Research
Research Activities
30 November -0001
ERIA conducts research under the following three pillars: • Deepening Economic Integration • Narrowing Development Gaps • Achieving Sustainable Development Research … Read More
Developing a Roadmap toward East Asian Economic Integration
01 March 2008
List of Project Members DR. JENNY CORBETT: Executive Director, Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC), Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University (ANU), Australia. … Read More
Deepening Economic Integration - The ASEAN Economic Community and Beyond -
01 March 2008
List of Project Members Dr. Hadi Soesastro (Project leader): Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia. Dr. Fukunari Kimura : Professor, … Read More
International Infrastructure Development in East Asia - Towards Balanced Regional Development and Integration -
01 March 2008
List of Project Members Nagesh Kumar (Project Leader): Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries. Prabir De : Fellow, Research and Information … Read More
Development Strategy for CLMV in the Age of Economic Integration
01 March 2008
List of Project Members CHAP Sotharith (Project Leader): Executive Director, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, Cambodia. Santi CHAISRISAWATSUK : Director of the Center … Read More
SMEs in Asia and Globalization
01 March 2008
List of Project Members MR. PETER BAILEY: Research Economist, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), New Zealand. DR. LIU XIANGFENG : Senior Fellow, … Read More
Sustainable Biomass Utilisation Vision in East Asia
01 March 2008
List of Project Members SAGISAKA Masayuki( Project Leader): Dr. Eng., Deputy Director, Research Centre for Life Cycle Assessment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & … Read More
Standardization of Biodiesel Fuel for Vehicles in East Asia
01 March 2008
Project Members Dr. Shinichi Goto(Project Leader): Director, Research Centre for New Fuels and Vehicle Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, AIST, Japan. … Read More
Analysis on Energy Saving Potential in East Asia Region
01 March 2008
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
Firm-level Analysis of Globalization: A Survey
01 December 2008
Abstract The aim of this paper is to extensively review empirical studies that analyze the globalization phenomena by using micro data. First, we set … Read More
Predicting Long-Term Effects of Infrastructure Development Projects in Continental South East Asia: IDE Geographical Simulation Model
02 December 2008
It is important to develop a rigorous economic geography model for predicting changes in the location of population and industries across regions in the process … Read More
The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on International Trade in East Asia
03 December 2008
Abstract In this paper, we empirically investigate the relationship between exchange rate volatility and international trade, focusing on East Asia. Our findings are summarized … Read More
International Production Networks: Comparison between China and ASEAN
01 January 2009
Abstract Although East Asia experiences splendid economic growth with the development of international production networks, remaining development gaps across countries and regions are still … Read More
Why Is the East Asia Industrial Corridor Needed?
01 January 2009
Abstract The East Asia Industrial Corridor Project, in particular the Southern Corridor and its extension, can be a path-breaking effort for attaining both deepening economic … Read More
Food Issues and Regional Cooperation in Dynamic East Asia
01 February 2009
Abstract How can Asia avoid another panic in international markets of our staple crops, particularly rice?Lessons from the last food crisis in 2006-2008. ERIA-PB-2009-02.pdf … Read More
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
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
Developing Internationally Comparable Industrial Statistics in East Asia
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-2 Contents Front cover Preface Contents Executive Summary (PART-I, PART-II) PART-I Developing Internationally comparable Industrial Statistics in East Chapter 1:Background of the Study … Read More
Establishment of a Secure and Safe e-Commerce Marketplace
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-3-2 Contents Front cover Contents I. Background and Objectives II. Overview of the research 1. Outline 2. Research system III. Research for establishment … Read More
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
Research on Development Strategies for CLMV Countries
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-5 Contents Front cover Project Members Contents Executive Summary Chapter 1 Industrial Development Strategy in CLMV Chapter 2 Special Economic Zones and Economic … Read More
Development of Regional Production and Logistic Networks in East Asia
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-4-1 Contents Front cover Authors of Contents Executive Summary 1. Industrial Agglomeration and Technology Upgrading and Innovation: The Experience of Indonesia 2. Sources … Read More
Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Policies in East Asia
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-6-2 Contents Front cover Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. OVERALL FRAMEWORK 1.1 Background and Objectives 1.2 Scope … Read More
3R Policies for Southeast and East Asia
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-6-1 Contents Front cover Preface Contents of the Report Member of Working Group Executive Summary and Policy Recommendation Chapter 1 Development of the … Read More
Sustainable Automobile Society in East Asia
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-7 Contents Front cover Contents Preface Executive Summary of ERIA Research Project Introduction WG Structure Approach to Clean Air in Asia (Based on … Read More
Guidelines to Assess Sustainability of Biomass Utilisation in East Asia
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-8-2 Contents FRONT COVER TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.2 Discussion 1.3 Biomass in East Asian Countries in 2008 … Read More
Benchmarking of Biodiesel Fuel Standardization In East Asia
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-8-3 Contents FRONT COVER Acknowledgement ,Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables 1. Background and Objectives 2. Methodologies 3. Implication/Expected Result/Future Development … Read More
Analysis on Energy Saving Potential in East Asia
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-8-1 Contents FRONT COVER DISCLAIMER, FOREWORD, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, MEMBER LIST, LIST OF TABLES, LIST OF FIGURES and LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY … Read More
Mekong India Economic Corridor Development
01 March 2009
Full Report RPR-2008-4-2 Contents Front cover Contents List of Abbreviation List of Tables List of Figures List of Maps 1. Background 2. The Mekong-India Economic … 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
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
Firm-level Analysis of Globalization: A Survey (2009)
04 March 2009
Abstract This paper extensively reviews empirical studies that analyze the various impacts of the globalization phenomenon on corporate activities by using micro data. First, … Read More
Plant Entry in a More Liberalised Industrialisation Process: An Experience of Indonesian Manufacturing during the 1990s
06 March 2009
Some major policy changes towards a more open trade and investment regime occurred in Indonesia during the 1980s and 1990s. The impact of … Read More
Vertical and Horizontal FDI Technology Spillovers: Evidence from Thai Manufacturing
07 March 2009
This paper examines Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) spillover, using an unbalanced panel data set of the manufacturing survey of Thailand during the period … Read More
Gains from Fragmentation at the Firm Level:Evidence from Japanese Multinationals in East Asia
07 March 2009
Abstract The unprecedented development of production networks in East Asia has been investigated, both theoretically and empirically, employing the conceptual framework of fragmentation theory and … Read More
International Production Networks and Export/Import Responsiveness to Exchange Rates: The case of Japanese Manufacturing Firms
08 March 2009
Abstract This paper examines how international production/distribution networks provide individual firms with exporting/importing responsiveness to exchange rate movements. With the micro-data of Japanese manufacturing … 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
A lot of Reasons Why We Should Invest More in East Asia
01 April 2009
Abstract Although the impact of financial crisis originated from North America and Europe has come to East Asia through both the financial link and the … Read More
Barriers to Trade in Health and Financial Services in ASEAN
02 April 2009
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to give background information on current barriers to trade in four services sectors in the ASEAN region. … Read More
Monitoring Trade Costs in Southeast Asia
03 April 2009
Abstract This paper develops an Index of Trade Costs for ASEAN Member Countries, 1990-2007 based on the gap between cif and fob values of … Read More