Bruno Jetin

Director, Associate Professor
PhD (University Paris 13)

Room: FASS 2.19

About

Bruno Jetin is an Associate Professor of Economics at UBD. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Paris Nord (France). He specialises in development studies in Asia.

He was previously researcher at the Research Institute on Contemporary South East Asia (IRASEC, CNRS-MAEE) based in Bangkok (2013-2015) and at the Centre for Education and Labour Studies at Chiang Mai University (2005-2008). Prior to that, he was Associate Professor at the University of Sorbonne Paris Cité (1997-2013).

His current research projects deal with Southeast Asian regional integration and the One Belt-One Road Chinese Initiative (OBOR); Foreign investment and Investor-State Dispute Settlement; the distribution of income in Asia and its impact on growth; and the global automotive industry.

CV of Dr. Bruno Jetin

Research Interests

     • ASEAN and Asia-wide integration
     • One Belt-One Road (OBOR) and its impact on Asia
     • Foreign investment and Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Asia
   • Regional production networks in the Asian automobile industry
   • Distribution of income in Asia and its impact on growth
     • Poverty, inequality, middle class, democracy

Select Publications

Edited Books

Nottage, L., Ali, S., Jetin, B., & Teramura, N. 2021. New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution. Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands: Wolters Kluwer.

Jetin, B. & M. Mikic (eds). ASEAN Economic Community 2015: A Model for Asia-wide Regional Integration? New York: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137535085

Journal Articles

Jetin, B. 2018. “Regional or Global Production Networks of the Asian Automobile Industry?” Special issue on “Regionalization of the Asian Automotive Industries and Markets,” International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management 18(4): 302-328. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJATM.2018.097346

Jetin, B. and Ekin, Kurt O. 2016. “Functional Income Distribution and Growth in Thailand: A Post Keynesian Econometric Analysis,” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics 39(3): 334-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/01603477.2016.1202774

Book Chapters

Jetin, B. 2021. “ASEAN and the European Union Face the Challenge of the ‘New Silk Roads’: Division or Coherence?” (in French). In D. Charles-Le Bihan, J. Lebullenger and Nguyen Minh Hang (eds.), The Trade Diplomacy of the European Union in Southeast Asia. Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes.

Jetin, B., and Chaisse, J. 2018. “International Investment Policy for Small States: The Case of Brunei.” In International Investment Treaties and Arbitration Across Asia, eds. J. Chaisse & L. Nottage, 384-410. Leiden and Boston: Brill Editors. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4152277

Jetin, B. 2017. “One Belt-One Road Initiative and ASEAN Connectivity: Synergy Issues and Potentialities.” In China’s Global Rebalancing and the New Silk Road, ed. B. R. Deepak, 139-50. Springer: Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5972-8_12

Jetin, B. 2016. “Reduction of Absolute Poverty, Increase of Relative Poverty and Growing Inequalities: A Threat to Social Cohesion in ASEAN Countries.” In ASEAN Economic Community 2015: A Model for Asia-wide Regional Integration?, eds. B. Jetin & M. Mikic. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Book Reviews

B. Jetin. 2017. Review of Unequal Thailand. Aspects of Income, Wealth and Power” edited by Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker. Journal of Southeast Asian Economies, 34(2): 427-429. https://doi.org/10.1355/ae34-2o

Jetin B. 2016. Review of The ASEAN Economic Community: A Conceptual Approach by Jacques Pelkmans. Journal of Southeast Asian Economies 33(3): 426-428. https://doi.org/10.1355/ae33-3n

Working Paper

Jetin, B. 2021. How will the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the Regions? A Comparative Analysis of the EU and ASEAN. IAS Working Paper No. 63. Gadong: Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

News

Seminar on Borneo’s Economic Integration

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “The Long and Winding Road to Borneo’s Economic Integration” by Associate Professor Bruno Jetin (IAS). For more information about the seminar, please see the flyer below.

Seminar on Electric Vehicles and Critical Materials Dependency

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “Electric Vehicles and Critical Materials Dependency: A Geopolitical Analysis” by Associate Professor Dr. Bruno Jetin. For more information about the seminar, please see the flyer below.

Symposium on Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment in the Asia-Pacific Region

As part of a research project funded by University Brunei Darussalam (UBD), the Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) and the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at UBD co-hosted an international symposium on “Academic Perspectives on Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment in the Asia-Pacific Region” at ILIA Conference Room on 29 May 2023. The invited […]

Research Report from the 5th NACAI International Symposium

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) is pleased to share the report from the 5th Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institutes (NACAI) International Symposium. NACAI is a network for academic exchange and cooperation that was established in 2017. Its activities are coordinated by the Center for China’s Relations with Neighboring […]

Video of a Webinar on the Repercussions of COVID-19 on FTAs and International Investment in the Asia-Pacific

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) is pleased to share a video of a webinar and book launch entitled: “New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Webinar & Book Launch.” On 25 February 2021, a panel of experts discussed, in roundtable format, the current and potential repercussions […]

IAS Working Paper on the EU and ASEAN Responses to COVID-19

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 63: How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect the regions? A comparative analysis of the EU and ASEAN by Bruno Jetin. Please see below for details. Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic calls for a collective response at […]

Webinar & Book Launch on the Repercussions of COVID-19 on FTAs and International Investment in the Asia-Pacific

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) is pleased to host a webinar and book launch entitled: “New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Webinar & Book Launch.” What are the current and potential repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, for FTAs and international investment in the Asia-Pacific region? […]

New Volume on International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in the Asia-Pacific Region

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) is pleased to announce the publication of a new book co-edited by two IAS staff members. The book is entitled New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution and is published by Wolters Kluwer, It is edited by IAS Director, Associate Professor […]

IAS Director Jetin Receives Thai Delegation

On 21 September 2019 IAS Director Dr. Bruno Jetin, received a delegation from King Prajadhipok Institute in Thailand, and made a seminar presentation to the 43 visitors on social conditions in ASEAN.

Seminar on Rebalancing China’s Growth

Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, 25 September 2019, for a talk by Dr. Bruno Jetin, the Director of IAS, on “Rebalancing China’s Growth: The Role of Demand Regime.” For more information, please see the flyer below.

Jetin on Production Networks of the Asian Automobile Industry

Dr. Bruno Jetin, the Director of the Institute of Asian Studies, has recently published an article on “Production Networks of the Asian Automobile Industry: Regional or Global?” in the International Journal of Automobile Technology and Management. The abstract of the article is as follows: Asia is the host of some of the largest automobile markets […]

Bruno Jetin on the Asian Automobile Industry

IAS is pleased to announce a new publication by IAS Director Associate Professor Bruno Jetin on “Production Networks of the Asian Automobile Industry: Regional or Global?” in the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management Vol.18 No.4 (2018): 302-328. DOI: 10.1504/IJATM.2018.097346 For more information, please see the abstract below.

Bruno Jetin on the Belt and Road Initiative (Part 2)

In this video, Associate Professor Bruno Jetin, an economist and the director of the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, discusses the Belt and Road Initiative its impact on various countries in Asia and beyond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwhR_y2giB4

Bruno Jetin on the Belt & Road Initative (Part 1)

In this video we talk with Associate Professor Bruno Jetin, an economist and the director of the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, about the Belt and Road Initiative and the role of the social sciences in examining this world-changing enterprise. https://www.yohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY-9tF9T3EEutube.com/watch?v=XHOmBV4js_E

Jetin Speaks at Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network

On the 26-27th of April 2017, Dr. Bruno Jetin was invited as a discussant and resource speaker at the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT) Dialogue on the analysis of non-tariff measures organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and Agence Française du Development (AFD) […]