Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Mapping Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: An Overview
31 May 2022
Innovation-driven entrepreneurship enables people and companies to pursue global opportunities based on innovative processes, products, or services. Studies show that innovation-driven entrepreneurial high-growth firms represent … Read More
Forecast of Biomass Demand Potential in Indonesia: Seeking a Business Model for Wood Pellets
31 May 2022
Reduction of coal consumption for power generation and gasoline and diesel consumption for vehicles is indispensable for reducing CO2 emission in Indonesia. At the same … Read More
Study on Enhanced Flexibilisation of Coal-fired Power Plants for Optimal Grid Stabilisation in the ASEAN Region
31 May 2022
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing economic regions in the world. The region’s heavy reliance … Read More
Prediction Errors of Macroeconomic Indicators and Economic Shocks for ASEAN Member States, 1990‒2021
30 May 2022
In this study, economic shocks on six selected Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States (i.e. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet … Read More
Publications Catalogue 2022
19 May 2022
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia publishes books, research reports, discussion papers, and policy briefs to share and disseminate its research findings … Read More
How ASEAN Can Improve Its Response to the Economic Crisis Generated by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Inputs drawn from a comparative analysis of the ASEAN and EU responses
31 May 2021
This paper conducts a comparative review of the evolution of the economic crisis generated by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the responses enacted by … Read More
Promotion of Electromobility in ASEAN: States, Carmakers, and International Production Networks
05 May 2021
This volume seeks to fill the void of scholarly research on electric vehicles (EVs) production and sales in emerging countries besides China by focusing on … Read More
Realizing the low-carbon future: What role for central banks and monetary authorities?
27 May 2020
About the Journal Global Solutions Journal, April 2020, Issue 5, Global Solutions Summit 2020 Edition, pp 106-114 Author Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN … Read More
Supply Chain Resilience: Reducing Vulnerability to Economic Shocks, Financial Crises, and Natural Disasters
26 May 2020
This book investigates individual companies’ and industries’ supply chain risk management approaches to identify risk drivers and verify effective risk-reduction measures and business continuity plans. … Read More
Exit Strategies for ASEAN Member States: Keeping Production Networks Alive Despite the Impending Demand Shock
19 May 2020
Some Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States (AMS) are still fully engaged in emergency responses to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Human life is … Read More
Analysis of Global Value Chain Participation and the Labour Market in Thailand: A Micro-level Analysis
18 May 2020
This study assesses the links between global value chain (GVC) participation and the labour market to examine the relatively unexplored employment-related distribution effects of GVC … Read More
Myanmar Energy Outlook 2020
18 May 2020
The Myanmar Energy Outlook 2020 (ERIA, 2020) provides a useful tool for the analysis of the historical energy demand and supply situation of Myanmar. To … Read More
Realizing ASEAN Smart Cities – A Webinar with Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi
14 May 2020
Jakarta, 14 May 2020: A webinar dialogue on Realizing Smart Cities was jointly hosted by the Smart Cities Network and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN … Read More
Publications Catalogue 2020
05 May 2020
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia publishes various publications to share and disseminate its research findings and policy recommendations. These publications cover … Read More
ASEAN Vision 2040 Volume II: Collective Leadership, ASEAN Centrality, and Strengthening the ASEAN Institutional Ecosystem
31 May 2019
The papers in Volume II discuss the imperative of collective leadership and ASEAN centrality in light of the greater uncertainty in the global trading system … Read More
ASEAN Vision 2040 Volume III : Transforming and Deepening the ASEAN Community
31 May 2019
The papers in Volume III delve into the theme of transforming and deepening the ASEAN Community. The main focus is on the digital and fourth … Read More
ASEAN Vision 2040 Volume IV : Integrated and Connected Seamless ASEAN Economic Community
31 May 2019
The volume consists of papers on critical elements for an integrated and connected Seamless ASEAN Economic Community up to 2040. The critical elements include seamless … Read More
A multidimensional measure of energy poverty in China and its impacts on health: An empirical study based on the China family panel studies
31 May 2019
About the Journal Energy Policy, Volume 131, August 2019, Pages 72-81. Authors Dayong Zhang, Research Institute of Economics and Management, Southwestern University of Finance and … Read More
Cambodia's energy poverty and its effects on social wellbeing: Empirical evidence and policy implications
31 May 2019
