Suchergebnisse

FTAs are proliferating in East Asia. This proliferation will become a foundation for the region's economic integration on the one hand, but will also lead to the ""spaghetti (or noodle) ball syndrome,"" due to a mixture of different rules such as rules of origin. In addition, the need for many procedures and documents, as well as custom clearance at borders for road transportation, consumes great time and costs, leading to high transportation costs. There are many issues to address in order to attain further economic integration. This book explores the current state and direction of economic integration in East Asia and examines how economic integration can allow each economy to benefit equally.

1. The development of input trade and production networks in east Asia / Daisuke Hiratsuka and Yoko Uchida -- 2. Vertical Specialization : some evidence from east Asia from 1975 to 2000 / David Hummels and Yoko Uchida -- 3. Some evidence on the nature and growth of input trade / David Hummels and Laura Puzzello -- 4. Characteristics and determinants of east Asia's trade patterns / Daisuke Hiratsuka -- 5. Japan's parts and components exports and complementarity with foreign investment / Kazuhiko Yokota -- 6. Complex FDI in Japanese multinationals / Kazunobu Hayakawa and Toshiyuki Matsuura -- 7. Production networks in east Asia : evidence from a survey of Japanese firms / Hiromichi Ozeki -- 8. The spatial structure of production/distribution networks and its implication for technology transfers and spillovers / Fukunari Kimura -- 9. International fragmentation in Laos : patterns, progress and prospects / Keola Souknilanh.