Small and Medium Enterprises' Access to Finance: Evidence from Selected Asia Economies
11 October 2013
Abstract This paper sheds light on the issue of SME financing in selected Asian economies using a unique sample survey. It elaborates on (i) … Read More
Reconstructing the Concept of "Single Market and Production Base" for ASEAN beyond 2015
31 October 2013
Abstract This paper examines the true meaning of the key word of ASEAN economic integration "single market and production base." Heading for "single market" … Read More
Streamlining NTMs in ASEAN: The Way Forward
31 October 2013
Abstract The findings show that the incidence of non tariff measures (NTMs) in ASEAN is moderate in comparison with other regions of the world. … Read More
Who Disseminates Technology to Whom, How, and Why: Evidence from Buyer-Seller Business Networks
04 November 2013
Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between firm-level upgrading and buyer-seller business networks in order to better understand how and to whom technology transfer occurs. … Read More
The Road to Bali: ERIA Perspectives on the WTO Ministerial and Asian Integration
08 November 2013
List of Project Members MR. YOSHIFUMI FUKUNAGA: Senior Policy Coordinator, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia. DR. JOHN RIADY: Executive … Read More
Stimulating Innovation in ASEAN Institutional Support, R&D Activity and Intellectual Property Rights
11 November 2013
Using a stylized framework of technological capability development through pursuing Keynesian-Kaleckian style demand management strategies, this paper discusses initiatives that poorer member governments … Read More
Financial Integration Challenges in ASEAN beyond 2015
11 November 2013
Abstract Financial integration challenges in ASEAN beyond 2015 can be grouped into two broad classes. The first classes of challenges are the regulatory and … Read More
What are the Opportunities and Challenges for ASEAN?
13 November 2013
Abstract This paper attempts to investigate the features of development and restructuring patterns of regional production/distribution networks, mainly in machinery sectors, using finely disaggregated international … Read More
Towards a Truly Seamless Single Windows and Trade Facilitation Regime in ASEAN Beyond 2015
13 November 2013
The current status of trade facilitation measures including the ASEAN Single Window initiative is reviewed and assessed. Similar initiatives for trade facilitation in … Read More
Standards Harmonisation in ASEAN: Progress, Challenges and Moving Beyond 2015
13 November 2013
Addressing technical barriers to trade is a key priority of ASEAN as part of trade facilitation in achieving the Single Market and Production Base under … Read More
Development and Restructuring of Regional Production/Distribution Networks in East Asia
23 November 2013
Abstract This paper attempts to investigate the features of development and restructuring patterns of production/distribution networks in East Asia, mainly in machinery sectors, using international … Read More
Impact of the 2011 Floods, and Flood Management in Thailand
23 November 2013
This paper first describes the causes of the major flooding in Thailand in 2011, which include natural events, unregulated land-use patterns and flood … Read More