evaluate the economic, social and environmental impacts of alternative policy changes in Asia and the Pacific. The CGE analysis … through investment liberalization. While results vary across subregions in the Asia-Pacific, both trade facilitation and … that liberalization policies increase CO2 emissions at the regional level. Importantly, economic growth in Asia and the …

effects are reviewed, existing agreements in the Asia-Pacific region are studied …

of rules to existing FTAs in Asia (both intra- and extra-regional) to guage the degree to which they approach best …

(DigiSRII 1.0) to uncover digital economy integration trends across Asia-Pacific region. The results show that Asia and the …-income economies. In addition, there is room to enhance cybersecurity in most of Asia-Pacific economies. Regional digital policies …

This paper examines the major drivers and draggers of regional economic cooperation and integration (RECI) in Asia and … and rule of law; and institutions and geopolitics. The assessment suggests that East Asia has been fortunate to have been …-border economic integration, despite its much less democratic political regime. South Asia is almost the obverse image of East Asia …

true in the context of South Asia, which has experienced rapid economic growth. However, wide disparity exists in terms of … its energy security across the regions and between and within countries in Asia. These interrelated aspects, coupled with … natural resource and energy constraints, are critical for Asia's long-term growth and development. In particular, people see …

results show that comprehensive continent-wide economic integration in Asia is unlikely to happen soon, since the integration … is confined mainly to East and Southeast Asia, while other regions are much less integrated and globalized. The … explain the success of the Asia model. Unlike the experience of the EU, the model is heavily market-driven and private …

Asian economies and between Asia and the rest of the world. It pays special attention to the value-added relationships among … than the direct linkages. Finally, there is an increased tendency in Asia for both "near selling" of the value added in …

We develop an index to measure the degree of regional integration in Asia and the Pacific (48 economies in six …

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 …