Interdependence of Income between China and ASEAN-5 Countries

Lau, Evan and Lee, Koon Po (2007): Interdependence of Income between China and ASEAN-5 Countries.

Abstract

This paper examines the interdependence of income between China and ASEAN-5 countries by resorting to the time series econometrics analysis from 1960 to 2000 of the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Empirical results are found to support the strong interdependence of income between China and ASEAN-5 countries. With the increasing interest of economic integration around the globe especially the proposed China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA), the interdependence and synchronization movements of income between member countries is an important characteristic for suitability toward the regional common currency goal.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
• Language: English
• Keywords: interdependence; cointegration; China; ASEAN-5
• Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis ; Housing ; Infrastructure

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