The countries comprising the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) are currently not very integrated into global value chains (GVCs), potentially missing out on important development opportunities. Accordingly, we explore high level options for promoting their integration. Given East Asia's...

We analyse the macro and micro effects of globalisation in Poland. We show that exports were a major contributor to economic growth in the transition period and after the 2004 EU enlargement. While exporting and foreign capital are associated with faster productivity growth at the sector level,...

This paper documents and analyzes the rise of emerging East Asian economies as major international investors. Foreign direct investment (FDI) from these economies is rising faster than their economic growth, trade, and inward FDI, and the region is by far the most important investor from the...

Trade regionalism, through regional cooperation and integration and in the form of regional trade agreements (RTAs), is rising globally, although Asia has jumped on the bandwagon only recently. Asian economic integration is the second-best approach which Asian countries unfortunately have to...

This paper aims to examine the influence of national institutions on start-up firms’ initial growth and internationalization. Focusing on two entrepreneurial start-ups in the ICT sector, this study highlights Japanese institutions in transition, and depicts the way in which rapidly growing...

Fearing opportunistic takeovers during the economic upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, India put forth FDI restrictions resulting in the suspension of automatic route FDI from its border-sharing neighbours. Applying difference-in-difference methodology to bilateral greenfield project...

This paper discusses different facts and trends with regard to globalisation in emerging market economies (EMEs). It focuses primarily on the real (as opposed to financial) side of the economy over the last 2-3 decades, and highlights important similarities and differences across countries with...