Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
ERIA
ERIA is an international organization established by a formal agreement among 16 Heads of Government at the Third East Asia Summit in Singapore on 21 November 2007. It works closely with both the ASEAN Secretariat and 16 research institutes in EAS countries to provide intellectual and analytical research and policy recommendations. The ERIA Headquarters is based in ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia. These research and policy recommendations are expected to help in the deliberation of the leaders and ministers during their meetings and the East Asia and ASEAN Summits. As its activity is highly recognized in those regions, ERIA ranks 30th among the world’s “Top 50 International Economic Policy Think Tanks” according to the 2013 Global Go To Think Tanks Index Report. ERIA is the only think tank in ASEAN to be honored in this category. ERIA conducts research under three pillars, namely “Deepening Economic Integration”, “Narrowing Development Gaps”, and “Sustainable Development”. Studies cover a wide range of areas such as trade and investment, globalization, SME promotion, human resource and infrastructure development, and energy issues.
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Energy Supply Security Study for Myanmar
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2020-10-15)Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia endowed with rich natural resources such as crude oil, natural gas, hydropower, biomass, and coal. Myanmar’s proven energy reserves in 2017 comprised 105 million barrels of oil, 6.58 trillion cubic feet of gas, ... -
The Composition of Financial Inclusion in ASEAN and East Asia: A New Hybrid Index and Some Stylised Facts
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2020-09-30)The paper provides an overview of the existing measures of financial inclusion and critically evaluates the two widely used existing methodologies to measure the dimensions – the principal component analysis (PCA) method and the Distance method, ... -
The Poverty-Reducing Effects of Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Cambodia
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2020-09-30)This study analyses the effects of financial inclusion on poverty in terms of household income per capita in Cambodia, with data from the FinScope Survey carried out in 2015. The analysis describes the effects via financial literacy, accounting for ... -
Financial Inclusion and Savings in Indonesia
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2020-09-30)This paper discusses the status of financial inclusion in Indonesia and examines the impact of financial inclusion – based on availability of bank branches on household outcomes – in Indonesia. Based on analysis of the World Bank’s Financial Inclusion ... -
The Nature and Landscape of Financial Inclusion in Asia
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2020-09-30)This paper presents an examination of the key impacts of financial inclusion on economic prosperity and wellbeing, and on other development indicators such as those pertaining to health, education, gender, and social capital for Asia. It attempts to ... -
Sustainable Water Resource Development Scenarios and Water Diplomacy in the Lower Mekong Basin: Policy Implications
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2020-09-30)This paper uses the current results of the Basin-wide water resource development scenario assessment of the Council Study of the Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) to analyse potentials benefits for economic development to meet the ambitious ... -
The Effects of Financial Inclusion on Development Outcomes: New Insights from ASEAN and East Asian Countries
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2020-09-30)This study empirically examines the effects of financial inclusion on economic development, – economic growth, education, health, and income inequality – in 20 Asian countries in the period 2004-2015. The financial inclusion index at an aggregate level ... -
Financial Inclusion, Active Bank Accounts and Poverty Reduction in India
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2020-09-30)Using the World Bank’s Global Findex data, this research first shows that the efforts by the Indian Government and the Reserve Bank have been successful in providing access to formal banking services, especially in the rural areas of the country. ... -
Non-Tariff Measures in Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Findings
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2020-09-20)This report presents details of the non-tariff measures (NTMs) found to be applied in all the countries initially included in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations: Australia, China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, ... -
Improving Nuclear Safety and Use: An International Analysis
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2020-09-15)This report aims to clarify common conditions necessary for the improvement of both nuclear safety and effective use, and to compile the policy proposals for what kind of actions stakeholders – including operators and regulators – should take.