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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
Research Project Reports:
Trade, Finance and Macroeconomy
GVC Mapping for ASEAN and India: Trade Prospects in the Current Economy and Goods of the Future
20 November 2024
ERIA (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia) collaborates closely with India and ASEAN, two dynamic economies [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Urban Amenities and Trade Resilience During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Malaysia
18 November 2024
The main objective of this study is to empirically examine the role played by amenities in supporting growth [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Trump Tariffs and Roundabout Trade
18 November 2024
Although there are many news articles about tariff dodging by re-routing made-in-China goods through third countries and relabelling [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
The Third-country Effect of the United States-China Trade War on Viet Nam
26 September 2024
The United States (US)–China trade war created new export opportunities for countries connected with the US [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Impacts of Trade Diversion from China in the United States Market on Wages in a Third Country: Evidence from Thailand
26 September 2024
Since the latter half of the 2010s, China’s exports to the United States (US) have gradually [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Services
The Air Cargo and Logistics Value Chain: The Case of Australia
3 July 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic period offered the opportunity to consider the adjustment of elements of the transport system to [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Services
Does Digitalisation Promote the Servicification of Manufacturing in China?
7 May 2024
This paper uses detailed firm-level and transactional-level trade data to examine the causal relationship between digitalisation and servicification [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Have Dynamic Spillovers and the Connectedness of Trade Policy Uncertainty Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Sino–US Trade Frictions?
21 March 2024
In this paper, we examine the spillover and connectedness between the trade policy uncertainty (TPU) of the United [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
The Effect of COVID-19 on Firms’ Behaviour: The Case of Japan
13 March 2024
Since the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic, social distancing practices and government‐mandated lockdowns have become [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, COVID-19
Interconnected Horizons: ASEAN’s Journey in the Global Semiconductor Trade Network Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
23 February 2024
This paper examines the global semiconductor industry trade network and the place of the Association of Southeast Asian [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Exploring Pathways for Deeper Regional Cooperation on NTMs in ASEAN and East Asia
16 February 2024
In this paper, we develop and examine an indicator for regulatory harmonisation amongst member countries in a given [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, 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:
Trade
Dynamics of Trade Characteristics, Competition Networks, and Trade Fragility in ASEAN Economies
16 February 2024
This paper analyses the trade characteristics, competition networks, and fragility of global trade in goods in the Association [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Global Value Chain Integration and Business Cycle Synchronisation: Evidence from Selected ASEAN Countries
16 February 2024
This study examines the relationship between global value chain (GVC) integration and business cycle synchronisation in selected Association [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
COVID-19 and Firm Response: Evidence from China
16 February 2024
This paper explores the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on firm response. Using a novel COVID-19 [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
Global Sourcing and Firm Inventory During the Pandemic
16 February 2024
Firms hold inventory to manage input shortages and stockout risks. This is particularly true for firms relying on [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade, Investment
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 [...]
Research Project Reports:
Trade, Services
Financial Services Trade Liberalisation in Indonesia: Policy Patterns and Economic Linkages
15 January 2024
Indonesia's ongoing financial sector reforms align with regional commitments, particularly the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS), designed [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
The Impact of Regulatory Divergence in NTM on the Cross-Border Investment of Multinationals
22 December 2023
In this paper, we study the effects of international regulatory convergence in non-tariff measures on the cross-border investment [...]
Discussion Papers:
Trade
E-commerce and International Trade The Case for Indonesia and Malaysia
22 December 2023
This study evaluates how e-commerce is reshaping international trade in goods for two Association of Southeast Asian Nations ([...]
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 [...]
Discussion Papers:
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, Global Governance and Multilateralism
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
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 [...]

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