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Major trade trends in East Asia : what are their implications for regional cooperation and growth, Volume 1

Author:	Ng, Francis; Yeats, Alexander;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper series ; no. WPS 3084
Country:	Hong Kong SAR, China; East Asia and Pacific; Korea, Republic of; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Indonesia; China;	Date Stored:	2003/07/26
Document Date:	2003/06/30	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Major Sector:	Industry and trade
Region:	East Asia and Pacific	Report Number:	WPS3084
Sub Sectors:	Other domestic and international trade	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Earth Sciences & GIS; Economic Theory & Research; Payment Systems & Infrastructure; Trade Policy; Free Trade
Volume No:	1

Summary: This study's empirical findings have positive implications for further efforts to expand East Asian regional trade and cooperation initiatives. Since the mid-1980s regional intra-trade has grown at a rate roughly double that of world trade, and at a rate far higher than the intra-trade of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) member countries or the European Union. Evidence based on intra-industry trade ratios or statistics on international production sharing show economic linkages and the interdependence of East Asian economies have considerably strengthened over the past two decades. On a global scale, East Asia (excluding Japan) now originates 19 percent of world trade, which is approximately the same share as the NAFTA member countries.


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