Asian Economic Panel Meeting
September 11-12, 2010
The Asian Economic Panel Meeting took place September 11-12, 2010 at the Keio University Mita Campus G-SEC Lab. This international conference is a venue for Japanese and foreign researchers from Asian universities and research organizations to deliberate economic policy and other aspects of Asian economics. The meeting had a total of 12 research presentations, including two luncheon keynote talks.
The presentations this year mostly addressed issues concerning the Chinese economy, with its outstanding development, with many global and regional level analyses on how the Chinese economy impacts the global economy. The research was discussed from diverse angles, based on reports and discussions by individuals responsible for implementing policy at the Asian Development Bank and the Korea Institute of International Economic Policy.
The reports began with a keynote address by our Joint Global COE Program Project Leader, Professor Naoyuki Yoshino, presenting economic analysis on Japan’s two decades of economic stagnation and policies for improvement. The meeting also featured the luncheon keynote talks “Financial Supervision and Regulation in Japan” by Financial Services Agency Planning and Coordination Bureau Councilor Chikahisa Sumi on the 11th and “Understanding the Fluctuations in Japan’s Stock Market and Bond Market” by Mr. Yoshio Okubo of the Japan Securities Association on the 12th, with frank debate regarding Japan’s financial markets among the participants.
The other papers at the conference presented analysis of economic cooperation between Taiwan and China; quantitative analysis of the informal economy and bribery in North Korea using questionnaire survey data; analysis of simulation results on the global impact of Chinese economic growth; quantitative analysis on the role of China as the key to Asian economic growth; analysis of China’s international balance of payments; analysis on Chinese economic growth and the impact of electricity pricing; analysis of the decisive factors for an East Asian free trade agreement; analysis on the effectiveness of fiscal policy in Vietnam; and a report on China’s export-led economic growth model, with lively exchanges of opinions among the participants.
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