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Investment

Economic Impact And Their Evaluation | Market Entry Barriers | FTA | FDI | Effective Investment | Country Risk | FDI Restrictiveness

Investment is a necessity for economic development whether it is foreign direct investment (FDI), private investment, or other kinds of investments. ERIA looks into issues related to investments such as economic impact and their evaluation, market entry barriers, free trade agreements, effective investment, country risk, FDI restrictiveness, international investment agreements, and more. The various studies used a variation of methods such as sectoral analysis and principal component analysis.

Publications
Policy Briefs:
Investment
Global Minimum Tax: Policy Impact on Investment Promotion and Incentives in ASEAN Member States
31 October 2024
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States are some of the most important foreign direct investment [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment
Examining the Impact of the 2011 Japanese Earthquake on Japanese Production Networks in the Republic of Korea: A Firm-level Data Analysis
26 September 2024
This paper examines the impact of the 2011 Japanese earthquake on the sales and purchases of firms that have [...]
Research Project Reports:
Investment, Regulation and Governance
Services and Investment Liberalisation in ASEAN
23 September 2024
The gains from liberalisation within the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) have been substantial. The integration and liberalisation measures [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Services
Urban Amenities, Firm Performance, and the Probability of Exporting in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
18 June 2024
This paper examines the effects of urban amenities on the probability of firms exporting and firm productive performance [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Innovation and Technology
Study on the Importance of Investment in DRR and Advanced DRR Technology in ASEAN Countries
31 May 2024
Rapid population growth and economic development have become apparent in ASEAN countries in recent years. Moreover, each year [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Regulation and Governance
Economic Transformation and a New Economic Order
16 February 2024
World economic governance was largely dominated by major developed countries in the 20th century. Over the last half-century, [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Trade
Trade Openness, COVID-19 Shock, Foreign Direct Investment, Inflation, and Output Volatility in Six ASEAN Member States
16 February 2024
This study examines the effect of trade openness and COVID-19 shock on output volatility. Quarterly data from 2010 to 2022 [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment
Quantitative Analysis of Optimal Investment Scale and Timing for Flood Control Measures by Multi-Regional Economic Growth Model: Case Studies in Viet Nam
2 February 2024
This study aims to develop and utilise a multi-regional economic growth model that can take into account flood [...]
Policy Briefs:
Investment
Blue Economy in Myanmar
30 January 2024
Myanmar’s commitment to the Blue Economy is driven by the Sustainable Development Goals, and it has [...]
Research Project Reports:
Investment
Blue Economy Initiatives in South-East Asia: Challenges and Opportunities
30 November 2023
The Blue Economy has emerged as a compelling strategy for safeguarding inland water and ocean resources while fostering [...]
Policy Briefs:
Investment, Philippines
An Overview of the Blue Economy of the Philippines - A Brief Assessment and Recommendations
27 November 2023
T his overview provides a brief assessment of the blue economy of thePhilippines, listing the main challenges and [...]
Policy Briefs:
Investment
Developing a National Blue Economy Framework for Lao PDR
13 September 2023
This policy brief discusses the development of a national blue economy framework for the Lao People’s [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Trade
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 [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Industry and Manufacturing
Structural Changes and the Impact of FDI on Singapore’s Manufacturing Activities
9 June 2023
This chapter examines the investment and foreign direct investment (FDI) policy of Singapore’s economy in terms [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment
Foreign Direct Investment, Agglomeration, and Production Networks in Indonesian Manufacturing
4 May 2023
This study examines the importance of globalisation – defined by international production networks – in determining foreign direct [...]
Research Project Reports:
Investment, 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:
Investment, Trade
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 [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, SMEs
Impacts of FDI Presence and Product Sophistication on the Demand for Skilled and Unskilled Labour: Evidence from SMEs in Viet Nam
2 February 2023
This study employs data from the Viet Nam Enterprise Survey (VES) for 2007 and 2011) to examine the effect of [...]
Policy Briefs:
Investment, Trade
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:
Investment, Innovation and Technology
Redefining Indonesia’s Digital Economy
10 January 2023
The Indonesian digital economy is the largest and most attractive investment destination amongst the Association of Southeast Asian [...]
Policy Briefs:
Investment, Trade
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:
Investment
Investment Liberalisation in East and Southeast Asia
21 October 2022
This paper presents the trends and patterns in the inflows and outflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) and [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, 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:
Investment, Trade
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:
Investment, 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:
Investment, Trade
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:
Investment, Trade
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:
Investment, Trade
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:
Investment, 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:
Investment
Entry Mode Choice and Performance of Foreign Direct Investment Firms in Emerging Economies: Micro-evidence from Viet Nam
29 March 2022
Does the right entry mode choice help foreign direct investment (FDI) firms to perform efficiently in emerging economies? [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment
The Nexus between Inward Foreign Direct Investment and Global Value Chains in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Viet Nam
26 January 2022
In recent decades, Viet Nam, a developing economy, has significantly improved its export structure and, to some extent, [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, 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:
Investment, Global Governance and Multilateralism
Local Content Requirements: Assessment from Investment Law
10 January 2022
