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Trade

Trade Facilitations | Trade Agreements | Mega Free Trade Agreements Like RCEP | Trade Liberalisation | Non Tariff Measures

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. 

Publications
Discussion Papers:
Trade, COVID-19
Revisiting the Impacts of COVID-19 Government Policies and Trade Measures on Trade Flows: A Focus on RCEP Nations
29 November 2023
This study investigates the impacts of COVID-19 government policies and trade measures on trade flows and trade resilience [...]
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Trade, COVID-19
Does Financial or Trade Integration Cause Instability? Evidence from Emerging and ASEAN Economies
29 November 2023
This study empirically examines the nexus amongst financial integration, trade integration, and instability in various emerging and Association [...]
Books:
Trade, Environment and Climate Change
Viet Nam 2045: Development Issues and Challenges
28 November 2023
Viet Nam’s impressive economic growth has been driven by a socialist-oriented market economy often recognised as [...]
Books:
Trade, Regulation and Governance
Follow-up ASEAN Seamless Trade Facilitation Indicators
9 October 2023
The second ASEAN Seamless Trade Facilitation Indicators (ASTFI) and the Trade Transactions Cost (TTC) study, known as ASTFI-TTC [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
The Role of Export Incentives and Bank Credit on the Export Survival of Firms in India During COVID-19
29 August 2023
The aim of this study is threefold. First, we analyse the relationship between export incentives on firm survival [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Global Value Chain Disruptions and Firm Survival During COVID-19: An Empirical Investigation
29 August 2023
Despite the rapid acceleration of countries participating in global value chains (GVCs) over the last three decades, global [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
The Effects of the United States-China Trade War During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Supply Chains: Evidence from Viet Nam
29 August 2023
The trade war between the United States (US) and China has affected their bilateral trade as well as [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
The COVID-19 Pandemic and World Machinery Trade Network
16 August 2023
In light of the importance of the machinery trade in global trade, this study examines whether the patterns [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Investment
Investment Facilitation and Promotion in Cambodia: Impact of Provincial-level Characteristics on Multinational Activities
3 August 2023
This paper examines the foreign direct investment policy of Cambodia in terms of investment promotion and facilitation. The [...]
Policy Briefs:
Trade, Regulation and Governance
Malaysia’s Blue Economy: Position, Initiatives, and Challenges
3 July 2023
Malaysia leverages the economic activities in and around its oceans, seas, and coastal areas, as its maritime space [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Divergence in Non-Tariff Measures and the Quality of Traded Products
9 May 2023
Non-tariff measures (NTMs) constitute a grey area where trade policy meets public policy goals. NTMs comprise a diverse [...]
Research Project Reports:
Trade, Finance and Macroeconomy
Regional Integration in Indo-Pacific: Connectivity, Cooperation, and New Supply-Chain Linkages
31 March 2023
The evolving economic architecture in the Indo-Pacific rests squarely on the post-war construct of the Asia-Pacific, which is [...]
Policy Briefs:
Trade, Investment
Structural Transformation and the Global Production Value Chain: Potential Impact of the Cambodia-Republic of Korea FTA on Cambodia
27 March 2023
This policy brief examines the structural transformation of the Cambodian economy based on the impact of the CKFTA [...]
Policy Briefs:
Trade, Investment
The Global Economic Outlook and the State of Indonesia
10 January 2023
The global economy is facing a perfect storm as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, prolonged [...]
Policy Briefs:
Trade, Investment
Facilitating Global Trade and Investment and Leveraging Value Added in Downstream Industries
10 January 2023
Despite facing global uncertainties, Indonesia has achieved macroeconomic stability, supported by strong responses in fiscal and monetary policy, [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
RCEP and Indonesia: Economic Reform and Prospects for Implementation
10 January 2023
The conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is very important for Indonesia as it may bring [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Innovation and Technology
The Indo-Pacific Partnership and Digital Trade Rule Setting: Policy Proposals
14 December 2022
The idea of the Indo-Pacific was borne from a global trend that has (re)oriented the centre of [...]
Policy Briefs:
Trade, Regulation and Governance
New Dynamism in ASEAN and East Asia: The Role of the RCEP as a ‘Living’ Agreement
6 December 2022
This policy brief highlights the importance of maintaining open regionalism and economic and regional integration for sustainable and [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Industry and Manufacturing
Global Value Chain Participation and Labour Productivity in Manufacturing Firms in Viet Nam: Firm-Level Panel Analysis
28 October 2022
This study describes the status of global value chains (GVCs) in Viet Nam and examines the roles of [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Services
Japan and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
24 October 2022
This paper aims to clarify the role of Japan in the process leading up to the establishment of [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Regulation and Governance
The Role of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in Promoting the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
24 October 2022
This paper aims to understand how the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), an international [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Services
RCEP Services Liberalisation: Key Features and Implications
21 October 2022
The Trade in Services Chapter of the RCEP Agreement establishes the rules for the progressive liberalisation of trade [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Regulation and Governance
International Production Network in the Next Generation and the Role of RCEP
21 October 2022
This paper attempts to discuss the potential role of RCEP from the perspective of two kinds of international [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Regulation and Governance
Potential Impact of RCEP and Structural Transformation on Cambodia
21 October 2022
This paper examines the potential impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on the Cambodian economy in [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Services
The Implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for Asian Regional Architecture
21 October 2022
East Asia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into force in 2022 as the world’s [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Services
Restrictiveness of RCEP Rules of Origin: Implications for Global Value Chains in East Asia
21 October 2022
This chapter aims to examine the restrictiveness of rules of origin (RoO) in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ([...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Trade Remedies Chapter
21 October 2022
The aim of this paper is to analyse the trade remedies chapter in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ([...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Services
Global Value Chain Indicators: A Survey and Application to RCEP
21 October 2022
This study follows and extends a survey by Amador and Cabral (2014) on global value chain (GVC) indicators and [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Finance and Macroeconomy
Impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): A Global Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Simulation
21 October 2022
This study estimates the potential economic effects of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by using a recursively [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, SMEs
Economic and Technical Cooperation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Focus Areas and Support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
21 October 2022
