Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Exporting ‘Content’ in the Face of Indifference
26 September 2019
Attempts by Japanese producers to ‘crack’ the North American entertainment market date back to the 1910s, and were driven by both profit motive and ideological … Read More
Evaluation of CO2 Emissions Reduction Through Mobility Electrification
24 September 2019
The introduction of electrified vehicles (xEVs) is expanding to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport sector. This study examined scenarios … Read More
Domestic Value Added, Exports, and Employment: An Input-Output Analysis of Indonesian Manufacturing
27 August 2019
The paper is motivated by the current emphasis on the share of domestic value added in exports (SVEX) as a policy criterion for export development … Read More
In the Closet: Japanese Creative Industries and their Reluctance to Forge Global and Transnational Linkages in ASEAN and East Asia
27 August 2019
This paper addresses rarely asked questions: is Cool Japan a creative industries policy and, if so, what kind of creative industries policy is it? It … Read More
Value Added Exports and the Local Labour Market: Evidence from Vietnamese Manufacturing Firms
27 August 2019
The formation of global value chains (GVCs) has reshaped production processes across countries. This paper investigates the relationship between GVCs and firms’ employment by using … Read More
Words and Their Silos: Commercial, Governmental, and Academic Support for Japanese Literature and Writing Overseas
27 August 2019
This paper connects in a preliminary way realms of analysis and data regarding practices of disseminating Japanese literature and writing translated in English and Association … Read More
A Spark Beyond Time and Place: Ogawa Shinsuke and Asia
27 August 2019
One of the most important documentary film-makers of the post-war period, Ogawa Shinsuke, had an enormous impact on film-makers across Asia. This paper will unpack … Read More
Navigating Low-Carbon Finance Management at Banks and Non-Banking Financial Institutions
27 August 2019
Lack of long-term financing, the existence of various risks, the low rate of return, and lack of capacity in market actors are major challenges for … Read More
The Impact of Global Value Chain Integration on Wages: Evidence from Matched Worker-Industry Data in Thailand
27 August 2019
Using a two-stage estimation of matched worker-industry data from 2000 to 2011, this study investigates the impact of global value chain (GVC) integration on wages … Read More
The Contents of Power: Narrative and Soft Power in the Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies
26 August 2019
This paper examines debates about soft power and popular culture, with particular attention to the framing and reception of the opening ceremonies at the Olympics. … Read More
The Next Generation Automobile Industry as a Creative Industry
24 June 2019
The aim of this paper is to describe the recent transformation of the automobile industry from a manufacturing industry to include aspects of the service … Read More
Cool Japan, Creative Industries, and Diversity
14 June 2019
This paper critically considers the operation and objective of Japan’s ‘creative industry’ policy and suggests how to redesign it to align it with recent attention … Read More
