Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Facilitating ASEAN Trade in Goods
13 December 2017
To move forward trade facilitation agenda in ASEAN, this brief presents three recommendations that focus on rules of origin, transparency of non-tariff measures (NTM), and … Read More
ERIA FRAMES | December 2017
01 December 2017
ERIA mourns the passing of Dr Surin Pitsuwan, former ASEAN Secretary-General and Special Advisor to the President of ERIA. He was a true statesman & … Read More
East Asia Updates | November 2017
01 December 2017
The Southeast Asian economy expanded by 5.7% The Southeast Asian economy expanded by 5.7% in Q3 2017, mainly driven by rising exports due to the … 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 : [email protected] Edition | November 2017
01 November 2017
The High Level Forum on [email protected] 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
Creating Better Social Acceptance for Electric Power Infrastructure
30 October 2017
This study comprehensively evaluates issues related to public acceptance of coal-fired power plants in Thailand and thus derives policy implications on how to … Read More
E-Commerce as Asia's New Growth Engine
23 October 2017
The development of cross-border electronic commerce (e-commerce) is changing the world's economic landscape. To better grasp the opportunities of this global trend of growth, Asian … Read More
ASEAN @ 50 Volume 1: The ASEAN Journey: Reflections of ASEAN Leaders and Officials
13 October 2017
ASEAN's 50-year journey is a story that needs to be told to this and future generations. Thus, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN, ERIA … Read More
To Enhance E-Commerce Enabling Connectivity in Asia
09 October 2017
Cross-border e-commerce has been a major development trend of international trade and globalization. In the next 5-10 years, the top three fastest growing markets in … Read More
Developing Asia in the Era of Cross-border E-commerce
04 October 2017
Cross-border e-commerce has been a major development trend of international trade and globalization. In the next 5–10 years, the top three fastest-growing markets in the … Read More
The Risks for ASEAN of New Mega-Agreements that Promote the Wrong Model of e-Commerce
03 October 2017
Digital technology offers exciting new opportunities and advances for ASEAN member states, individually and as a region. The benefits have so far been captured by … Read More
Ad valorem equivalents of non-tariff measures in ASEAN
02 October 2017
To measure Ad valorem tariff equivalents (AVEs) of non-tariff measures (NTMs), we propose a new alternative that relies on the estimation of bilateral trade flows … Read More
Remaking Energy Policies for Global Sustainability: The Case of Flying Geese Model and Path Dependencies in East Asia
01 October 2017
In East Asia, the path of economic integration that started at the end of World War II, through catch-up industrialization, took a distinguished path. Started … Read More
East Asia Updates | September 2017
01 October 2017
Monetary tightening is on the horizon Basing its decision on solid job gains, a low unemployment rate, a moderate expansion of household spending, and a … Read More
Addressing Energy Efficiency in the Transport Sector through Traffic Improvement
27 September 2017
The study first summarized the existing policies in Viet Nam on energy efficiency improvement of the transport sector. The result showed that Viet … Read More
Globalisation and Trade Liberalisation in Supporting GVCs Upgrade: The Case of the Republic of Korea
20 September 2017
The Republic of Korea (henceforth Korea) has managed to achieve sustained economic growth by moving up the value chains. It took Korea only 15 years … Read More
ASEAN @ 50 Volume 5: The ASEAN Economic Community Into 2025 and Beyond
07 September 2017
ASEAN has successfully promoted economic integration by increasing intra-ASEAN trade and investment over 5 decades. This is despite the diversity of its member states in … Read More
ERIA FRAMES | October 2017
01 September 2017
The Philippines holds the ASEAN Socio-cultural Community (ASCC) in high regards, as shown through its efforts to initiate the ASCC in 2003, its adoption of … Read More
