of Asia and the world economy — during the last five decades has caused significant strains on their scarce resources …

intermediate inputs for economies in the Asia-Pacific region and examine the impact on domestic producer prices of changes in costs … price dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region …

Southeast Asia. In view of slowdown in growth and even recession in advanced economies as a result of the adverse impact of the … toward rising middle class of Asia. To successfully implement the new initiative of “Make in India”, India needs to be …

ascertain that today's trade issues in Northeast Asia go beyond the traditional mechanisms of tariffs, and include "behind … transaction costs along with trade infrastructure facilities have significant influence on regional trade flows in Northeast Asia …. On average, 10 percent saving in transaction costs increases imports by about 5 percent in Northeast Asia. This paper …

production networks. In the 1970-80’s, South Asia stagnated due to its inward-oriented growth strategy and lack of infrastructure … connectivity — resulting in low trade integration and regional connectivity within the region and with Southeast and East Asia …. However, since 1991, South Asia, particularly India has adopted a “Look East” policy and opened its market raising huge …

Asia accounts for more than 30% of world GDP and contributes half of the global growth in recent years. Despite high … growth rates, Asia is still facing considerable socio-economic challenges. If Asia is to reemerge as a major power in the … region's economies more integrated regionally and internationally. Following the recent global trend, Asia witnessed a wave …