Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Blue Economy Initiatives in South-East Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
30 November 2023
The Blue Economy has emerged as a compelling strategy for safeguarding inland water and ocean resources while fostering economic growth. In ASEAN, the Blue Economy's … Read More
Revisiting the Impacts of COVID-19 Government Policies and Trade Measures on Trade Flows: A Focus on RCEP Nations
29 November 2023
This study investigates the impacts of COVID-19 government policies and trade measures on trade flows and trade resilience in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) nations … Read More
Does Financial or Trade Integration Cause Instability? Evidence from Emerging and ASEAN Economies
29 November 2023
This study empirically examines the nexus amongst financial integration, trade integration, and instability in various emerging and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies. Using … Read More
Analysis of Future Mobility Fuel Scenarios Considering the Sustainable Use of Biofuels and Other Alternative Vehicle Fuels in East Asia Summit Countries – Phase III
29 November 2023
The broader adoption of non-fossil fuel vehicles, such as those running on biofuels and electric power, is intricately connected to the achievement of Sustainable Development … Read More
Viet Nam 2045: Development Issues and Challenges
28 November 2023
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 … Read More
Conducting Energy Consumption Survey and Establishing Energy Efficiency Indicators for the Industrial and Commercial Sectors of the Philippines
28 November 2023
The Philippines has witnessed a significant surge in energy demand, particularly in electricity, between 1990 and 2019, primarily attributed to remarkable economic growth during that … Read More
Health Economic Alternatives for Future Pandemic Travel
28 November 2023
Global efforts to control the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have had a major impact on the international travel industry. For the most part, fortunately, these … Read More
Attracting Global Talents: Bringing Digital Nomads and the Highly Skilled into ASEAN
27 November 2023
The advancement of technology and borderless working accelerated by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has pushed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to rethink its … Read More
An Overview of the Blue Economy of the Philippines – A Brief Assessment and Recommendations
27 November 2023
T his overview provides a brief assessment of the blue economy of thePhilippines, listing the main challenges and risks facing all stakeholders in the … Read More
Cogeneration Potential in Indonesia’s Industry Sector with Reference to Japan and Malaysian Experiences
27 November 2023
Thermal power plants utilise fossil fuels to generate electricity, with a significant portion of the heat produced being released into the atmosphere as waste. The … Read More
Assess EE&C Indicators and Policies to Ensure a Low Carbon Development Path
07 November 2023
ASEAN countries are actively promoting energy efficiency policies to address the rising energy consumption accompanying economic development. However, over the 2-decade period from 2000 to … Read More
Local Content Requirements Promises and Pitfalls
06 November 2023
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. … Read More
Accelerating AI in ASEAN: Addressing Disparities, Challenges, and Regional Policy Imperatives
03 November 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) is attracting significant attention worldwide in 2023 because of its potential to transform economies and societies. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations … Read More
ASEAN Digital Community 2045
02 November 2023
Over the last decade, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has undergone significant development in digitalisation. The rapid digital transformation in ASEAN, however, has … Read More
Analysis of Future Mobility Fuel Scenarios Considering the Sustainable Use of Biofuels-Phase-2
29 November 2022
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport sector is now attracting attention worldwide. To meet the Paris Agreement 2030 targets, East Asia Summit … Read More
The Strategies of National Oil Companies in Southeast Asia under Energy Transition
16 November 2022
The national oil companies (NOCs) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must strengthen their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while ensuring … Read More
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Eastern Indonesia
15 November 2022
This report assesses women’s entrepreneurship trends in Eastern Indonesia compared with national and other provincial averages. The analysis for this study focuses on five regions … Read More
Technology and Disability: Trends and Opportunities in the Digital Economy in ASEAN
15 November 2022
This report examines the current and potential role of digital technology in fostering the inclusion and economic empowerment of people with disabilities in the ASEAN … Read More
Summary of ERIA Research Projects 2022
14 November 2022
The Summary of ERIA Research Projects 2022 provides an overview of both new and ongoing projects that ERIA researchers are currently working on as of … Read More
Dynamism of East Asia and RCEP: The Framework for Regional Integration
02 November 2022
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 … Read More
