ASEAN Economic Bulletin articles from April 2003

ASEAN Economic Bulletin archives from April 2003

Singapore business cycles: a supply-side analysis.
April 1, 2003... I. Introduction Empirical macroeconomic research in recent times has sought to rediscover the causes of business cycle fluctuations in the industrialized economies. Studies in this vein are provided by, inter alia, Shapiro and Watson...

International disturbances and domestic macroeconomic fluctuations in Malaysia.
April 1, 2003... I. Introduction Accounting for the impact of fluctuations in international variables on a domestic economy's aggregate disturbances is a subject that has attracted wide attention. According to the traditional view, the extent to which an...

ASEAN--China free trade area advantages, challenges, and implications for the newer ASEAN member countries.(Association of South East Asian Nations)
April 1, 2003... I. Introduction Globalization has provided a dynamic platform on which to sustain high and durable rates of economic growth, structural transformation, and social development for many developing countries. In particular, it has opened up...

Convergence and its implications for a common currency in ASEAN.(Association of South East Asian Nations)
April 1, 2003... I. Introduction The recent successful introduction of a common printed currency in the euro zone brings renewed interest to the topic of whether similar approaches might be successfully implemented in other regions. One region that may be...

An analysis of trade flows between Brunei Darussalam and the European Union.
April 1, 2003... I. Introduction Brunei Darussalam (hereafter Brunei) is a small, rich sultanate located on the northern coast of the island of Borneo, with a population of 344,500 in 2001 (Government of Brunei Darussalam 2002). Brunei has been one of the...

Southeast Asian stock market linkages: evidence from pre- and post-October 1997.
April 1, 2003... I. Introduction In late 1997 and early 1998, several countries in East and Southeast Asia observed precipitous falls in their exchange rates, following the collapse of the Thai baht's peg in July 1997. It is widely believed that the rapid...

Migrant Workers in Pacific Asia.(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... Edited by Yaw A. Debrah. London: Frank Cass, 2002. Pp. ii + 166. International labour migration has been an important facet of growth and structural transformation in Pacific Asian countries over the past two decades. Japan and other...

Exploring Indo-ASEAN Economic Partnership in Globalizing World.(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... By Atul Sarma and Pradeep Kumar Mehta. New Delhi: Bookwell, 2002. Pp. 648. This is an important, well-researched, and timely study on the growing economic co-operation between India and the original five ASEAN member countries (Indonesia,...

Small-Scale Enterprises in Developing and Transitional Economies.(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... Edited by Homi Katrak and Roger Strange. New York an London: Palgrave, 2002. Pp. 319. One irrefutable fact about small enterprises is that they are quite diverse, and this is perhaps the best way to describe this collection of essays. The...

The Role of SMEs in National Economies in East Asia: Studies of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in East Asia, Volume II.(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... Edited by Charles Harvie and Boon Chye Lee. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2002. Pp. xx + 404. Charles Harvie and Boon Chye Lee of the University of Wollongong in Australia have embarked on an interesting and ambitious project to publish a...

Globalization and Its Discontents.(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... By Joseph Stiglitz. London: Allen Lane/Penguin Press, 2002. Pp. 282. The story of Joseph Stiglitz is well known to those who follow the activities of the World Bank. After a distinguished career as an academic economist, in which he...

Globalization and the Asia Pacific Economy.(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... Edited by Kyung Tae Lee. New York: Routledge, 2002. Pp. xv + 351. Goods, services, capital, companies, people, ideas... and sometimes problems are crossing borders with an increasing ease nowadays. How should East Asia manage its deepening...

Economic Crisis Management: Policy, Practice, Outcomes and Prospects.(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... Edited by Tran Van Hoa. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2002. Pp. 246. This book covers theoretical concepts and practices of Asian countries in coping with the 1997 financial crisis. It focuses mainly on assessment of...

East Asian Trade and Financial Integration: New Issues.(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... Edited by Peter Drysdale and Kenichi Ishigaki. Canberra: Asia-Pacific Press, Australian National University, 2002. Pp. xv + 240. The volume under review presents a collection of essays on new issues in trade and financial integration in...