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Strengthening Regional Cooperation, Coordination, and Response to Health Concerns in the ASEAN Region: Status, Challenges, and Ways Forward
07 September 2015
Health and well-being of the population are a precondition for any successful country or region. All regions have their specific health challenges that … Read More
Strengthening Natural Resources Management in ASEAN: National and Regional Imperatives, Targets, and Opportunities
07 September 2015
The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint adopted in 2009 incorporated 'Ensuring Environmental Sustainability' as one of its six broader characteristics. A mid-term review (MTR) … Read More
Non-tariff Measures and Harmonisation: Issues for the RCEP
10 September 2015
Abstract The upcoming Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a critical element of regional integration in East Asia and the Pacific. While tariffs are already … Read More
Addressing Poverty and Vulnerability in ASEAN: An Analysis of Measures and Implications Going Forward
14 September 2015
Abstract This paper aims to review and analyse the mechanisms through which the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) quantifies progress vis-à-vis poverty and socio-economic … Read More
Renewable Energy Policies and the Solar Home System in Cambodia
21 September 2015
Only about one-third of households in Cambodia have access to commercial energy. Full rural electrification remains far from being achieved, and energy services … Read More
Framing the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Post 2015: Quality and Equity Issues in Investing in Basic Education in ASEAN
23 September 2015
Abstract The paper starts with a survey on the role of basic education in society. Basic education promotes social cohesion, cultural appreciation, and civic consciousness, … Read More
Spatial Patterns of Manufacturing Agglomeration in Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Thailand
28 September 2015
Due to lowering trade and transport costs, participation in the global value chains (GVCs) is becoming one of the most effective development strategies … 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
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
ASEAN: Regional Integration and Reforms
29 September 2015
Abstract Over recent decades, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has advanced a policy of regional integration, starting with the ASEAN Free Trade Area, … 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
Linking Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security in ASEAN
24 November 2015
Abstract Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) food security can be comprehensively governed by the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and the ASEAN Social and Cultural … Read More
Improving the Regulatory and Support Environment for Migrant Workers for Greater Productivity, Competitiveness, and Social Welfare in ASEAN
24 November 2015
Abstract Migration between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states will increase when the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) stimulates economic development within the … 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
Shared Cultures and Shared Geography: Can There Ever Be a Sense of Common ASEAN Identity and Awareness?
26 November 2015
Abstract This paper looks at the state of identity politics in Southeast Asia today, and focuses on how the postcolonial nation-states of the ASEAN region … Read More
Development of Competition Laws in Korea
26 November 2015
Abstract Economic development policies that were export-focused and biased toward unbalanced growth were initially implemented through government-led initiatives in Korea since the 1960s. These resulted … Read More
Neutralising the Advantages of State-Owned Enterprises for a Fair Playing Field
26 November 2015
Despite Vietnamese competition authorities' attempts to control state monopolies in domestic markets during the last 10 year of establishment, this appears to be … Read More
Empowering Communities and Countries to Conserve Biodiversity at the National and ASEAN Levels: Status, Challenges, and Ways Forward
01 December 2015
Abstract The importance of biodiversity conservation and its sustainable use to realise the ASEAN vision of promoting sustainable development and a green economy is well … 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
Engendering Concerted National Efforts towards Improved Health Outcomes in the ASEAN: Status, Challenges, Targets, and Ways Forward
10 December 2015
Abstract This paper reviews ASEAN's efforts to improve health outcomes in the region and describes the prospects for health post 2015. It reviews the ASEAN … Read More
The Competition Act 2010--Issues and Development since Coming into Force
10 December 2015
Abstract Competition law was almost unheard of in the first hundred years after the Sherman Act was passed. However, the number of jurisdictions with a … Read More
Competition Law Enforcement of Viet Nam and the Necessity of a Transparent Regional Competition Policy
10 December 2015
Competition is becoming an important issue among the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). However, having a transparent and positive … 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
Tracking Clean Energy Progress in ASEAN Member States and Analysis of Implementation Deficits
21 December 2015
Abstract The extreme prevalence of energy poverty in several Member States of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) calls for urgent action. This paper shows … 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
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
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
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
Increasing the Resilience of Asian Supply Chains to Natural Disasters: The Role of the Financial Sector
24 February 2016
Abstract The financial sector is a part of the vital infrastructure of the economy. It can play an important role in mitigating the economic dislocation … Read More
Market Concentration and Risk-Prevention Incentives: The Case of the Hard Disk Drive Industry
24 February 2016
This paper studies the impacts of market concentration on risk-prevention incentives by closely observing the changes in the price and quantity in the … Read More
Towards Reframing the Spirit of ASEAN Environmentalism: Insights from Japan's COHHO Experience and Studies
