| RIEB COE WORKSHOP |
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| New Era of FTA in the Pacific Rim |
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Organized by
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration(RIEB)
Kobe University |
| Place |
Conference Room of the Graduate School of International Cooperation
KobeUniversity,2-1,Rokkodai,Nada,Kobe,657-8501 |
| Date and Hour |
Friday,February 6,2004 |
| PROGRAM(tentative) |
| Registration and Coffee (10:00-10:15) |
| Introduction (10:15-10:30) |
| ”Welcomes Remarks” |
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Shoji Nishijima,Director,RIEB,Kobe University |
| ”Conference Objectives” |
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Kazuhiro Igawa,Professor,RIEB,Kobe University |
| Session 1:Empirical Analysis for FTA (10:30-12:30) Chair:TBD |
| ”Lessons from NAFTA for Asian Free Trade Agreements” |
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Robert McCleery(Monterey Institute of International Studies/USA) |
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Discussant : Yoichi Matsubayashi(Graduate School of Economics,Kobe University) |
| ”Gains and Losses of Japanese Export Shares” |
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Jorge Chami Batista(Federal Universities of Rio de Janeiro/Brazil) |
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Discussant : Kazuhiro Igawa(RIEB) |
| Open Discussion |
| Lunch Break (12:00-13:30) |
| Session2 : Implications and Lessons for FTA (13:30-15:00) Chair:TBD |
| The Implications of Prospective Free Trade Agreements in East Asia |
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Hiro Lee(ICSEAD/Japan) |
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Discussant: Eiichi Tomiura(RIEB) |
| The Formation of International Production/Distribution Networks in East Asia and Latin America:What Can FTAA Do? |
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Fukunari Kimura
Mitsuyo Ando(Keio University/Japan) |
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Discussant: Shoji Nishijima(RIEB) |
| Open Discussion |
| Coffee Break (15:00-15:30) |
| Session3 : Related Issues to Japan's FTA (15:30-17:00) Chair:TBD |
| The Comprehensiveness of Chilean FTAs |
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Mikio Kuwayama(ECLAC/Chile) |
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Discussant: Hamaguchi Nobuaki (IDE/Japan) |
| A Korea-Japan FTA:Progress,Evaluation and Economic Effects |
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Inkyo Cheong(KIEP/Korea) |
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Discussant: Seiich Katayama (RIEB, Kobe University) |
| Open Discussion |
| Closing Remarks (17:00-17:15) |
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Junichi Goto(RIEB) |
| Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration - Kobe
University |
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