Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
The Story of RCEP: History, Negotiations, Structure, and Future Directions
15 August 2022
This paper is about the story of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), including the history, dynamics of negotiations, and structure of this multilateral framework. … Read More
Comparison of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and Other Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
15 August 2022
This study evaluates the desirability of RCEP by comparing it with other mega-lateral FTAs. Evaluating the member-specific scale effects of the FTAs, we find that … Read More
The Post COVID-19 and RCEP: Pandemic Recovery in East Asia
15 August 2022
The paper examines the impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on the COVID-19 pandemic recovery of the East Asian countries. Recent studies highlight … Read More
Australia’s Interests in East Asia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
05 August 2022
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was seen as important for Australia economically and politically from its inception. RCEP economies account for roughly two-thirds … Read More
China and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: An Economic and Political Perspective
05 August 2022
This paper studies China’s policies and participation in East Asian economic integration and cooperation. The progress of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is remarkable … Read More
Heyday of Asian Regionalism? The Implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership for the United States
05 August 2022
This paper analyses the implications of the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for the United States (US). Traditionally, trade policy … Read More
Changes in Trade and Investment Policies in Thailand and the Implications for Medium-term Growth
05 August 2022
This paper addresses the noticeable changes in trade and investment policies in Thailand in the new millennium and assesses their impact. These changes began with … 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
What Determines Interfirm Trade Credit? Empirical Evidence from the ASEAN
14 June 2022
This paper empirically examines the link between the heterogeneity of firms and their probability of obtaining interfirm trade credit in Asia, with a specific focus … Read More
Prediction Errors of Macroeconomic Indicators and Economic Shocks for ASEAN Member States, 1990‒2021
30 May 2022
In this study, economic shocks on six selected Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States (i.e. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet … Read More
COVID-19, Telework Patterns Within a City, and Changes in Urban Structure – Preliminary Findings
11 April 2022
With the coronavirus disease (COVID-19, the spread of teleworking means that people do not necessarily have to live near their place of work. Will the … Read More
Entry Mode Choice and Performance of Foreign Direct Investment Firms in Emerging Economies: Micro-evidence from Viet Nam
29 March 2022
Does the right entry mode choice help foreign direct investment (FDI) firms to perform efficiently in emerging economies? This study attempts to answer this question … Read More
Projecting Infrastructure Needs and the Financing Mechanism: A Review of Estimations by ADB, McKinsey, and the OECD
24 March 2022
How much does a country, a region, and the world need to spend on infrastructure development to fulfil demand? This question has been asked frequently … Read More
Implicit Subsidies for Infrastructure and Their Implications for Contingent Liabilities in Selected East Asian Countries
23 March 2022
A government's investment decision for infrastructure development is a form of budget commitment which results in direct liabilities and possible contingent liabilities. The latter is … Read More
Digital Technology Adoption and Indonesia’s MSMEs during the COVID-19 Pandemic
22 March 2022
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has hit micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) hard. The estimated economic impact of COVID-19 could exceed the fiscal stimulus … Read More
East Asian Production Networks Go Beyond the Gravity Prediction
21 March 2022
This paper provides empirical evidence that supports the continuing importance of machinery international production networks (IPNs) in East Asia. We first confirm their robustness and … Read More
Chief Executive Officer Attributes and Trade
24 February 2022
Many articles in international trade literature have shown that firm productivity is a robust determinant of firms’ export and import activities. Further, the literature has … Read More
Global Value Chains and Premature Deindustrialisation in Malaysia
23 February 2022
Malaysia has experienced premature deindustrialisation since the early 1990s. The decline in the relative contribution of manufacturing to the economy has been underpinned by structural … Read More
Understanding SME Trade Finance in ASEAN: An Overview
22 February 2022
SMEs are the most important source of employment in all ASEAN countries, but a lack of access to external sources of finance may limit their … Read More
Technical Barriers to Trade, Product Quality and Trade Margins: Firm-level Evidence
07 February 2022
As tariffs have declined to a low level, the trade literature has paid increasing attention to the impact of non-tariff measures. Unlike tariffs, non-tariff measures … 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
Participation in Global Value Chains and Rent Sharing by Small Firms in Viet Nam
27 January 2022
It is well documented that firms that participate in global value chains (GVCs) are larger and more productive, maintaining higher profitability compared to those without … Read More
The Nexus between Inward Foreign Direct Investment and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Viet Nam
26 January 2022
In recent decades, Viet Nam, a developing economy, has significantly improved its export structure and, to some extent, its participation in global value chains (GVCs), … Read More
Overview of Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, and Global Value Chains in East Asia
25 January 2022
This paper provides an overview of the patterns and trends of foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade as well as the formation and development of … Read More
