Growth, Integration and Monetary Policy in East Asia
May 30 - 31, 2007
Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies
Bank of Japan
- Program -
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
| Opening Session | |
| Chairperson: | Kazumasa Iwata Bank of Japan |
| Opening remarks: | Toshihiko Fukui Bank of Japan ([46KB PDF]) <Japanese version ([28KB PDF])> |
| Keynote speeches: | Bennett T. McCallum Carnegie Mellon University ([140KB PDF]) Maurice Obstfeld University of California at Berkeley ([348KB PDF]) |
| Session 1 on "Financial Integration in East Asia"([353KB PDF]) | |
| Chairperson: | Robert Rasche Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
| Paper presenter: | Hiroshi Fujiki and Akiko Terada-Hagiwara Bank of Japan |
| Discussants: | Shaghil Ahmed Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Masahiro Kawai Asian Development Bank Institute |
| Session 2 on "Financial Globalization and Emerging Market Portfolios"([228KB PDF]) | |
| Chairperson: | Wataru Takahashi Bank of Japan |
| Paper presenter: | Michael Devereux University of British Columbia |
| Discussants: | Georges Pineau European Central Bank Mark Spiegel Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
| Session 3 on "Integration and Growth in East Asia"([282KB PDF]) | |
| Chairperson: | Michael Moskow Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
| Paper presenter: | Jong-Wha Lee Asian Development Bank and Sanghoon Ahn Korea Development Institute |
| Discussants: | Paul Bloxham Reserve Bank of Australia Cheng Hsiao University of Southern California |
| Session 4 on "Defining Price Stability in Japan: A View from America"([281KB PDF]) | |
| Chairperson: | Svante Oberg Sveriges Riksbank |
| Paper presenter: | David Weinstein Columbia University |
| Discussants: | Anton Braun The University of Tokyo Shigenori Shiratsuka Bank of Japan |
Thursday, May 31, 2007
| Session 5 on "Monetary Policy in East Asia: Common Concerns"([197KB PDF]) | |
| Chairperson: | Nobuo Inaba Bank of Japan |
| Paper Presenter: | Marvin Goodfriend Carnegie Mellon University |
| Discussants: | Enrique Alberola Ila Banco de Espana Lawrence Schembri Bank of Canada |
| Concluding panel on "Growth, Integration and Monetary Policy in East Asia"([207KB PDF]) | |
| Moderator: | Akinari Horii Bank of Japan |
| Panelists: | Leonardo Bartolini Federal Reserve Bank of New York Hans Genberg Hong Kong Monetary Authority Mar Gudmundsson Bank for International Settlements Bennett T. McCallum Carnegie Mellon University Maurice Obstfeld University of California at Berkeley Yu Yongding Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
Please note that attendance is by invitation only.
As of May 30, 2007