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ESRI International Workshop on FTA


 
Economic and Social Research Institute
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

1. Date: March 16, 2005    13:00-18:00

2. Held by: Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

3. Supporter's Organization: JETRO, IDB Office in Japan

4. Venue: Kasumigaseki Building, 1st floor, "Plaza Hall"

5. Language: English and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)

6. Agenda
   13:00  Opening
   13:00-13:05  Opening Speech: Yutaka Kosai (ESRI)

    [PART 1] "Broad Impact of FTA"   Presentation from ECLAC, INCAE, ISIS
("ESRI International Collaboration Projects 2004")

   13:05-13:35  
Presentation(PDF-Format 144KB): Sebastian Saez (ECLAC)
"Trade Policy Making In Latin America: A Compared Analysis(PDF-Format 132KB)" & "Implementing Trade Policy In Latin America: The Case Of Chile And Mexico(PDF-Format 154KB)"
Comment: Hiroshi Matsushita (Kobe University), 5min
Q&A, 5min
   13:35-14:05  
Presentation(PDF-Format 248KB): Arturo Condo (INCAE)
"The overall impact of FTAs - Formation of domestic consensus and effects of FTAs: The Case of the United States - Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)(PDF-Format 233KB)"
Comment: Keiichi Tsunekawa (Tokyo University), 5min
Q&A, 5min
   14:05-14:35  
Presentation(PDF-Format 108KB): Mahani Zainal Abidin (ISIS)
"Malaysia: The Potential Effects of FTAs and the Role of Domestic Consensus(PDF-Format 113KB)"
Comment: Shujiro Urata (Waseda University), 5min
Q&A, 5min
   14:35-15:05  Keynote Address1(PDF-Format 58KB); Kenichi Kawasaki (ESRI)
Theme: Economic Impact of FTA
   15:05-15:15  Coffee Break

    [PART 2] "Japan's FTA Strategy"

   15:15-16:00  Keynote Speech(PDF-Format 22KB); Jeffrey J. Schott (IIE)
Theme: FTA Strategy of USA
   16:00-16:30  Keynote Address2; Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Aoyama Gakuin Univ)
Theme: Economic Interdependence and Peace
   16:30-18:00  Panel Discussion
Theme: What FTA Strategy Should Japan Take?
Moderator: Yorizumi Watanabe (Otsuma Women's University)
Panelists: Jeffrey J. Schott (IIE)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Sebastian Saez (ECLAC)
Shujiro Urata (Waseda University)
Kiyoaki Shimagami (Nippon Keidanren)
   18:00Closing
* Chair: Nobuki Sugita (ESRI)
* Open to the public
* Japanese-English simultaneous Interpreting
* ECLAC=Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean, UN
* INCAE=INCAE Business School (Central America)
* ISIS=Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia
* IIE= Institute for International Economics, USA

7. List of Participants

   +Sebastian Saez: Presentation1, Panelist
(Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean (ECLAC), Consultant, [Latin America])
   +Hiroshi Matsushita: Comment1
(Kobe University, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Professor)
   +Arturo Condo: Presentation2
(INCAE Business School, Associate Professor [Centro America])
   +Keichi Tsunekawa: Comment2
(Tokyo University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Professor)
   +Mahani Zainal Abidin: Presentation3
(Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia (ISIS), Senior Associate Fellow / University of Malaya, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Professor [Malaysia])
   +Shujiro Urata: Comment3
(Waseda University, School of Social Sciences, Professor)
   +Kenichi Kawasaki: Keynote Address1
(ESRI, Senior Research Fellow)
   +Jeffrey J. Schott: Keynote Speech, Panelist
(Institute for International Economics (IIE), Senior Fellow, [USA])
   +Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Keynote Address2, Panelist
(Aoyama Gakuin University, School of International Politics, Economics and Business, Professor)
   +Yorizumi Watanabe: Moderator of Panel
(Otsuma Women's University, Faculty of Comparative Culture, Professor)
   +Kiyoaki Shimagami: Panelist
(Chairperson of the Taskforce for the Promotion of Economic Partnership Agreements, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) / Senior Adviser, Toshiba Corporation)
   +Yutaka Kosai (ESRI, President)
   +Takashi Omori (ESRI, Vice president)
   +Nobuki Sugita (ESRI, Director, Department of Administrative Affairs)

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