The Relationship between Trade Integration and Economic Growth : Case of ASEAN-5 Countries

• Main Authors: Balasubramaniam, Arunnan, Shazali, Abu Mansor, Puah, Chin Hong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2016
• Subjects: HB Economic Theory
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15282/1/The-Relationship-between-Trade-Integration-and-Economic-Growth-Case-of-ASEAN-5-Countries_2016_Global-Economy-Journal.html; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15282/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85005990784&doi=10.1515%2fgej-2016-0024&partnerID=40&md5=66156444a294811f1c4621a62a883ec6

This paper studies how regional trade among ASEAN-5 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) help in expanding the member countries' output. This paper applies ARDL bound testing approach with instrumental variables to explore the relationship and finds that est...