Economic Interdependence: Evidence from China and ASEAN-5 Countries

This study aimed to examine the interdependence relationship among five Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN-5) countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) and China from a business cycles perspective. The Granger non-causality test proposed by [1] was used t...

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Main Authors: Balasubramaniam, Arunnan, Puah, Chin Hong, Shazali, Abu Mansor
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Language:English
Published: Scientific Research Publishing 2012
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spelling my.unimas.ir.180152022-01-24T00:30:01Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18015/ Economic Interdependence: Evidence from China and ASEAN-5 Countries Balasubramaniam, Arunnan Puah, Chin Hong Shazali, Abu Mansor H Social Sciences (General) This study aimed to examine the interdependence relationship among five Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN-5) countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) and China from a business cycles perspective. The Granger non-causality test proposed by [1] was used to examine causal linkages in business cycles. The empirical results indicated common business cycles between China and ASEAN-5 economies. This suggested that China and ASEAN-5 share similar business cycles and could complement each other in the long run. A discussion of important insights for regional economic policy coordination in which similar business cycles provide a platform for common regional trade, as well as suggestions for monetary policies, conclude the paper. Scientific Research Publishing 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18015/1/Arunnan.pdf Balasubramaniam, Arunnan and Puah, Chin Hong and Shazali, Abu Mansor (2012) Economic Interdependence: Evidence from China and ASEAN-5 Countries. Modern Economy, 3. pp. 122-125. ISSN 2152-7261 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/me.2012.31017 Doi: 10.4236/me.2012.31017
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Balasubramaniam, Arunnan
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Shazali, Abu Mansor
Economic Interdependence: Evidence from China and ASEAN-5 Countries
description This study aimed to examine the interdependence relationship among five Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN-5) countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) and China from a business cycles perspective. The Granger non-causality test proposed by [1] was used to examine causal linkages in business cycles. The empirical results indicated common business cycles between China and ASEAN-5 economies. This suggested that China and ASEAN-5 share similar business cycles and could complement each other in the long run. A discussion of important insights for regional economic policy coordination in which similar business cycles provide a platform for common regional trade, as well as suggestions for monetary policies, conclude the paper.
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author Balasubramaniam, Arunnan
Puah, Chin Hong
Shazali, Abu Mansor
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Puah, Chin Hong
Shazali, Abu Mansor
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title Economic Interdependence: Evidence from China and ASEAN-5 Countries
title_short Economic Interdependence: Evidence from China and ASEAN-5 Countries
title_full Economic Interdependence: Evidence from China and ASEAN-5 Countries
title_fullStr Economic Interdependence: Evidence from China and ASEAN-5 Countries
title_full_unstemmed Economic Interdependence: Evidence from China and ASEAN-5 Countries
title_sort economic interdependence: evidence from china and asean-5 countries
publisher Scientific Research Publishing
publishDate 2012
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/18015/1/Arunnan.pdf
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