Mega-regional trade Agreements: Costly distractions for developing countries?

Journal of Economic Structures

The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)

Table 2 Baseline projections (2015–2030: Annualized)

	Population growth (%)	GDP growth (%)	Unskilled labour force growth (%)	Skilled labour force growth (%)
Japan	− 0.46	1.10	− 1.40	0.49
China	0.31	7.30	− 0.33	2.26
Korea	0.00	1.68	− 1.09	1.76
Taiwan	0.24	4.53	− 0.55	1.73
Singapore	0.51	1.91	− 2.67	1.94
Indonesia	0.71	5.39	0.64	3.37
Malaysia	1.08	4.36	0.24	3.87
Philippines	1.35	4.42	1.53	3.56
Thailand	0.33	4.80	− 0.78	2.48
Vietnam	0.82	4.59	0.57	3.51
Rest of ASEAN	0.82	4.56	0.23	4.33
India	0.92	6.80	1.09	3.68
Australia	0.85	2.02	− 0.11	1.51
New Zealand	0.68	2.22	0.03	1.34
USA	0.72	2.07	− 0.13	1.58
Canada	0.82	2.14	0.06	0.84
Mexico	0.61	3.21	0.46	2.68
Chile	0.66	2.70	0.33	2.43
Peru	0.63	2.96	0.39	2.56
Russia	− 0.45	2.69	− 1.36	0.14
EU28	0.03	1.44	− 1.55	1.03
ROW	1.35	3.88	1.44	3.51