The issue of decoupling is controversial. On the back of Asia's sustained high growth, the hypothesis that the region …'s business cycles would become increasingly independent of the global trend gained considerable attention. Asia was nonetheless … of macroeconomic interdependence between emerging East Asia and Group of 3 economies. First, the progress of regional …

In this paper, we investigate the degree of real economic interdependence between emerging Asia and major industrial … countries to shed light on the heated debate over the "decoupling" of emerging Asia. We first document the evolution of …, the reverse is also true. Output shocks from emerging Asia (and the People's Republic of China [PRC]) have a significant …

In this paper, we propose a panel approach in the construction of the Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration … principal components analysis. Findings suggest the pace of integration in Asia was broadly steady over the 11-year sample …. Based on global normalization, Asia comes second to the European Union (EU) in progress on regional integration, but in …

We investigate changes in Asia's regional and global trade linkages and their influence on macroeconomic relationships … among Asia, Europe, and United States (US). We first document changes in trade patterns of East Asia, Europe, and US and … discuss stylized facts about East Asia's trade structure. The People's Republic of China (PRC) plays a critical role as an …

The main objective of this paper is to suggest reform measures to address the gaps and weaknesses in emerging Asia …'s financial regulatory and supervisory systems, on the basis of lessons drawn from the global crisis. For emerging Asia, the …-ranging financial reforms, emerging Asia will face dramatic changes in the global financial landscape. The region's authorities need to …

borderless. This paper assesses the progress achieved thus far in capital market integration in Asia, and compares regional … that while the pace of regional integration of financial markets in Asia's emerging economies has accelerated in recent …-market returns driven by financial turmoil originating at both the regional and global levels spills over into emerging Asia domestic …

labor in Asia and the Pacific has stagnated in recent years even as the flow of goods, services, and investment have …