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Volume 66, issue 06, 2021

INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE ON ECONOMIC ISSUES OF POPULATION AGING IN ASIA pp. 1545-1547

Jr-Tsung Huang

THE EFFECTS OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM JAPAN pp. 1549-1575

Erbiao Dai and Tatsuo Hatta

POPULATION AGING, MIDDLE-INCOME TRAP, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF ASIAN ECONOMIES pp. 1577-1594

Jiun-Nan Pan and Ming-Lei Chang

THE INFLUENCE OF THE ELDERLY POPULATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CHINA pp. 1595-1611

Xiaoliang Zhou and Ting Li

“RAISE CHILDREN TO FIGHT AGAINST AGINGâ€: THE DETERMINANTS OF ELDERLY WELLBEING IN TODAY’S CHINA pp. 1613-1645

Congmin Peng and Po-Wen She

DO KINSHIP NETWORKS CROWD OUT THE NEW RURAL PENSION PLAN IN CHINA? POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR AN AGING CHINA pp. 1647-1663

Dongjie Tao, Junpeng Wang, Hongying Cai and Kui Zhao

MODELING A FLEXIBLE RETIREMENT AGE TO NARROW PENSION GAP: THE CASE OF CHINA pp. 1665-1685

Yali Liu, Meiying Yang, Haitao Zheng, Yunyun Jiang and Dongfang Gu

POPULATION AGING SHOCK AND FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY IN CHINA: MECHANISM ANALYSIS AND EFFECT SIMULATION pp. 1687-1708

Baihui Liu and Zhiyong Yang

ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION AGING IN JAPAN: EFFECTS THROUGH CHANGES IN DEMAND STRUCTURE pp. 1709-1731

Mitsuru Katagiri

DOES POPULATION AGING INCREASE PORK TRADE IN ASIA? pp. 1733-1758

Hongjun Tao, Liang Zhao, Jeff Luckstead and Chaoping Xie

HIGH-FREQUENCY INTERNET SURVEY OF A PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF OLDER SINGAPOREANS: THE SINGAPORE LIFE PANEL® pp. 1759-1778

Rhema Vaithianathan, Bryce Hool, Michael Hurd and Susann Rohwedder

Volume 66, issue 05, 2021

NINE HISTORICAL VIEWS OF THE PHILLIPS CURVE: EIGHT AUTHENTIC AND ONE INAUTHENTIC pp. 1125-1140

James Forder

DETERMINANTS OF A COUNTRY’S GNP TO GDP POSITION: A REVISIT pp. 1141-1152

Eu Chye Tan and Tien Ming Yip

PROSPERITY OR STAGNATION: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES pp. 1153-1176

Pak-Hung Mo

IDIOSYNCRATIC RISK AND ACYCLICALLY INCREASING PUBLIC DEBT pp. 1177-1203

Insook Lee

NOT ALL GOODS ARE CREATED EQUAL: TARIFF CONCESSIONS IN THE KOREA–CHINA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT pp. 1205-1219

Hyejoon Im

HOW DOES FOREIGN R&D AFFECT OECD EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS? pp. 1221-1247

Wun-Ji Jiang, Yir-Hueih Luh and Szu-Chi Huang

ON THE EFFECT OF IMPERFECT COLLUSION ON PROFITABILITY AND R&D pp. 1249-1259

Marc Escrihuela-Villar and Jorge Guillã‰n

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY IN THE INDIAN STATES pp. 1261-1292

Rupika Khanna and Chandan Sharma

DETERMINANTS OF AGGLOMERATION IN KOREAN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES pp. 1293-1319

Eui-Chul Chung, Bun Song Lee and Chanho Cho

DOES RESERVE ACCUMULATION LEAD TO ENDOGENOUS MONEY SUPPLY IN CHINA? pp. 1321-1336

Xin Li, Jiao-Jiao Fan, Chi-Wei Su and Adelina Dumitrescu Peculea

THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC POLICY UNCERTAINTY ON INDEMNIFICATORY HOUSING MARKET IN CHINA pp. 1337-1353

