Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research

Acronym: CIER

General Information

Identification Code: 956633350676-27

Website: https://www.cier.edu.tw/

Entity Form: legal entity

Registration Category: Academic institutions

Registration Date: 7/6/2023

Mission & Interests

Goals: Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) aspires to be an international policy think-tank for economic and industry-focused studies. Renowned for advising the ROC government, it has adapted to globalization by interacting with global think-tanks. This interaction has fostered its international recognition. CIER’s objective is to influence the nation's sustainable development and economic policies. It alerts on critical economic and industrial matters, provides knowledge on industry strategies, facilitates local and international policy discussions, and nurtures talents for policy analysis. It emphasizes professional knowledge, innovative thinking, and societal concerns, maintaining unbiased, constructive recommendations. Consolidating policy research's academic foundation, CIER, a bridge between academia, government, and industry, promotes Taiwan's sustainable economic development.

Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests

Interests:

Agriculture and rural development
Banking and financial services
Borders and security
Budget
Business and industry
Climate action
Communication
Competition
Consumers
Culture
Culture and media
Customs
Digital economy and society
Economy, finance and the euro
Education and training
Employment and social affairs
Energy
Enlargement
Environment
European neighbourhood policy
External relations
Food safety
Foreign affairs and security policy
Fraud prevention
Humanitarian aid and civil protection
Institutional affairs
International co-operation and development
Justice and fundamental rights
Maritime affairs and fisheries
Migration and asylum
Public health
Regional policy
Research and innovation
Single market
Sport
Taxation
Trade
Trans-European Networks
Transport
Youth

Levels of Interest:

sub-national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Mainly focus on EU-Asia and EU-Taiwan Relations, such as economic, trade, and investment policies. Additionally, CIER analyzes topics such as the Green Deal Industrial Plan and its impact on Taiwan's economy and trade.

Communication Activities: Our research primarily revolves around the EU-Taiwan Trade and Investment Dialogue, EU-Taiwan Industrial Policy Dialogue, and Taiwan-EU Dialogue on Digital Economy. Additionally, we produce publications such as the research paper titled "Mapping of Taiwanese Companies' Investments in EU Member States."

Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: No.75, Changhsing St., Da' an Dist.

Post Code: 10672

City: Taipei City

Country: TAIWAN

Phone:

Indic Phone: 886

Phone Number: 227356006

EU Office

Address: No.75, Changhsing St., Da' an Dist.

Post Code: 10672

City: Taipei City

Country: TAIWAN

Phone:

Indic Phone: 886

Phone Number: 227356006

Financial Data

Closed Year:

Start Date:

End Date:

Funding Sources:

Other

Other Source Info: by undertaking the government research projects

Contributions:

Total Budget: 19263461

Grants:

Current Year:

Grants:

Complementary Information: CIER primarily undertakes research projects from various government departments, with an annual total budget of approximately €19,263,461. However, during the recent closed financial year, all project contributions were below €2,000,000. As a result, there are no relevant contributions in subset b of the "Financial data" section that meet the criteria of exceeding 10% of the total budget and being above €10,000.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 20

Members25 Percent: 10

Members: 30

Members F T E: 4.5

Info Members: CIER does not have a dedicated unit specifically focused on the EU. However, certain departments within CIER, such as the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center, the WTO and RTA Center, etc., continue to research EU-Taiwan economic and trade relations.