Francis Ng

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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1.

Major Trade Trends in East Asia: What are Their Implications for Regional Cooperation and Growth?

Number of pages: 95 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Francis Ng and Alexander J. Yeats
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank
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Reducing Agricultural Tariffs Versus Domestic Support: What's More Important for Developing Countries?

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Bernard Hoekman, Marcelo Olarreaga and Francis Ng
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Geneva and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
Downloads 501 (66,810)
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Who are the Net Food Importing Countries?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4457
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Ataman Aksoy and Francis Ng
World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Food & Beverage Industry, Emerging Markets, Currencies and Exchange Rates, Economic Theory & Research

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The Evolution of Agricultural Trade Flows

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5308
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Ataman Aksoy and Francis Ng
World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Emerging Markets, Food & Beverage Industry, Economic Theory & Research, Trade Policy, Free Trade

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Good Governance and Trade Policy: Are They the Keys to Africa's Global Integration and Growth?

Number of pages: 91 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Francis Ng and Alexander J. Yeats
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank
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Trade and Production Fragmentation: Central European Economies in European Union Networks of Production and Marketing

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Francis Ng and Bartlomiej Kaminski
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Maryland
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Production Sharing in East Asia: Who Does What for Whom, and Why?

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Francis Ng and Alexander J. Yeats
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank
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Foreign Direct Investment in Cross-Border Infrastructure Projects

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Foreign Direct Investment in Cross-Border Infrastructure Projects

ADBI Working Paper No. 274
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Apr 2011
K. C. Fung, Alicia García-Herrero and Francis Ng
University of California at Santa Cruz, Bruegel and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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cross-border infrastructure, transnational infrastructure projects, foreign direct investment, East Asia Pacific

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Antidumping as Safeguard Policy

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2730
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Francis Ng, Joseph Michael Finger and Sonam Wangchuk
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), Independent and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Open Economies Work Better! Did Africa's Protectionist Policies Cause its Marginalization in World Trade?

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Francis Ng and Alexander J. Yeats
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank
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China and Central and Eastern European Countries: Regional Networks, Global Supply Chain or International Competitors?

BOFIT Discussion Paper No. 9/2008
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Jun 2008
K. C. Fung, Iikka Korhonen, Rick Ke Li and Francis Ng
University of California at Santa Cruz, Bank of Finland - Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT), University of California, Santa Cruz and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Regional Networks, Global Supply Chain, China's FDI, Central and Eastern European Countries' FDI

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Romania's Integration into European Markets: Implications for Sustainability of the Current Export Boom

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Bartlomiej Kaminski and Francis Ng
University of Maryland and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Integration, foreign trade, intra-product trade, foreign investment, industrial restructuring, multinational corporations, backward linkages

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Eliminating Excessive Tariffs on Exports of Least Developed Countries

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Eliminating Excessive Tariffs on Exports of Least Developed Countries

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Bernard Hoekman, Marcelo Olarreaga and Francis Ng
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Geneva and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Market access, least developed countries, trade preferences

Eliminating Excessive Tariffs on Exports of Least Developed Countries

World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 16, No. 1
Posted: 31 Jul 2008
Bernard Hoekman, Marcelo Olarreaga and Francis Ng
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Geneva and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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Trade Policy, tariffs, tariff peaks, exports, least developed countries

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Export Profiles of Small Landlocked Countries: A Case Study Focusing on Their Implications for Lesotho

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Francis Ng and Alexander J. Yeats
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank
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Distortionary Effects of State Trading in Agriculture: Issues for the Next Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Merlinda Ingco and Francis Ng
World Bank - International Trade Division and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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State trading, distortionary effects of STEs

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Trends in Developing Country Trade 1980-2010

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6334
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Constantine Michalopoulos and Francis Ng
World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Emerging Markets, Economic Theory & Research, Trade Policy, Inequality, Income

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Integration of Markets vs. Integration by Agreements

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4546
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Nathalie Aminian, K. C. Fung and Francis Ng
University of La Havre, University of California at Santa Cruz and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Trade Law, Free Trade, Trade and Regional Integration, Trade Policy, Emerging Markets

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Turkey's Evolving Trade Integration into Pan-European Markets

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Turkey's Evolving Trade Integration into Pan-European Markets

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3908
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Francis Ng and Bartlomiej Kaminski
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Maryland
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Turkey's Evolving Trade Integration into Pan-European Markets

Journal of International Trade and Diplomacy, Forthcoming
Posted: 04 Nov 2008
Bartlomiej Kaminski and Francis Ng
University of Maryland and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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Turkey's export performance, Trade integration, European markets, Turkey accession to EU

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Developing Country Trade Policies and Market Access Issues: 1990-2012

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6463
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Constantine Michalopoulos and Francis Ng
World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Trade Policy, Free Trade, Economic Theory & Research, Debt Markets, Emerging Markets

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Bulgaria's Integration into the Pan-European Economy and Industrial Restructuring

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3863
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Bartlomiej Kaminski and Francis Ng
University of Maryland and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Economic Theory & Research, Free Trade, Trade Policy, Agribusiness & Markets, Export Competitiveness