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries differ in terms of the level of development. To ensure the [...]
Books:
Trade
Non-tariff Measures Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea
30 September 2022
Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) have become increasingly numerous and prominent. The majority of these NTMs are imposed for reasons [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Investment
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Economic Backgrounds of ASEAN and Its Dialogue Partners
29 September 2022
We overview the economic backgrounds of the countries participating in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations and [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Regulation and Governance
Centrality and Community: ASEAN in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
29 September 2022
This paper examines the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) role in the formation of the Regional [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Finance and Macroeconomy
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, ASEAN’s Agency, and the Role of ASEAN Members in Shaping the Regional Economic Order
29 September 2022
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – a mega free trade agreement comprising 15 countries – the 10 Association of [...]
Books:
Trade, Connectivity
The Comprehensive Asia Development Plan (CADP) 3.0: Towards an Integrated, Innovative, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economy
16 September 2022
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused trade disruptions; a drop in foreign direct investment; and scarring effects [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Trade Facilitation in RCEP Countries
14 September 2022
The trade facilitation under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is critical for regional trade and economic cooperation [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Regulation and Governance
Opportunities and Challenges for ASEAN and East Asia from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership on E-Commerce
14 September 2022
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a microcosm of the current tensions in negotiations on digital trade [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Traditional Services Trade in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
14 September 2022
Traditional services trade (TST), including tourism and transport services, is the basic and key component of services trade [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
The Investment Chapter in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Enhanced Rules without Enforcement Mechanism
14 September 2022
This paper examines the legal rules in the investment chapter in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). It [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Regulation and Governance
How Preferential are RCEP Tariffs?
14 September 2022
This study discusses the extent to which the tariffs provided in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and Europe: Impact and Implications
29 August 2022
 In the first 2 decades of the millennium, European Union (EU) trade policy underwent historic changes, amongst them [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Investment
The Story of RCEP: History, Negotiations, Structure, and Future Directions
15 August 2022
This paper is about the story of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), including the history, dynamics of [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Comparison of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and Other Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
15 August 2022
This study evaluates the desirability of RCEP by comparing it with other mega-lateral FTAs. Evaluating the member-specific scale [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
The Post COVID-19 and RCEP: Pandemic Recovery in East Asia
15 August 2022
The paper examines the impact of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on the COVID-19 pandemic recovery of [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Australia’s Interests in East Asia’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
5 August 2022
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was seen as important for Australia economically and politically from its [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
China and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: An Economic and Political Perspective
5 August 2022
This paper studies China’s policies and participation in East Asian economic integration and cooperation. The progress [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Heyday of Asian Regionalism? The Implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership for the United States
5 August 2022
This paper analyses the implications of the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Investment
Changes in Trade and Investment Policies in Thailand and the Implications for Medium-term Growth
5 August 2022
This paper addresses the noticeable changes in trade and investment policies in Thailand in the new millennium and [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Investment
FDI Spillover Effects: Evidence from the Philippines
5 August 2022
Using firm-level data in manufacturing, this chapter examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) spillover effects on [...]
Books:
Trade, COVID-19
New Normal, New Technologies, New Financing
22 June 2022
While the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) seems to be behind us now, the scarring effects on employment, poverty, and [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, SMEs
What Determines Interfirm Trade Credit? Empirical Evidence from the ASEAN
14 June 2022
This paper empirically examines the link between the heterogeneity of firms and their probability of obtaining interfirm trade [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Chief Executive Officer Attributes and Trade
24 February 2022
Many articles in international trade literature have shown that firm productivity is a robust determinant of firms’ export [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Finance and Macroeconomy
Understanding SME Trade Finance in ASEAN: An Overview
22 February 2022
SMEs are the most important source of employment in all ASEAN countries, but a lack of access to [...]
Trade, COVID-19
Call for Proposals: Global Trade and Economic Recovery in the Post-Pandemic World [Deadline Extended]
11 February 2022
Jakarta, 11 February 2022: The Monash Business School (Monash University, Melbourne) and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Technical Barriers to Trade, Product Quality and Trade Margins: Firm-level Evidence
7 February 2022
As tariffs have declined to a low level, the trade literature has paid increasing attention to the impact [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Competitiveness
Indonesia’s Local Content Requirements: An Assessment on Consistency with Free Trade Agreement Commitments
4 February 2022
Local content requirements (LCRs) are one of several economic instruments used by governments to protect infant domestic industries [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Industry and Manufacturing
Overview of Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, and Global Value Chains in East Asia
25 January 2022
This paper provides an overview of the patterns and trends of foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade as [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, COVID-19
COVID-19: Impacts of Indonesia's Trade
7 January 2022
This paper analyses how the coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected Indonesia’s exports and imports, both in terms [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Export Market Survival of Pioneers and Followers
20 December 2021
This study investigates empirically whether export pioneers and followers are different in terms of export market survival, utilising [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Disasters
Market Entry, Survival, and Exit of Firms in the Aftermath of Natural Hazard-related Disasters: A Case Study of Indonesian Manufacturing Plants
16 December 2021
By combining plant-level data from the Indonesian Manufacturing Survey and localised disaster data from the Emergency Events Database [...]

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