This paper explores the "black box" of innovation in the electronics production network in East Asia through a mapping exercise of technological capabilities and an econometric analysis of exporting in the People's Republic of China (PRC), Thailand, and the Philippines. Technology-based...

This book examines the economic, political and institutional dimensions of pan-Asian integration. With little progress made in the Doha Round, there is heightened interest in deeper regional integration in Asia. The book explores regional patterns of trade and investment and the potential for...

Part 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1 Introduction (Ganeshan Wignaraja) -- 2 Toward “Trade Policy Analysis 2.0”: From National Comparative Advantage to Firm-Level Trade Data (Lucian Cernat) -- 3 Production Networks in East Asia: What We Know So Far (Fukunari Kimura and Ayako Obashi) -- Part...