China and ASEAN: Pivoting Trade and Shock Transmission

Chapter 1. China in ASEAN.- Chapter 2. Interdependent Trade Relationship.- Chapter 3. Trade Shocks and Resiliency.- Chapter 4. Vulnerability of the Food Sector.- Chapter 5. Conclusion

Mala Raghavan is Senior Lecturer in Macroeconomics at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania (UTAS) and Research Associate at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Australian National University and Asia Institute Tasmania, UTAS, and a Visiting Research Fellow to Bank Negara Malaysia. Prior to joining the University of Tasmania in July 2011, she held academic positions at Monash University and RMIT University. She has more than 25 years of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at various universities across two continents - Australia and Asia (Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong). Mala's research and teaching interests are in the areas of Macroeconomic Policies and International Economics with particular focus on Asian economies. Her research agenda is mainly to understand the dynamics of global economic and financial integration, the effects of various international shocks on small open economies and the effectiveness of macroeconomic policies in mitigating these shocks. Faisal Khan is Lecturer in Finance and Accounting at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania. He is also a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and is Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA). He has extensive experience in the finance industry and academia in both Australia and Pakistan. His teaching and research experience extends over eight years. His current research work focuses on the evolution of international trade and its implications on Asian economies. He has been involved in various research projects, covering foreign investments, the emergence of China and the transmission of trade shocks across Asia Pacific economies.