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Bosnia and Herzegovina's Surprising Export Performance: Back to the Past in a New Veil But Will it Last?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5187
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Bartlomiej Kaminski and Francis Ng
University of Maryland and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Economic Theory & Research, Trade Policy, Free Trade, Agribusiness & Markets, Emerging Markets

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China and Central and Eastern European Countries: Regional Networks, Global Supply Chain, or International Competitors?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4689
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
K. C. Fung, Iikka Korhonen, Rick Ke Li and Francis Ng
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics, Bank of Finland - Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT), University of California, Santa Cruz and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Debt Markets, Foreign Direct Investment, Emerging Markets, Economic Theory & Research, Investment and Investment Climate

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International Price Dispersion and Market Segmentation in Japan and the United States: Theory and Empirics

ADBI Working Paper 417
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Apr 2013
K. C. Fung, Alicia García-Herrero and Francis Ng
University of California at Santa Cruz, Bruegel and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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pricing behavior, price dispersion, price dispersion theories, international price dispersion

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Trade in Services: East Asian and Latin American Experiences

International Journal of Services Technology and Management, Special Issue on Global Economy and the Service Sectors, Vol. 17, Nos. 2-4, 2012, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Working Paper No. 12/04
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Apr 2013
Nathalie Aminian, K. C. Fung, Alicia García-Herrero and Francis Ng
University of La Havre, University of California at Santa Cruz, Bruegel and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Service trade, East Asia, Latin America, foreign direct investment

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China and Central & Eastern European Countries: Regional Networks, Global Supply Chain or International Competitors?

Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 476-504, September 2009
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Jul 2011
Francis Ng, K. C. Fung, Iikka Korhonen and Rick Ke Li
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), University of California at Santa Cruz, Bank of Finland - Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) and University of California, Santa Cruz
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foreign direct investment, FDI, regional networks, global supply

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Demand Growth Versus Market Share Gains: Decomposing World Manufacturing Import Growth

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6375
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Ataman Aksoy and Francis Ng
World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Emerging Markets, Currencies and Exchange Rates, Debt Markets, Markets and Market Access, Trade Policy

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Reducing Agriculture Tariffs Versus Domestic Support: What's More Important for Developing Countries?

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 Nov 2002
Bernard Hoekman, Francis Ng and Marcelo Olarreaga
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Geneva
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Agriculture trade, WTO, trade negotiations, tariffs, subsidies, developing countries

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French, German, and Japanese FDI on Intra-East Asian Trade

Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2013
Posted: 30 May 2018
K. C. Fung, Nathalie Aminian, Alicia García-Herrero, Hitomi Iizaka and Francis Ng
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics, University of La Havre, Bruegel, Aoyama Gakuin University and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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French FDI, German FDI, Japanese FDI, East and Southeast Asian Trade

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Export Profiles of Small Land-Locked Countries: What are Their Implications for Lesotho?

The South African Journal of Economics
Posted: 04 Nov 2008
Francis Ng and Alexander J. Yeats
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank

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Lesotho exports, land-locked countries, comparative advantage, production sharing

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Production Disintegration and Integration of Central Europe into Global Markets

International Review of Economics & Finance, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2005
Posted: 04 Nov 2008
Bartlomiej Kaminski and Francis Ng
University of Maryland and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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Production integration, production networks and distribution, transition economies, industrial restructuring

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Multilateral Trade Negotiations in the Gatt and the WTO: Lessons for Asia

Asian Economic Papers
Posted: 04 Nov 2008
K. C. Fung, Hitomi Iizaka, Chelsea Lin and Francis Ng
University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics, University of California at Santa Cruz, National Dong Hwa University and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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Multilateral Negotiations, Trade reforms, Tariff concessions and cuts ,Asia, WTO, GATT

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Kenya Export Prospects and Problems

World Bank Africa Region Working Paper Series
Posted: 31 Jul 2008
Francis Ng and Alexander J. Yeats
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank

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Kenya, trade policy, export performance, growth prospects, competitive advantage

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Agricultural Tariffs or Subsidies: Which are More Important for Developing Countries?

World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2004
Posted: 30 Jul 2008
Bernard Hoekman, Francis Ng and Marcelo Olarreaga
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Geneva

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Agricultural subsidies, tariffs, trade policies, WTO negotiations, Doha Round

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Open Economies Work Better! Did Africa's Protectionist Policies Cause its Marginalization in World Trade?

World Development, Vol. 25, No. 6, 1997
Posted: 30 Jul 2008
Francis Ng and Alexander J. Yeats
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank

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Africa trade, openness, trade policies, competitive advantage, Sub-Saharan Africa

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What Do Trade Negotiators Negotiate About? Some Evidence from the Uruguay Round

UCSC, Dept. of Economics Working Paper #412
Posted: 25 Sep 1998
K. C. Fung and Francis Ng
University of California at Santa Cruz and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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Trade in Greater China

UCSC Economics Dept No. 368
Posted: 18 Apr 1997
K. C. Fung and Francis Ng
University of California at Santa Cruz and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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