ASEAN - Science topic

I think is is a good topic on how we can provide basis for policies to optimize course delivery. I'm in!

policy support, regulatory management, cultural and legal integration?

I checked out Dada Issac's suggestion. Seems to work and gives some useful information. Thanks, Sir.

Usually every research needs an appropriate strategy which means a suitable framework for your own objectives. The suggestions written before, could set a basic framework for your strategy and research, in which you may complement your specific interests for the investigation.

The methodology is a detailed description of stages, steps and mechanisms to develop the strategy. I presume your research would need an specific combination of quantitative and qualitative information. I hope the following read could be of help:

Very interesting model.

Why you wouldn't use other variables like common language.. Membership in WTO

Well, since you are making use of PMG/ARDL for panel, once you check for cross-sectional dependence and found that it does not exist. Then go ahead, check for panel cointegration using Pedroni or any other. Once there is cointegration, proceed to estimate the cross-sectional short-run coefficient if needed, and interpret your results. All these can be done using eviews.

However, if there are cross-sectional dependence you will have to use the second-generation cointegration test and unit root test which are available in Stata.

Thank you very much for your share, Prof. Abdul Rehman

My grandfather would say spare the rod spoil the child.id disagree.acknowledge the behavioural problem and act empathetically so that the troublesome behaviour is addressed but the child feels that you care and you didnt mug her off because this could encourage additional rebellious or contemptuous behaviour against someone she may see as an enemy of sort

Akhmad Solikin your reply gave me an idea to took at how allocation are done prior to expenditure. Some time it necessitates sector drivers to justify allocation, but in the context of ASEAN, I'm quite certain that in some budgetary years the allocations are blindly assigned based on party populist demand. If budget data serves as an input and macro data is the output, then expenditure efficiency is possible to compute. Thanks for the reply.

The researchers' "production" will not contribute to a significant increase in the country's development. First, there must be industry and capital that will need science to develop further. Otherwise, the researchers will have to move to countries where their knowledge will be needed.

Therefore, in my opinion, we need to develop entrepreneurship first.

Thank you very much Dmitriy Plekhanov I shall give it a detailed read

Perhaps it is worth debating the topic by asking what makes ASEAN countries different in relation to the study of stigma?

Christoper Jan Landicho , thank you, and I hope you are doing great.

That information should be easily available from school or university websites as was suggested above. Information on this from Universiti of Brunei Darussalam is given below. Earth Sciences is not taught at school or college levels here, so, this should cover the entire country for you.

http://fos.ubd.edu.bn/undergrad/geology.html

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

thanks a lot for your kind help Mr. Ambrosini

Dear Dean and fellow students,

The question is How can one achieve work-life balance or work life integration, my thought is that since the goals of ASEAN is to connect the countries that are separated by geographical boundaries, to unite these striving nations and to be of help to one another, as set out in 2007’s ASEAN Economic Blueprint, the AEC seeks to “transform ASEAN into a region with free movement of goods, services, investment, skilled labour, and freer flow of capital.” For me, the labor sector plays a vital role in the ASEAN integration. Take for example, In 2017 Global Innovation Index ranked Singapore as the most innovative country in Asia, while the 2017 Bloomberg Innovation Index ranked Singapore sixth globally – those are compelling reasons why companies like Amazon and IBM are using Singapore to pilot groundbreaking new projects before they roll them out globally. With these latest achievements of Singapore, they would be in need of additional IT experts and researchers which are also available in the Philippines. Aside from a surplus of great IT professionals, the Philippines also has a steady supply of engineers, nurses, and doctors that can contribute to Singapore and other ASEAN member -- the same positive contribution our teachers are having in Thailand. These professionals are achieving and can achieve work-life balance due to the relative proximity of the Asean countries and the relative ease with which they can enter and exit ASEAN member countries and the technologies available to make life outside one’s country more manageable.

References :

Thank you Elizabeth Hanson for answering. What hard and soft infrastructures can make the integration possible. Can you suggest any options for infrastructure connections? In spite of adversarial relations between two countries can you think any good future of integration in this region? What alternative actions might of help? Can you suggest?