24 February 2016
Japan has managed to keep 67 percent of its forest area over the last half century. However, fishermen and the scientific community noticed … Read More
Tourism Supply Chains and Natural Disasters: The Vulnerability Challenge and Business Continuity Models for ASEAN Countries
24 February 2016
The global development of tourism has been tremendous over the last decades. The increasing importance of tourism in the global economy is likely … 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
Demographic Change and Fiscal Sustainability in Asia
03 March 2016
Abstract Changes in the population age structure can have a significant effect on fiscal sustainability since they can affect both government revenue and expenditure. For … 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
Regulatory Coherence: The Case of New Zealand
08 March 2016
Abstract Part 1 of this paper explores the evolution of regulation in New Zealand from a sector-based regulatory review, through the adoption of Regulatory Impact … Read More
Defining Regulatory Management Systems
31 March 2016
Abstract This technical paper explores what is meant by 'a regulatory management system' and what the 'elements' of an RMS are. We distinguish between the … Read More
Towards Responsive Regulations and Regulatory Coherence in ASEAN and East Asia: The Case of Australia
31 March 2016
Abstract This paper aims to review the coherence of the regulatory management system in Australia and explore how the system was applied in two contrasting … Read More
Regulatory Coherence: The Case of the Republic of Korea
31 March 2016
Abstract The Government of the Republic of Korea has made great efforts to improve its regulatory management system and to realise regulatory reform since the … Read More
Regulatory Coherence: The Case of Japan
31 March 2016
Abstract This paper reviews the coherence of the regulatory management system in Japan. Part 1 explores the evolution of regulation in Japan from sector-based regulatory … Read More
Measuring Tax Administration Effectiveness and its Impact on Tax Revenue
26 April 2016
This paper proposes a method for constructing a tax administration measure of effectiveness or TAME, and describes its desirable properties. TAME was empirically constructed using … Read More
Food Supply Chain Disruption due to Natural Disasters: Entities, Risks, and Strategies for Resilience
13 May 2016
The resilience of the food supply chain (FSC) to disruptions has not kept pace with the extended, globalised, and complex network of modern food chain. … Read More
Misallocation and Productivity: The Case of Vietnamese Manufacturing
13 May 2016
This paper attempts to measure the effect of resource misallocation on aggregate manufacturing total factor productivity (TFP), focusing on Vietnamese manufacturing firms for the period … 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
Towards a Requisite Regulatory Management System: Philippines
01 July 2016
Part One of this paper explores the evolution of regulation in the Philippines since the post-martial rule regime. This paper tracks macroeconomic and regulatory reforms, … Read More
Towards Responsive Regulatory Management Systems: Country Report for Viet Nam
20 July 2016
This paper reviews the experiences of Viet Nam in improving its approach to regulatory management. Since 1986, Viet Nam promulgated and amended a number of … Read More
Impact of Free Trade Agreement Utilisation on Import Prices
31 August 2016
We examine the impact of free trade agreement (FTA) utilisation on import prices. For this analysis, we employ establishment-level import data with information on tariff … Read More
Optimal Trade Policy and Production Location
23 September 2016
This paper studies the role of trade policies in a theoretical framework considering the firm's global production operation subject to trade costs. The production location … Read More
A Review on Institutional Framework, Principles, and Key Elements for Integrated Electricity Market: Implications for ASEAN
27 October 2016
ASEAN member countries are becoming large energy consumers and growing participants in the global energy market. Cross-border electricity trade becomes increasingly important particularly in the … Read More
Financial Reforms in Myanmar and Japan's Engagement
07 November 2016
Since 2011, under the Thein Sein government, Myanmar has started to build financial institutions almost from scratch. Japan has played a leading role in this … 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
International Investment Agreements and Investor-State Disputes: A Review and Evaluation for Indonesia
31 January 2017
Foreign investors can lodge a complaint against a host country for alleged treaty violations under the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions of bilateral investment treaties … Read More
Mobility of Highly Skilled Retirees from Japan to the Republic of Korea and Taiwan
28 February 2017
Attracting highly skilled workers is a major element in the economic development of many countries, especially developing ones. However, workers generally move from developing countries … Read More
Formation of Automotive Manufacturing Clusters in Thailand
28 February 2017
The development of the local supplier base and the formation of industrial clusters are important for industries, especially the automotive industry. This study focuses on … Read More
The Automotive Value Chain in Thailand
09 March 2017
A country's participation in global value chains (GVCs) is increasingly becoming important as a strategy for economic development. However, participation in GVCs alone is not … Read More
The Internationalisation of Firms and Management Practices: A Survey of Firms in Viet Nam
13 March 2017
This study examines the role of management practices in the internationalisation of domestic firms through directly exporting and/or supplying to local affiliates of multinationals. An … Read More
"Just Do Your Job": Obedience, Routine Tasks, and the Pattern of Specialization
22 March 2017
We study the interplay between cultural attitudes and the economic environment, focusing on attitudes towards obedience in the workplace. We establish two key stylized facts: … Read More
The Trade Effects of Border Controls: Evidence from the European Schengen Agreement
22 March 2017
The Schengen Agreement is an important milestone in the European integration process. The purpose is to facilitate the flow of goods, services, and persons across … Read More
