RIEB International Conference
on

International Economic Links and Policy Formation:
Where Do We Go from Here?

Organizers:

ABE Shigeyuki, Mordechai E. KREININ, and Michael G. PLUMMER

June 12

Opening Remarks: 9:45-10:00

Dr. NISHIZUKA Yasutomi
President
Kobe University

Session 1: Review of Emerging Issues 10:00-12:00

Chair: Ichimura Shinichi (ICSEAD)

Speakers:
Hugh PATRICK (Columbia University):
Japan-U.S. Relations in the 21st Century: Leadership Issues

Gary SAXONHOUSE (University of Michigan):
Technology Transfer and the Future of International Economic Cooperation

Ulrich HIEMENZ (OECD Development Center):
Globalisation and Linkages to 2020 [Abstract]

Discussants:
Wisarn PUPPHAVESA (National Institute of Development Administration)
KATAYAMA Seiichi (Kobe University)
TOYODA Toshihisa (Kobe University)

Lunch: 12:00-13:30

Free Discussion: 14:00-17:30

Reception: 18:00-20:00

June 13

Session 2: Dynamics of Policy Reform 10:00-12:30

Chair: Chia Siow YUE (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies)

Speakers:
Rachel McCUULOCH (Brandeis University)
On the Dynamics of Trade Policy Reform [Abstract]

ABE S. (Kobe Univ.), M. KREININ (Kobe Univ. and Michigan State Univ.),
M. PLUMMER (Kobe Univ. and Brandeis Univ.)
Trade-Investment Links and Economic Policy Formation

Alan DEARDORFF (University of Michigan)
International Externalities in the Use of Policies for Income Redistribution [Abstract]

Menzie CHINN (University of California at Santa Cruz)
The Usual Suspects? Productivity and Demand Shocks and Asia-Pacific Real Exchange Rates [Abstract]

Discussants:
NISHIJIMA Shoji (Kobe University)
Ulrich HIEMENZ (OECD Development Center)
KISHIMOTO Tetsuya (Kobe University)
Eric RAMSTETTER (Kansai University)
Lunch: 12:30-13:30

Session 3: Modelling Economic Links 13:30-15:15

Chair: Gary SAXONHOUSE (University of Michigan)

Speakers:
Peter PAULY (University of Toronto)
Modelling Trade, Investment, and Dynamic Links: Where Are We? Where Are We Going? Where Should We Go? [Abstract]

EZAKI Mitsuo (Nagoya University)
Prospect of the Vietnamese Economy in the Medium and Long Run: A Dyanamic CGE Analysis [Abstract]

Hiro LEE (Nagoya University)
Quantitative Analysis of APEC Liberalization Using CGE Modelling [Abstract]

Discussants:
SHINKAI Yoichi (Osaka International University)
IGAWA Kazuhiro (Kobe University)
URATA Shujiro (Waseda University)
Coffee Break: 15:15-15:30

Session 4: Issues of Trade and Investment Facilitation 15:30-16:30

Chair: SHINKAI Yoichi (Osaka International University)

Speakers:
Chia Siow YUE (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies)
Investment Facilitation Measures: How Far Can They Go?

Peter LLOYD (University of Melbourne)
Martin RICHARDSON (University of Otago)
Competition Policy and the Future of International Trade [Abstract]

Discussants:
Lai Yew WAH (University Sains Malaysia)
ISHIGAKI Kenichi (Kobe University)
Session 5: Roundtable: Where Do We Go from Here? 16:30-17:30

Chair: Hugh PATRICK (Columbia Univ.)

Panel Members:
Mordechai E. KREININ (Kobe Univ. and Michigan State Univ.)
ICHIMURA Shinichi (ICSEAD)
Alan DEARDROFF (University of Michigan)
Peter LLOYD (University of Melbourne)
Farewell Reception 17:45-19:30

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