The link between ICT use and trade flows has been widely discussed in the literature. It has been argued that the use of ICT contributes to the fall of trade costs. The analysis presented identifies the role of a specific… Read moreImpact of ICT on trade in different technology groups: analysis and implications / Evgeniya Yushkova
Recent cross country panel data studies find a positive impact of internet use on economic growth and a positive impact of internet use on trade. The present study challenges the first finding by showing that internet use does not explain… Read moreDoes the internet generate economic growth, international trade, or both? / Huub Meijers
This paper aims to focus on the impact of China’s export expansion on Malaysian monthly trading with to her 12 major trading partners over the liberalization era. Regime shifts are evident in the long run where structural break(s) found mostly… Read moreA macro assessment of China effects on Malaysian exports and trade balances / Tze-Haw Chan, Hooi Hooi Lean and Chee-Wooi Hooy
We study trade policy in a two-sector Krugman (1980) trade model, allowing for wage, import and export subsidies/taxes. We study non-cooperative trade policies, first for each individual instrument and then for the situation where all instrumentscan be set simultaneously, and… Read moreTrade Policy: Home Market Effect versus Terms-of-Trade Externality / Alessia Campolmi, Harald Fadinger, Chiara Forlati
The present study aims to analyse the sustainability of the trade deficits in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-5 countries using panel framework during the period from 1965 to 2011. The paper found the evidence of sustainable trade deficit… Read moreThe sustainability of trade accounts of the ASEAN-5 countries / Olayeni Olaolu Richard and Aviral Kumar Tiwari
Recent years have seen a rapid expansion of studies that examine the effects of exchange-rate risk on bilateral exports and imports for specific industries. Since the underlying theory is ambiguous, each case must be studied individually. This paper considers British… Read moreExchange-rate risk and UK-China trade: evidence from 47 industries / Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, Scott Hegerty and Ruixin Zhang
The present study aims to analyse the sustainability of the trade deficits in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-5 countries using panel framework during the period from 1965 to 2011. The paper found the evidence of sustainable trade deficit… Read moreThe sustainability of trade accounts of the ASEAN-5 countries / Olayeni Olaolu Richard and Aviral Kumar Tiwari.
The purpose of this paper is to measure the effects of WTO accession on the economic growth of China, and the paths of those effects. This article carries out a theoretical and empirical analysis on the effect on China’s economic… Read moreResearch on the effects of WTO accession on China’s economic growth: Path analysis and empirical study / Zhang Zhiming, Zhang Xin, Cui Riming
The primary purpose for the World Trade Organization (WTO) is to open trade for the benefits of all. Since its accession to WTO in 2001, China has experienced remarkable economic growth with an average annual growth rate of around 10.5… Read moreChina’s ten years in the WTO: review and perspectives / Huijiong Wang and Shantong Li and Qi Wang
This paper examines the relationship between opacity and the cost of intermediation in Asian banks. Using a sample of publicly traded commercial banks from 2002 to 2008, our empirical results show that higher opacity is associated with a lower intermediation… Read moreBank opacity, intermediation cost and globalization: Evidence from a sample of publicly traded banks in Asia / Wahyoe Soedarmono, Amine Tarazi