Numerous papers have examined the effect of national income on FDI using cross-country data, including in developing countries. However, few focus one specific region, particularly ASEAN This study analyzes GDP growth ASEAN-5 countries from 2004 to 2019. Panel data regression with fixed estimation was performed document relationship between and FDI. Using some macroeconomic control variables, f...

This study uses the social network analysis method to explore structural changes of China–ASEAN tourism services trade and its influencing factors based on data China ASEAN countries in 2015 2018. The findings show that (i) density increased by 30% 2018 compared with 2015. (ii) China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia rank highly terms degree, betweenness, closeness centrality. (iii) distance betwe...

With the comprehensive launch of construction China ASEAN free trade area, exchanges and between countries have become closer, related cooperation fields more extensive. In exchanges, language is one main obstacles. increase digital at this stage, shortage minor talents prominent in development ASEAN. This paper takes Thai as an example, studies ideas strategies applied training under backgroun...

Regional Trade Agreements such as ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) are expected to increase the trade flows among member countries through trade creation and trade diversion. This paper employs the gravity model using manufacturing trade data to analyse this hypothesised effect in a time-varying context. The estimation results suggest that AFTA has expanded the trade substantially. The trade creati...

This paper quantifies the impact of terrorism and conflicts on income per capita growth in Asia for 1970–2004. Our panel estimations show that transnational terrorist attacks had a significant growth-limiting effect. An additional terrorist incident per million persons reduces gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth by about 1.5%. In populous countries, many additional attacks are needed...

This paper discusses the accession of Myanmar to ASEAN and its effects on the emergence of fundamental political norms in ASEAN. The article first advances the theoretical idea of how accession demands towards Regional Organizations (ROs) open windows of opportunity for norm entrepreneurs to act for norm change in a Regional Organization. Secondly, these ideas are empirically illustrated by a c...

This paper analyses the role of exchange rates in the competition for FDI. Based on the assumption that two countries compete for FDI from the same source country, the paper shows explicitly that the relative FDI of one country is determined by the relative real exchange rate between its currency and that of the source country. The theoretical result suggests that, if the currency of one FDI re...

Cross-border integration is a complex process, but it could bring benefits to the nations involved in motivating trade and tourism. Air transport has been playing an important role accelerating of economies countries Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The introduction visa-free exemption agreement 2006 ratification semi-ASEAN open skies 2016 have stimulated intra-ASEAN travel trade. H...

This is an empirical paper that addresses the role of bilateral and multilateral international coauthorships in the six leading science systems among the ASEAN group of countries (ASEAN6). The paper highlights the different ways that bilateral and multilateral co-authorships structure global networks and the collaborations of the ASEAN6. The paper looks at the influence of the collaboration sty...

A regional monetary arrangement is actually not something new to the East Asian economies. History of monetary co-operation in the region can be traced back to the establishment of an ASEAN Swap Arrangement among ASEAN member countries in 1977. With the recent outbreak of the Asian financial crisis and the introduction of the euro in Europe, renewed attention has been given to potential monetar...