Integration, Trade pattern and Intra-Industry Trade in ASEAN
Abstract This thesis examines the impact that AFTA has had on intra-industry trade in different commodity groups and the ASEAN member countries during the years 1993-2002. The frequently used Grubel-Llyod index is employed to estimate the degree of intra-industry trade in this cross-country study, and dynamic effects from integration are evaluated by studies of growth rates in trade and intra-indu