Jian Fu, Xiaofen Yu, Chun Kwong Koo and Wai Choi Lee

SINGAPORE’S LIFE PROGRAM: ACTUARIAL FRAMEWORK, LONGEVITY RISK AND IMPACT OF ANNUITY FUND RETURN pp. 1355-1371

Koon-Shing Kwong, Yiu-Kuen Tse and Wai-Sum Chan

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE IN THE TWO-SIDED MARKET pp. 1373-1396

Yaxian Gong and Yuanzhu Lu

RISK–RETURN RELATIONSHIP IN ASIAN, AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN STOCK MARKETS pp. 1397-1420

Ruhee Mittal, Karam Pal Narwal and Ved Pal Sheera

FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY OF TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A SECOND-STAGE DYNAMIC NETWORK DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS METHOD pp. 1421-1442

Carolyn-Dung T. T. Tran and Renato A. Villano

Do Parental Absence and Children’s Gender Affect Early Childhood Investment? Evidence from Rural Thailand pp. 1443-1468

NGỌC TÚ T. Ä Inh and Weerachart Kilenthong

PARENTS’ SOCIAL NETWORK, JOB LOCATION, AND GRADUATE WAGES: EVIDENCE BASED ON THE FIRST JOBS OF GRADUATES FROM A CHINESE COLLEGE pp. 1469-1497

Gaowen Kong, Shasha Liu and Dongmin Kong

OPTIMAL EMISSIONS TAXATION AND INTERNALIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE WHEN EMISSIONS OCCUR DURING USE OR AT DISPOSAL pp. 1499-1519

Amagoia Sagasta and Jos㉠M. Usategui

ABSENCE OF EDUCATION–HEALTH GRADIENT IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CHRONIC DISEASES pp. 1521-1540

Kitae Sohn

Book Review: "Asia’s Journey to Prosperity: Policy, Market, and Technology over 50 Years" pp. 1541-1543

Guanie Lim

Volume 66, issue 04, 2021

SPECIAL ISSUE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS pp. 969-972

Tuan Luong and Duc Khuong Nguyen

BEYOND CONVENTIONAL TRADE: TRADE OPENNESS IMPLICATIONS OF TRADE IN VALUE ADDED pp. 973-995

Halit Yanıkkaya and Abdullah Altun

THE IMMIGRATION EFFECTS OF TRADE PROTECTIONISM: EVIDENCE FROM OECD COUNTRIES pp. 997-1026

Dambar Uprety

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES AND FDI ATTRACTION TO DISTRICTS IN VIETNAM: A NON-PARAMETRIC APPROACH pp. 1027-1053

Huong Quynh Nguyen and Dao Ngoc Tien

THE IMPACT OF THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE ON FIRMS’ EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE AND WAGE — EVIDENCE FROM CHINA’S PUBLIC LISTED FIRMS pp. 1055-1072

Bo Chen and Yue Chen

THE IMPACT OF ICT ON SERVICE TRADE pp. 1073-1086

Tuan Anh Luong and Thu Hang Nguyen

VIETNAM’s INCOMPLETE EXCHANGE RATE PASS-THROUGH pp. 1087-1104

Pham Thi Thanh Xuan

DOES GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON EDUCATION AFFECT PROVINCIAL INCOME INEQUALITY IN VIETNAM? pp. 1105-1123

Chi Minh Ho, Quan Thai-Thuong Le, Anh The Vo, Duc Hong Vo and Dao Thi-Thieu Ha

Volume 66, issue 03, 2021

CULTURE AND SAVINGS: WHY DO ASIANS SAVE MORE? pp. 621-651

Dezhu Ye, Shuang Pan, Yujun Lian and Yew-Kwang Ng

JOB FORMALITY AND EARNINGS DIFFERENCES AMONG MIGRANTS AND NON-MIGRANTS: EVIDENCE FROM FOUR INDONESIAN CITIES pp. 653-683

Pamudi Banjitha Abeynayake Senadheerage, Gareth Leeves and Audrey Kim Lan Siah

IMMIGRATION, INNOVATION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH pp. 685-699

