Recently added articles from ISEAS Working Papers. Economics and Finance:
ISEAS Working Paper: Economics & Finance: THE IMPACT OF THE 1997/98 ECONOMIC CRISIS ON FIRM ENTRY IN INDONESIAN MANUFACTURING
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract How did the 1997/98 economic crisis affect the extent of firm entry in Indonesian manufacturing? What can we tell from examining the impact? This paper attempts to provide some answers to these questions, using rich plant-level data of medium and large manufacturing plants over ...
ENHANCING BILATERAL ECONOMIC LINKAGES THROUGH NEW REGIONALISM: THE CASE OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND SINGAPORE FOR A CLOSER ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (ANZSCEP)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Abstract With ASEAN economies recovering from the economic crisis of 1997-98, and largely unsuccessful efforts towards trade and investment liberalization in multilateral and regional fora, viz. the WTO and the APEC, Bilateralism has emerged as the most preferred option to advance free ...
Policy Lessons in Development: Small, Open Economies of Singapore and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates - POLICY LESSONS IN DEVELOPMENT: SMALL, OPEN ECONOMIES OF SINGAPORE AND ABU DHABI IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Jan 01, 2004; ... Abstract This working paper focuses on how two small, open economies, Singapore and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have coped with globalization, information communication technology, knowledge-based economy, deregulation and competition. They have very different sets of ...
Towards an ASEAN Economic Community: Challenges and Prospects - TOWARDS AN ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
Jan 01, 2004; ... Abstract Economic integration in ASEAN has always been motivated by the need to make the region an attractive production base for domestic and foreign companies and to cope with the growing competitive challenge arising from the economic emergence of China, and recently, India. Thus, ...
The Water Issue Between Singapore and Malaysia: No Solution In Sight? - The Water Issue Between Singapore and Malaysia: No Solution In Sight?1
Jan 01, 2003; ... 1.0 Introduction and Outline Singapore has been depending on Malaysia for nearly forty percent or more of its water supply. The importance of water to the Republic, economically and otherwise, cannot be questioned, and the historical and present role of Malaysia in assuaging this aspect ...
Indonesia: An Overview of the Legal Framework for Foreign Direct Investment - INDONESIA: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Oct 01, 2002; ... Abstract Law Number 1 of 1967, on Foreign Investment law (FIL), formally established the legal framework for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Indonesia, and was the first following independence in 1945. The FIL is primarily patterned - amongst other things - to pursue the ...
Malaysia: An Overview of the Legal Framework for Foreign Direct Investment - MALAYSIA: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Oct 01, 2002; ... Abstract Among the Southeast Asian countries Malaysia has keenly pursued in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In this respect it has constantly striven to maintain the competitiveness of FDI determinants, including the legal infrastructure. Various policy instruments and ...
International Trade in Services in Selected ASEAN Countries: Telecommunications and Finance - INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES IN SELECTED ASEAN COUNTRIES: TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND FINANCE
Aug 01, 2002; ... Abstract This paper outlines the analytical rationale in favour of liberalization of trade in services with particular reference to the key infrastructural sub-sectors of telecommunications and finance and discusses the empirical evidence thereof. The paper goes on to offer an overview ...
DEVELOPING A VIABLE CORPORATE BOND MARKET: THE SINGAPORE EXPERIENCE
Jun 01, 2002; ... Abstract Since August 1998, Singapore has actively encouraged the development of the Singapore dollar corporate bond market. As a result, this market has shown phenomenal growth, with participation from a wide range of issuers: foreign entities, statutory boards, government-linked ...
Devaluation of the Baht and Economic Contraction in Thailand - DEVALUATION OF THE BAHT AND ECONOMIC CONTRACTION IN THAILAND
Dec 01, 2000; ... Abstract Devaluation and crises in emerging economies have tended to be followed by an outright economic collapse. This post-devaluation economic contraction is inconsistent with the conventional view that devaluation is expansionary/inflationary and needs to be accompanied by demand ...