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Possible External Shocks to Asia in 2001: How Vulnerable Are the Regional Economies?
Author(s) -
Wu Friedrich
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
thunderbird international business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.553
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1520-6874
pISSN - 1096-4762
DOI - 10.1002/tie.1012
Subject(s) - economics , economic slowdown , great moderation , slowdown , business cycle , east asia , oil price , monetary economics , moderation , international economics , macroeconomics , economy , china , political science , economic growth , psychology , social psychology , law
In 2001, threats of a U.S. economic slowdown, a moderation of economic growth in the EU, sharp decelerationof the global electronics cycle, and high oil prices could be some of the potential external shocks cloudingAsia's economic outlook. This article analyzes these external shocks and assesses which Asian economies aremost (or least) vulnerable to these exogenous shocks. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.