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Fourth Asia Development Forum
The Shilla Hotel, Seoul, Republic of Korea: 3-5 November 2002

Agenda, Papers, and Presentations

    

Sunday, 3 November 2002

  Arrival of Participants The Shilla Hotel
1600-2100 Registration The Shilla Hotel Lobby

Monday, 4 November 2002

0830-0930 Opening Ceremony Dynasty 1 Hall
  Welcome Remarks:
  Plenary Session: Asian Integration Beyond the Border
  • Keynote Speech: H.E. Jeon Yun-churl, Deputy Prime Minister and concurrent Minister of Finance and Economy, Republic of Korea [ Speech: 13kb | 4 pages ]
  Coffee/Tea Break
1000-1130 Seminars
  PRC's WTO Entry: Impact on PRC Ruby Room
  Moderator: Mr. Jemal-ud-din Kassum, Vice-President, East Asia and Pacific Region, WB
  Speaker: Ms. Li Shantong, Director General, Development Research Center, The State Council, People's Republic of China [ Paper: 86kb | 26 pages Presentation: 135kb | 52 pages ]
  Discussant: Mr. Masahiro Kawai, Deputy Vice Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan
 
  Innovation and IPRs Topaz Room
  Moderator: Mr. Shahid Yusuf, Research Manager, Development Economics Research Group, WB
  Speaker: Mr. Keith Maskus, Professor of Economics, University of Colorado [ Paper: 51kb | 13 pages Presentation: 24kb | 10 pages ]
  Discussants: Mr. Phillip McCalman, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz [ Paper: 101kb | 36 pages ]
Mr. Jaeyong Song, Faculty Member, Yonsei University [ Presentation: 292kb | 23 pages ]
  Trade and Labor Market Vulnerability Emerald Room
  Moderator: Mr. Emmanuel Jimenez, Sector Director, Human Development, East Asia and Pacific Region, WB
  Speaker: Mr. Francois Bourguignon, Professor of Economics, School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Paris [ Paper: 543kb | 36 pages Presentation: 132kb | 22 pages ]
  Discussants: Mr. Dae Il Kim, Associate Professor of Economics, Seoul National University [ Presentation: 102kb | 21 pages ]
Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Professor of Economics, University of Malaya
1130- 1330 Lunch Dynasty 2 Hall
1330-1500 Seminars
  PRC's WTO Entry: Impact on Rest of the Region Ruby Room
  Moderator: Mr. Choongsoo Kim, President, KDI
  Speaker: Ms. Mari Elka Pangestu, Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies [ Presentation: 71kb | 24 pages ]
  Discussants: Mr. Narongchai Akrasanee, Chairman, Seranee Holdings Co., Ltd.
Mr. Tan Kong-Yam, Senior Economist, WB [ Paper: 15kb | 6 pages ]
  Transport and Logistics Topaz Room
  Moderator: Ms. Carole Brookins, Executive Director, WB
  Speaker: Mr. David Lee Hummels, Associate Professor of Economics, Purdue University Krannert School of Management [ Presentation: 31kb | 19 pages ]
  Discussant: Mr. John Wilson, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, WB [ Paper: 1,334kb | 162 pages ]
  Effects of Trade on Poverty Reduction Emerald Room
  Moderator: Mr. Ifzal Ali, Chief Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB
 Speaker: Mr. Surjit Bhalla, Managing Director, Oxus Research and Investment [ Paper: 81kb | 33 pages ]
 Discussants: Mr. Medhi Krongkaew, Professor of Economics, National Institute of Development Administration [ Paper: 13kb | 3 pages ]
Mr. M.G. Quibria, Advisor, Operations Evaluation Department, ADB [ Paper: 17kb | 6 pages ]
  Coffee/Tea Break
1530-1700 Seminars
  Doha Round: What is Critical for Asia Ruby Room
  Moderator: Mr. Murray Gibbs, Project Coordinator, Asia Trade Initiative
 Speakers: Mr. Kenneth Abbott, Professor of Law and Commerce, Northwestern University [ Presentation: 8kb | 6 pages ]
Mr. Joseph Michael Finger, Resident Scholar, The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research [ Paper: 120kb | 55 pages ]
Mr. Oh-Seok Hyun, President, Trade Research Institute, Korea International Trade Association [ Paper: 15kb | 6 pages ]
 Energy and Telecommunications Topaz Room
 Moderator: Mr. Jean-Pierre Verbiest, Assistant Chief Economist, Macroeconomics and Finance Research Division, ADB
  Speakers: Ms. Linda Low, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore [ Paper: 93kb | 32 pages Presentation: 19kb | 18 pages]
Ms. Alexandra Sidorenko, Postdoctoral Fellow, Australia-Japan Research Centre [ Paper: 241kb | 65 pages Presentation: 62kb | 34 pages ]
 Discussants: Mr. Douglas Brooks, Principal Economist, Macroeconomics and Finance Research Division, ADB [ Paper: 9kb | 2 pages ]
Ms. Deunden Nikomborirak, Research Director, Economic Governance Section, Thailand Development Research Institute
  Assuring Benefits for the Poor in Liberalizing Developing Economies Emerald Room
 Moderator: Mr. M.G. Quibria, Advisor, Operations Evaluation Department, ADB
  Speaker: Mr. Ramkishen Rajan, Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide [ Paper: 130kb | 44 pages ]
  Discussants: Mr. Arvind Virmani, Adviser, Planning Commission, Government of India [ Paper: 32kb | 8 pages ]
Ms. Kanokpan Lao-Araya, Economist, Development Indicators and Policy Research Division, ADB [ Paper: 17kb | 4 pages ]
1900-2100 Dinner Dynasty 1 Hall
  Keynote Speech: Mr. Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [ Speech: 22kb | 5 pages ]

