Consulting and Academic Papers / Publications

Below are links to papers and publications by Jonathan Fink. Comments may be sent to jonathan.fink@tsiglobalconsulting.com

A Presentation at the Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS), Brisbane, Australia, September 2007

Measuring Industrial Upgrading Through Integration into Global Value Chains: The Case of Mexico's Denim Apparel Industry by Jonathan A. Fink, Palo Alto College and the University of Southern Mississippi. Unpublished paper presented at the Southwest Economics Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada (March 2008). Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation.

Evaluating Sustainable Global Supply Chains for Economic Planning: Towards a Value Added Approach. A Presentation by Jonathan A. Fink at the Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS), Brisbane, Australia, September 1, 2007 (PowerPoint Presentation). Click here to listen to an audio of Jonathan's presentation

The Debate over Multilateral versus Bilateral Trade Liberalization: An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of US sponsored Regional Trade Liberalization on the Central American Woven Apparel Sector. Working doctoral paper by Jonathan A. Fink (currently in revision for publication in Textiles Intelligence). Click here to download a PowerPoint Presentation for this paper.

An Empirical Assessment of Technology Transfer Emerging from Integration Into Buyer-Driven Commodity Chains in the Global Apparel Industry. Paper by Jonathan A. Fink and Dr. Shahdad Naghshpour, University of Southern Mississippi. Presented on behalf of the Association of Social Economics (ASE) at the Annual Conference of the Southwestern Economics Association, San Antonio, Texas (April 14, 2006) Click here to download the conference PowerPoint Presentation)

An Empirical Assessment of Technology Transfer Emerging from Integration Into Buyer-Driven Commodity Chains in the Global Apparel Industry. A Working Paper by Jonathan A. Fink and Dr.  Shahdad Naghshpour, University of Southern Mississippi. Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Economics and Finance, Houston, Texas (February 9, 2006).(Click here to download an abbreviated version published in the AEF Conference Proceedings)

Book Review: "Living and Working in Paradise: Why Housing is too Expensive and What Communities Can Do About It." by William Hettinger . Published in The Journal of Planning Perspectives, January 2006. P. 94-97

"From Boom to Bust and Beyond: Economic Growth, Social Indicators and Development Strategies in Indonesia 1975-2002" .  Presented on behalf of the Association of Social Economics at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Social Science Association, Corpus Christi, Texas (March 2004)                                             

Cultural Aspects of Doing Business in Southeast Asia: An Insider's Perspective, Published in "The International Business Management Report" a Publication of IndoAsean Trade Inc.,  February 2002

Foreign Direct Investment in An Era of Boom and Bust: Making the FDI Decision, Published in "The  International  Business  Management Report" a Publication of IndoAsean Trade Inc., March 2002           

Southeast Asia: Market Update and Statistical Overview, Published in "The International Business Management Report" a Publication of IndoAsean Trade Inc., April 2002

Mercosur in Crisis: Developing a Trade and Investment Strategy for the Southern Cone of Latin America, Published in "The International Business Management Report" a Publication of Trade Inc., May 2002

The Andean Community: Export Platform to the Global Market, Published in "The International Business Management Report" a Publication of IndoAsean Trade Inc., June '02

Developing a Trade and Investment Strategy for the Central American Common Market: A Matrix of Opportunity, Published in "The International Business Management Report" a Publication of IndoAsean Trade Inc., July 2002

Singapore: A Regional Hub for Product Distribution and High Volume Value Added Manufacturing in Southeast Asia, Published in "The International Business Management Report" a Publication of IndoAsean Trade Inc.,  Aug/Sept. 2002

Understanding the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Sub-Saharan Africa an Emerging Market for Global Manufacturers, Published in "The International Business Management Report" a Publication of IndoAsean Trade Inc., Oct/Nov. 2002

"Focus Indonesia: Trade and Investment Opportunities in Indonesia for U.S. Manufacturers." Published in The Wharton Export Network News, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Fall 1997.

"Opportunities for Textile and Apparel Trade Between Mexico and Indonesia: An Analysis of Textile Rules of Origin for third countries Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)". Published in Mexico Masa Kini, Quarterly Newsletter of the Embassy of Mexico, Jakarta, Indonesia, Summer 1996. (article is in the Indonesian language)