true in the context of South Asia, which has experienced rapid economic growth. However, wide disparity exists in terms of … its energy security across the regions and between and within countries in Asia. These interrelated aspects, coupled with … natural resource and energy constraints, are critical for Asia's long-term growth and development. In particular, people see …

results show that comprehensive continent-wide economic integration in Asia is unlikely to happen soon, since the integration … is confined mainly to East and Southeast Asia, while other regions are much less integrated and globalized. The … explain the success of the Asia model. Unlike the experience of the EU, the model is heavily market-driven and private …

analysis of paperless trade measures included in selected RTAs in Asia and the Pacific confirms that the coverage of RTAs of … Trade in Asia and the Pacific can be expected to provide a useful tool for harmonized implementation of many of these …

The formation of regional production networks in East Asia has occurred mainly through market forces, without much help …. Asia's institutions for regionalism need strengthening through reform and innovation such as better governance and …

targeted regional integration in Southeast Asia. There is a degree of similarity in the circumstances under which the two …

trade agreements (PTAs) are driving this trend in Asia and the Pacific as well as in Central and South America, and the … under negotiation or in force. In this regard, Asia and the Pacific has developed a rapidly evolving regional economic … Economic Partnership (or ASEAN+6 RCEP), as well as the putative Free Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), which …

agreements is of paramount importance given the phenomenal economic performance of Asia. Against this backdrop this paper tries … to describe the nature and extent of developmental and growth asymmetries in Asia. Some conceptual aspects of growth … to some other prominent regions of the world. The paper finds some evidence of growth divergence among East Asia Summit …

Southeast Asia on the other. It also discusses the importance of new deep-sea ports in creating alternative shipping routes … these gaps can be addressed will depend on the costs and benefits. South Asia-Southeast Asia connectivity can only be …

FTAs in East Asia. It then analyzes the contents of major plurilateral FTAs in East Asia, that is ASEAN's five FTAs each …

provide pragmatic evidence of trade integration from the digitalization in Asia. Moreover, in identifying the factors … digitalization in Asia. The Bayesian approach of the gravity model gives robust estimates for determining the impact factor for the … integration can be implemented across Asia with evidence and robust estimates of the gravity model, including robustness checking …