Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Trade
ERIA examines various aspects of trade starting from issues that can affect trade such as exchange rate volatility, trade facilitations, trade agreements, mega free trade agreements like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement (RCEP), trade liberalisation, tariffs and non-tariffs measures, and many 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fragmentation in East Asia: Further Evidence
01 October 2009
Abstract This paper analyzes the spatial pattern of production/distribution networks in East Asia. Two issues are investigated. The one is how the formation of … Read More
Resiliency of Production Networks in Asia: Evidence from the Asian Crisis
02 October 2009
Abstract This paper presents the resiliency of international production networks stretched across the Asian region in face of the Asian financial and currency crisis … Read More
