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1 Chapter 5 Background Data for Constructing Quantitative Measures Working Group ERIA FY2008 Deepening East Asian Economic Integration March 2009 This chapter should be cited as Working Group ERIA FY2008 Deepening East Asian Economic Integration (2009), Background Data for Constructing Quantitative Measures, in Corbett, J. and S. Umezaki (eds.), Deepening East Asian Economic Integration. ERIA Research Project Report Jakarta: ERIA.

2 CHAPTER 5 Background Data for Constructing Quantitative Measures This chapter contains the list of the tables of the background data to develop the quantitative measures presented in previous chapters. The quantitative measures on services liberalization (Chapter 2) are based on the background data compiled by a team of researchers led by Dr. Philippa Dee, with close collaboration with project members from research institutes in ASEAN member countries. The quantitative measures on trade facilitation (Chapter 3) are based on the background data compiled by a team of researchers led by Dr. Christopher Findlay. The quantitative measures on FDI policy (Chapter 4) are based on the background data compiled by a team of researchers led by Dr. Shujiro Urata, with close collaboration with project members from research institutes in ASEAN member countries. All tables are downloadable from the website of ERIA ( Note: Table1-1a - 4-8b were revised on March

3 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS SERVICES LIBERALIZATION PHILIPPA DEE HUONG DINH Australia-Japan Research Centre, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University (ANU). TRADE FACILITATION CHRISTOPHER FINDLAY RICHARD POMFRET CLAIRE HOLLWEG School of Economics, University of Adelaide. PATRICIA SOURDIN School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Johns Hopkins University MARN HEONG WONG Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS) INVESTMENT LIBERALIZATION SHUJIRO URATA CHAROSPORN CHALERMTIARANA THOMAS N. PAPANASTASIOU JUITA MOHAMED HIDEYUKI MIURA Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University MITSUYO ANDO Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University JOHN W. SUSAYA Graduate Institute of International Studies BRUNEI DARUSSALAM SHAZALI SULAIMAN KPMG 197

4 CAMBODIA CHAP SOTHARITH CHIEK CHANSAMPHORS Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP) INDONESIA RAYMOND ATJE MOCHAMAD PASHA TEGUH YUDO WICAKSONO IRA TITIHERUW Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) LAO PDR LEEBER LEEBOUAPAO SOUPHITH DARACHANTHARA SYVIENGXAY ORABOUNE National Economic Research Institute (NERI) MALAYSIA MOHAMED ARIFF SAMIRUL ARIFF BIN OTHMAN MUSALMAH JOHAN Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) MYANMAR KAN ZAW CHO CHO THEIN NU NU LWIN Yangon Institute of Economics, Ministry of Education PHILIPPINES JOSEPH YAP ERLINDA MEDALLA Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) PINKY PADRONIA Bankers Association of the Philippines 198

5 SINGAPORE HANK LIM TAI WEI LIM KESTER TAY Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) THAILAND WISARN PUPPHAVESA JIRAWAT PANPIEMRAS SAOWARUJ RATTTANAKHAMFU Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) VIETNAM VO TRI THANH LONG TRINH QUANG Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM) 199

6 LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1a. Table 1-1b. Table 1-2a. Table 1-2b. Table 1-3a. Table 1-3b. Table 1-4. Table 1-5. Table 1-6a. Table 1-6b. Table 2-1a. Table 2-1b. Table 2-2a. Table 2-2b. Table 2-3a. Table 2-3b. Table 2-4. Table 2-5. Table 2-6a. Table 2-6b. Table 3-1a. Table 3-1b. Table 3-2a. Table 3-2b. Table 3-3. Table 3-4. Table 3-5. ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Medical Services): Medical ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Medical Services): Medical: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Medical Services): Dental ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Medical Services): Dental: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Medical Services): Para-medical ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Medical Services): Para-medical: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Medical Services): Trade Commitments ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Medical Services): Country Summary Index Restrictions on Trade in Medical Services by Profession and by Mode of Delivery (per cent) Restrictions on Trade in Medical Services by Ownership Category and Mode of Delivery (per cent) ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Health Services): Hospital ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Health Services): Hospital: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Health Services): Medical Laboratory ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Health Services): Medical Laboratory: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Health Services): Ambulance ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Health Services): Ambulance: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Health Services): Trade Commitments ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Health Services): Country Summary Index Restrictions on Trade in Health Services by Service and by Mode of Delivery (per cent) Restrictions on Trade in Hospital Services by Ownership Category and Mode of Delivery (per cent) ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Banking Services): Domestic Banks ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Banking Services): Domestic Banks: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Banking Services): Foreign Banks ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Banking Services): Foreign Banks: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Banking Services): Trade Commitments ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Banking Services): Country Summary Restrictions on Trade in Banking Services by Ownership Category and Mode of Delivery (per cent) 200

7 Table 4-1a. Table 4-1b. Table 4-2a. Table 4-2b. Table 4-3a. Table 4-3b. Table 4-4a. Table 4-4b. Table 4-5a. Table 4-5b. Table 4-6. Table 4-7. Table 4-8a. Table 4-8b. Table 5-1. Table 5-2. Table 6-1. ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Life Insurance ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Life Insurance: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Medical Insurance ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Medical Insurance: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Property Insurance ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Property Insurance: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Reinsurance ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Reinsurance: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Broking ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Broking: Index ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Trade Commitments ERIA Trade in Services Sectoral Questionnaire (Insurance Services): Country Summary Restrictions on Trade in Insurance Services by Insurance Product and by Mode of Delivery (per cent) Restrictions on Trade in Life Insurance Services by Ownership Category and Mode of Delivery (per cent) Restrictiveness Index for Logistic Sector Trade Cost Estimates in Terms of cif/fob Ratio: Adjusted Index Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Summary Table Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Brunei Darussalam Table Table Table Table Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Cambodia Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Indonesia Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Lao PDR Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Malaysia Table Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Myanmar Table Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Philippines Table Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Singapore Table Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Thailand Table Assessment of FDI Policy Regimes: Vietnam 201

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