About the Journal Energy Policy, Volume 132, September 2019 (In progress), Pages 283-289. Authors Han Phoumin, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Indonesia … Read More
Asia-Europe Economic Connectivity: Global Value Chain Structures in ASEM Region
30 May 2019
The Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) represents 62% of the global population, 57% of global gross domestic product, and 65% of global trade. Intraregional trade in goods … Read More
ERIA Annual Report 2018
23 May 2019
ERIA’s Annual Report 2018 presents the organisation's various activities – such as research, seminars, capacity building, policy design, and dissemination initiatives – in fiscal year … Read More
Publications Catalogue 2019
21 May 2019
ERIA publications cover a wide range of subject matter on deepening economic integration, narrowing development gaps, and sustainable development – the three pillars under which … Read More
ADBI Working Paper Series: Firm Adjustment to Trade Policy Changes in East Asia
14 May 2019
Abstract Trade and investment liberalization has been one of the key features of economic policy in many developing countries since the 1990s. Research on this … Read More
Demand and Supply Potential of Hydrogen Energy in East Asia
13 May 2019
Although hydrogen is currently used for industrial activities such as ammonia production or refining, it has great potential to become one of the clean energies … Read More
ERIA FRAMES | May 2019
08 May 2019
ERIA and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) hosted a meeting between the heads and the Parliamentary Leagues for both organisations on 16 … Read More
China’s Processing Trade and Value Chains*
31 May 2018
We investigate how trade liberalisation affects the performance of Chinese manufacturing firms. To better understand China’s role in global value chains, we examine Chinese firms … Read More
Publications Catalogue 2018
25 May 2018
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia publishes books, research reports, discussion papers, and policy briefs to share and disseminate its research findings … Read More
ERIA Annual Report 2017
25 May 2018
ERIA's 2017 Annual Report presents the Institute’s various research and research-related activities, events, and seminars, and its capacity building, policy design, communication, and publications achievements … Read More
The Eurasian Land Bridge: The Role of Service Providers in Linking the Regional Value Chains in East Asia and the European Union
15 May 2018
Rail links between China and Europe are typically analysed in the context of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, focusing on China’s economic rise and the … Read More
ERIA FRAMES | May 2018
02 May 2018
ERIA is uniquely placed to contribute to a dialogue with parliamentarians that focused on non-tariff measures (NTMs) and barriers as well as good regulatory practice … Read More
East Asia Updates | April 2017
26 May 2017
East Asian exports performed robustly in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year. East Asia's export growth had two main … Read More
Assessing the Competitive Advantage of Public Policy Support for Supply Chain Resilience
18 May 2017
This paper deals with the supply chain resilience of agricultural products in Japan. First, the food flow of Japan is explained. Japanese farmers and fishers … Read More
Viet Nam's Automotive Supplier Industry: Development Prospects under Conditions for Free Trade and Global Production Networks
18 May 2017
Despite foreign direct investment occurring in the 1990s, automobile production in Viet Nam has not progressed beyond assembly. Due to forthcoming trade liberalisation in ASEAN, … Read More
Publications Catalogue 2017
15 May 2017
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) regularly produces reports and publications to ensure that the rich findings of its studies and … Read More
2016 Progress Survey Report of Infrastructure Projects in CADP 2.0
15 May 2017
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) submitted the Comprehensive Asia Development Plan 2.0 (CADP 2.0) to the East Asia Summit in … Read More
Managing Stranded Assets and Protecting Food Value Chains from Natural Disasters
09 May 2017
Stranded assets are those that have suffered unanticipated or premature write-downs, lost value, or turned into liabilities due to external shocks. Environmental risk factors, such … Read More
Peat Policy and Its Implications on Value Chains of Indonesian Palm Oil
09 May 2017
Palm oil and its derivative products are strategic commodities that play an important role in the economic development of Indonesia which, along with Malaysia, is … Read More
Chained to Sustainable Development Goals? The Changing Role of Entities for Enhanced Resilience along Agriculture Food Value Chains in Thailand
09 May 2017
The operation period of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ended in 2015, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be in operation in 2016-2030. The … Read More
Institutional Policy and Economic Impacts of Energy Subsidies Removal in East Asia
04 May 2017
This study explores the impact of energy subsidies and provides policy recommendations to gradually phase out energy subsidies in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region. … Read More
ERIA FRAMES | April 2017
03 May 2017
