Nations (ASEAN) free trade agreements (FTAs). It begins with a review of the historical evolution of ASEAN FTAs, which … captures the achievements of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) and the efforts meant to lead to a further step of deeper …

Global value chains offer countries unique opportunities to participate in and benefit from international trade by … chains positively impacts their growth; a positive impact which is driven by trade in commodities, knowledge intensive good …

trade with the PRC can become an engine of growth for developing Asia. To do so, we examine the structure of PRC's trade … consumer and less of an assembler. This provides ground for optimism about the prospects of trade with the PRC as a source of …

improved living standards in the Asia-Pacific region through enhanced trade and economic integration lies at the heart of APEC …'s mission. While APEC's focus has traditionally been on trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation, it is increasingly …

Building on the three-sector-hypothesis, the New Theory of Trade, and the New Economic Geography, we investigate the …

comparatively shorter period of time than some earlier industrialisers. Though international trade functioned as a vent of surplus …

Austria's membership referendum, this study quantifies the trade and welfare effects induced by Austrians EU membership. In a … first step and by making use of a gravity model, the study calculates the trade effects of Austria's EU membership …. Accordingly, in the long-run Austria trades about 46% more goods with the other EU member states. This trade effect is then …

The comparison of the key features of trade integration processes and the economic outcomes in China and India reveals … manufacturing trade, have gone further and that this is likely one of the key determinants of better economic performance of China … trade and FDI in manufactured goods has spurred the emergence of a largely private sector. On the other hand the high level …