11th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association (EAEA)
Regional Risk Management in East Asia
15-16 November 2008 * Diamond Hotel, Manila
The 11th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association will be held on 15-16 November 2008 at the Diamond Hotel in Manila, Philippines. It will be co-sponsored by the Philippine Economic Society (PES) and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). The Program Committee has accepted 144 papers on a wide range of economic issues as they affect east Asia. Expected number of participants will be 200 mostly from various universities and research institutions in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Around 40-60 Filipinos will attend the conference.
The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Barry Bosworth of the Brookings Institution. A welcome dinner on November 14 will be hosted by Central Bank of the Philippines Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. at the BSP grounds. On November 15, the Asian Development Bank led by its President Harushiko Kuroda will host dinner for the participants. Other major partners include the Asia Foundation and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and east Asia (ERIA). The major partners will be sponsoring the lunches of the conference for the 200 participants.
Session titles will be arranged according to the following thematic sessions:
Topics for Thematic Sessions
- Global Imbalaces and Financial Risks
- Globalization and Income Disparities
- Labor Migration in East Asia
- Managing Climate Change
- Managing Disasters and Social Risks
- Philippine Economic Development in East Asian Growth
Possible Topics for General Sessions:
- Development and the Environment
- The Economics Profession and Teaching in East Asia
- Exchange Rates
- Financial Institutions and Markets
- Firm Behavior
- Food and Agricultural Policy
- Growth and Productivity
- Household Behavior
- Imperfect Competition and Economic Policy
- International Trade and Trade Policy
- International Investment and Capital Flows
- Institutions and Economic Analysis
- Labor and Human Resources
- Macroeconomic Management
- Natural Resource Economics
- Poverty and Income Distribution
- Public Sector Economics
- Services Sector Economics
- Technology and Economic Analysis