This paper examines the emerging trends and patterns of merchandise trade in Southeast Asia and their implications for growth and structural changes in domestic manufacturing, with emphasis on the on-going process of global production sharing. The analysis reveals that participation in global...

This paper sets out to examine how innovation enhances export competitiveness: The proposition that export volume becomes enhanced as more productivity-enhancing innovation is captured by the exporting economy is the focus of this study. From a Schumpeterian perspective, innovation can be...

Age structural transition is a process and a consequence of shifting age structure from a young aged population to old aged population. It is well known that economic growth in the East Asian countries was significantly contributed by demographic gift, that is decline in young aged population...

Age structural transition is a process and a consequence of shiftingage structure from a young aged population to old aged population. It iswell known that economic growth in the East Asian countries wassignificantly contributed by demographic gift, that is decline in youngaged population and...

It is expected that an Asian triangle of growth will be formed in the coming few decades. China, India and ASEAN surround the Asian triangle, which is home to many industrial clusters. Multinational corporations will link these clusters together. Regional integration will help them in this task...

The purpose of this research paper is to examine the impact of human capital in terms of health and education on economic growth of nine countries in Southeast Asia. The empirical results are based on the analysis of annual panel data from 1960 to 2009. The methods used in this research are...