An Empirical Estimation of Asia's Untapped Regional Integration Potential Using Data Envelopment Analysis

Dominik Naeher ()
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Dominik Naeher: Goethe University Frankfurt

No 445, ADB Economics Working Paper Series from Asian Development Bank

Abstract: This paper uses directed bilateral flow data on multiple dimensions of economic integration to construct a composite index of regional integration outcomes covering 19 regions in various parts of the world. As a first step, the multidimensional indicator is used to rank regions according to their current degree of regional integration, which allows for a direct comparison of Asia’s regional integration performance with those of other regions of the world. As a second step, the constructed indicator of regional integration outcomes is used as the output variable in a data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate Asia’s untapped regional integration potential.

Keywords: Asia; composite index; data envelopment analysis; integration potential; regional integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F02 F10 F13 F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2015-08-21
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