Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Regulation and Governance
As an international organisation that works with various governmental bodies and organisations, ERIA engages in research to help governments improve on their regulation and governance. The studies range from sustainable development policies, industrial corridor, global production network, deregulations of specific cases, regulatory restrictions in some services, and effects of specific policies. ERIA also leads research in financial integration, fiscal policy, monetary policy, regulatory coherence, development strategies, regional cooperation, and growth policy.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Business Views on Trade Facilitation
01 May 2009
Abstract Business views on the most important barriers to trade facilitation are taken from two region-wide surveys in 2006 covering the ASEAN priority integration … Read More
Measuring Regulatory Restrictions in Logistics Services
02 May 2009
This study measures the extent of restrictions on trade in logistics services in the ASEAN+6 economies by constructing a logistics regulatory restrictiveness index … Read More
Special Economic Zones and Economic Corridors
01 June 2009
Various reports show that special economic zones (SEZ) have become a prime catalyst for regional development in developing countries such as China and … Read More
ASEAN Rules of Origin:Lessons and Recommendations for Best Practice
02 June 2009
Abstract Rules of Origin (ROO) set the criteria in determining the nationality of a product and where a product was made. The importance of … Read More
Global Financial Crisis and Policy Responses in Southeast Asia : Towards Prudent Macroeconomic Policies
01 July 2009
Abstract The global financial crisis hit the Southeast Asian economies through financial and real sectors by the combination of lower global demand and tighter credit … Read More
The Prospects for Coal: Global Experience and Implications for Energy Policy
01 September 2009
Abstract This paper argues that coal and its industry is promising. It is found that the Western European (including the British) case has been misunderstood … Read More
Trade Facilitation in the ASEAN Economic Community
02 November 2009
Trade facilitation refers to the reduction of costs in the trading system. Significant cost reductions are possible, but policy reform and international cooperation … Read More
3R Policies for Southeast and East Asia (FY2009)
01 March 2010
Members Of Working Group Enri Damanhuri (PROJECT LEADER): Professor, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. Michikazu Kojima (PROJECT COORDINATOR): Director, Environment and Natural Resource Studies … Read More
Strengthening Information Security in the Business Sector (FY2009)
01 March 2010
List of Project Members Leader < Thailand > Dr. Komain Pibulyarojana, Director of Programmes for Information Technology for National Security, ThaiCERT, National Electronics and Computer … Read More
Establishment on a Secure and Safe E-Commerce Marketplace
01 March 2010
List of Project Members Leader Prof. Tsuneo Matsumoto : Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law, Japan Members < Japan > - Prof. Yoshihisa Hayakawa : … Read More
Carbon Footprint Labeling Activities in the East Asia Summit Region: Spillover Effects to Less Developed Countries
01 July 2010
Abstract This paper discusses carbon footprint (CFP) labeling activities in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region with a focus on their spillover effects on … Read More
Deepening East Asian Economic Integration in Services
01 October 2010
Abstract In services markets, there may be legitimate reasons to regulate. Integration efforts should target regulatory restrictions that explicitly limit competition, and those that are … Read More
China's Ties with Southeast Asia : From Green Shoots to Sustained Recovery
02 January 2011
Abstract China's rebound happened relatively quickly owing to a large extent to timely macroeconomic policy responses to the crisis. Lagging somewhat behind China, most Southeast … Read More
Assessment on the Impact of Stimulus, Fiscal Transparency and Fiscal Risk
01 March 2011
List of Project Members PROF. TAKATOSHI ITO: Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Graduate School of Public Policy,University of Tokyo, Japan. PROF. LIN SHUANGLIN: … Read More
Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Growth, Income Distribution and Poverty in Selected ASEAN Countries
01 March 2011
In fiscal year 2009, ERIA completed a research project entitled: "Social Protection in East Asia - Current State and Challenges". Thirteen country experts … Read More
Achieving Sustainable Growth in East Asia
01 March 2011
The studies in this volume address the major causes of the build-up of current account surpluses in the East Asian region, commonly referred … Read More
ASEAN +1 FTAS and Global Value Chains in East Asia
01 March 2011
ASEAN economies as a group have signed free trade agreements with China, Japan, Korea, India and Australia/New Zealand. There is now an interest in forming … Read More
Comprehensive Mapping of FTAs in ASEAN and East Asia Phase 2
04 June 2011
Outline The aim of this study is to construct comparable and comprehensive database on FTAs in this region by investigating articles of concluded agreements of … Read More
Links with East Asia for a recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake: Geographical Simulation Analysis
01 August 2011
Abstract Japan is now struggling for a recovery from the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Although trunk logistic infrastructure has quickly been … Read More
Agricultural Development, Trade and Regional Cooperation in Developing East Asia
01 September 2011
Abstract This book published by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) attempts to address the twin issues of the growing opportunities … Read More
Foreign Output Shocks and Monetary Policy Regimes in Small Open Economies: A DSGE Evaluation of East Asia
01 December 2011
Abstract East Asia's small open economies were hit in varying degrees by the sharp drop in the output of major industrial countries during the global … Read More
The Economic Consequences of Shifting Away From Nuclear Energy
01 December 2011
Abstract In the aftermath of the devastating nuclear fallout in Japan, there has been a harsh debate surrounding the role of nuclear energy in electricity … Read More
