ADBI Annual Conference 2008: Asia's Contribution to Global Economic Development and Stability
Agenda

Registration

Welcoming Remarks - Masahiro Kawai, Dean, ADBI

Keynote Address - Jean Pisani-Ferry, Director, Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory (BRUEGEL)

Session I: Asia's Contribution to Global Economic Stability
Chair: Vito Tanzi, Former IMF, USA

Paper 1: How can Asia contribute to global financial stability in the face of the current financial crisis?
Paper presenter: Shinji Takagi, Osaka University, Japan

• Presentation: Regional Cooperation towards Greater Global Stability: A Medium-Term Agenda [ PDF 87KB | 23 pages ]

Discussant: Fan Gang, National Economic Research Institute, PRC

Open floor discussion

Coffee Break

Paper 2: What is Asia's role in stabilizing food and agricultural prices in light of subsidies, price controls, export restrictions, etc?
Paper presenter: Kym Anderson, Adelaide University, Australia

• Presentation: Asia's Role in Stabilizing Food and Agricultural Prices [ PDF 1.2MB | 42 pages ]

Discussant: Bambang P.S. Brodjonegoro, Dean, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia

Open floor discussion

Lunch Break

Session II: Asia's Contribution to the Global Trading System
Chair: M. Ali Khan, Johns Hopkins University, US

Paper 3: How can Asian regionalism be a stepping stone toward preserving the multilateral trading system (WTO)?
Paper Presenter: Inkyo Cheong, Inha University, Korea

• Presentation: How can Asian regionalism be a stepping stone toward preserving the multilateral trading system (WTO)? [ PDF 1.7MB | 33 pages ]

Discussant: Pham Quy Long, Institute for Northeast Asian Studies, Viet Nam

Open floor Discussion

Paper 4: Imperatives of Regional Economic Integration in Asia in the Context of Developmental Asymmetries: Some Policy Suggestions
Paper Presenter: Ram Upendra Das, Research and Information System, India

• Presentation: Imperatives of Regional Economic Integration in Asia in the Context of Developmental Asymmetries: Some Policy Suggestions [ PDF 629.2KB | 10 pages ]

Discussant: Ganeshan Wignaraja, Asian Development Bank

Open floor discussion

Coffee Break

Session III: Asia's Regional Public Goods as a Contribution to Global Public Goods
Chair: Cielito F. Habito, Visiting Fellow, ADBI

Paper 5: How can Asia develop in a socially sustainable manner (ie equitable and inclusive)?
Paper Presenter: Medhi Krongkaew, National Institute of Development, Thailand

• Presentation: How Can Asia Develop in a Socially Sustainable Manner? [ PDF 95.9KB | 19 pages ]

Discussant: Arsenio M. Balisacan, University of the Philippines

Open floor discussion

Paper 6: How can Asia ensure environmental sustainability and address climate change? What are the roles of mitigation and adaptation?
Paper presenter: Matthias Ruth, University of Maryland, US

• Presentation: Promoting Sustainability Under a Changing Climate in Asia [ PDF 1.4MB | 30 pages ]

Discussant: Kazuhiro Ueta, University of Kyoto, Japan

Open floor discussion

Session IV (Panel): Into the 21st Century: how can developed and developing countries work together to tackle the big economic development issues?

Closing Remarks: President Kuroda, ADB