EABER

The East Asian Bureau of Economic Research is a forum for high-quality economic research focussing on issues facing the economies of East Asia. It comprises representatives from Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia. The rapid development of the East Asian economies, the growth of intra-regional trade, financial and other economic interaction, and East Asia's new role in the global economy all underline the need for access to a vastly increased range of quality economic analysis on East Asia.

Such analysis from both inside and outside government is essential to assist policymakers in responding to, and anticipating, issues confronting the East Asian economy. Quality economic analysis is essential to assist policymakers in responding to new issues as they arise. The EABER will provide research support for policymakers, improve links between researchers throughout the region, and create venues where researchers and policymakers can come together to discuss issues vital to economic development in East Asia. 


For Working Papers from the EABER Internal Conference Series (click here).

For the EABER Newsletter back editions (click here).


EABER is pleased to announce that the following book has been produced following the completion of the first stage of the Public Sector Linkages Project:
The institutional foundations of structural reform in the Asia-Pacific region 
Edited by Phillipa Dee


April 2008 NEWSLETTER

Does the GATT/WTO Increase Trade in the Asia-Pacific Region?
 
Will Martin, Kym Anderson and Cong S. Pham*
 
The overarching objective of the WTO is “to help trade flow smoothly, freely, fairly and predictably”. It seeks to do this through a combination of rules and trade negotiations. Key rules include the Most-Favored-Nation principle requiring that countries must not discriminate between their trading partners, and the National Treatment principle that they must treat imported and domestic goods equally once any tariffs have been paid. Also important is the rule that prohibits the use of quantitative restrictions. Through eight past rounds of trade negotiations and the ongoing Doha Agenda negotiations, the WTO has sought to reduce trade barriers by reducing the maximum levels of tariffs that members may apply...(read more)

*Will Martin, Lead Economist, Development Research Group (Trade), World Bank Washington Office. Kym Anderson, George Gollin Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide. Cong S. Pham, Faculty of Economics, Vietnam University of Commerce. 

CALL FOR PAPERS
How Globalisation is Shaping the Asia-Pacific: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives

The Globalisation and Development Centre at Bond University is calling for paper for an international conference to be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, September 26-27, 2008. The Conference aims to bring together a leading multi-disciplinary group of researchers and policy-makers from across the region to discuss how globalisation is affecting the Asia-Pacific, and promote further understanding and cooperation in what is a rapidly changing Asia-Pacific region. It will present challenging international speakers and national speakers at the forefront of the policy-making.  More information can be found on the Conference website.

 

 

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