Information
- Date and Time: December 8, 2006, 9:00-16:30
- Venue: Chinatrust Bank Building
(22F., No.3, Songshou Rd., Sinyi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan) - Language: English (no interpretation available)
- Sponsors: Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER)
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Agenda
9:00-9:20 Registration
9:20-9:30 Opening Remarks
Jeffrey L. S. KOO (Chairman, TIER)
9:30-9:40 Opening Remarks
Masaru YOSHITOMI (President & CRO, RIETI)
9:40-9:50 Opening Remarks
Jerry OU (Chief Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs)
9:50-12:00 Session 1: "Trade and Investment Relationship among Japan, China and Taiwan"
Session Chair: David S. HONG (President, TIER)
9:50-10:20 1st Presentation: "The Strategic Complementarity of Japanese and Taiwanese Firms in Chinese Market"
Presenter: Yau-Jr Tristan LIU (Associate Research Fellow, TIER)
10:20-10:35
Discussant: Kyoji FUKAO (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
10:35-10:50 Coffee Break
10:50-11:20 2nd Presentation: Trade-FDI-Technology Linkages in East Asia
Authors: Masaru YOSHITOMI, Willem THORBECKE
Presenter: Masaru YOSHITOMI (President & CRO, RIETI)
11:20-11:35
Discussant: Chyuan-Jenq SHIAU (Consultant, TIER)
11:35-12:00 (Q & A)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:10 Session 2: "Prospects for Asian Currency Unit"
Session Chair: Masaru YOSHITOMI (President & CRO, RIETI)
14:00-14:30 1st Presentation: "AMU Deviation Indicator for Coordinated Exchange Rate Policies in East Asia and its Relation with Effective Exchange Rates"
Authors: Eiji OGAWA, Junko SHIMIZU
Presenter: Eiji OGAWA (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
14:30-14:45
Discussant: J.C. PARRENAS (Senior Advisor, Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd.)
14:45-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-15:30 2nd Presentation: Prospects for Asian Currency Unit
Authors: J.C. PARRENAS, Tzu-Chin CHOU
Presenter: Tzu-Chin CHOU (Associate Research Fellow, TIER)
Presenter: J.C. PARRENAS (Senior Advisor, Chinatrust Financial Holding, Co., Ltd.)
15:30-15:45
Discussant: Kentaro KAWASAKI (Associate Professor, Toyo University)
15:45-16:10 (Q & A)
16:10-16:20 Closing Remarks
Masaru YOSHITOMI (President & CRO, RIETI)
16:20-16:30 Closing Remarks
David S. HONG (President, TIER)
