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Unveiling ASEAN-China Dynamics: Trade, Investment, and Regional Integration Perspectives
28 November 2023
ERIA President Presented the 'Viet Nam 2045' Publication to President of Viet Nam and Prime Minister of Japan
27 November 2023
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22 November 2023
Highlighted Publications
Viet Nam 2045: Development Issues and Challenges
28 November 2023
Edited by Fukunari Kimura
Viet Nam’s impressive economic growth has been driven by a socialist-oriented market economy often recognised as the 'Viet Nam model.’ This model, in combination with an open-door policy promoting economic …
Local Content Requirements Promises and Pitfalls
06 November 2023
Edited by Lili Yan Ing, and Gene Grossman
As anti-globalisation and geopolitical tensions continue to rise, the use of local content requirements (LCRs) around the world has become more noticeable than ever before. The reasons for adopting LCRs …
Follow-up ASEAN Seamless Trade Facilitation Indicators
09 October 2023
Edited by Salvador Buban, Dionisius A. Narjoko, Rashesh Shrestha, and Doan Thi Thanh Ha
The second ASEAN Seamless Trade Facilitation Indicators (ASTFI) and the Trade Transactions Cost (TTC) study, known as ASTFI-TTC II, is a follow-up report to the baseline ASTFI-TTC publication from July …
Cross-Border Integration of Renewable Energy Systems Experiences, Impacts, and Drivers
19 September 2023
Edited by Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, and Bhupendra Kumar Singh
Cross-border energy trade and the integration of renewable energy have become increasingly vital for countries and regions aiming to meet energy demands efficiently, reduce costs, and promote socio-economic stability while …
Membangun UMKM Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif di Indonesia Timur
04 September 2023
Edited by Anika Widiana, Grace Hadiwidjaja, Militcyano Sapulette, and Elitua Simarmata
The book dives into issues surrounding the development of the creative industry and tourism by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in five East Indonesian provinces. Roles that can be …
Energy Outlook and Energy Saving Potential in East Asia 2023
31 August 2023
Edited by Shigeru Kimura, Han Phoumin, and Alloysius Joko Purwanto
From COP 26 to COP 27, countries have made ambitious pledges towards achieving Net-Zero Emissions by the mid-century. However, the recent oil and gas price hike due to the Russia–Ukraine …
ASEAN’s Digital Integration: Evolution of Framework Documents
23 August 2023
This book explores the evolution of ASEAN policies and initiatives on the digital sector and digital economy and identifies the characteristics of ASEAN’s digital integration as an element of the …
ASEAN-Japan Economic Partnership for a Sustainable and Resilient Future
11 August 2023
Edited by Keita Oikawa, and Fusanori Iwasaki
The ASEAN–Japan relationship began in 1973 and gained significant momentum in the late 1980s with a surge in Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) in ASEAN. Throughout the 1990s, Japanese …
Annual Report 2022
07 June 2023
ERIA’s Annual Report 2022 highlights the organisation’s wide range of activities, including research, seminars, capacity building, policy design, and dissemination initiatives. In his message, Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of ERIA, …
Electricity Market Reforms in the ASEAN, China, India, and Japan
03 May 2023
Edited by Han Phoumin, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Fukunari Kimura, and Rabindra Nepal
The electricity sector's reforms aim to modernise its infrastructure, rules, policies, and procedures to allow for more efficiency and for clean energy to have the same playing field in the …
Post-Pandemic Green Recovery in ASEAN
21 April 2023
Edited by Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Naoyuki Yoshino, Nisit Panthamit, and Han Phoumin
ASEAN’s real gross domestic product (GDP) had declined sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic downturns and the uncertainty about the future reduced the new investments in green projects …
Accelerating Digital Transformation in Indonesia: Technology, Market, and Policy
31 January 2023
Edited by Lurong Chen
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia have made remarkable achievements in economic development. Whether the region can continue its rapid growth will to a great extent …
Dynamism of East Asia and RCEP: The Framework for Regional Integration
02 November 2022
Edited by Fukunari Kimura, Shujiro Urata, Shandre Thangavelu, and Dionisius A. Narjoko
Recent research conducted by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) details the structure of RCEP in terms of the …
Non-tariff Measures Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea
30 September 2022
Edited by Lili Yan Ing, Denise Penello Rial, and Rizqy Anandhika
Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) have become increasingly numerous and prominent. The majority of these NTMs are imposed for reasons not primarily related to trade: for human, plant, and animal, health, and …
The Comprehensive Asia Development Plan (CADP) 3.0: Towards an Integrated, Innovative, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economy
16 September 2022
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused trade disruptions; a drop in foreign direct investment; and scarring effects on poverty, education, and women in many nations. However, it has also …
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Innovation in Real Places, How HEIs Contribute to Local Ecosystem Development – EECOLE Webinar Series
Paris/Jakarta, 14 November 2023: ERIA’s Strategy and Partnership Director, Dr Giulia Ajmone Marsan, hosted the concluding episode of a webinar series discussing the role of skills and higher education in the development of entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems, in collaboration with …
