Regional Integration and Economic Development in South Asia

Rahman, Sultan Hafeez; Khatri, Sridhar K.; Brunner, Hans-Peter

doi:10.4337/9781781005248

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“…Similarly, they can also collaborate on many environmental protection programmes. Regional integration cannot only promote growth, but it can also account for green development (Rahman, Khatri, & Brunner, 2012). Due to rapid industrialisation and economic growth, the demand for energy in South Asia is also proliferating.…”

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Decomposing the Role of Different Factors in CO₂ Emissions Increase in South Asia

Gupta

2019

Studies in Business and Economics

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The purpose of this paper is to determine the role of different important factors responsible for CO2 emissions increase in South Asia. Decomposition analysis has been done to see the factors which are primarily responsible for changes in CO2 emissions. Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index is used to quantify the role of different important factors in CO2 emissions increase during 1980 to 2014 in seven major South Asian countries - Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The analysis shows that income effect and population effect are the major determinants in the increase in per capita emissions whereas fuel intensity and in few cases, emissions intensity has a negative effect in emissions increase in most of these countries. Due to high growth potential, emerging trend and rich resource endowments, it is suggested that South Asian countries should accelerate their efforts and cooperate to reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption. This will help to attain sustainable economic growth in future.

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Decomposing the Role of Different Factors in CO₂ Emissions Increase in South Asia

Gupta

2019

Studies in Business and Economics

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“…The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) came into being in 1985, with a broader view of accelerating economic integration in South Asian economies through mutual collaboration and assistance (Rahman et al, 2012). Some scholars find South Asia to be the least integrated region in the world when integration is measured in terms of trade in goods, capital and ideas (Ahmed and Ghani, 2007).…”

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Investigating Growth Performance of Sri Lanka

Kannangara¹

2020

Staff Studies

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This study starts with an analysis of macroeconomic determinants on growth in the case of Sri Lanka, deploying the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach using annual data from 1960 to 2018. Key findings of the study reveal that utilising the available policy spaces to create an investment conducive climate and to support exports is essential while revisiting the imports structure to understand the necessary potential improvements. Unexpectedly, total employment does not show a significant influence on the movement in real GDP, emphasising the challenging need for labour market reforms for enhancing workplace efficiency and proper labour management. Results show that the civil war arrested the revival of the economy and rejected the tourism-led growth hypothesis. Beyond the ARDL model, a Generalised Least Squares Panel Data model is employed, to analyse the impact of regional integration in the South Asian context on the growth of the Sri Lankan economy. Results of the Fixed Effects models prove that trade liberalisation drives the growth of panel economies and the existence of a non-linear positive relationship between export concentration and real per capita GDP growth. Accordingly, one could conclude that the growth of SAARC economies could flourish with trading amongst themselves, accompanied by free trade agreements.

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“…Regional cooperation can be perceived by some as a threat to national safety, energy security, and economic and political sovereignty, as reflected in debates over power trade between India and Pakistan (Mukherji and Chaturvedi, 2013). In another case, inability of the Bangladeshi government to provide a guaranteed supply of natural gas for a proposed USD 3 billion power project investment in Bangladesh by an Indian company resulted in the latter abandoning the business venture altogether (Rahman et al, 2012). On the other hand, entry of Chinese investment has prompted India to explore electricity cooperation with Sri Lanka and Nepal (Chaturvedi, 2013;Mittra, 2012).…”

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Electricity cooperation in South Asia: Barriers to cross-border trade

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Regional Integration and Economic Development in South Asia

Cited by 15 publications

References 34 publications

Decomposing the Role of Different Factors in CO₂ Emissions Increase in South Asia

Decomposing the Role of Different Factors in CO₂ Emissions Increase in South Asia

Investigating Growth Performance of Sri Lanka

Electricity cooperation in South Asia: Barriers to cross-border trade

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Cited by 15 publications

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Decomposing the Role of Different Factors in CO2 Emissions Increase in South Asia

Decomposing the Role of Different Factors in CO2 Emissions Increase in South Asia

Investigating Growth Performance of Sri Lanka

Electricity cooperation in South Asia: Barriers to cross-border trade

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