This paper empirically analyzes the experience of East Asia's economic growth with data both at aggregate-economy and micro-firm levels, focusing on the role of international integration through trade and direct investment. The analysis within a framework of cross-country panel regression shows...

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Main Authors:	Ahn, Sanghoon (Author), Lee, Jong-Wha (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo IMES 2007
Series:	Discussion paper series / Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan 2007,14
Subjects:	Geschichte 1900-2000 Wirtschaft Ostasien Südostasien East Asia > Economic conditions > 20th century East Asia > Economic conditions > 21st century East Asia > Economic integration Southeast Asia > Economic conditions > 20th century Southeast Asia > Economic conditions > 21st century Southeast Asia > Economic integration
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Summary:	This paper empirically analyzes the experience of East Asia's economic growth with data both at aggregate-economy and micro-firm levels, focusing on the role of international integration through trade and direct investment. The analysis within a framework of cross-country panel regression shows that trade openness and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have a positive effect on gross domestic product (GDP) growth-particularly in the 1970 and 1980s-while FDI outflows appear to have a negative effect on GDP growth. Micro-level evidence based on manufacturing data in the Republic of Korea (Korea) confirms the positive effect of trade and investment integration on plant-level productivity growth. It also suggests the relationship between FDI outflows and productivity growth depends on the characteristics of a recipient economy. We find that FDI to the People's Republic of China tends to reduce productivity growth of firms in Korea while FDI to the United States or Japan works in favor of productivity growth.--Author's description.
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