It is important for ASEAN to develop employment mobility among its member countries because of the cheap skilled workers are available in ASEAN and especially in Asian nations. So, that it enhance the employment opportunities for the skilled workers and those who are actually employable and potential to work hard and contributes towards the economic growth of the nation and as well as development and growth of each individual worker.

Good news for free trade from the EU:

https://spon.de/afvPS Deal! EU and Mercosur will sign and found the biggest free trade area of the world, soon without the UK though...

What a massage in times of Donald Trump's trade war efforts.

Good news for free trade from the EU - its biggest trade deal ever went into force (EU-Japan-Free Trade Area)...

Dear Dr. Alexander G. Flor ,

An ASEAN Policy on Communication and Media is greatly needed and should be pursued.

Sadly, I personally think it may not prosper for now. From what I can observe, even our own country is not yet ready to fully commit to a truly free and open media and communication policy.

Press freedom, for one, remains to be a challenge, not only in the Philippines, but for all the ASEAN governments.

In fact, all of the 10 ASEAN member-countries placed at the bottom of the 180 nations listed in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index.

Crafting and implementing a unified ASEAN Policy on Media and Communication, with emphasis on press freedom and media censorship, is not easy for a region that has different media cultures, political and economic environment as it may shake up each member-country’s own media regulations.

In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte continues to criticize the media saying that it is spreading fake news about him.

In Myanmar, two Reuters journalists were jailed for reporting on the Rohingya Crisis.

In Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen closed down media networks which discredited him during the 2018 elections.

In Vietnam, a decree was issued to restrict the use of pseudonyms in online articles and blogs.

In Brunei, broadcasting by means of telecommunication or by blogging may also be punished.

In Laos, a decree compelled foreign media to submit their content first to the government for its approval.

In Singapore, journalists are restricted to cover issues that are considered "off limits or out of bounds". However, these out-of-bounds markers are not clearly defined.

In Malaysia, Prime Minister Najib Razak targeted journalists who covered the financial corruption scandal he was involved in.

In Thailand, dozens have been imprisoned for defaming or insulting the King, Queen and the Heir-apparent.

In Indonesia, President Joko Widodo limited media access in Western New Guinea, where it is believed that military groups carry out acts of violence against local journalists.

In conclusion, the ASEAN governments have shrunk the space for the voicing of opinions, especially when it is critical to the authorities.

And for as long as the region do not fully practice freedom of expression, it cannot have a prosperous media and communication policy.

https://theaseanpost.com/article/press-freedom-remains-challenge-asean-turns-50

http://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/279580/asean-governments-pressed-to-stop-assault-on-press-freedom.html

https://seasia.co/2018/04/27/2018-world-press-freedom-index-the-southeast-asian-rankings

I strongly believe humans whether families,workers, consumers, children, older folks women and people in general should be the central focus and concern of any international trade arrangements whether these are trading blocs international commercial and trade agreements involving Foreign Direct Investment or capital flows or bilateral trade agreements..Furthermore, people should be defined broadly to include the inhabitants of all countries involved. Such an arrangements should be done in an international settings and some teeth against violators. Businesses often violate principle of placing humans first many of them place short term profit as their main objective. This is why our environment is in the situation it is and we are punished by extreme weather phenomena that become more frequent. Nation states are not helping either most often are influenced by big businesses who influence governments the most. They invest in economic activities where short term profit prevails instead of looking for long term profits to help their country and the world community. Governments should discourage investments to countries that violate human rights and do not support democracy and minorities.

Similarly under the present international system governments allow businesses to suppress worker compensation in order for their businesses to become international competitive and the expense of the businesses of another country,.

Another major concern should be arms proliferation now days not only

countries compete which country will sell more powerful weapons but countries undertake joint production with the country that buys weapons to receive better business deals. Then we t wonder why we have so many armed conflicts in so many parts of the world. There is a lot work to be done to improve living conditions everywhere.

thanks

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Dear Richa, the following paper offers a very good survey of the literature and empirical approaches of gravity models for trade. You can find answers to your questions and some good references of papers related to ASEAN, like the ones I included below. Hope this is useful. Regards.

