Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
The Indo-Pacific Partnership and Digital Trade Rule Setting: Policy Proposals
14 December 2022
The idea of the Indo-Pacific was borne from a global trend that has (re)oriented the centre of the world’s economic gravity to the East. Accelerating … Read More
Women and Leadership in the ASEAN Digital Economy: Mapping the Rhetorical Landscape
13 December 2022
This paper assesses the nature of policy, media, and research representations of women’s inequality in digital leadership, reflecting on how clearly they define the issues, … Read More
Gender Security and Safety in the ASEAN Digital Economy
13 December 2022
Gender-based cyber violence inhibits progress towards gender digital equality by discouraging women from participating in the digital economy. From the magnitude of the problem to … Read More
Exploring Short-term Solutions to the Global Gas Crisis
13 December 2022
This brief explores short-term solutions for stabilising the global gas market so that the world can continue to recover amidst the Russia–Ukraine geopolitical crisis. The … Read More
Special Report of COVID-19 Impacts on Energy Demand and Energy-Saving Potential in East Asia, 2021
09 December 2022
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia face tremendous challenges in navigating the future energy landscape and in determining how the energy … Read More
New Dynamism in ASEAN and East Asia: The Role of the RCEP as a ‘Living’ Agreement
06 December 2022
This policy brief highlights the importance of maintaining open regionalism and economic and regional integration for sustainable and inclusive regional and global growth in the … Read More
Indonesian Manufacturing Sector Review 2021
30 December 2021
The book shares critical insights regarding policy choices and strategies for undertaking structural transformation in the manufacturing sector. This transformation must consider the need to … Read More
Pioneering Chronic-phase Rehabilitation and Nutritional Management in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam: Promotion of a Broad-based Healthcare System
29 December 2021
The second part of this project focuses on chronic-phase rehabilitation and nutritional management at hospitals in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam in line with … Read More
Export Market Survival of Pioneers and Followers
20 December 2021
This study investigates empirically whether export pioneers and followers are different in terms of export market survival, utilising a rich plant-product-level dataset on Korean manufacturing … Read More
Hydrogen Sourced from Renewables and Clean Energy: A Feasibility Study of Achieving Large-scale Demonstration
20 December 2021
China is emerging as one of the leading markets for hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies. However, it is surprising to find that most of … Read More
Innovation, Product Sophistication and Export Market Survival: A Study of Indian Manufacturing
17 December 2021
The present study investigates the role of innovation on global market survival of Indian manufacturing firms. Specifically, the study examines whether research and development (R&D) … Read More
Market Entry, Survival, and Exit of Firms in the Aftermath of Natural Hazard-related Disasters: A Case Study of Indonesian Manufacturing Plants
16 December 2021
By combining plant-level data from the Indonesian Manufacturing Survey and localised disaster data from the Emergency Events Database for the period 1990–2015, we were able … Read More
Spillover Effects of Foreign and Domestic Exporting Firms on Export Decisions of Local Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from Viet Nam
15 December 2021
Our paper investigates the spillover effects generated by foreign and domestic exporting firms on export decisions of local manufacturing firms in Viet Nam – … Read More
Handbook on East Asian Economic Integration
15 December 2021
This comprehensive Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the nature of East Asian economic integration alongside thoughtful insights into contemporary issues, such as digital technology … Read More
Analysis of Future Mobility Fuel Scenarios Considering the Sustainable Use of Biofuels and Other Alternative Vehicle Fuels in EAS Countries
14 December 2021
Greater efforts than ever before are now being made to decarbonise the transport sectors in the ASEAN and East Asia Summit countries. With a quarter … Read More
Firms’ Financial Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Fiscal Incentives
13 December 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic as an exogenous shock has affected the business sector by disrupting production and shrinking demand due to strict physical distancing. This study … Read More
Feasibility Study on the Transmission Highway in ACMECS
09 December 2021
The Ayeyawady–Chao Phraya–Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) currently has varying energy resources, but abundant resources – especially hydropower – are underutilised because ACMECS countries have … Read More
Social Enterprises and Disability: Promoting Inclusion, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in ASEAN
08 December 2021
This policy brief highlights the role of social enterprises in promoting social impact and inclusion for people with disabilities in the Association of Southeast Asian … Read More
Digital Asia: Facing Challenges from GVCs Digitalisation, US—China Decoupling, and the Covid-19 Pandemic
06 December 2021
Digitalisation, US–China decoupling, and the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic represent the three remarkable sources of changes faced by the world economy. Asia’s response to these … Read More
Demand and Supply Potential of Hydrogen Energy in East Asia – Phase 2
31 December 2020
Throughout fiscal year 2019–2020 ERIA conducted the phase 2 study on hydrogen demand and supply potential in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region. It involved … Read More
Ageing and Health in Viet Nam
28 December 2020
The Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in Viet Nam (LSAHV) is the first multi-actor longitudinal study on ageing in Viet Nam with information collected … Read More
Powering Southeast Asia: Meeting the Region’s Electricity Needs
18 December 2020
About the Journal NBR Special Report #89, first published on 18 December 2020, https://www.nbr.org/publication/powering-southeast-asia-meeting-the-regions-electricity-needs/ Published by the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) Authors Han … Read More
Potential Renewable Hydrogen from Curtailed Electricity to Decarbonize ASEAN’s Emissions: Policy Implications
17 December 2020
About the Journal Sustainability, Volume 12, Issue 24, first published on 17 December 2020, https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410560 (registering DOI) (This article belongs to the Special Issue Secure … Read More
The Role of Innovation in Skill Development: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Viet Nam
16 December 2020
Using the Small and Medium Enterprise Survey in Vietnam and three proxies of innovation, we study the impact of firm innovation on on-the-job training in … Read More
