Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
ASEAN
The story of ASEAN is one of building up from managing intra-regional (ASEAN) disputes to facilitating the management of pan-regional (East Asia) disputes; from economic cooperation to economic integration, and from nation building to regional community (ASEAN) building. ERIA works with the ASEAN Chair in producing research projects that serve the Chair's objectives in the one-year chairmanship period, while working to secure the long term goal of deepening regional integration.
Assessing the Readiness of Industry 4.0 and the Circular Economy
26 November 2020
Globalisation, technological advancement, and resource consumption have historically served humanity well by typically delivering both economic growth and social progress. But as these drivers have … Read More
Potential Renewable Hydrogen from Curtailed Electricity for ASEAN’s Clean Energy: Policy Implications
25 November 2020
The power generation mix of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is dominated by fossil fuels, which accounted for almost 80% in 2017 and … Read More
Subregional Development Strategy in ASEAN after COVID-19: Inclusiveness and Sustainability in the Mekong Subregion (Mekong 2030)
12 November 2020
The Mekong Subregion (MSR) has been a model subregional development initiative, having achieved high economic growth and rapid poverty alleviation with extensive and innovative international … Read More
Evaluation of CO2 Emissions Reduction by Mobility Electrification and Alternative Biofuel Introduction in East Asia Summit Countries
11 November 2020
Efforts to decarbonise the transport sectors are now greater than ever in the East Asia Summit countries. With a quarter of total carbon dioxide emissions … Read More
Energy Reality and Emissions in ASEAN: Energy Modelling Scenarios and Policy Implications
11 November 2020
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) faces tremendous challenges regarding the future energy landscape and how the energy transition will embrace a new architecture … Read More
The Influence on Energy and the Economy of Electrified Vehicle Penetration in ASEAN
04 November 2020
The study analyses the effects of electric vehicle deployment in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam especially in terms of energy supply and demand, CO2 … Read More
Regional Waste Management – Inter-municipal Cooperation and Public and Private Partnership
20 October 2020
To reduce the risk of COVID-19 and the leakage of plastic waste to the ocean, waste collection and disposal services should be expanded middle and … Read More
The Effects of Financial Inclusion on Development Outcomes: New Insights from ASEAN and East Asian Countries
24 September 2020
This study empirically examines the effects of financial inclusion on economic development, – economic growth, education, health, and income inequality – in 20 Asian countries … Read More
The Composition of Financial Inclusion in ASEAN and East Asia: A New Hybrid Index and Some Stylised Facts
24 September 2020
The paper provides an overview of the existing measures of financial inclusion and critically evaluates the two widely used existing methodologies to measure the dimensions … Read More
The Nature and Landscape of Financial Inclusion in Asia
24 September 2020
This paper presents an examination of the key impacts of financial inclusion on economic prosperity and wellbeing, and on other development indicators such as those … Read More