Tang D. Effects of the regional trading arrangements on trade: evidence from the NAFTA, ANZCER and ASEAN Countries, 1989-2000. J Int Trade Econ Dev 2005; 14(2): 241-65

Roberts BA. A gravity study of the proposed China-Asean free trade area. Int Trade J 2004; 18(4): 335-53

Thank you Dr Douglas . It mean that I can conclude that the native human behavior will be the first challenge to take care of in these areas .

This is a BAD Scenario. It will never be realized.

Leonid

You might look at the following article:

you're wellcome.

And here you'll find newer data for European countries (from Eurostata): https://www.statista.com/statistics/246355/home-ownership-rate-in-europe/

The principal disadvantages of thermoelectric generators are their low efficiency (usually below 10 %) and their tendency to self-heating - you need to keep the "cold" side cool to maintain a favourable temperature difference. The latter will cost you some of the energy that has been generated in the device. Thus, they are mostly found in niche applications or as add-ons when some waste heat of other processes is to be used.

Stata output attached

I think you can also refer to the newer paper by Dechow et al. (2012), Detecting earnings management: a new approach, Journal of Accounting research, Volume 50, Issue 275–334

Giovanna Gavana

Hi, Paul.

Please check whether this can be helpful

National Health and Morbidity Survey

Global Ageing Study (GLAS), 2007

Malaysian Population and Family Survey

National Medical Care Survey (NMCS) 2010

East Asia Retirement Survey

The Mental Health and Quality of Life of Older Malaysians Survey

Philippine Elderly Survey (PES)

Philippine Longitudinal Survey on Aging (PLSOA)

Best,

Mamta

Thanks Mohamed for suggesting my article..this is the link on researchgate https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235304089_Actual_Risk_Sharing_Measurement_in_Islamic_Banks?ev=prf_pub

it was a first attempt to measure it.

Novita, please don't hesitate to contact me if you need help.

to cite the article http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/S2043-9059%282011%290000002021

See the attached document if this can help you in your present research:

You will find this book also useful:

Trade Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific: Developments and Future Challenges

Sanchita Basu Das, Masahiro Kawai, editors

Date of publication: 2016

Publisher: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

Number of pages: 359

Good day, Dr. Flor and followers of this question.

This question is one of those that can also be answered after the actual integration has happened. That is so because we all would like to see the real movement first before we can identify the strengths and weaknesses of the intra-ASEAN mobility of professionals. Many things can happen and what we thought of as winners may become the losers due to the source of unpredictable events or vice versa. As we speak (or write), what we have right now are analyses and foresights of the objectives, plans, opportunities, and challenges of the issue; comparative studies of AEC Blueprint 2008, NAFTA, EU, and MERCOSUR; and opposing arguments why this free flow of skilled workers would simply not work as planned.

Based on some of the great materials I found online, I would like to throw in my thoughts on the matter.

WIN. The countries with stronger economies; reasonable visa policies; balanced welfare-benefits-cost-of-living; more stable political and national security; better education system and government support; who are more open and accepting to multi-cultural individuals; and who are quick to respond to the impending needs of the current issues have an edge already.

Currently, skilled laborers such as engineers, architects, and nurses flock to countries like Singapore and Malaysia for employment. Although countries that are traditionally “receivers” of these skilled laborers will continue to benefit from the free flow, they will see emerging competitors for these individuals in the future. It is also predicted that countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, the Philippines, and Cambodia would gain more jobs in agriculture, trade, transportation, and construction.

On the other hand, the Philippines, for instance, can be a winner due to its years of experience in sending migrant workers abroad. It has established different government agencies to deal with the processes that a migrant worker goes through before his or her departure, during the employment period, and after returning to his or her home country. Setting aside the flaws of each agency and the process itself, it can be a model for other ASEAN member countries in handling labor mobility and migration.

