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The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, is arguably the most durable and successful regional … grouping in the developing world. Established in 1967, it has contributed greatly to regional harmony and prosperity. ASEAN is … structure. Beginning in 1976 - with its five original members - ASEAN began to move toward economic cooperation and integration …
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In the last decade, East Asia has engaged in constructing numerous mechanisms to enhance regional cooperation in the areas of trade and finance. However, the region's economic architecture exhibits certain idiosyncrasies such as an eclectic institutional structure and a limited level of...
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current problems from the perspective of Asian countries, in particular the ASEAN+3 countries, which have achieved some … hold valuable lessons for the ASEAN+3 countries as they chart their own course toward regional integration. Given that the … level of integration among the ASEAN+3 countries is much lower than that in the EU, it would be unwise to draw lessons, both …
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This paper provides the quantitative estimate of the potential growth bonus for CIS countries, and in particular EU's Easter Neighbours, that can be a result of deeper institutional harmonisation with the EU. Econometric investigation involving instrumental variable, simultaneous equation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430828
We develop a two-country, two-sector model with a continuum of workers to address the link between migration and trade where policy is determined by a simple referendum. In particular, we address two questions. First, are states already in free trade areas more likely to support full integration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010283588
This paper examines the extent to which economic crises facilitate the development of more effective regional institutions and whether such institutions can shield regions from crises. It compares six regional economic crises over the last four decades and the institution building - or decay -...
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Regional cooperation arrangements (RCAs) have produced vastly dissimilar performances; some have spurred remarkable expansion in trade and cooperation among members, while several others have achieved little. Studies show that performances vary because RCAs differ from one another in important...
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We develop a two-country, two-sector model with a continuum of workers to address the link between migration and trade where policy is determined by a simple referendum. In particular, we address two questions. First, are states already in free trade areas more likely to support full integration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009571101
This paper provides the quantitative estimate of the potential growth bonus for CIS countries, and in particular EU's Easter Neighbours, that can be a result of deeper institutional harmonisation with the EU. Econometric investigation involving instrumental variable, simultaneous equation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003848673
Regional initiatives have flourished since the end of the Cold War. Given the degree of integration it has achieved, the European Union is often cited as a model of regional integration. This article argues that European integration has been the product of very specific historical conditions,...
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