Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/128562 
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Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 445
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila
Abstract: 
This paper uses directed bilateral flow data on multiple dimensions of economic integration to construct a composite index of regional integration outcomes covering 19 regions in various parts of the world. As a first step, the multidimensional indicator is used to rank regions according to their current degree of regional integration, which allows for a direct comparison of Asia's regional integration performance with those of other regions of the world. As a second step, the constructed indicator of regional integration outcomes is used as the output variable in a data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate Asia's untapped regional integration potential.
Subjects: 
Asia
composite index
data envelopment analysis
integration potential
regional integration
JEL: 
F02
F10
F13
F15
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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