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Assessing the Progress of ASEAN MRAs on Professional Services
20 March 2015
ASEAN has established mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs) on eight professional services. This paper assesses the progress of these arrangements' paying special attention to … Read More
Value and Limitations of the ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural Persons
19 March 2015
ASEAN Economic Ministers signed the Agreement on the Movement of Natural Persons (MNP) in 2012. This is a new instrument potentially facilitating the … Read More
Transmission Channels of Economic Shocks in ASEAN
17 March 2015
This Policy Brief is based on ERIA Discussion Paper 2013-18 titled "Managing Economic Shocks and Macroeconomic Coordination in an Integrated Region: ASEAN Beyond … 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
Multinationals, Technology and Regional Linkages in Myanmar's Clothing Industry
24 February 2015
Myanmar's clothing industry has played a pivotal role in generating employment and exports. This article makes a contribution to the explication of the … 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
Social Protection in ASEAN: Challenges and Initiatives for Post-2015 Vision
10 February 2015
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is engaged in framing a post-2015 vision for social protection in ASEAN which would facilitate productive ageing. This … 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
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
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
Financing ASEAN Connectivity
30 November 2014
This report gives deeper insights on how the infrastructure development is being funded in different ASEAN Member States (AMSs) for ASEAN Connectivity. In … Read More
Automobile and Auto Components Industries in ASEAN: Current State and Issues
19 November 2014
The ASEAN region is going through a time of changes. Concretely, efforts towards the realisation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015 are … Read More
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
Impact of International Oil Price Shocks on Consumption Expenditures in ASEAN and East Asia
05 November 2014
This paper examines the impact of international oil shocks on consumption expenditure in selected ASEAN and East Asia economies. By including oil shocks … Read More
Enhanced Measurement of Energy Market Integration in East Asia: An Application of Dynamic Principal Component Analysis
05 November 2014
As a part of the initiatives to enhance cooperation between ASEAN and its dialogue partners, the energy market integration (EMI) in East Asia … Read More
Infrastructure Investment for Power Trade and Transmission in ASEAN+2: Costs, Benefits, Long-Term Contracts, and Prioritised Development
04 November 2014
This study establishes a system approach in assessing the financial viability of power infrastructure investment for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and ASEAN … Read More
ASEAN-India Gas Cooperation: Redefining India's "Look East" Policy with Myanmar
04 November 2014
As economic power shifts towards Asia---particularly China, India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ---a robust energy cooperation within this region … Read More
Study on the Development of an Energy Security Index and An Assessment of Energy Security Policy for East Asian Countries
31 October 2014
Executive Summary This study examines the quantitative status of energy security in each country to predict the future and to draw out policy implications for … Read More
Improving Energy Efficiency in the Transport Sector through Smart Development
28 October 2014
Executive Summary This study examines ways of improving energy efficiency in the transport sector of countries of the East Asia Summit (EAS). Among various possible … Read More
