In earlier cross-sectional gravity-theory reports (see for example Frankel and Romer, 1999), empirical modelling evidence lends support to the hypothesis of ‘trade causes growth’. In our time-series study on trade-growth causation for a new Asian regionalism (namely ASEAN+3), the hypothesis...

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editor's Biographical Notes -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- PART I: ADVANCES IN HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS, CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR AND ECONOMIC POLICY -- 1 Household Economics and Production, Consumer Behaviour and...

Over the past two years, the world has been preoccupied with the Asia crisis, its contagion and its economic impact. The social dimension of the turmoil has only recently become the point of focus for debates and investigations by national and international organizations. This book is the first...