ERIA FRAMES is a newsletter issued by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). The newsletter presents a picture of the Institute's … Read More
Globalization and Performance of Small and Large Firms
23 May 2016
ERIA Microdata Research FY 2013 examines whether and how globalization has differential effects on small and (or versus) large firms and aims at … Read More
Food Supply Chain Disruption due to Natural Disasters: Entities, Risks, and Strategies for Resilience
13 May 2016
The resilience of the food supply chain (FSC) to disruptions has not kept pace with the extended, globalised, and complex network of modern food chain. … Read More
Misallocation and Productivity: The Case of Vietnamese Manufacturing
13 May 2016
This paper attempts to measure the effect of resource misallocation on aggregate manufacturing total factor productivity (TFP), focusing on Vietnamese manufacturing firms for the period … Read More
Publications Catalogue 2016
07 May 2016
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) regularly produces reports and publications to ensure that the rich findings of its studies are … Read More
Monitoring the Implementation of Services Trade Reform towards an ASEAN Economic Community
21 May 2015
Abstract This paper assesses the extent to which the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) is helping ASEAN member states … Read More
FDI Restrictiveness Index for ASEAN: Implementation of AEC Blueprint Measures
18 May 2015
Abstract This paper is an extension of the FDI restrictiveness index created for the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) in Thangavelu and Lim (2011). It … Read More
AEC Blueprint Implementation Performance and Challenges: Standards and Conformance
18 May 2015
Abstract ASEAN aims to reduce, if not eliminate, technical barriers to trade through standards and conformance (S&C) initiatives towards a highly integrated economy, or the … Read More
Technology Transfer in ASEAN Countries: Some Evidence from Buyer-Provided Training Network Data
08 May 2015
Abstract Technology transfers are important channels for firms in developing countries to get access to new technology and initiate innovation. This paper examines the geographical … Read More
AEC Blueprint Implementation Performance and Challenges: Trade Facilitation
08 May 2015
As the intra-ASEAN tariffs are virtually eliminated, it is the non-tariff measures and trade costs associated with moving goods and services across border … Read More
AEC Blueprint Implementation Performance and Challenges: Service Liberalization
08 May 2015
Abstract This paper examines the progress of liberalization of the ASEAN Framework Agreement in Services (AFAS). It measures the changes in the rate of liberalization … Read More
Government Strategy and Support for Regional Trade Agreements: The Case of Thailand
07 May 2015
Academic literature has theoretically discussed government strategy on regional trade agreements (RTAs) and has empirically identified some elements that play significant roles for … Read More
Measuring the Costs of FTA Utilization: Evidence from Transaction-level Import Data of Thailand
07 May 2015
In this paper, we measure the costs for utilization of free trade agreement (FTA) tariff schemes. To do that, we use shipment-level Customs … Read More
AEC Blueprint Implementation Performance and Challenges: Non-Tariff Measures and Non-Tariff Barriers
07 May 2015
Abstract ASEAN has successfully reduced tariffs but not non-tariff measures (NTMs). Efforts to reduce NTMs always hit the debate surrounding justification of application of the … Read More
ASEAN Food Security: Towards a More Comprehensive Framework
23 May 2014
Abstract This Policy Brief is based on the Issues Paper on ASEAN Food Security: Towards a More Comprehensive Framework. The key message is that food … Read More
Towards Freer Movement of Skilled Labour in AEC 2015 and Beyond
23 May 2014
Abstract Movements of skilled labour in ASEAN have been largely from the lower income labour surplus economies to the higher income labour deficit economies in … Read More
Productivity Evolution of Chinese Large and Small Firms in the Era of Globalisation
20 May 2014
Abstract Using a large firm-level dataset from the Chinese manufacturing industry, this paper studies the productivity gap and productivity convergence between large and small firms … Read More
The Exporting and Productivity Nexus: Does Firm Size Matter?
20 May 2014
The main purpose of this study is to examine whether the relationship between exporting and productivity differs across firm sizes in the Malaysian … Read More
Offshoring and the Shortening of the Quality Ladder: Evidence from Danish Apparel
12 May 2014
Recently a small and growing empirical literature has attempted to analyze the role that quality plays in our understanding of trade. In particular, … Read More
ERIA official newsletter "ERIA FRAMES" (May - June 2014 Issue) released
12 May 2014
ERIA FRAMES is a bimonthly newsletter issued by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). The newsletter presents a picture of the … Read More
Korea's Policy Package for Enhancing its FTA Utilization and Implications for Korea's Policy
12 May 2014
Abstract Korea's trade with most of its 46 free trade agreement (FTA) partner countries has been expanded continuously. Its FTA utilization ratios were as low … Read More
