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Essays on Regional Economic Integration in East Asia
Teerasak Sapwarobol
Claremont Graduate University
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Sapwarobol, Teerasak, "Essays on Regional Economic Integration in East Asia" (2012). CGU Theses & Dissertations. Paper 18. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/18
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Essays on Regional Economic Integration in East Asia
BY
Teerasak Sapwarobol
A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Claremont Graduate University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate Faculty of Economics
Claremont, California 2012
Approved by:
______________________________ Dr. Arthur T, Denzau
Copyright by Teerasak Sapwarobol 2012 All rights Reserved
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We, the undersigned, certify that we have read this dissertation of Teerasak Sapwarobol and approve it as adequate in scope and quality for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Dissertation Committee:
____________________________________________________________________ Dr. Arthur T. Denzau, Chair
____________________________________________________________________
Dr. Thomas D. Willett, Member
____________________________________________________________________ Dr. James A. Lehman, Member
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Abstract of the Dissertation
Essays on Regional Economic Integration in East Asia
by Teerasak Sapwarobol Claremont Graduate University: 2012
This dissertation seeks to understand the pattern of trade and portfolio investment in East Asian economies and how trade integration can affect the level of...