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ERIA FRAMES | December 2016
02 January 2017
Myanmar's former President U Thein Sein hailed the Asia Cosmopolitan Award's Grand Prize as an honour for him and the Myanmar people. 'I am happy … Read More
Achieving an Integrated Electricity Market in Southeast Asia: Addressing the Economic, Technical, Institutional, and Geo-political Barriers
13 December 2016
The research is divided into four interdependent research clusters. Clusters 1 and 2 apply case studies on the BIMP countries (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines) using different … Read More
East Asia Update - November 2016
07 December 2016
Monthly Highlights Expected Impact of Trump Administration's Policies on East Asia It is still uncertain how President-elect Donald Trump will govern, but his policies will … Read More
Indonesia and China: Friends or Foes? Quality Competition and Firm Productivity
05 December 2016
We define and measure "firm-product-destination-year-specific export quality" and investigate how quality competition from China affects Indonesian firm productivity in the domestic and export markets. Our … Read More
Analysis of Distributed Energy Systems and Implications for Electrification: The Case of ASEAN Member States
05 December 2016
The study of distributed energy systems (DES) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) highlights the potential role of DES to enhance electricity access … Read More
Age Related Pension Expenditure and Fiscal Space: Modelling techniques and case studies from East Asia
30 November 2016
This book explores the linkages between age-related pension expenditures and the fiscal space needed to fund them, as well as to organize the mix of … Read More
East Asia Update - October 2016
28 November 2016
Monthly Highlights Donald Trump elected as the President of the United States The election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States … Read More
Harmonization of Standards and Mutual Recognition Agreements on Conformity Assessment in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam
17 November 2016
This report examines the basis of developments surrounding ASEAN's efforts in the area of standards and conformance, focusing on the following six sectors: (i) automotives, … Read More
Sea Lane Security of Oil and Liquefied Natural Gas in the East Asia Summit Region
15 November 2016
With robust demand - yet modest supply growth - of energy in the region, the East Asia Summit (EAS) area is expected to … Read More
Research for Consideration of a Policy Proposal to Reform the Natural Rubber Industry's Structure and Stabilise Farmers' Dealing Conditions in Thailand
27 October 2016
Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia together produce about 70 percent of the world's natural rubber. Recently, this product has been in excess supply because … Read More
Joint Study for Liquefied Natural Gas Market
19 October 2016
Energy demand in many East Asia Summit countries is on an upward trend, thus making the role of natural gas in energy supply … Read More
Cost Assessment of Energy Security Improvement in East Asia Summit Region
21 September 2016
Energy security is a central pillar energy policy in all East Asia Summit countries. Self-sufficiency of energy supply forms the basis of energy … Read More
Cooperation Framework for Oil Stockpiling and Emergency Response System
21 September 2016
Energy demand in ASEAN countries has been rapidly expanding in the last decades. While the total energy demand in ASEAN countries has grown … Read More
Towards a Circular Economy: Corporate Management and Policy Pathways
21 September 2016
The transition to a circular economy is a unique opportunity for fast-growing Asian economies to be resource efficient, competitive, and innovative. The circular … Read More
Energy Outlook and Energy Saving Potential in East Asia 2016
21 September 2016
Sustained economic growth and increasing population in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region are the two major drivers responsible for the rise of … Read More
East Asia Update - August 2016
05 September 2016
Monthly Highlights The Fourth East Asia Summit Economic Ministers' Meeting held on 5 August in Vientiane re-affirmed the efforts to enhance regional economic integration in … Read More
The Development of Regulatory Management Systems in East Asia: Deconstruction, Insights, and Fostering ASEAN's Quiet Revolution
31 July 2016
As H.E. Deputy Minister Rizal Lukman of Indonesia said in 2015: 'The emergence of the ASEAN Economic Community is putting the pressure on each ASEAN … Read More
Facilitating ASEAN Trade in Goods
21 June 2016
Trade facilitation should be viewed as a strategic issue rather than a technical one. While ASEAN has been successful in the phasing out of intra-regional … 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
Non-Tariff Measures in ASEAN
30 April 2016
While tariffs have been reduced, the number of non-tariff measures (NTMs) continues to increase, and is often blamed as one source of the … Read More
Financing Renewable Energy Development in East Asia Summit CountriesA Primer of Effective Policy Instruments
07 April 2016
This research aims to identify and update the most effective policies in the Asian context, especially for member states of the Association of … Read More
Advancing the Energy Management System in the East Asia Summit Region
31 March 2016
This study aims to analyse the potential for deploying the Energy Management System (EMS) in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region and to … Read More
Oil Stockpiling and Emergency Response Cooperation of East Asia
31 March 2016
Asia's energy security is usually defined in terms of oil-supply security, given the region's growing demand for oil, its flattening oil production, and … Read More
Sustainability Assessment of Utilising Conventional and New Type Geothermal Resources in East Asia
31 March 2016
New methods of low-carbon energy production and use are crucial building blocks for sustainable development. Despite having a number of advantages over other … Read More
Deepening and Widening of Production Networks in ASEAN
03 March 2016