Mehmet Bilgin, Giray Gözgör and Peter Rangazas

SOCIAL WELFARE, PHANTOM VOTERS, AND INTERNAL MIGRATION IN TAIWAN — EVIDENCE FROM PANEL SPATIAL ANALYSIS pp. 701-720

Jr-Tsung Huang and Ming-Lei Chang

SOCIO-POLITICAL DETERMINANTS OF INTERDEPENDENT REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS: AN EMPIRICAL APPLICATION pp. 721-742

Innwon Park and Soonchan Park

AN ANALYSIS OF THE TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS OF INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE BETWEEN CHINA AND ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION MEMBER COUNTRIES pp. 743-766

Jacob Wood, Yilin Li and Jie Wu

INDIAN INVESTMENT IN CHINESE PROVINCES: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, LOCATIONAL DETERMINANTS, CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS pp. 767-806

Khanindra Ch. Das

ANALYSIS OF THE CO-MOVEMENT BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT RISK AND BANK RISK IN CHINA pp. 807-835

Changjun Zheng, Siwei Huang and Ningyu Qian

FDI AND CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTIVITY ACROSS CHINESE PREFECTURE-LEVEL CITIES THROUGH BOOTSTRAP TRUNCATION REGRESSION pp. 837-853

Xingle Long, Sangwook Kim and Yunhai Dai

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BASEL III FRAMEWORK: PROCYCLICALITY IN THE BANKING SECTOR AND MACROECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS pp. 855-879

Jinyoung Yu and Doojin Ryu

TIME VARIATION OR ASYMMETRY? THE INFLATION AND INFLATION UNCERTAINTY NEXUS: A CASE OF CHINA pp. 881-903

Xue Gao, Yixin Ren and Xin Li

FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING PRICE CHANGES UNDER THE CONDITION OF FINANCIAL CONTROL: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA pp. 905-931

Xue Li and Ruo-Xi Zhang

IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION EFFECTIVE IN PROMOTING THE TFP OF AN OLD INDUSTRIAL AREA? — A SPATIAL ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF NORTHEAST CHINA pp. 933-951

Zhanhua Jia and Guofeng Gu

INDUSTRIAL TRANSFER’S EFFECT ON COMPETITIVENESS OF THE MANUFACTURING: A CASE OF ZHEJIANG, CHINA pp. 953-968

Bingqiang Li, Jinzhi Li, Nannan Dong and Lei Huang

Volume 66, issue 02, 2021

ENERGY INSECURITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH pp. 313-322

Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Youngho Chang, Naoyuki Yoshino and Peter Morgan

ENERGY INSECURITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND THE ROLE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: A CROSS-COUNTRY PANEL ANALYSIS pp. 323-343

Xiang Xu, Jian Yu, Dayong Zhang and Qiang Ji

ENERGY INSECURITY IN THE ASEAN REGION: THE IMPLICATIONS OF ENERGY POLICY REFORM pp. 345-368

Budy Resosudarmo, Ditya A. Nurdianto and Yuventus Effendi

CAPACITY PERMIT TRADING SCHEME, ECONOMIC WELFARE AND ENERGY INSECURITY: CASE STUDY OF COAL INDUSTRY IN CHINA pp. 369-389

Xunpeng Shi, Yifan Shen, Ke Wang and Yanfang Zhang

PRIORITIZATION OF RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY TO PREVENT ENERGY INSECURITY: AN INTEGRATED ROLE pp. 391-412

Robina Iram, Muhammad Khalid Anser, Rehmat Ullah Awan, Amjad Ali, Qaiser Abbas and Imran Chaudhry

ROLE OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SOLVING THE ENERGY INSECURITY IN ASIA pp. 413-434

Pichayakone Rakpho, Woraphon Yamaka, Wachirawit Puttachai and Paravee Maneejuk

THE ENERGY–POLLUTION–HEALTH NEXUS: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS OF LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME ASIAN COUNTRIES pp. 435-455

Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Ehsan Rasoulinezhad, Naoyuki Yoshino, Youngho Chang, Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary and Peter Morgan

