Industry and Manufacturing

ERIA examines various parts of industry and manufacturing starting from small and medium enterprises to multinational corporations and from intra-industry to international inter-industry connection. By using case studies from various industries in many countries, the researchers analyse industrial development and transformation, public-private partnership, production and logistic networks, technology transfer and spillover, industry sustainability, and industry integrations.
Fostering Production and Science & Technology Linkages to Stimulate Innovation in ASEAN
01 March 2010
List of Project Members Project Leader Patarapong Intarakumnerd: College of Innovation, Thammasat University, Thailand. Project Member Sunil Mani: Centre for Development Studies, India. … Read More
EAS-ERIA Biodiesel Fuel Trade Handbook: 2010
01 July 2010
List of Working Group Members/Authors This handbook was edited by ERIA Research Project Working Group on "Benchmarking of Biodiesel Fuel Standardizationin East Asia" with result … Read More
How ICTs Raise Manufacturing Performance: Firm-level Evidence in Southeast Asia
01 August 2010
This paper examines the effects of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on business performance, using firm-level data obtained through a questionnaire survey in … Read More
International Production Networks in Machinery Industries: Structure and Its Evolution
01 September 2010
This paper intensively employs annual international trade statistics obtained from the UN Comtrade and examines to what degree East Asian countries have participated … Read More
Machinery Trade in East Asia, and the Global Financial Crisis
01 October 2010
Abstract The global financial crisis since Q3 2008 has influenced the world economy, including that of East Asia. This paper focuses on international production/distribution … Read More
The Comprehensive Asia Development Plan
01 October 2010
List of Project Members Professor Fukunari Kimura: Chief Economist, ERIA. Dr. Ponciano S. Intal, Jr. : Senior Researcher, ERIA. Mr. So Umezaki: Researcher, … Read More
Comprehensive Asia Development Plan and Beyond -Growth Strategies for More Prosperous and Equitable East Asia-
02 October 2010
Abstract Let's dream of our bright and prosperous future. In the year of 2020, sixteen East Asia Summit (EAS) member countries can reach doubled per … Read More
Fragmentation and Changes in the Asian Trade Network
01 January 2011
Abstract The Asian trade network is increasingly fragmented, resulting in higher dependence on supplies of goods and services from neighbouring countries. The update OECD Input-Output … Read More
Location Choice of Multinational Enterprises in China: Comparison between Japan and Taiwan
01 March 2011
Abstract This paper explores the location choice of MNEs in China, shedding special light on the role of agglomeration of same-nationality firms. In particular, … Read More
A Comparative Study on the Role of University and PRI as External Resources for Firms' Innovation
01 March 2011
Improvement of the innovation capability of firms in the region depends on how successfully they have leveraged their internal and external resources. This … Read More