Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Search Result
Study on Asian Potential of Biofuel Market
17 November 2014
Executive Summary Background, objectives, and scope With a growing population, rising income levels, and expanding urbanisation, Asia's demand for oil is expected to increase rapidly. … Read More
Coverage of Trade in Services under ASEAN+1 FTAs
17 December 2014
This paper examines how ASEAN-centered free trade agreements (FTAs) or so-called ASEAN+1 FTAs are correlated among themselves and thus have the potential to … Read More
Searching for an Ideal International Investment Protection Regime for ASEAN + Dialogue Partners (RCEP): Where Do We Begin?
17 December 2014
The members of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) and its six dialogue partners--Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and New … Read More
Study on International Cooperation on Nuclear Safety Management in East and Southeast Asian Countries
30 December 2014
Executive Summary Main Argument Some countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan to introduce commercial nuclear reactors in 2020 due to the … Read More
Towards an Enabling Set of Rules of Origin for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
20 January 2015
Abstract With overlapping, multiple FTAs, such as the case of ASEAN and the various ASEAN+1 FTAs, complications could arise that run counter to the economic … Read More
ASEAN PPP Guidelines
13 February 2015
List of Project Members Editors: � Fauziah Zen, Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) � Michael Regan, Professor of Infrastructure … Read More
Industrial Upgrading in Global Production Networks: The Case of the Chinese Automotive Industry
18 February 2015
Abstract This article examines the development of China's automotive industry. The evidence shows that integration in global production networks has stimulated upgrading of technological capabilities … Read More
The Transformation of the Clothing Industry in China
23 February 2015
This article examines the transformation of clothing manufacturing in China with a focus on institutional support, technological upgrading and global production chains. The … Read More
China's Semiconductor Industry in Global Value Chains
24 February 2015
This article examines how global production networks have benefited technological upgrading in the semiconductor industry in China. The evidence shows that trade has … Read More
Learning from the ASEAN+1 Model and the ACIA
09 March 2015
Abstract The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a new regional integration initiative intended to achieve a modern, comprehensive, high-quality, and mutually beneficial economic partnership … Read More
Disaster Risks, Social Preferences, and Policy Effects: Field Experiments in Selected ASEAN and East Asian Countries
18 March 2015
In preparation for or the aftermath of a disaster, a variety of market and non-market mechanisms are indispensable for people to maintain their … Read More
Did China Tire Safeguard Save U.S. Workers?
30 March 2015
Abstract It has been well documented that trade adjustment costs to workers due to globalization are significant and that temporary trade barriers have been progressively … Read More
Strengthening Social Protection in East Asia
01 April 2015
This book focuses on relatively unexplored areas in pension and health care arrangements, including financing, in East Asia. The book aims to fill the literature … Read More
Low Carbon Green Growth in Asia: What is the Scope for Regional Cooperation?
09 April 2015
Abstract This paper develops a framework to assess the scope of collaboration among countries that are pursuing low-carbon green growth. Much of the policy studies … Read More
Market-Based Mechanisms to Promote Renewable Energy in Asia
09 April 2015
Abstract Market-based instruments such as Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) are increasingly favoured as an alternative to command-and-control legislation to increase the uptake of renewable energy. … Read More
The Challenge of China and the Role of Deepening ASEAN Integration for the Philippine Semiconductor Industry
16 April 2015
From a rising share in the global semiconductor market in the 1990s, which peaked at 7.7 percent in 1999, the standing of the … Read More
East Asian Integration (First Edition)
21 August 2015
Abstract The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) presents a historic opportunity for East Asia to deepen cooperative commitment to the reforms that are needed to … Read More
Energy Outlook and Energy Saving Potential in East Asia
18 September 2015
Sustained population and economic growth in the East Asia Summit region have significantly increased energy demand. Total final energy consumption is projected to … Read More
Sustainable Development of Natural Gas Market in East Asia Summit Region
23 September 2015
Preface The role of natural gas in energy supply is increasing in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region where energy demands are steadily growing. The … Read More
Policy Effects on Total System Energy Efficiency: Comparisons of Advanced and Developing Economies in the EAS region
28 September 2015
The study attempts to assess the policy effects and investigate the patterns of Total System Energy Efficiency (TSEE) in the economies of some … 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
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
Resilience and Recovery in Asian Disasters: Community Ties, Market Mechanisms, and Governance
01 October 2015
This book establishes a new, holistic framework for disaster recovery and mitigation, providing a multidisciplinary perspective on the field of risk management strategies and societal … 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
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
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
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
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
Study on Effective Power Infrastructure Investment through Power Grid Interconnections in East Asia
07 December 2015
Abstract Dense cross-border power grid connections can benefit the ASEAN region through maximum use of untapped resources to generate power and stabilise power supply 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
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
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
Power Grid Interconnections in East Asia: Investment in Several Key Projects Are Well Justified
28 January 2016
Abstract The recent ERIA report on 'Effective Power Infrastructure Investment through Power Grid Interconnections in East Asia' aims to support existing initiatives--the ASEAN Power Grid … Read More
Building Guidelines and a Cooperative Framework in East Asian Countries for Radioactive Emergencies
24 February 2016
Executive Summary Main Argument Several ASEAN member countries plan to introduce commercial nuclear reactors in the 2020s in order to meet their rapidly growing demand … Read More
The Role of China, Japan, and Korea in Machinery Production Networks
03 March 2016
Abstract China, Japan, and Korea have been the three largest players in East Asian machinery production networks. This paper employs a new method of analysing … 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
Financing Renewable Energy Development in East Asia Summit Countries
A 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
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
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