ENERGY SECURITY, RENEWABLE, NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ASEAN ECONOMIES: NEW INSIGHTS pp. 457-488

Rabindra Nepal and Hammed Oluwaseyi Musibau

ENERGY SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY: EVIDENCE FROM OECD COUNTRIES pp. 489-506

Huaping Sun, Muhammad Ikram, Muhammad Mohsin and Qaiser Abbas

INVESTIGATING COST-EFFECTIVE POLICY INCENTIVES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN JAPAN: A RECURSIVE CGE APPROACH FOR AN OPTIMAL ENERGY MIX pp. 507-528

Michael Huang and Chul Ju Kim

MODELING ENERGY SECURITY–EXCHANGE RATE LINKAGE: EVIDENCE OF GMM APPROACH pp. 529-544

Tu Chuc Anh, Ehsan Rasoulinezhad, Thanh Ngo Chi, Huyen Le Hoang Ba and Hanh Hoang Thanh

THE ROLE OF ENERGY SECURITY IN ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ASIA: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND POLICY OPTIONS pp. 545-567

Victoriia Alekhina

OIL PRICE FLUCTUATIONS AND STOCK MARKET BEHAVIOR IN A RESOURCE-DOMINANT ECONOMY: CASE OF KAZAKHSTAN pp. 569-594

Moldir Mukan, Yessengali Oskenbayev, Niki Naderi and Yergali Dosmagambet

ASSESSING THE LINKAGES BETWEEN THE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND ECONOMIC FACTORS IN A LANDLOCKED ECONOMY: CASE STUDY OF LAO PDR pp. 595-619

Nisit Panthamit and Chukiat Chaiboonsri

Volume 66, issue 01, 2021

INTRODUCTION — SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REGIONALISM, TRADE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE pp. 1-20

Hong Liu, Kong Yam Tan and Guanie Lim

BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: A FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND UNLOCK POTENTIAL FOR HIGH-QUALITY AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH pp. 21-58

Hoe Ee Khor, Chaipat Poonpatpibul and Suan Yong Foo

THE DECENTRALIZING INTERNATIONAL TRADE ARCHITECTURE: PERSPECTIVES FROM AND ROLE OF ASIA pp. 59-84

Pradumna B. Rana, Wai-Mun Chia and Xianbai Ji

ASEAN ELECTRICITY MARKET INTEGRATION: HOW CAN BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE BRING NEW LIFE TO IT? pp. 85-103

Lixia Yao, Philip Andrews-Speed and Xunpeng Shi

CHINA’S OUTBOUND INVESTMENT IN ASEAN ECONOMIES IN THREE PERIODS: CHANGING PATTERNS AND TRENDS pp. 105-142

Yee-Siong Tong

EVOLUTION OF CHINA’S OUTWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT REGIME: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA UNDER THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE pp. 143-159

Theresa Yan and Peter Enderwick

DOES THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE RESHAPE CHINA’S OUTWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN ASEAN? SHIFTING MOTIVES OF STATE-OWNED AND PRIVATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES pp. 161-183

Shi Jin, Hu Xiaohui, Li Yunxiong and Feng Tao

ROOTING IN NANYANG: HOW EFFICIENT ARE CHINESE MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN MALAYSIA? pp. 185-206

Miao Zhang and Md Aslam Mia

SINGAPORE–CHINA ECONOMIC COLLABORATION 2.0 pp. 207-217

Eng Cheong Teo

SINGAPORE ENGAGES THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: PERCEPTIONS, POLICIES, AND INSTITUTIONS pp. 219-241

Hong Liu, Xin Fan and Guanie Lim

HOW DO INVESTORS RESPOND TO TERRITORIAL DISPUTES? EVIDENCE FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND IMPLICATIONS ON PHILIPPINES ECONOMIC STRATEGY pp. 243-267

Alvin Camba and Janica Magat

THE FLYING GEESE AND CHINA’S BRI IN INDONESIA pp. 269-292

Siwage Dharma Negara and Leo Suryadinata

CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE: A VIEW FROM A MAHATHIRIST IMAGINARY pp. 293-312

Boo Teik Khoo