Abstract This paper assesses the recent widening and deepening of machinery production networks in ASEAN and surrounding East Asia by employing highly disaggregated product-level international … Read More
Macroeconomic Impact of Coal-Fired Power Plants
16 February 2016
Energy is critical for almost all modern economic activities and for broader human development. Yet, access to energy in middle-income countries such as … Read More
Promoting Rural Development, Employment, and Inclusive Growth in ASEAN
26 January 2016
Abstract This paper looks at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) cooperation on rural development, employment creation, and inclusive growth beyond 2015. Rural development … Read More
How Do Exports and Imports Affect the Use of Free Trade Agreements? Firm-level Survey Evidence from Southeast Asia
26 January 2016
Based on profit estimations, findings from a firm-level survey of 630 manufacturing firms across Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries conducted in … Read More
Convergence of Opportunities: Resilience and the ASEAN Community
26 January 2016
Abstract The year 2015 is a defining year for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). As the region journeys forward in forging the ASEAN … Read More
Challenges of Indonesian Competition Law and Some Suggestions for Improvement
26 January 2016
This paper discusses the problems in the implementation of Law No. 5 of 1999, the Indonesian Competition Law, explains the substance of the … Read More
The Development Potential of the Content Industry in East Asia and the ASEAN Region (Phase 2)
26 January 2016
Executive Summary Main Argument Policymakers and experts from China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand who comprised the ERIA working group on content … Read More
Study on the Strategic Usage of Coal in the EAS Region: A Technical Potential Map and Update of the First-Year Study
11 January 2016
The demand for coal in East Asia Summit economies is largely due to increasing electricity demand, half of which will be met by … Read More
ASEAN PPP: From Institutional Development to Streamlined Implementation
21 December 2015
There is a growing momentum to set ambitious infrastructure development targets across member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). With … Read More
ASEAN and Regional Free Trade Agreements
11 December 2015
Efforts to use existing trade agreements to build a larger regional agreement face many challenges. This book considers this problem with reference to ASEAN’s current … Read More
Investing in Workers and Firms as Learning Centres for Industrial Upgrading
10 December 2015
Investing in workers and firms as learning centres for industrial upgrading is important for economic, social, and cultural development in the context of … Read More
Economic Integration in East Asia
04 December 2015
International production networks in manufacturing, particularly in machinery industries, have rapidly developed over the last two decades, resulting in dramatic increases in intra-regional and intra-industry … Read More
Transboundary Haze Pollution Problem in Southeast Asia: Reframing ASEAN's Response
01 December 2015
ASEAN has experienced periodic episodes of transboundary haze pollution resulting from land and forest fires caused by seasonal burning to clear vegetation on … Read More
Managing Labour Adjustments in an Integrating ASEAN
01 December 2015
The integration processes of ASEAN are ushering changes in the labour market across the region. Unions complain that jobs are increasingly becoming precarious. … Read More
Scenario Analysis of Energy Security in the East Asia Summit Region
28 November 2015
This energy security study uses three scenarios as key factors affecting regional energy security: supply uncertainty in the Middle East and Russia, low … Read More
Reforming The Intellectual Property System to Promote Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN
25 November 2015
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted the 'ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Action Plan 2011-2015' in 2011. In said action plan, ASEAN … Read More
Engendering ASEAN Identity: The Role of Film
24 November 2015
The role of film, which is used here in generic terms to include audiovisual images as well as animation, in engendering the much-sought … Read More
The Comprehensive Asian Development Plan 2.0 (CADP 2.0): Infrastructure for Connectivity and Innovation
20 November 2015
Abstract The original version of the Comprehensive Asia Development Plan (CADP), which was submitted to the East Asia Summit in 2010 (ERIA, 2010), presented a … Read More
Framing the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Post- 2015
16 November 2015
An inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and dynamic community that engages and benefits the people is what ASEAN aspires to in the post-2015 period. This … Read More
Non-Tariff Measures: Not All that Bad
29 October 2015
While tariffs have been reduced, the number of non-tariff measures (NTMs) is increasing, and is often blamed to be one source of the … Read More
Selecting the Best Mix of Renewable and Conventional Energy Sources for Asian Communities
30 September 2015
The ERIA Working Group on 'Feasibility Study on the Best Mix of Renewable and Conventional Energy Sources Sustainable for Various Asian Communities' has … Read More
National Public-Private Partnership Framework in ASEAN Member Countries
30 September 2015
PPP has been one important issue in ASEAN in recent years. It is viewed as one alternative of modalities to fulfil massive infrastructure demand in … Read More
Intensive and Extensive Margins of South-South-North Trade: Firm-Level Evidence
30 September 2015
The main value added of our paper is twofold. First, we construct a theoretical framework on how South-South trade will affect productivity cut-offs. … Read More
Can Thinking Green and Sustainability be an Economic Opportunity for ASEAN?
28 September 2015
ASEAN member states (AMS) are confronted by serious environmental problems that threaten to undermine future growth and regional stability. This paper considers four … Read More
