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Attracting Global Talents: Bringing Digital Nomads and the Highly Skilled into ASEAN
27 November 2023
The advancement of technology and borderless working accelerated by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has pushed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to rethink its … Read More
Industry Agglomeration, Urban Amenities, and Regional Development in India
13 September 2023
Industrial agglomeration is an important component to create efficiency and externalities for industrial growth and competitiveness for the Indian economy. In this paper, we examine … Read More
Renewable Energy Transition in South Asia: Role of Regional Energy Trade
11 August 2023
Renewable energy encompasses energy derived from sources that can be naturally replenished, falling into five primary categories: biomass, geothermal, hydropower, wind, and solar. This report … Read More
Investment Facilitation and Promotion in Cambodia: Impact of Provincial-level Characteristics on Multinational Activities
03 August 2023
This paper examines the foreign direct investment policy of Cambodia in terms of investment promotion and facilitation. The study examines the key factors affecting the … Read More
Regional Integration in Indo-Pacific: Connectivity, Cooperation, and New Supply-Chain Linkages
31 March 2023
The evolving economic architecture in the Indo-Pacific rests squarely on the post-war construct of the Asia-Pacific, which is undergoing changes in the established patterns of … Read More
Global Value Chain Participation and Labour Productivity in Manufacturing Firms in Viet Nam: Firm-Level Panel Analysis
28 October 2022
This study describes the status of global value chains (GVCs) in Viet Nam and examines the roles of GVC participation and technology in enhancing labour … Read More
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Economic Backgrounds of ASEAN and Its Dialogue Partners
29 September 2022
We overview the economic backgrounds of the countries participating in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations and two Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) … Read More
The Comprehensive Asia Development Plan (CADP) 3.0: Towards an Integrated, Innovative, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economy
16 September 2022
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused trade disruptions; a drop in foreign direct investment; and scarring effects on poverty, education, and women in many … 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
Indonesia’s Local Content Requirements: An Assessment on Consistency with Free Trade Agreement Commitments
04 February 2022
Local content requirements (LCRs) are one of several economic instruments used by governments to protect infant domestic industries or to generate employment. Indonesia has LCR … 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
Economic Policies to take Advantage of the Vigorous Private Dynamism in AMS and India during the COVID-19 Crisis
06 July 2021
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has created unprecedented difficulties for the economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States (AMS) and India. … Read More