Edited by Noel Gaston, University of South Australia and Ahmed M. Khalid, Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam

• Contents:PART I: INTRODUCTION1. Globalization and Integration in the Asia-Pacific: Prospects and RisksNoel Gaston and Ahmed M. KhalidPART II: GLOBALIZATION AND THE PROSPECTS FOR INTEGRATION2. The Twilight of Globalization?Marcus Noland3. Economic Integration in Extended East Asia: Toward a New Trade RegimeFukunari Kimura4. The Politics of (Anti-)Globalization: What do we Learn from Simple Models?David Greenaway and Douglas NelsonPART III: MACROECONOMIC COORDINATION AND FINANCIAL MARKET INTEGRATION5. Asian Financial IntegrationJennifer Corbett6. Forecasting International Financial Prices with Fundamentals: How do Stocks and Exchange Rates Compare?Robert P. Flood and Andrew K. Rose7. Trade Policy, Exchange Rate Adjustment and UnemploymentYoshiyasu Ono8. Trade and Wage Inequality in a World of Incomplete DiversificationChristis G. TombazosPART IV: GLOBALIZATION, IMMIGRATION AND LABOR MARKET ISSUES9. Globalization and Labor Markets: Developments in the Asia-PacificIan Harper10. Aging and Migration in JapanJunichi Goto11. Labor Market Transitions for Female Workers in Japan: The Role of Global CompetitionTomoko Kishi and Noel Gaston12. The Effects of Overseas Operations on Home Employment of Japanese Multinational EnterprisesNobuaki Yamashita and Kyoji FukaoIndex

‘Noel Gaston and Ahmed M. Khalid’s volume offers fascinating insights on the development, causes, and consequences of globalization in the Asia-Pacific. The outstanding collection of chapters combines theory with rigorous econometrics, making the book a must-read for every student of globalization. At a time where the global crisis gave new arguments to the critics of globalization, the questions raised in this book, and the answers given, are essential reading for academics and politicians alike.’

Edited by Noel Gaston, University of South Australia and Ahmed M. Khalid, Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam

• Contents:PART I: INTRODUCTION1. Globalization and Integration in the Asia-Pacific: Prospects and RisksNoel Gaston and Ahmed M. KhalidPART II: GLOBALIZATION AND THE PROSPECTS FOR INTEGRATION2. The Twilight of Globalization?Marcus Noland3. Economic Integration in Extended East Asia: Toward a New Trade RegimeFukunari Kimura4. The Politics of (Anti-)Globalization: What do we Learn from Simple Models?David Greenaway and Douglas NelsonPART III: MACROECONOMIC COORDINATION AND FINANCIAL MARKET INTEGRATION5. Asian Financial IntegrationJennifer Corbett6. Forecasting International Financial Prices with Fundamentals: How do Stocks and Exchange Rates Compare?Robert P. Flood and Andrew K. Rose7. Trade Policy, Exchange Rate Adjustment and UnemploymentYoshiyasu Ono8. Trade and Wage Inequality in a World of Incomplete DiversificationChristis G. TombazosPART IV: GLOBALIZATION, IMMIGRATION AND LABOR MARKET ISSUES9. Globalization and Labor Markets: Developments in the Asia-PacificIan Harper10. Aging and Migration in JapanJunichi Goto11. Labor Market Transitions for Female Workers in Japan: The Role of Global CompetitionTomoko Kishi and Noel Gaston12. The Effects of Overseas Operations on Home Employment of Japanese Multinational EnterprisesNobuaki Yamashita and Kyoji FukaoIndex

‘Noel Gaston and Ahmed M. Khalid’s volume offers fascinating insights on the development, causes, and consequences of globalization in the Asia-Pacific. The outstanding collection of chapters combines theory with rigorous econometrics, making the book a must-read for every student of globalization. At a time where the global crisis gave new arguments to the critics of globalization, the questions raised in this book, and the answers given, are essential reading for academics and politicians alike.’

Edited by Noel Gaston, University of South Australia and Ahmed M. Khalid, Professor of Economics, School of Business and Economics, University of Brunei Darussalam

• Contents:PART I: INTRODUCTION1. Globalization and Integration in the Asia-Pacific: Prospects and RisksNoel Gaston and Ahmed M. KhalidPART II: GLOBALIZATION AND THE PROSPECTS FOR INTEGRATION2. The Twilight of Globalization?Marcus Noland3. Economic Integration in Extended East Asia: Toward a New Trade RegimeFukunari Kimura4. The Politics of (Anti-)Globalization: What do we Learn from Simple Models?David Greenaway and Douglas NelsonPART III: MACROECONOMIC COORDINATION AND FINANCIAL MARKET INTEGRATION5. Asian Financial IntegrationJennifer Corbett6. Forecasting International Financial Prices with Fundamentals: How do Stocks and Exchange Rates Compare?Robert P. Flood and Andrew K. Rose7. Trade Policy, Exchange Rate Adjustment and UnemploymentYoshiyasu Ono8. Trade and Wage Inequality in a World of Incomplete DiversificationChristis G. TombazosPART IV: GLOBALIZATION, IMMIGRATION AND LABOR MARKET ISSUES9. Globalization and Labor Markets: Developments in the Asia-PacificIan Harper10. Aging and Migration in JapanJunichi Goto11. Labor Market Transitions for Female Workers in Japan: The Role of Global CompetitionTomoko Kishi and Noel Gaston12. The Effects of Overseas Operations on Home Employment of Japanese Multinational EnterprisesNobuaki Yamashita and Kyoji FukaoIndex

‘Noel Gaston and Ahmed M. Khalid’s volume offers fascinating insights on the development, causes, and consequences of globalization in the Asia-Pacific. The outstanding collection of chapters combines theory with rigorous econometrics, making the book a must-read for every student of globalization. At a time where the global crisis gave new arguments to the critics of globalization, the questions raised in this book, and the answers given, are essential reading for academics and politicians alike.’