This study aims to identify the position of Asia in the world's trade integration by the hierarchical cluster analysis. The world's 30 largest exporters in 2002 are the object of the investigation.The purpose of this short paper is to identify the current trade integration among the world's 30...

The purpose of this study is to provide down-to-earth macroeconomic policy implications from the up-to-date estimates of the trade system in the OECD countries. Understanding on the linkages between the world trade mechanism and the macroeconomy is of utmost importance for the post-crisis...

Whether the products are perceived as substitutable or not is an important market uncertainty for a firm. The market perception for products will bring different equilibrium prices and profits. This paper offers implications on it in relation to the industrial standard in the world trade context

This article is whether and how the world macroeconomic environments influence the world trade disputes. We use two-pronged approach. First, we try to answer the question whether and how global macroeconomic environments are attached to the count of the world trade disputes. Even if the...

This paper investigates the long run relationship of real interest rates within a number of economic blocs such as Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America using cointegration analysis and vector error correction models