Blog post
15 February 2014
The implications of Asia’s scientific rise
A previous article in this newsletter (issue 3, December 2012) demonstrated how selected Asian governments have come to view science as integral to ec
Blog post
15 February 2014
A previous article in this newsletter (issue 3, December 2012) demonstrated how selected Asian governments have come to view science as integral to ec
Opinion piece
14 January 2014
As a despondent year ends, there appear rays of hope. A healing world economy should help economic growth pick up. At home, a new Central government c
Blog post
08 January 2014
Many trade safeguard actions have essentially protectionist and political motivations. Thus, the absence of sustained lobbying from the leading German
Blog post
19 November 2013
Several important economic partnership agreements have moved into the process of trade negotiations for Japan this year. Although the macroeconomic ef
Blog post
02 November 2013
Foreign business is increasingly realising that China has antitrust laws, and is not too shy to use them. The Glencore/Xstrata merger in the spring wa
Policy brief
21 October 2013
Chinese merger control might have asymmetrically targeted foreign companies, while favouring domestic companies. However, there are no indication
Working paper
09 October 2013
A middle-income trap could occur not only if there is a delay in shifting the economy toward a productivity-driven structure, but also if there is a w
Blog post
13 August 2013
We have updated the monthly database up to July 2013, which is downloadable form the website of the working paper.
Blog post
01 July 2013
With the surge of the Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate (SHIBOR) since early June, China’s interbank market experienced a serious liquidity shortage las
Opinion piece
06 June 2013
Unless appropriately managed, the ongoing row on the proposed EU tariffs on solar panel imports from China has the potential to lead to a serious trad
Policy brief
04 June 2013
In the wake of recent crisis developments in the US and Europe, non-bank credit channels have often been portrayed as 'shadow banking' and have been c
Blog post
16 April 2013
China enjoyed a growth rate of more than 10 per cent from 2000 to 2010. But its economy is now in trouble.
Blog post
25 February 2013
In China, discussions on capital account liberalisation have recently intensified. The Chinese government plans to gradually liberalise certain capita
Blog post
04 February 2013
Global growth in research and development has been vigorous, with both public and private R&D investment increasing and growing more rapidly outsi
Policy brief
01 February 2013
Growth in research and development spending globally has been vigorous, averaging nearly eight percent annually during the last five years. An ever-la
Blog post
25 October 2012