| Author | Miyoshi, Kazunori |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. IE-87-12 |
| Subject(s) | Asia--Economic conditions
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| Note | A research study report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Sustained economic growth of newly industrializing countries and
middle-income southeast Asian countries over the past two decades has been
impressive, compared with the rest of the world. If we can analyse the
determinant factors of their economic growth, then we should be able to
chart economic growth paths of contemporary developing countries.
This research is a comparative study on the macroeconomic
determinants of economic growth in eight Asian countries. The effects of
external economic shocks and policy responses to these shocks are apparent
in the national income and product accounts because they present an overall
picture of the level and rate of change in a nation' s economic activity.
This study has screened the national income and product accounts of
selected countries by means of the predetermined macroeconomic indicators.
Thus, the determinants of their economic growth have been captured.
The findings of this macroeconomic analysis indicate that
openness of their economies, export promotion, negative import
substitution, growth of investment, and structural changes in economic
activities have positively affected economic growth. On the other hand,
factors such as a dependence on agriculture, the low productivity of
agriculture, government-introduced market distortions and investment in
inefficient industries have adversely affected their economies. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Frausum, Yves G. Van |
| Examination Committee(s) | Codoni, Rene ;Fujiwara, Okitsugu ;Osakaya, Yoshiyuki
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | NKK (Nippon Kokan Co.) |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987 |