Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and Europe: Impact and Implications
29 August 2022
In the first 2 decades of the millennium, European Union (EU) trade policy underwent historic changes, amongst them an explicit pivot to Asia. Along … Read More
The Story of RCEP: History, Negotiations, Structure, and Future Directions
15 August 2022
This paper is about the story of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), including the history, dynamics of negotiations, and structure of this multilateral framework. … Read More
Comparison of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and Other Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
15 August 2022
This study evaluates the desirability of RCEP by comparing it with other mega-lateral FTAs. Evaluating the member-specific scale effects of the FTAs, we find that … Read More
The Post COVID-19 and RCEP: Pandemic Recovery in East Asia
15 August 2022
The paper examines the impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on the COVID-19 pandemic recovery of the East Asian countries. Recent studies highlight … Read More
Agents of Care Technology Transfer: Trends and Challenges of Migration Care Workers Across Borders
12 August 2022
The purpose of this project is to show the models of promoting the transfer of knowledge and skills of Long-term care (LTC) from the destination … Read More
Older People and COVID-19 in Indonesia (2022 Edition)
09 August 2022
The second round of phone surveys ‘Older People and COVID-19 in Indonesia’ is a follow-up to the first-round survey. It was a joint project of … Read More
Australia’s Interests in East Asia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
05 August 2022
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was seen as important for Australia economically and politically from its inception. RCEP economies account for roughly two-thirds … Read More
China and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: An Economic and Political Perspective
05 August 2022
This paper studies China’s policies and participation in East Asian economic integration and cooperation. The progress of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is remarkable … Read More
Heyday of Asian Regionalism? The Implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership for the United States
05 August 2022
This paper analyses the implications of the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for the United States (US). Traditionally, trade policy … Read More
Changes in Trade and Investment Policies in Thailand and the Implications for Medium-term Growth
05 August 2022
This paper addresses the noticeable changes in trade and investment policies in Thailand in the new millennium and assesses their impact. These changes began with … Read More
FDI Spillover Effects: Evidence from the Philippines
05 August 2022
Using firm-level data in manufacturing, this chapter examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) spillover effects on domestic firm performance. Through knowledge spillovers, FDI … Read More
Globalisation and its Economic Consequences Looking at APEC Economies
31 August 2021
Given the rising criticisms of and growing doubts about globalisation, this timely edited volume looks at globalisation and its economic impact on eight countries in … Read More
COVID-19 and Regional Solutions for Mitigating the Risk of Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Finance in ASEAN Member States
19 August 2021
One of the significant challenges small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face is their difficulty in accessing finance. One way to reduce the risk of lending … Read More
Central Banks' Responses to COVID-19 in ASEAN Economies
18 August 2021
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health, social life, economic conditions, and financial markets has been significant for Association of Southeast Asian Nations … Read More
A Firm-level Analysis of the Impact of the Coronavirus Outbreak in ASEAN
16 August 2021
This study examines the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on economic integration in the ASEAN-6 region. The study finds that the pandemic’s impact can be … Read More
Impact of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreements (ATIGA) on Intra-ASEAN Trade
16 August 2021
This report is an outcome of ERIA's quantitative assessment of the impact of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) on intra-ASEAN trade. The study … Read More
The EU–China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment: Lessons Learnt for Indonesia
12 August 2021
The European Union (EU) and China have recently reached an agreement: the EU–China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). As one of the most recent investment … Read More
UK-ASEAN Trade: Strengthening the Supply Chain Linkages
11 August 2021
The United Kingdom (UK) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have commenced a Dialogue Partnership which foresees years of closer economic relations ahead. … Read More
Reconciling Tax and Trade Rules in the Digitalised Economy: Challenges for ASEAN and East Asia
06 August 2021
As the digital economy expands in scale, scope, and form it poses major challenges for public revenue and tax policy and administration in Asia and … Read More
Effective Rates of Protection in a World With Non-Tariff Measures and Supply Chains: Evidence from ASEAN
05 August 2021
The concept of effective rate of protection expresses protection on a sector’s final output relative to protection affecting its inputs. As such, it is well … Read More
Technical Barriers to Trade and the Performance of Indian Exporters
04 August 2021
We study the effects of technical barriers to trade (TBTs) imposed by destination markets on prices, marginal costs, and markups of Indian manufacturing exporters. Using … Read More
The Economic Impact of Globalisation in Indonesia
14 August 2020
This paper analyses the economic impact of globalisation in Indonesia from the end of the 1960s to date. The analysis found that globalisation generated a … Read More
The Value-Added Tax Reform and Labour Market Outcomes: Firm Level Evidence from China
07 August 2020
The tax incentives designed to stimulate firm investment may have a large impact on labour market outcomes. Using a comprehensive data set containing more than … Read More
Technological Advancement, Import Penetration, and Labour Markets: Evidence from Thai Manufacturing
06 August 2020
This paper examines the impacts of advanced technology on a possible change in workers’ skills, wages, and employment due to such technological advancement. Three proxies … Read More
