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Prospects for Regional Cooperation between Latin America and the Caribbean Region and the Asia and Pacific Region: Perspective from East Asia

Medalla, Erlinda M.; Balboa, Jenny D. - 2010

The Asia and Pacific region and Latin American and Caribbean region are two regions divided not only by vast geographic distance, but also by disparities in economics, politics, culture, and history. Most recently, a number of forums explored the possibility of closing such gaps and linking the...

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Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA): Toward a Framework for Regional Economic Integration

Medalla, Erlinda M.; Balboa, Jenny D.; Vidar-Vale, Catherine - 2010

first bilateral free trade agreement entered into by the Philippines, the performance of and experience with JPEPA are … crucial in determining the prospects for negotiated trade agreements with the country. The Philippines cannot afford to slow …

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ERIA Study to Further Improve the ASEAN Economic Community Scorecard: the Philippines

Yap, Josef T.; Medalla, Erlinda M.; Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; … - 2010

quality of governance in the country. To move forward, the Philippines should substantially increase infrastructure investment …

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Integrating SMEs into the East Asian Region: Philippines

Medalla, Erlinda M.; Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; del Prado, Fatima - 2010

The paper aims to examine the characteristics and factors that constrain the growth of SMEs that are operating within and outside production networks. Based on a survey of 101 firms, the analysis shows that SMEs are not homogeneous. While they share certain characteristics such as age, Filipino...

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Taking Stock of the ROOs in the ASEAN+1 FTAs: Toward Deepening East Asian Integration

Medalla, Erlinda M. - 2011

This paper compiles a database on the rules of origin (ROOs) of the ASEAN plus 1 FTAs - namely ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement, ASEAN-Korea FTA, ASEAN-China FTA, ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership, ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA. For further insights, database compilation is also...

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Managing the ASEAN Economic Integration Process in the Philippines: An Assessment of Progress in Trade Liberalization and Facilitation

Medalla, Erlinda M. - 2012

This paper is part of the Philippine study for the ERIA project on the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint. A milestone in ASEAN economic cooperation is the Cebu Declaration on the Acceleration of the Establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015 during the 12th...

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ASEAN+1 FTAs and the Global Supply Chain in East Asia: the Case of the Philippine Automotive and Electronics Sectors

Medalla, Erlinda M.; Rosellon, Maureen Ane D. - 2012

How are the ASEAN+1 free trade agreements facilitating the flow of goods in the supply chain in East Asia? This chapter looks at the experience of the Philippine automotive and electronic sectors--two sectors that are well integrated into the supply network in East Asia. Using firm interviews,...

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Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA): An Initial Ex-post Review

Medalla, Erlinda M.; Ledda, Veredigna M. - 2013

While it is too early to undertake rigorous quantitative analysis on the impact of the Philippines-Japan Economic … Partnership Agreement (PJEPA) on the Philippines, this initial ex-post study concludes that based on several key indicators the … country has not suffered major adjustment costs because of the PJEPA. There is also evidence to show that the Philippines was …

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The ASEAN Economic Community and the Philippines: Implementation, Outcomes, Impacts, and Ways Forward (Full Report)

Israel, Danilo C.; Medalla, Erlinda M.; Milo, Melanie S.; … - 2013

is necessary and instructive. This paper constitutes the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the AEC Blueprint for the Philippines …. The Philippines Country Report presents the results of the surveys related to the MTR on areas including trade … by greater openness in the Philippines, particularly the complex and inefficient administrative processes and procedures …

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How Are Firms Responding to Philippine FTAs?

Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; Medalla, Erlinda M.; Yap, Josef T.; … - 2015

The Philippines has been more cautious in its policy toward free trade agreements (FTAs) than other ASEAN member …

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