Is a regional trading bloc forming in southeast Asia? New evidence for ASEAN countries

• Authors: Andrzej Cieślik , Tao Song

Abstracts

EN

This article studies the impact of ASEA N on the bilateral exports of its 10 member countries. It reports the results of applying the gravity model to a data set covering 50 partner countries from 1967 to 2008. The study’s empirical findings show that on average ASEA N regionalism significantly increases bilateral exports. However, the results are country-specific and indicate that ASEA N seems to benefit only large economies with a long history of membership, while smaller more recent members do not show significant expansion of exports.

Keywords

EN

ASEAN; Free trade area; Gravity model; Panel data; Preferential trade liberalization

• Publisher: Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 23-29

Dates

published

2012

Contributors

author

Andrzej Cieślik

• Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw

author

Tao Song

• Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw

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