Research Overview

The PSU mandate covers a broad range of APEC's activities. At present the focus is on economic structural reform, supply chain connectivity, trade and investment. Current work includes:

• measuring the benefits of structural reform in the APEC region to consumers and small businesses
• examining improvements in supply chain connectivity across the APEC region
• conducting empirical research to measure the benefits of trade facilitation among APEC members.
• researching how to improve market structure, regulatory, infrastructure and distribution systems relating to food in the APEC region
• providing policy inputs and analytical research to support APEC's discussions
• maintaining a database of APEC economic indicators to improve understanding of the integration between APEC economies and the world, and of the region's contribution to the global economy

Structural Reform

 

• APEC's Ease of Doing Business - Interim Assessment
• APEC Voluntary Reviews of Institutional Frameworks and Processes for Reforms
• The Impacts and Benefits of Structural Reforms in the Transport, Energy and Telecommunications Sectors
• Handbook for "The APEC Voluntary Reviews of Institutional Frameworks and Processes for Structural Reform"
• The Links Between Trade, Investment and Structural Reform

 

Supply Chain Connectivity

 

• Supply-Chain Connectivity Initiative (SCI)
• The Economic Impact of Enhanced Multimodal Connectivity in the APEC Region
• A Results-oriented approach to APEC's Supply Chain Connectivity Initiative
• Logistics: Connectivity for Goods and Services

 

Trade

 

• APEC's Achievements in Trade Facilitation 2007-2010 - Final Assessment of TFAPII 
  • Aggregate Measurement of Trade Transaction Costs Reduction in APEC 2007-2010 
  • Trade Facilitation through Customs Procedures: Assessment of APEC’s Progress
  • Reducing Trade Transaction Costs: Harmonization of Standards and Conformity Assessments in APEC
  • Enabling Electronic Commerce: The Contribution of APEC’s Data Privacy Framework 
  • Reducing Business Travel Costs: The Success of APEC’s Business Mobility Initiatives
  • Facilitating Electronic Commerce in APEC: A Case Study of Electronic Certificate of Origin
• The Mutual Usefulness between APEC and TPP 
• Trade in Services in the APEC Region: Patterns, Determinants, and Policy Implications
• Study on Good Regulatory Practices for Goods and Services Necessary or Desirable for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
• Trade Creation in the APEC Region: Measurement of the Magnitude of and Changes in Intra-regional Trade since APEC's Inception

 

Investment

 

• Cross-border Investment Linkages among APEC Economies: The Case of Portfolio Investment and Bank Lending
• Cross-border Investment Linkages among APEC Economies: The Case of Foreign Direct Investment
• Measuring Progress in Implementing APEC's IFAP: Establishing a methodology and selecting key performance indicators

 

Food Security

 

• Improving food markets in APEC economies: can the cost of food be lowered?

 

APEC Bogor Goals

 

• Progressing towards the APEC Bogor Goals Perspectives of the APEC Policy Support Unit

 

Economic Stabilization

 

• The Global Economic Crisis: Effective Responses and Policy Strategies to Address the Human Impact

 

Small and Medium Enterprises

 

• SME Market Access and Internationalization: Medium-term KPIs for the SMEWG Strategic Plan

 

Trends and Outlook

 

• APEC Economic Trends Analysis 
• Recent FDI Trends in the APEC Region
• Key Trends and Developments Relating to Trade and Investment Measures and Their Impact on the APEC Region 
• Previous assessments 2009 - 2011