Call for Proposals: Piloting the Application of Behavioural Insights for Plastic Reduction
02 November 2022
The Institute for Global Environment Strategies (IGES), a not-for-profit policy research institute in Japan, launched a project to test the effectiveness of behavioural insights to … Read More
Global Value Chains and COVID-19: An Update on Machinery Production Networks in East Asia
26 November 2021
Although global value chains (GVCs) are prone to the contagion of shocks through supply chains, machinery international production networks (IPNs), a sophisticated version of GVCs, … Read More
Intellectual Property Rights and ASEAN Development in the Digital Age
18 November 2021
The trade-investment-service-intellectual property (IP) nexus remains at the heart of economic development and the main features of which are global value chains (GVCs) and digitalisation. … Read More
ASEM’s Role in Promoting Asia–Europe E-Commerce
15 November 2021
Asia and Europe have significant potential in the e-commerce market, and the Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) has an important role to play in helping both regions … Read More
Research on Patent Examination Practices for Emerging Technologies in ASEAN Member States
12 November 2021
Mandated by the Ninth ASEAN–Japan Heads of Intellectual Property Offices Meeting, ERIA conducted a research project and produced a report titled ‘Research 2019–2020 on Patent … Read More
13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit
11 November 2021
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is a unique cooperation initiative, bringing in scope for transnational cooperation between Partner countries, through regional and sub-regional activities. ASEM is … Read More
A Flexible LNG Market and Promotion of Investment
01 November 2021
The global LNG market has seen fast growth over the past 10 years, underpinned by strong demand in Asia and abundant supply from the United … Read More
Assessing the Readiness of Industry 4.0 and the Circular Economy
26 November 2020
Globalisation, technological advancement, and resource consumption have historically served humanity well by typically delivering both economic growth and social progress. But as these drivers have … Read More
Effects of Business Continuity Planning on Reducing Economic Loss due to Natural Disasters
25 November 2020
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economy has developed rapidly since the 1980s, centred on the automobile industry, and has been connected to economic … Read More
Measuring the Pro-Poorness of Urban and Rural Economic Growth in Indonesia, 2004–2014
25 November 2020
This study measures the pro-poorness of urban and rural economic growth by region from 2004 to 2014 in Indonesia using pro-poor growth indexes, with data … Read More
Potential Renewable Hydrogen from Curtailed Electricity for ASEAN’s Clean Energy: Policy Implications
25 November 2020
The power generation mix of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is dominated by fossil fuels, which accounted for almost 80% in 2017 and … Read More
ASEAN MSMEs in a COVID-19 World: Lessons from ERIA MSMEs Talks 1-5
23 November 2020
Micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) represent between 97% and 99% of firms and between 60% and 80% of total employment across Association of Southeast … Read More
Human Resources for the Health and Long-term Care of Older Persons in Asia
12 November 2020
The international migration of nurses and care workers is increasing. Many factors, such as population ageing and the development of healthcare services, contribute to the … Read More
Subregional Development Strategy in ASEAN after COVID-19: Inclusiveness and Sustainability in the Mekong Subregion (Mekong 2030)
12 November 2020
The Mekong Subregion (MSR) has been a model subregional development initiative, having achieved high economic growth and rapid poverty alleviation with extensive and innovative international … Read More
Energy Reality and Emissions in ASEAN: Energy Modelling Scenarios and Policy Implications
11 November 2020
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) faces tremendous challenges regarding the future energy landscape and how the energy transition will embrace a new architecture … Read More
Evaluation of CO2 Emissions Reduction by Mobility Electrification and Alternative Biofuel Introduction in East Asia Summit Countries
11 November 2020
Efforts to decarbonise the transport sectors are now greater than ever in the East Asia Summit countries. With a quarter of total carbon dioxide emissions … Read More
Robotics Technology and Firm-level Employment Adjustment in Japan
08 November 2020
Unlike studies that analyse the impact of robotics technology on employment at the industry or firm level, this study investigates cross-division employment adjustment within a … Read More
Does Change in Intellectual Property Rights Induce Demand for Skilled Workers? Evidence from India
06 November 2020
Do incentives to innovate create demand for skilled workers more than proportionately? We study the question using the implementation of the Patent (Amendment) Act in … Read More
The Influence on Energy and the Economy of Electrified Vehicle Penetration in ASEAN
04 November 2020
The study analyses the effects of electric vehicle deployment in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam especially in terms of energy supply and demand, CO2 … Read More
Household-level Analysis of Electricity Consumption on Welfare and Environment in Cambodia: Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications
