This article questions whether the effectiveness and stability of East Asian financial systems can benefit from improved access to securitization as a form of market-based financial intermediation. The practical implication would be a greater reliance on public and private securities markets in...

The United States' large and sustained trade deficit with Asia raises concerns in the United States about its competitiveness in the region. The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of U.S. trade relationships with China and India, and the factors that are influencing their...