ANALYSIS OF INCOME CONVERGENCE AND THE ROLE OF ASEAN FREE TRADE AREA ON CONVERGENCE IN ASEAN COUNTRIES

Azhar, Mohamad Fahmi (2026) ANALYSIS OF INCOME CONVERGENCE AND THE ROLE OF ASEAN FREE TRADE AREA ON CONVERGENCE IN ASEAN COUNTRIES. Undergraduate thesis, UPN Veteran Jawa Timur.

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze the existence of income convergence among ASEAN member countries over the period 2001–2024 and to examine the role of regional trade integration through the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and structural factors in driving the convergence process. The analysis employs absolute and conditional β-convergence frameworks using panel data estimation with Random Effect Model (REM) and Fixed Effect Model (FEM) approaches. The results confirm that absolute β-convergence exists in the ASEAN region at a speed of 1.54 percent per year, while conditional convergence reveals a higher speed of 6.25 percent per year after controlling for structural factors. σ-convergence is also confirmed through a declining income dispersion over the study period. The AFTA variable does not exhibit a statistically significant direct effect on growth, suggesting that regional trade integration remains shallow. Conversely, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and institutional quality (WGI) are found to be positive and significant drivers of the catch-up effect, while trade openness and human capital show no significant short-run impact. These findings affirm that convergence in ASEAN is conditional and largely determined by each country's structural capacity.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate)
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Thesis advisorAsmara, Kiky198106252025212026kikiasmara.ep@upnjatim.ac.id
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
H Social Sciences > HC Economics
Divisions: Faculty of Economic and Business > Departement of Economics
Depositing User: Mohamad Fahmi Azhar
Date Deposited: 02 Jun 2026 07:23
Last Modified: 02 Jun 2026 07:41
URI: https://repository.upnjatim.ac.id/id/eprint/53507

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