13 See, for example, Glick and Moreno (1997), Page (1994), and World Bank (1993). -10-  import of key capital goods. These factors enhance productivity and growth and result in the availability of a greater variety of goods to consumers at lower prices.
It is safe to say that over the years, the Asian economies have benefited from their high degree of export orientation through all of these transmission mechanisms. 14 A number of academic studies have found a causal link between openness and growth.