ESRI International Forum

"The Micro Foundations of East Asian Economic Integration"

1. Aims
   Australian National University has organized the project titled “Institutional Strategy within APEC for Improving the Micro Economic Policy Foundations of East Asian Economic Performance” which aims to specify domestic institutions for stimulating structural reform and measures for strengthening regional cooperation.
   This open form, as a part of this project, was focused on the structural policies within Asia and the Pacific and deal with the foundation and agenda for regional integration.
   
   
2. Host
   Australian National University (ANU)
   Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office of Japan (ESRI)
   
   
3. Co-host
   Japan Center for Economic Research
   
   
4. Date
   Tuesday, February 27, 2007 10:00-12:10
   
   
5. Venue
   Japan Center for Economic Research Hall
   Nikkei Kayabacho Bldg., Nihombashi Kayabacho, 2-6-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
   
   
6. Agenda
   Chair: Professor Peter Drysdale (ANU) and Dr Masahiro Kuroda(ESRI)
   
   10.00-11.00am
   Session 1: Foundations of East Asian and Pacific Economic Integration

   Panelists:

   Dr Philippa Dee (ANU) (PAPER PDF-Format 62KB)
   Dr Josef Yap (Philippines Institute for Development Studies) (PAPER PDF-Format 191KB)
   Dr He Fan (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
   Dr Naohiro Yashiro (Cabinet office and International Christian University) (PAPER PDF-Format 94KB)
   
   

   
   11.00-12 noon
   Session 2: Agenda for Regional Integration in East Asia and the Pacific

   Panelists:

   Dr Kyung-Tae Lee (Korea Institute for International Economic Policy) (PAPER PDF-Format 196KB)
   Dr Bhasu Bhanich Supapol (Fiscal Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance)
   Dr Hadi Soesastro (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
   Professor Gordon de Brouwer (ANU)
   
   

   
   Conclusion
   Dr Masahiro Kuroda (ESRI)