26 November 2019
About the Journal Economic Modelling, December 2019, available online 26 November 2019 through https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2019.11.025 Authors Han Phoumin, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, … Read More
LCOE Analysis for Grid-Connected PV Systems of Utility Scale Across Selected ASEAN Countries
22 November 2019
Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been dependent on conventional energy resources because of their abundance, which explainsthe slow progressof renewable … Read More
Processing Trade, Trade Liberalisation, and Opening Up China's Miracle of International Trade
19 November 2019
Understanding the role of international trade is the key to understanding China’s miraculous economic growth. This paper reviews the literature on international trade in the … Read More
Economic Consequences of Trade and Investment Liberalisation: The Case of Viet Nam
11 November 2019
Since Doi Moi (Renovation) in 1986, economic integration has been an important pillar of Viet Nam’s reforms. Economic integration has gradually deepened, and even World … Read More
FTA Strategies to Strengthen Indonesian Exports: Using the Computable General Equilibrium Model
11 November 2019
This paper aims at evaluating the economic impacts of the various Indonesian free trade agreement (FTA) strategies in enhancing export-led growth. The potential impact of … Read More
Does Participation in Global Value Chains Increase Productivity? An Analysis of Trade in Value Added Data
07 November 2019
This paper examines the impact of global value chain (GVC) participation on productivity by considering both backward and forward participation. Conducting a panel estimation covering … Read More
Vehicle Recycling in the ASEAN and other Asian Countries
26 November 2018
It is predicted that about 2.4 million motor vehicles will have been discarded in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from 2015 to 2020. … Read More
Division of Labour Amongst Innovation Intermediaries in Agricultural Innovation Systems: The Case of Indonesia
12 November 2018
Innovation intermediaries are individuals and organisations that enhance connectivity amongst constituencies of national, sectoral, and regional systems of innovation, thereby facilitating knowledge spillover. This paper … Read More
SME Policy Index: ASEAN 2018
12 November 2018
The SME Policy Index is a benchmarking tool for emerging economies to monitor and evaluate progress in policies that support small and medium-sized enterprises. The … Read More
ERIA FRAMES | November 2018
05 November 2018
ERIA held the 10th Anniversary Symposium at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, Japan on 18 October 2018. In his opening remarks, President of ERIA Prof Hidetoshi … Read More
An Analysis of Alternative Vehicles’ Potential and Implications for Energy Supply Industries in Indonesia
02 November 2018
An increasing demand for oil is one of Indonesia’s top policy priorities as it is linked to many of the country’s concerns, such as the … Read More
Seeking Optimal Solutions for Delivering Liquefied Natural Gas to Mid-Sized and Large Islands in the Philippines
01 November 2018
The Philippines consists of many small, medium-sized, and large islands and there is large potential to increase electricity demand in future. The country’s main power … Read More
World Trade Evolution: Growth, Productivity and Employment
01 November 2018
The book provides theoretical and empirical evidence on how world trade evolves, how trade affects resource allocation, how trade competition affects productivity, how China shock … Read More
Transparency in Non-tariff Measures: An International Comparison
13 November 2017
The growing literature on trade has proven that transparency has positive effects on trade and investment. This is particularly important in non-tariff measures, which are … Read More
ASEAN: Regional Integration and Reforms
13 November 2017
This brief explains the motivation behind ASEAN's integration into East Asia, the role ASEAN reforms play in the integration, as well as its future direction. … Read More
Streamlining NTMs in ASEAN: The Way Forward
06 November 2017
Dealing with NTMs as if dealing with a trade tool like tariffs is an unproper approach, as NTMs could play a role of check and … Read More
How Restrictive Are ASEAN's Rules of Origins?
06 November 2017
ASEAN's rules of origin (ROO) have a simple and transparent structure, with a large chunk of trade flows subject to a 40% regional value content … Read More
Globalization of Low-Carbon Technologies: The Impact of the Paris Agreement
06 November 2017
This book explores the opportunities and barriers within the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) framework of the Paris Agreement for low-carbon technology diffusion. Further, it … Read More
ERIA FRAMES : ASEAN@50 Edition | November 2017
01 November 2017
The High Level Forum on ASEAN@50 that was held on 19 October 2017 in Pasay City, Manila marked an important milestone for the Economic Research … Read More
East Asia Updates | October 2017
01 November 2017
Asset prices rise in East Asia and elsewhere Asset prices have reached record highs for a wide range of assets in developed nations, with the … Read More
Servicification in Global Value Chains: The Case of Asian Countries
01 November 2017
The paper studies the degree of servicification (or the role of services as inputs in manufacturing) of selected 61 Asian countries in terms of global … Read More
