Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Who Uses Free Trade Agreements?
01 November 2009
It is noted that utilisation of ASEAN Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) is low by international standards. In order to clarify the reasons for … Read More
Foreign Presence Spillovers and Firms' Export Response:Evidence from the Indonesian Manufacturing
01 December 2009
This paper examines the existence of spillovers associated with the presence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) on a firm's decision to export, and on … Read More
Spatial Architecture of the Production Networks in Southeast Asia
01 February 2010
The main purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the inter-firm production networks in Southeast Asian developing economies. Using firm-level … Read More
Search-theoretic Approach to Securing New Suppliers: Impacts of Geographic Proximity for Importer and Non-importer
02 February 2010
This paper empirically examines whether firms consider geographic proximity as they seek for a new supplier. While addressing the difference between importers and … Read More
Innovation in Linked and Non-linked Firms: Effects of Variety of Linkages in East Asia
03 February 2010
This paper proposes a new mechanism linking innovation and networks in developing economies to detect explicit production and information linkages. It investigates the … Read More
The Impacts of Face-to-face and Frequent Interactions on Innovation: Upstream-Downstream Relations
04 February 2010
This paper proposes a new mechanism linking innovation and networks in developing economies to identify explicit production and information linkages and investigates the … Read More
Firm-level Analysis of Globalization: A Survey of the Eight Literatures
01 March 2010
Abstract This paper presents an extensive review of empirical studies that analyze the various impacts of the globalization phenomenon on corporate activities, using micro … Read More
Carbon Footprint Labeling Activities in the East Asia Summit Region: Spillover Effects to Less Developed Countries
01 July 2010
Abstract This paper discusses carbon footprint (CFP) labeling activities in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region with a focus on their spillover effects on … Read More
How ICTs Raise Manufacturing Performance: Firm-level Evidence in Southeast Asia
01 August 2010
This paper examines the effects of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on business performance, using firm-level data obtained through a questionnaire survey in … Read More
Detecting Effective Knowledge Sources in Product Innovation: Evidence from Local Firms and MNCs/JVs in Southeast Asia
02 August 2010
Abstract This paper examines the effects of internal and external sources of knowledge on the introduction of new products based on new technologies or … Read More
International Production Networks in Machinery Industries: Structure and Its Evolution
01 September 2010
This paper intensively employs annual international trade statistics obtained from the UN Comtrade and examines to what degree East Asian countries have participated … Read More
Machinery Trade in East Asia, and the Global Financial Crisis
01 October 2010
Abstract The global financial crisis since Q3 2008 has influenced the world economy, including that of East Asia. This paper focuses on international production/distribution … Read More
