Are the Asia and Pacific Small States Different from Other Small States? »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2013/123
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Patrizia Tumbarello , Ezequiel Cabezon , and Yiqun Wu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 May 2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484339190.001
ISBN: 9781484339190
Keywords: micro states, Pacific islands, growth, volatility, terms of trade, trade openness, current account balance, external shocks, trade deficits, Open Economy Macroeconomics
The small states of the Asia and Pacific region face unique challenges in raising their growth potential and living standards relative to other small states due to their small populations, geographical isolation an...