Environment, Energy

Analysis on Energy Saving Potential in East Asia

01 March 2010

List of Project Members Leader : Mr. Shigeru Kimura, Senior Research FellowThe Energy Data and Modelling Unit (EDMC), The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). … Read More

Is Promoting Foreign Direct Investment Worthwhile? Learning from the East Asian Experience

01 November 2009

Abstract East Asia presents a new model of industrialization that aggressively utilizes the dynamics of multinational corporations (MNCs). The model puts networks of production into … Read More

Resiliency of Production Networks in Asia: Evidence from the Asian Crisis

02 October 2009

Abstract This paper presents the resiliency of international production networks stretched across the Asian region in face of the Asian financial and currency crisis … Read More

Regulation and Governance, Services, Trade

Measuring Regulatory Restrictions in Logistics Services

02 May 2009

This study measures the extent of restrictions on trade in logistics services in the ASEAN+6 economies by constructing a logistics regulatory restrictiveness index … Read More

The Impact of the US Subprime Mortgage Crisis on the World and East Asia:Through Analyses of Cross-border Capital Movements

01 April 2009

Abstract The world economy is currently suffering a global financial and economic crisis that has become severe since the second half of 2008. This … Read More

Learning-by-exporting in Korean Manufacturing: A Plant-level Analysis

03 March 2009

Abstract The paper analyzes whether firms that start exporting become more productive utilizing recently developed sample matching procedures to control the problems from self-selection … Read More

Stability of Production Networks in East Asia:Duration and Survival of Trade

02 March 2009

Abstract This paper sheds light on the stability of international production networks in East Asia from the perspective of the duration and survival of … Read More

industry and manufacturing, Innovation and Technology

The Spatial Structure of Production/Distribution Networks and Its Implication for Technology Transfers and Spillovers

01 March 2009

This paper argues that a variety of firm specificity supported by sophisticated inter-firm relationships is essential for understanding the mechanics and spatial structure … Read More

Macroeconomy, industry and manufacturing

Deepening East Asian Economic Integration

01 March 2009

Full Report RPR-2008-1 Contents Front cover Table of Contents, List of Project Members, Executive Summary CHAPTER 1. Deepening Economic Integration in East Asia: CHAPTER 2. … Read More

Regulation and Governance, Infrastructure

Strengthening Information Security in the Business Sector

01 March 2009

Full Report RPR-2008-3-1 Contents Front cover Table of Contents I. Background and Objectives II. Overview of the Research III. Research for Strengthening Information Security in … Read More