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Syed Abdul Rehman Khan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the nexus between urbanization renewable energy trade and ecological footprint in ASEAN Countries
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020Co-Authors: Solomon Prince Nathaniel, Syed Abdul Rehman KhanAbstract:Abstract Economic growth, accompanied by rising energy demand in ASEAN Countries have been unprecedented over these few years. On the other hand, the energy consumed in the ASEAN region is predominantly non-renewable, which could have implications for sustainable development. Previous studies that have investigated the energy-growth-environment nexus for this region are inefficient in terms of the proxies used to measure environmental quality and the estimation techniques adopted. As such this study explores the influence of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, economic growth, and urbanization on a more reliable environmental indicator (ecological footprint) from 1990 to 2016, while controlling for trade. First-and-second-generation unit root and cointegration tests are applied amidst evidence of cross-sectional dependence. Findings reveal that economic growth, trade, and non-renewable energy contribute significantly to environmental degradation in ASEAN Countries. This suggests that the region is growing at the expense of its environment, while also indulging in emission-intensive trade. Further findings show a one-way causality from urbanization to non-renewable energy consumption. Policy directions and implications of the findings for sustainability are discussed.
Jose L. Tongzon - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ASEAN china free trade area a bane or boon for ASEAN Countries
The World Economy, 2005Co-Authors: Jose L. TongzonAbstract:At the ASEAN Summit in November 2000, the leaders of ASEAN and China agreed to enhance economic cooperation and integration with the goal of establishing an ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (FTA). This decision was a natural response to a number of important global and regional developments of the past decade. Since the signing of the framework agreement, policymakers from China and ASEAN member states have already started their negotiations on the specific terms and features for this proposed FTA. While such an FTA would hold the potential of yielding enormous economic benefits, it also causes some sense of apprehension and uncertainty in some quarters, due to the common perception that China is already a strong competitor in trade and attracting foreign investment. To examine the economic basis for such concern, this paper analyses the economic implications of this proposed free trade area from the ASEAN economies' perspective. Specifically, it examines how competitive ASEAN Countries are vis-a-vis China, evaluate the scope for strengthening China-ASEAN trade and the impediments facing Chinese and ASEAN investors in each other's markets, and recommends policy measures to maximise the benefits and minimise the hardships resulting from an ASEAN-China FTA. Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2005.
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ASEAN china free trade area a bane or boon for ASEAN Countries
The World Economy, 2005Co-Authors: Jose L. TongzonAbstract:At the ASEAN Summit in November 2000, the leaders of ASEAN and China agreed to enhance economic cooperation and integration with the goal of establishing an ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (FTA). This decision was a natural response to a number of important global and regional developments of the past decade. Since the signing of the framework agreement, policymakers from China and ASEAN member states have already started their negotiations on the specific terms and features for this proposed FTA. While such an FTA would hold the potential of yielding enormous economic benefits, it also causes some sense of apprehension and uncertainty in some quarters, due to the common perception that China is already a strong competitor in trade and attracting foreign investment. To examine the economic basis for such concern, this paper analyses the economic implications of this proposed free trade area from the ASEAN economies’ perspective. Specifically, it examines how competitive ASEAN Countries are vis-a-vis China, evaluate the scope for strengthening China-ASEAN trade and the impediments facing Chinese and ASEAN investors in each other's markets, and recommends policy measures to maximise the benefits and minimise the hardships resulting from an ASEAN-China FTA.
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china s membership in the world trade organization wto and the exports of the developing economies of east asia a computable general equilibrium approach
Applied Economics, 2001Co-Authors: Jose L. TongzonAbstract:There is a general perception particularly among the developing Countries of East Asia that China's WTO membership would spell bad news for their exports. The ASEAN Countries in particular are quite concerned about its likely negative impact on their export and growth potentials. In this light, the main objective of this paper is to empirically assess the trade implications of China's WTO membership for these Countries. Only few studies, using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) approach, have addressed the issue of China's WTO membership trade implications. Further, these studies have not adequately addressed the issue from the perspective of the developing Countries of East Asia, particularly the ASEAN Countries. Using the latest version of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model and based on the latest tariff reduction commitments by China, the results showed that, contrary to the current perception and previous studies, almost all of the developing Countries of East Asia are likely to benefi...
Solomon Prince Nathaniel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the nexus between urbanization renewable energy trade and ecological footprint in ASEAN Countries
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020Co-Authors: Solomon Prince Nathaniel, Syed Abdul Rehman KhanAbstract:Abstract Economic growth, accompanied by rising energy demand in ASEAN Countries have been unprecedented over these few years. On the other hand, the energy consumed in the ASEAN region is predominantly non-renewable, which could have implications for sustainable development. Previous studies that have investigated the energy-growth-environment nexus for this region are inefficient in terms of the proxies used to measure environmental quality and the estimation techniques adopted. As such this study explores the influence of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, economic growth, and urbanization on a more reliable environmental indicator (ecological footprint) from 1990 to 2016, while controlling for trade. First-and-second-generation unit root and cointegration tests are applied amidst evidence of cross-sectional dependence. Findings reveal that economic growth, trade, and non-renewable energy contribute significantly to environmental degradation in ASEAN Countries. This suggests that the region is growing at the expense of its environment, while also indulging in emission-intensive trade. Further findings show a one-way causality from urbanization to non-renewable energy consumption. Policy directions and implications of the findings for sustainability are discussed.
Yun Liu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of tourism and natural resources on the ecological footprint a case study of ASEAN Countries
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020Co-Authors: Nattapan Kongbuamai, Quocviet Bui, Hafiz Muhammad Abaid Ullah Yousaf, Yun LiuAbstract:This study examines the impacts of economic growth, energy consumption, tourism, and natural resources on the ecological footprint in the ASEAN Countries for spanning from 1995 to 2016. For this purpose, the cross-sectional dependent test, the second-generation unit root test, and the Westerlund cointegration test have been applied. The Driscoll-Kraay panel regression model has been used to check the long-run relationship among the series. Also, the Dumitrescu-Hurlin panel causality test is used to determine the paths of causal interactions. These tests help to overcome the problem of cross-sectional dependence in panel data analysis. The results showed an inverted U-shaped EKC behavior in ASEAN Countries, hence a negative relation between tourism and natural resources with the ecological footprint. This implies that tourism and natural resources help to improve the environmental quality in ASEAN Countries.
Alexander Lukin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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russia s approach to south china sea territorial dispute it s only business nothing personal
Pacific Review, 2021Co-Authors: Andrey Dikarev, Alexander LukinAbstract:The territorial dispute in the South China Sea (SCS) affecting China and several ASEAN Countries has already resulted in drawn-out political tensions in the region. However, one aspect of the dispu...
