The People's Republic of China (PRC), Japan, and the United States: Deeper Integration Workshop
Agenda

Registration

Welcome remarks - Masahiro Kawai, Dean, ADBI

Session 1: Overview on Trade and FDI
Chairperson: Mario Lamberte, Research Director, ADBI

"Decomposing China-Japan-U.S. Trade: Vertical Specialization, Ownership, and Organizational Form"

Presenters:
Judith M. Dean, U.S. International Trade Commission
Mary E. Lovely, Syracuse University
Jesse Mora, U.S. International Trade Commission

• Presentation: Decomposing China-Japan-US Trade: Vertical Specialization, Ownership, and Organizational Form [ PDF 371.9KB | 29 pages ]

Discussant: Ryuhei Wakasugi, Kyoto University

• Presentation: Comments on "Decomposing China- Japan-U.S. Trade: Vertical Specialization, Ownership, and Organizational Form" [ PDF 106.8KB | 15 pages ]

"Assessing Foreign Direct Investment Relationships between China, Japan and the United States"

Presenters:
Theresa M. Greaney, University of Hawaii
Yao Li, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

• Presentation: Assessing FDI Relationships between China, Japan & the US [ PDF 230KB | 36 pages ]

Discussant: Yuqing Xing, GRIPS

• Presentation: Comments on "Assessing Foreign Direct Investment Relationships between China, Japan, and the United States" [ PDF 81.6KB | 6 pages ]

Coffee Break

Session 2: Industry-Level Trade and Multinational Firms
Chairperson: Theresa M. Greaney, University of Hawaii

"Knowledge Spillovers from FDI in China: The Role of Educated Labor in Multinational Enterprises"

Presenters:
Yasuyuki Todo, University of Tokyo
Weiying Zhang, Peking University
Li-An Zhou, Peking University

• Presentation: Knowledge Spillovers from FDI in China: The Role of Educated Labor in Multinational Enterprises [ PDF 291.7KB | 22 pages ]

Discussant: Eric Ramstetter, ICSEAD

"Global Production Networks and China's Processing Trade"

Presenters:
Ari Van Assche, HEC Montréal
Chang Hong, Clark University
Alyson Ma, University of San Diego

• Presentation: Global Production Networks and China's Processing Trade [ PDF 1.1MB | 28 pages ]

Discussant: Eiichi Tomiura, Yokohama National University

• Presentation: Comments on "Global Production Networks and China's Processing Trade" [ PDF 72.9KB | 6 pages ]

Session 2 (cont'd):
Chairperson: Theresa M. Greaney, University of Hawaii

"Revaluation of the Chinese Yuan and Triad Trade: A Gravity Assessment"

Presenter: Miaojie Yu, Peking University

• Presentation: Revaluation of the Chinese Yuan and Triad Trade: A Gravity Assessment [ PDF 746.3KB | 32 pages ]

Discussant: Tomohiko Inui, Nihon University

• Presentation: Comments on "Revaluation of the Chinese Yuan and Triad Trade: A Gravity Assessment" [ PDF 240.6KB | 8 pages ]

Coffee Break

Session 3: High-level Panel on Prospects of the Cooperation among the PRC, Japan and the United States
Chairperson: Masahiro Kawai, Dean of Asian Development Bank Institute

Panelists:
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow of the Japan Center for International Exchange and Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan
Peter Petri, Professor of Brandies University
Jonathan Fried, Ambassador of Canada to Japan

• Presentation: Growth Engines After the Crisis [ PDF 42.9KB | 9 pages ]

Lunch

Session 4: Regional Integration
Chairperson: Mary E. Lovely, Syracuse University

"China-Japan-United States Integration and Global Economic Crisis: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis"

Presenters: Masahiro Kawai and Fan Zhai, Asian Development Bank Institute

• Presentation: China-Japan-US Integration and Global Economic Crisis: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis [ PDF 171.1KB | 36 pages ]

Discussant: Hiro Lee, Osaka University

• Presentation: Comments on "China-Japan-US Integration and Global Economic Crisis: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis" [ PDF 27.7KB | 9 pages ]

"The Triad in Crisis"

Presenters:
Peter A. Petri, Brandeis University and East-West Center
Michael Plummer, Johns Hopkins University and East West Center

• Presentation: The Triad in Crisis [ PDF 114.3KB | 17 pages ]

Discussant: Willem Thorbecke, RIETI

• Presentation: Comments on "The Triad in Crisis" [ PDF 111.1KB | 25 pages ]

Coffee Break

"China, Japan, and the United States: Export-led growth, reciprocity, and the evolution of the international trading system"

Presenters: Chad Bown and Rachel McCulloch, Brandeis University

• Presentation: China, Japan, and the United States: Export-Led Growth, Reciprocity, and the Evolution of the International Trading System [ PDF 153.5KB | 25 pages ]

Discussant: Fukunari Kimura, Keio University

• Presentation: Comments on "China, Japan, and the United States: Export-Led Growth, Reciprocity, and the Evolution of the International Trading System" [ PDF 50.2KB | 4 pages ]

Wrap up