Abstract
East Asia Pacific has catapulted to be the most dynamic region in the world as a result of economic liberalisation and sustainable growth. This study seeks to investigate if selected East Asian countries are able to converge in terms of trade and investment openness. This paper uses the concept of Phillips and Sul to evaluate trade and investment convergence in East Asia Pacific region during the period 1990 to 2016. The overall results do not support the hypothesis that all countries converge on a single equilibrium in trade and investment liberalisation. However, findings point to the existence of club convergence.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 91-108 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Institutions and Economies |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Sep 2018 |
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Keywords
- Catch-up effect
- Convergence club
- East Asia pacific
- Trade openness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
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Trade and investment convergence clubs in East Asia Pacific. / Selvarajan, Sonia Kumari; Ab-Rahim, Rossazana; Md Nor, Nor Ghani.
In: Institutions and Economies, Vol. 10, No. 4, 14.09.2018, p. 91-108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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N2 - East Asia Pacific has catapulted to be the most dynamic region in the world as a result of economic liberalisation and sustainable growth. This study seeks to investigate if selected East Asian countries are able to converge in terms of trade and investment openness. This paper uses the concept of Phillips and Sul to evaluate trade and investment convergence in East Asia Pacific region during the period 1990 to 2016. The overall results do not support the hypothesis that all countries converge on a single equilibrium in trade and investment liberalisation. However, findings point to the existence of club convergence.
AB - East Asia Pacific has catapulted to be the most dynamic region in the world as a result of economic liberalisation and sustainable growth. This study seeks to investigate if selected East Asian countries are able to converge in terms of trade and investment openness. This paper uses the concept of Phillips and Sul to evaluate trade and investment convergence in East Asia Pacific region during the period 1990 to 2016. The overall results do not support the hypothesis that all countries converge on a single equilibrium in trade and investment liberalisation. However, findings point to the existence of club convergence.
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