Any Sequel to the "Miracle"? Growth Potential in East Asia: Evidence from International Trade Flows

Stefano Chiarlone () and Alessia Amighini ()

No 123, CESPRI Working Papers from CESPRI, Centre for Research on Innovation and Internationalisation, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy

Abstract: In the debate on future prospects in East Asia after the recent economic crisis, this paper focuses on trade-based explanations of growth to study whether exports may lead the recovery of the five crisis-hit countries. For each of them, it analyses, at different levels of disaggregation, the evolution of openness to trade, patterns and direction of exports, during and after the crisis. It finds higher openness to trade for all countries, both in aggregate and for major sectors. Moreover, during the crisis it reports only minor negative impacts on competitiveness and structure of exports, mainly for Indonesia and Korea. Regionalisation of export flows seems to have been partially reversed and exports towards non-Asian developed countries increased. These findings, together with evidence of export revival, suggest that trade can still contribute fuelling the Financial Crisis Countries' economic growth.

Keywords: South East Asia; Economic growth; Asian crisis; International trade competitiveness; Exports; Regionalisation; Comparative advantages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F1 F14 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2000-09, Revised 2000-12
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Forthcoming in European Journal of East Asian Studies

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