LOSE. ASEAN members with high tax rates; unfavorable working conditions; complicated visa policies; no standard language; poor education system; who are not willing to adjust to and accept other cultures; and who are slow to respond to the impending needs of the current issues.

One of the reasons why an individual migrates or works in another country is to find greener pastures - may it be in wages, welfare, job security, satisfaction, professional training, among others. Therefore, why would an individuals work for another country when they can earn the same amount of salary, enjoy the same employment benefits, and be with their family in their hometown?

Countries with restrictive foreign labor policies will not benefit. In the article on The Brunei Times, the author emphasized that the Philippines has accessible professionals. On the other note, Indonesia needs skilled workers to fill in positions. However, these two countries do not maximize what they can benefit from each other due to the policies and constitutional laws binding them. Therefore, creating a single market and “regionalisation” is an utmost problem.

Not only will the skilled workers be discouraged to work for these countries, but the local skilled individuals will be driven away also by these negative characteristics. These countries will lose their most talented members, otherwise known as brain drain, to countries who have more attractive employment and social packages.

Meanwhile, Philippines’ Senator Angara argues that high tax rates in the Philippines may drive away Filipino workers, as well as possible foreign skilled laborers. Changing national regulations and laws for the advantage of the people and not just the business sector must be deliberated to cope with this nearing integration.

WIN. The small percentage of the total employment in member countries stated in the MRA which are engineering, architecture, nursing, accountancy, surveying services, medicine, and dentistry may be winners. Although they are the favored professions, there are still barriers such as language, culture, visa policies, and social acceptance that can discourage skilled workers to migrate; and force those who are already in their host land to go back to their home country.

LOSE. Unskilled or semi-skilled workers will lose since they are not included in the blueprint for the free mobility. It seems that the MRA is very limiting to the upper business sectors and intra-company employees.

WIN. On this level, those who can adjust to the culture and learn the host country’s language may be winners. Living in another country is difficult especially if the culture and language are different from what one knows. Adjustment must come from both parties. Receiving countries must be ready socially to accept, or at least adjust to, the foreign workers.

LOSE. Individuals with impossible expectations of what their life is going to be once they have migrated will not be successful. Moreover, those who cannot adjust with their new environment, culture, and language will have a hard time.

WIN-LOSE.  In contrast to the traditional reasoning why or how brain drain will happen, Harris and Schmitt (2011) argue that it can be beneficial. People who cannot adjust to or are not successful in their host country will either go back to their home country or go to another. Therefore, “human capital may increase in the source country even in the presence of Brain Drain” (Harris and Schmitt, 2001). Furthermore, the two authors explain that skilled workers who immigrated to another country can provide the means for foreign direct investments since they know their home country better than the foreign workers there. In their paper, the authors introduced the phrase “Brain Circulation” in lieu of Brain Drain (Harris and Schmitt, 2001).

For further readings, I recommend these resources.

An extremely interesting contrasting views of Imee Marcos, Ng Yeen Seen, and Prof Chayodom Sabharsi on labor mobility can be read here: http://www.cpps.org.my/upload/AseanAffairs_May-June_11_Bold%20New%20Asean_Ms.%20Ng%20Yeen%20Seen_interview.pdf. All parties raised and pointed out valid reasons.

In the article below, Singaporeans share their experience with the flock of skilled migrants in their country. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/asean-leaders-push-for/1779890.html

Some very good points to ponder can be found on the analytical paper wrote by Guntur Sugiyarto and Dovelyn Rannveig Aguinas, A ‘Freer’ Flow of Skilled labour within ASEAN: Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges in 2015 and Beyond. It can be downloaded here: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/freer-flow-skilled-labour-within-asean-aspirations-opportunities-and-challenges-2015.

One of the four pillars of AEC is to increase competitiveness. It is a well-known fact that the economic state, cost of living, education, labor and visa policies of every member nation of the ASEAN hugely differ from each other. How would the weaker countries cope with all these if they are struggling internally already?