Local content requirement (LCR) is one of several economic instruments used by governments for various purposes, including to [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Industry and Manufacturing
Spillover Effects of Foreign and Domestic Exporting Firms on Export Decisions of Local Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from Viet Nam
15 December 2021
Our paper investigates the spillover effects generated by foreign and domestic exporting firms on export decisions of local [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Regulation and Governance
The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment: Lessons Learnt for Indonesia
12 August 2021
The European Union (EU) and China have recently reached an agreement: the EU–China Comprehensive Agreement on [...]
Summary of ERIA Research Projects:
Investment, ASEAN
Summary of ERIA Research Projects 2020-2021
1 July 2021
The Summary of ERIA Research Projects 2020-2021 provides an overview of both new and ongoing projects that [...]
Research Project Reports:
Investment, Education, Training, and Human Capital
Strengthening Emerging Asia's Power Sector
29 April 2021
Growth in electricity demand in South and Southeast Asia is amongst the fastest in the world. Yet questions [...]
Research Project Reports:
Investment, Trade
Global Value Chains and Investment: Changing Dynamics in Asia
28 April 2021
The emergence of global value chains (GVCs) during the last 2 decades has implications in many policy areas, starting [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Global Governance and Multilateralism
COVID-19 and Services Trade in ASEAN+6: Implications and Estimates from Structural Gravity
19 April 2021
Given the importance of services for economic activity in general and the salience of reducing service link costs [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Environment and Climate Change
A Quantitative Analysis of Disaster Risk Reduction Investment Effects for Sustainable Development: Indonesia Case Study
29 June 2020
This paper analyses the long-term impacts of large-scale disasters on the economic growth of developing countries in the [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Industry and Manufacturing
Assessment of Industrial Cluster Policies in Viet Nam: The Role of Special Economic Zones in Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
26 June 2020
Special economic zones (SEZs) are considered as one of important regional industrial policies to attract foreign investment in [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Industry and Manufacturing
Foreign Direct Investment and Labour Market Dynamics in a Developing Country: Evidence from Indonesian Plant-Level Data
10 February 2020
This study examines the impact of inward foreign direct investment on the wages and employment of skilled and [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Industry and Manufacturing
Determinants of Product Sophistication in Viet Nam: Findings from the Firm- Multi-Product Level Microdata Approach
5 February 2020
Through capitalising data from the Viet Nam Enterprise Survey and applying the methods proposed by Hausmann, Hwang, and [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Global Governance and Multilateralism
The Economic Consequences of Globalisation in the United States
21 January 2020
The unprecedented rise in global interdependence since World War II, especially since the 1970s, has been very productive. [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Trade
Economic Consequences of Globalisation: Case Study of Thailand
26 December 2019
The paper reviews empirical works examining the effect of globalisation in Thailand, beginning with a discussion of its [...]
Books:
Investment, Services
East Asian Integration: Goods, Services and Investment
3 June 2019
The growth of world trade has been stagnant in recent times; trade liberalisation now has been challenged. The [...]
Policy Briefs:
Investment, Urban Development
Balancing Investment and Development Assistance in Africa: Growth Prospects from Asia-Africa Connectivity
31 August 2018
Africa’s young demography and developing economy require integration and expansion into the global value chains. Asia [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Services
FDI, Services Liberalisation, and Logistics Development in Cambodia
23 March 2017
This paper reviews Cambodia's economic development based on flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) and services sector [...]
East Asia Updates:
Investment, Industry and Manufacturing
East Asia Updates | January 2017
13 February 2017
After almost a decade of weak growth and persistent high employment in the Eurozone, the world is entering 2017 [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Trade
International Investment Agreements and Investor-State Disputes: A Review and Evaluation for Indonesia
31 January 2017
Foreign investors can lodge a complaint against a host country for alleged treaty violations under the Investor-State Dispute [...]
Policy Briefs:
Investment, Cambodia
ASEAN as an FDI Attractor:
How Do Multinationals Look at ASEAN?
31 January 2017
This policy brief presents an overview of the ASEAN economy in terms of its economic relationship with multinationals, [...]
East Asia Updates:
Investment, Trade
East Asia Update - Special 2017 Annual Edition
16 January 2017
Southeast Asia expected to grow by 4.6 percent in 2017 Despite the global volatility and the slowdown in trade, Southeast [...]
East Asia Updates:
Investment, Trade
East Asia Update - November 2016
7 December 2016
Expected Impact of Trump Administration's Policies on East Asia It is still uncertain how President-elect Donald Trump [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Energy
Analysis of Distributed Energy Systems and Implications for Electrification: The Case of ASEAN Member States
5 December 2016
The study of distributed energy systems (DES) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) highlights the potential [...]
East Asia Updates:
Investment, Trade
East Asia Update - October 2016
28 November 2016
Donald Trump elected as the President of the United States The election of Donald Trump as the 45th [...]
East Asia Updates:
Investment, Trade
East Asia Update - September 2016
7 October 2016
G20 The 11th G20 Summit was held on 5-6 of September this year, hosted for the first time [...]
Discussion Papers:
Investment, Regulation and Governance
Optimal Trade Policy and Production Location
23 September 2016
This paper studies the role of trade policies in a theoretical framework considering the firm's global production [...]
East Asia Updates:
Investment, Trade
East Asia Update - August 2016
5 September 2016
The Fourth East Asia Summit Economic Ministers' Meeting held on 5 August in Vientiane re-affirmed the efforts to enhance [...]
East Asia Updates:
Investment, Trade
East Asia Update - July 2016
18 August 2016
Great Britain's unexpected referendum to leave the European Union left the world in shock and triggered a [...]
Research Project Reports:
Investment, Cambodia
Financing Renewable Energy Development in East Asia Summit Countries
A Primer of Effective Policy Instruments
7 April 2016
This research aims to identify and update the most effective policies in the Asian context, especially for member [...]

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