demand, increased trade protectionism, and drying up of trade finance. Much attention has focused on the impact of the crisis on goods trade; however literature on its impact on services trade is limited,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009267712
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Towards "Trade Policy Analysis 2.0 " : from national comparative advantage to firm-level trade data
Cernat, Lucian - 2015
This paper makes the case for the need to "upgrade" current analytical tools used for trade policy analysis and complement them with more detailed firm-level data. Such an upgrade should be based on the latest intellectual advancements in trade theories and the latest firm-level trade statistics...
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Trade policy and growth in Asia
Kawai, Masahiro; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - 2014
This paper examines the changing relationship between trade policy, production networks, and economic growth in Asia. It traces East Asia’s rise to the coveted "Factory Asia" league with rapid growth over several decades through trade policy anchored on outward-oriented industrialization...
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Firm size and participation in the international economy : evidence from Bangladesh
Shepherd, Ben - 2020
This paper examines the trade participation of Bangladesh's manufacturing firms using a three-year panel. It distinguishes between extensive and intensive margin effects using a Heckman sample selection model. Particular attention is paid to the role of imported intermediates and inward foreign...
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International commodity prices and domestic bank lending in developing countries
Agarwal, Isha; Duttagupta, Rupa; Presbitero, Andrea - 2018 - This draft: November 8, 2017
We study the role of the bank-lending channel in propagating fluctuations in commodity prices to credit aggregates and economic activity in developing countries. We use data on more than 1,600 banks from 78 developing countries to analyze the transmission of changes in international commodity...
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Impacts of free trade agreements on business activity in Asia : the case of Japan
Hirastuka, Daisuke; Sato, Hitoshi; Isono, Ikumo - 2009
Free trade agreements (FTAs) have proliferated in East Asia in recent years. As of December 2008, eight bilateral FTAs and one plurilateral FTA involving Japan have entered into force; additional negotiations are ongoing with several more countries. The proliferation of FTAs in Japan and other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901391
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The impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on business in the Republic of Korea
Chŏng, In-gyo; Cho, Jungran - 2009
The Republic of Korea (hereafter Korea) continues to promote an open-trade system via the conclusion of free trade agreements (FTAs), arguing that Korean enterprises will obtain considerable business opportunities under the FTAs the government has implemented. However, the FTAs that are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901468
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Asia in global governance : a case for decentralized institutions
Kawai, Masahiro; Petri, Peter A.; Şişli-Ciamarra, Elif - 2009
The global economic crisis refocused attention on the governance of international economic institutions (IEIs). This study uses the analytical framework of club theory to highlight structural obstacles to reform in international macroeconomic management, development finance, trade, and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901475