The current study examines the relationship between FDI inflows and economic growth of Korea and tests the Bhagwati hypothesis which says that FDI inflow is more beneficial to economic growth in an open trade regime in a multivariate framework. Unlike previous works on the concerned hypothesis,...

This paper tests the stability of the exchange market pressure model in the case of Korea under a managed floating exchange rate. Using the cusum of squares test, we show that the structural stability was broken in about mid-1986. This is plausible given that there was a sudden surplus in the...

This article explains the R&D policies that the Taiwanese government has used to promote technology-intensive industries and evaluates the role of the government in developing technology-intensive industries and economic development. It also reveals how the Taiwanese government has transformed...

The Chinese government has actively tried to promote export. Her export promotion measures have included duty drawbacks, which are expected to lower the cost of imported inputs and to increase the exporters' competitiveness. This paper examines the effectiveness of the duty drawback system in...