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.
Beyond Trade Creation: Free Trade Agreements and Trade Disputes
30 March 2015
Abstract This paper investigates the effects of the formation of free trade agreements (FTAs) on trade disputes. We construct a unique and comprehensive dataset on … Read More
Globalization: A Woman's Best Friend? Exporters and the Gender Wage Gap
30 March 2015
While the impact of globalization on income inequality has received a lot of attention, little is known about its effect on the gender … Read More
AEC Blueprint Implementation Performance and Challenges: Investment Liberalization
16 April 2015
Investment liberalization is central for ASEAN to attract greater FDI inflows and intra-region direct investment flows. This paper focuses on measuring and examining … Read More
Firm-level Impact of Free Trade Agreements on Import Prices
28 April 2015
Abstract We examine the firm-level impact of the use of free trade agreement (FTA) schemes on import prices by employing firm-level import data that enables … Read More
Tariff Pass-through of the World-wide Trade: Empirical Evidence at Tariff-line Level
28 April 2015
Abstract This paper provides the first empirical evidence about the tariff pass-through in world-wide trade. Specifically, we estimate the effects of tariff reduction on import … Read More
Trade Creation Effects of Regional Trade Agreements: Tariff Reduction versus Non-tariff Barrier Removal
28 April 2015
Abstract This paper empirically decomposes trade creation effects of regional trade agreements (RTAs) into those due to the tariff reduction effects and due to non-tariff … Read More
AEC Blueprint Implementation Performance and Challenges: Non-Tariff Measures and Non-Tariff Barriers
07 May 2015
Abstract ASEAN has successfully reduced tariffs but not non-tariff measures (NTMs). Efforts to reduce NTMs always hit the debate surrounding justification of application of the … Read More
Government Strategy and Support for Regional Trade Agreements: The Case of Thailand
07 May 2015
Academic literature has theoretically discussed government strategy on regional trade agreements (RTAs) and has empirically identified some elements that play significant roles for … Read More
Measuring the Costs of FTA Utilization: Evidence from Transaction-level Import Data of Thailand
07 May 2015
In this paper, we measure the costs for utilization of free trade agreement (FTA) tariff schemes. To do that, we use shipment-level Customs … Read More
AEC Blueprint Implementation Performance and Challenges: Service Liberalization
08 May 2015
Abstract This paper examines the progress of liberalization of the ASEAN Framework Agreement in Services (AFAS). It measures the changes in the rate of liberalization … Read More
