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Trade in Developing East Asia : How it Has Changed and Why it Matters
Constantinescu, Ileana Cristina - 2018
may threaten the very model of labor intensive industrialization and a backlash against globalization that may reduce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912297
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China, India, and the Future of the World Economy : Fierce Competition or Shared Growth?
Dimaranan, Betina - 2016
Although both China and India are labor-abundant and dependant on manufactures, their export mixes are very different. Only one product-refined petroleum-appears in the top 25 products for both countries, and services exports are roughly twice as important for India as for China, which is much...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747660
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Can Latin America Tap the Globalization Upside?
de la Torre, Augusto - 2017
This paper discusses the theoretical arguments in favor of and against economic globalization and, with a view to … ascertaining whether Latin America may be able to capture the globalization upside, examines the trends and salient features of … Latin America's globalization as compared with that of Southeast Asia. The paper focuses on trade and financial integration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973335
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Trade Integration in East Asia : The Role of China and Production Networks
Haddad, Mona - 2016
Production networks have been at the heart of the recent growth in trade among East Asian countries. Fragmentation trade, reflected mainly in the trade in parts and components, is expanding more rapidly than the conventional trade in final goods. This is mainly due to the relatively more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747815
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How Much Could South Asia Benefit from Regional Electricity Cooperation and Trade?
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2017
The South Asia region is lagging behind many regions in the world in regional electricity cooperation and trading, despite the huge anticipated benefits. This study uses an electricity planning model that produces optimal expansion of electricity generation capacities and transmission...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971504
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Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia
Singh, Anoop - 2017
South Asian countries, facing challenges in efficiently meeting growing electricity demand, can benefit from increased cross-border electricity cooperation and trade by harnessing complementarities in electricity demand patterns, diversity in resource endowments for power generation, and gains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971531
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Fiscal Policy and Economic Activity in South Asia
Beyer, Robert - 2019
This paper analyzes whether fiscal policy in South Asia amplifies or smooths business cycle fluctuations. The paper estimates several econometric models to explore the cyclicality of government spending and tax buoyancy. The findings show that fiscal policy is procyclical in most countries. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012889820
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The Financial Costs of the U.S.-China Trade Tensions : Evidence from East Asian Stock Markets
de Nicola, Francesca - 2019
This paper examines the impacts of U.S.-China trade tensions via the lens of East Asian stock markets. Studying 10 indices of the main East Asian stock markets, it finds that announcements of "trade war" escalation translated into 50 to 60 percent of the total declines in two major Chinese stock...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012858668
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Rules of Origin and the Web of East Asian Free Trade Agreements
Manchin, Miriam - 2016
The authors provide an overview of the preferential rules of origin in East Asia, highlighting the aspects that might possibly generate some trade-chilling effects. They review characteristics of existing preferential trade agreements with special emphasis on lessons from the European...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747697
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Assessing Innovation Patterns and Constraints in Developing East Asia : An Introductory Analysis
Iootty, Mariana - 2019
This paper sheds light on key innovation patterns and constraints within a selected set of developing East Asian countries (Cambodia, China, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam). It follows a comprehensive approach about...
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