An Analysis of Intra-Industry Trade between Japan, Malaysia and China

• Main Authors: Mohammad Affendy, Arip, Lau, Sim Yee, Satoru, Madono
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Malaya 2011
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17938/1/An%20Analysis.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17938/; http://ijie.um.edu.my
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This paper investigates the bilateral trade pattern between Japan,Malaysia and China (JMC) using the intra-industry trade (IIT) index analysis. Our empirical findings revealed the following. First, China shows a higher degree of IIT relation with Japan vis-à-vis Malaysia. Second, to the extent of w...