Modern Services Export Performances Among Emerging and Developed Asian Economies
Nasir, Shahbaz; Kalirajan, Kaliappa | November 2014
Abstract
Advancements in information and communications technologies (ICTs) have expanded the possibilities for trade in modern services and many Asian emerging and developed economies are increasingly participating in these new trade activities. This study examines the export performances of emerging and developed Asian economies in selected modern services—computer and information, business and professional, and telecommunications—using a stochastic frontier gravity model. Estimation results show that the performances of emerging economies in South Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in terms of realization of export potential, are considerably weaker than those of developed economies in North America and Europe. The results also show that the number of graduates and the quality of ICT infrastructure in emerging countries are among the key factors in realizing services export potential. These findings suggest that emerging economies need to remove “behind-the-border” constraints and adopt advanced technologies in order to catch up with high-performing developed countries.
Citation
Nasir, Shahbaz; Kalirajan, Kaliappa. 2014. Modern Services Export Performances Among Emerging and Developed Asian Economies. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/4192. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
2313-6006
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2313-599
Keywords
Trade Facilitation
Trade
Economic integration
Regional Economic Integration
Free Trade
Trade Agreements
Trade Policy
Economic Development
Economics
International Economics
Intraregional Trade
Economic planning
Economic structure
Growth policy
Trade relations
Trade policy
Trade policy
Economic development
Regional economics
Economic forecasting
Economic development projects
Success in business
Business
Free trade
Business
Economics
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