International trade and financial integration: a weighted network analysis

International Trade and Financial Integration: A Weighted Network Analysis

In this paper we compare the patterns of trade and financial integration by exploiting network analysis. Our results show that, by combining binary and weighted network analysis, it is possible to deliver more precise and thorough insights on the topological structure and properties of the international trade and financial networks (ITN and IFN). We find that the ITN is more densely connected t...

A Difference-In-Differences (DID) Analysis Of Financial Integration And International Trade In ASEAN+5

a difference-in-differences (did) analysis of financial integration and international trade in asean+5

Financial Crisis and Steel Trade Integration in Asia and Pacific: A Static and Dynamic Analysis

The objective of this paper is to explore the effect of financial crisis on trade flows of steel industries in the major Asian-Pacific steel producing countries. Using a static and dynamic panel data analysis, we test the hypothesis that the global financial crisis has a negative effect on Asia-Pacific bilateral steel trade flows. We also examine the role of regional trade integration in bilate...

Understanding International Differences in Trade and Financial Integration

Trade and financial integration introduce cost pressures to firms with technology disadvantages. To avoid specialization and to mitigate the impact of integration on the return to the internationally immobile factor labor, countries introduce distortions to goods’ and capital flows. The degree of interventions depends on the size and cross-industry dispertion of technology differences, as well ...