This paper discusses the recent regional trade agreements that China has concluded rapidly following accession to the WTO in 2002. Agreements are in place with Hong Kong, Macao, ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand, and are either in negotiation or under discussion with South Africa, Chile, India,...

Spillover effects of tourism in neighboring regions have been the focus of scholars. Hong Kong and Macao, which are two adjacent regions famous for being a "shopping paradise" and "gambling paradise," respectively, enable us to examine the relationship between tourism industries with different...

The present study examines preferences related to democracy and their spillover effects on political trust and political participation through a social survey with Macau’s university students. In contrast with conventional measurements that ask about attitudes on democracy in abstract terms,...

“Trade Policy Reviews" analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat, a report by the government, and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening...

Under BEPS Action 14, members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS have committed to implement a minimum standard to strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of the mutual agreement procedure (MAP). The MAP is included in Article 25 of the OECD Model Tax Convention and commits...

This study describes business developments in the Macau-Zhuhai-Hengqin border region from an entrepreneurship perspective. The purpose is to understand the nature and extent of cross-border entrepreneurship in this border region. We first review literature about entrepreneurship in cross border...

The major challenge for the economic reform in Macau is to achieve a proliferated development in other economic sectors than gambling. The liberalization of the telecommunications sector then becomes the key within such a process due to its economic significance. This article observes that the...

The Portuguese in the East Asian seas in the 16th century -- The structure and content of Namban trade -- The Namban trade and Nagasaki merchants: structure of investment and capital injection -- Macao and the Namban trade: the "maritime loan" debt problem -- Religion and power in Macao -- The...

“Trade Policy Reviews" analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat, a report by the government, and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening...

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the real output for Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) is expected to contract for a third consecutive year in 2016. However, external demand has begun to recover with gaming revenues posting six consecutive months of positive annual...