Trade

Assessing the Progress of Services Liberalization in the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA)

28 May 2013

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the success of progressive services liberalization under the ASEAN China FTA (ACFTA). First, we calculate … Read More

industry and manufacturing, Social Protection, disasters

Long-run Economic Impacts of Thai Flooding: Geographical Simulation Analysis

01 July 2013

We discuss the long-run economic impact of natural disasters on the countries concerned by examining the case of Thai flooding in 2011.If the … Read More

Social Protection, disasters

Impact of Disasters and Role of Social Protection in Natural Disaster Risk Management in Cambodia

01 August 2013

The pattern of risks faced by the poor and vulnerable in rural areas of Cambodia, as a consequence of natural disaster, is posing … Read More

Social Protection, Agriculture, disasters

Impact of Natural Disasters on Agriculture, Food Security, and Natural Resources and Environment in the Philippines

01 August 2013

This study quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed the impacts of natural disasters (particularly typhoons, floods and droughts) on agriculture, food security and the natural resources and … Read More

disasters, Social Protection

Impact of Disasters and Disaster Risk Management in Singapore: A Case Study of Singapore's Experience in Fighting the SARS Epidemic

01 August 2013

Singapore is vulnerable to both natural and man-made disasters alongside its remarkable economic growth. One of the most significant disasters is the Severe … Read More

industry and manufacturing, Social Protection, disasters

Impact of Recent Crises and Disasters on Regional Production/Distribution Networks and Trade in Japan

01 August 2013

This paper sheds light on domestic/international production networks in machinery industries and examines how the economic crisis and natural/technological disaster that Japan encountered … Read More

Macroeconomy, Social Protection

Index-Based Risk Financing and Development of Natural Disaster Insurance in Developing Asian Countries

01 August 2013

This paper explores innovations in index-based risk transfer products (IBRTPs) as a means to address important insurance market imperfections that have precluded the … Read More

disasters, Environment

Economic and Welfare Impacts of Disasters in East Asia and Policy Responses: The Case of Vietnam

01 August 2013

Although Vietnam has seen remarkable economic achievements over the last twenty-five years, the country is still one of the poorest countries in the … Read More

Social Protection, Urban Development

Impact of Natural Disasters on Production Networks and Urbanization in New Zealand

01 August 2013

New Zealand's history of natural disasters and its vulnerability to various types of disaster are outlined briefly. A summary description of the country's … Read More

Competition Policy Challenges of Single Market and Production Base

01 September 2013

Abstract Competition policy is an important beyond-the-border element of the single market and production base envisioned in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). The targets … Read More