Tuesday, 5 November 2002

0900-1030 Seminars
 Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements: Implications for Asia Ruby Room
  Moderator: Mr. Choong Yong Ahn, President, KIEP
  Speakers: Mr. Nakgyoon Choi, Director, Department of Trade and Investment Policy, KIEP [ Paper: 20kb | 4 pages ]
Mr. Robert Scollay, Director, Asia Institute, The University of Auckland Business School [ Presentation: 29kb | 17 pages ]
Mr. Zhang Yunling, Professor of International Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences [ Paper: 10kb | 2 pages ]
  Financial Services Topaz Room
  Moderator: Mr. Oh-Seok Hyun, President, Trade Research Institute, Korea International Trade Association
  Speakers: Mr. Yun-Hwan Kim, Principal Economist, Macroeconomics and Finance Research Division, ADB [ Paper: 254kb | 41 pages Presentation: 42kb | 25 pages ]
Mr. Won-Am Park, Professor of Economics, Hong-Ik University [ Paper: 76kb | 15 pages ]
Ms. Sayuri Shirai, Professor of Economics, Keio University [ Paper: 27kb | 6 pages Presentation: 122kb | 29 pages ]
  Agricultural Trade and Rural Poverty Reduction: Market Access Emerald Room
  Moderator: Mr. Homi Kharas, Chief Economist and Director, East Asia and Pacific Region, WB
 Speaker: Mr. Kym Anderson, Associate Dean, School of Economics, University of Adelaide [ Paper: 68kb | 23 pages ]
 Discussants: Mr. John Wilson, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, WB
Mr. Ippei Yamazawa, President, Institute for Developing Economies [ Paper: 14kb | 3 pages ]
  Coffee/Tea Break
1100-1230 Seminars
  Regional Cooperation and Integration: Issues and Prospects for Asia Ruby Room
 Moderator: Mr. Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
  Speakers: Mr. Seiji Naya, Director, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, State of Hawaii [ Paper: 35kb | 13 pages ]
Mr. Soogil Young, Research Advisor, Korea International Trade Association
Mr. Augustine Tan, Vice Provost, Office of Research, Singapore Management University
  Trade and Investment Topaz Room
  Moderator: Mr. Joseph Michael Finger, Resident Scholar, The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
  Speaker: Mr. Theodore Moran, Professor of International Business and Finance, Georgetown University [Paper: 173kb | 49 pages ]
  Discussants: Mr. Gerardo Sicat, Professor of Economics, University of the Philippines
Ms. Mikyung Yun, Research Fellow, Department of Investment Policy, KIEP [ Paper: 95kb | 3 pages ]
 Agricultural Trade and Rural Poverty Reduction: Domestic Geography Emerald Room
 Moderator: Mr. Jitendra Bajpai, Sector Director, Transport, East Asia and Pacific Region, WB
 Speaker: Mr. Martin Ravallion, Senior Advisor, Development Research Group, WB [ Paper: 251kb | 42 pages Presentation: 411kb | 28 pages ]
  Discussants: Mr. Wang Sangui, Professor and Division Director, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Mr. Francois Bourgugnon, Professor of Economics, School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Paris
1230-1400 Lunch Dynasty 2 Hall
1400-1530 Closing Ceremony Dynasty 1 Hall
  Observations on Seminar Series A: Ms. Chia Siow Yue, Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
B: Mr. Shahid Yusuf, Research Manager, Development Economics Research Group, WB
C: Mr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Professor of Economics, University of Malaya [ Paper: 11kb | 3 pages ]
  Closing Remarks: Mr. Ifzal Ali, Chief Economist, Economics and Research Department, ADB [ Speech ]
Mr. Homi Kharas, Chief Economist and Director, East Asia and Pacific Region, WB [ Speech: 9kb | 2 pages ]
Mr. Choong Yong Ahn, President, KIEP [ Speech: 7kb | 2 pages ]

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