Asian Economic Panel(Keio University 150th Anniversary Conference)
Program of meeting in Keio University, Tokyo. September 29 - 30, 2006
sponsored by
21st Century Center of Excellence at Keio University,The Earth Institute at Columbia University, andKorea Institute for International Economic Policy(with assistance from University of California, Davis)
Place: Keio University (Mita Campus)
East Building (at the East Gate), 6th Floor

Friday, September 29, 2006
9:00-9:10: Welcome by Professor Sakakibara and Yoshino, and some items of AEP business
Session One: chaired by Professor Eisuke Sakakibara, Waseda University
9:10 - 10:25am
Sumi (Dbet Management Office of the Ministry of Finance) " The Government Bond Market andthe Fiscal Situation of Japan"
Naoyuki Yoshino, Keio University
Kwanho Shin, Korea University
10:25 - 10:35am Coffee break
10:35-11:50
Rajah Rasiah (Universiti Malaya), "Export Orientation and Technological Intensities in Auto Parts
Firms in Southeast Asia: Does Ownership Matter?"
Chalongphob Sussangkarn, Thailand Development Research InstituteChatib Basri, University of Indonesia
Zainal Aznam Yusof, National Economic Action Council, Malaysia
12:00-1:45 pm: lunch
Presentation by Mr. Naoyuki Shinohara, Director General of the International Bureau,
Ministry of Finance of Japan
Session : chaired by Dr. Doo Yong Yang, KIEP
2:00-3:10
Shun-ichi Nagata (President of Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan) and Naoyuki Yoshino(Keio University), " The Financial Sector Clean-up and Deposit Insurance in Japan"
Juro Teranishi, Nihon University
Bhanupong Nidhiprabha, Thammasat University
3:10-3:30 Coffee break
3:30-5:00
Iris Claus (Inland Revenue Department, New Zealand), "Tax policy reform and economic
performance in New Zealand"Chen Kang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Doo-Yong Yang, KIEP
5:00-6:30
Jong-Wha Lee (Korea University),"Demographic Changes, Saving, and Current Account in EastAsia"
Chen Pochih, Taiwan Think Tank (TTT)Maria Bautista, University of Philippines
6:30pm dinner at the Faculty Club of Keio University
Host speech, Dean, Shuhei Shiozawa, Keio University

Saturday, September 30, 2006
Session chaired by Professor Naoyuki Yoshino, Keio University
9:00- 10:05 am
Yung-Chul Park (Seoul National University), "A Regional Currency Unit: A Step toward Monetary
Regional Monetary Integration in East Asia?"
Zhang Liqing, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
Anwar Nasution, National Auditing Board, Indonesia
Lin See Yan, National Economic Action Council, Malaysia
10:05-11:25 am
Keith Maskus – "Innovation and Technology Transfer Policy in a Growth Agenda"
Alan Siu, University of Hong Kong
Prema-Chandra Athukorala, Australian National University
11:25-11:50 (only presentation of paper)
Zhang Wei (University of Cambridge), "Reforming China's Pension System"
12:00-1:45 pm: lunch
Presentation by Professor Takashi Shiraichi (Vice Dean of National Graduate School of Policy
Science, Keio University)
2:00-2:40 (discussion of Zhang paper)
Ma Guonan, Bank of International Settlement
Ryuhei Wakasugi, Keio University
2:40-4:00
Sung Yun-Wing, Chinese University of Hong Kong, "China – Workshop or Sweatshop?"
Fukunari Kimura, Keio University
Wing Thye Woo, Brookings Institution
6:00- Dinner, China Express Restaurant (Option)