In line with building regional identity, ASEAN countries must think about what each can contribute the whole region’s prosperity. In order for the people and the integration to be successful, the ten nations must work together by augmenting and strengthening their physical and human capital foundation.

Angara: High taxes may drive Filipino workers to ASEAN neighbors. (2015, October 25). Rappler. Retrieved from http://www.rappler.com/business/211-governance/110619-angara-tax-rates-asean-integration

Chia, S.Y. 2013. The ASEAN Economic Community: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects. ADBI Working Paper 440. Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute. Retrieved from http://www.adbi.org/working- paper/2013/10/25/5916.asean.economic.community.progress.challenges/

Das, S. D. (2014, September 27). The ASEAN Economic Community’s labour policy needs work.East Asia Forum. Retrieved from http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/09/27/the-asean-economic-communitys-labour-policy-needs-work/

Labour mobility in ASEAN. (2014, January 27). Retrieved from http://bt.com.bn/business-national/2014/01/27/labour-mobility-asean

Orbeta, A. C. (2013). Enhancing labor Mobility in ASEAN: Focus on Lower-skilled workers. Philippine Institute for Development Studies. Retrieved from http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/dps/pidsdps1317.pdf

Sanchez, C. (n.d.). Jollibee Foods Corp on Labor Mobility - Getting jolly real on AEC 2015. Retrieved from http://adedge.com.ph/jollibee-foods-corp-on-labor-mobility-getting-jolly-real-on-aec-2015/

Sugiyarto, G. and Aguinas, D. (2014). A ‘Freer’ Flow of Skilled labour within ASEAN: Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges in 2015 and Beyond. Issue in Brief. Retrieved from http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/freer-flow-skilled-labour-within-asean-aspirations-opportunities-and-challenges-2015

This question is partly triggered in my memory when I read the abstract of Helena's paper.  She has just uploaded the full text for me.  Thanks Helena!

Prof:

In my region's experience with such integration, all the Aesean countries may not be at the same level of development, so allowances would have to be made where such integration is done on a phased basis. Here's what's available in ResearchGate;

Best regards,

Debra

I believe there are huge opportunities in the private education sector.  For example, Malaysian private universities/colleges may consider hiring promoters/agents in the Philippines to attract their students.  This type of entrepreneurial cooperation or strategic alliance offers advantages such as lower advertising cost and better information about the local market.

Try to contact Laem Chabang port. I hope they will help you a lot of about Thai maritime..http://www.lcit.com/

Puttipong

PhD candidate (Operation management & Logistic supply chain)

Brunel Business School

Dear Arif thank you for sending a link in that i seen same USEPA data. Like USEPA i need literature values neither like Australian, ASEAN and New Zealand water quality criteria for selenium lc50 for marine water species. 

Thank you for sharing this information 

Countries are converging and so, emerging as a global village.

So useful -- exchange of data.

This is natural and exchange will increase in future for mutual benefits.

The Philippines and other countries in southeast Asian region had established ASEAN not just for mutual defense (previously, it was named the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization, akin to NATO) but for stronger cooperation in the political, economic and socio-cultural spheres.  By next year, it can be expected that a lot of those provisions for cooperation will be in place.

One of the basic tenet of ASEAN Integration 2015 is on higher education.  Majority of the population of member-countries are not so aware of the direct impact of integration to their lifestyle.  However, academicians are so concerned considering that those who came from so-called "low-quality" schools will be competing with those who graduated from high-profile universities.  The manner of raising the bar of quality education is not so easy considering the fact that a lot of these countries are still in the middle stage of development.  Thus, there are issues which are of grave importance that has to be addressed first before we can say that these countries are ready for integration.

Yes, in port operations, Singapore has initiatives. MPA took this initiative a few year's back. I have not seen any in shipyard technology yet.

Most salient issue is that monetary integration without fiscal control is highly problematic.  Rapid expansion of membership especially to countries that do not share Western Europe's level of development and cultural attributes led to unsustainable expansion.  The key for ASEAN now is depth and not breadth.