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How Restrictive Are ASEAN's Rules of Origins?
06 November 2017
ASEAN's rules of origin (ROO) have a simple and transparent structure, with a large chunk of trade flows subject to a 40% regional value content … Read More
Streamlining NTMs in ASEAN: The Way Forward
06 November 2017
Dealing with NTMs as if dealing with a trade tool like tariffs is an unproper approach, as NTMs could play a role of check and … Read More
ASEAN @ 50 Volume 1: The ASEAN Journey: Reflections of ASEAN Leaders and Officials
13 October 2017
ASEAN's 50-year journey is a story that needs to be told to this and future generations. Thus, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN, ERIA … Read More
The Risks for ASEAN of New Mega-Agreements that Promote the Wrong Model of e-Commerce
03 October 2017
Digital technology offers exciting new opportunities and advances for ASEAN member states, individually and as a region. The benefits have so far been captured by … Read More
Ad valorem equivalents of non-tariff measures in ASEAN
02 October 2017
To measure Ad valorem tariff equivalents (AVEs) of non-tariff measures (NTMs), we propose a new alternative that relies on the estimation of bilateral trade flows … Read More
Call for Proposals: ERIA-UNCTAD Project on NTMs
02 October 2017
Background In 2015, ERIA and UNCTAD had conducted the first comprehensive data collection of NTMs in the 10 ASEAN countries. In 2018, ERIA and UNCTAD … Read More
ASEAN @ 50 Volume 5: The ASEAN Economic Community Into 2025 and Beyond
07 September 2017
ASEAN has successfully promoted economic integration by increasing intra-ASEAN trade and investment over 5 decades. This is despite the diversity of its member states in … Read More
ASEAN @ 50 Volume 3: ASEAN and Member States: Transformation and Integration
31 August 2017
The ASEAN region has been drastically transformed economically during the past 50 years driven by domestic reforms, the pursuit of open regionalism, and the growth … Read More
Oil Supply Resilience in ASEAN
24 August 2017
The study of oil supply resiliency aims to share Japan's experience with ASEAN countries in dealing with oil supply disruption either from abroad or domestically … Read More
Improving Emission Regulation for Coal-fired Power Plants in ASEAN
16 August 2017
Coal, the most abundant and reliable energy resource, will continue to be the dominant energy source for the East Asia Summit (EAS) region. The coal … Read More
ASEAN @ 50 Volume 4: Building ASEAN Community: Political-Security and Socio-cultural Reflections
07 August 2017
ASEAN has gradually built, on the basis of both shared interests and common principles and norms, various practices and mechanisms that helped prevent conflict among … Read More
ASEAN @ 50 Volume 2: Voices of ASEAN: What Does ASEAN Mean to ASEAN Peoples?
07 August 2017
ASEAN has provided a platform for continuous discussion between leaders, which has helped the region address challenges and adapt to constantly changing circumstances. … Read More
Managing Stranded Assets and Protecting Food Value Chains from Natural Disasters
09 May 2017
Stranded assets are those that have suffered unanticipated or premature write-downs, lost value, or turned into liabilities due to external shocks. Environmental risk factors, such … Read More
Accounting Standards for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in ASEAN
11 April 2017
The goal of every business, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is success. To succeed, SMEs must have good financial management; able to secure and … 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
Development of the Eco Town Model in the ASEAN Region through Adoption of Energy-Efficient Building Technologies, Sustainable Transport, and Smart Grids
13 March 2017
The recent economic growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region has driven the rapid increase of energy demand in the region. Energy … Read More
Study on Electricity Supply Mix and Role of Policy in ASEAN
03 March 2017
Increasing demand for electricity and relativity lower income level are urging ASEAN member states to develop large-scale power generating capacity in an economically efficient way. … Read More
Study on the Advancement of the Energy Management System in the East Asia Summit Region
28 February 2017
This study aims to (i) analyse the potential for deploying advanced energy management system (EMS) in the East Asia Summit region, especially focusing on ASEAN … Read More
Transparency in Non-tariff Measures: An International Comparison
18 August 2016
We construct an index of transparency in non-tariff measures based on notifications to the World Trade Organization under the agreements on sanitary and phytosanitary measures … 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