Singapore Economic Review Conference 2007 |
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Summary of All Sessions |
| # | Date/Time | Location | Type | Title | Papers |
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| 1 | August 2, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 835 | invited | Foreign Direct Investment | 3 |
| 2 | August 2, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 831 | contributed | Political Economy | 3 |
| 3 | August 2, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 833 | contributed | Public Economics | 3 |
| 4 | August 2, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 834 | contributed | Demography and Fertility | 3 |
| 5 | August 2, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 832 | contributed | Household Behaviour | 4 |
| 6 | August 2, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Suite 834 | contributed | Economic Policy and Poverty Alleviation | 3 |
| 7 | August 2, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Suite 833 | invited | Applied Econometrics | 2 |
| 8 | August 2, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Ballroom | invited | Development and Poverty | 4 |
| 9 | August 2, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Suite 831 | contributed | Empirical Macroeconomics | 3 |
| 10 | August 2, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Suite 835 | contributed | Stock Markets and Markov Switching Models | 4 |
| 11 | August 2, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Suite 832 | contributed | Energy, Environment and Resources | 4 |
| 12 | August 3, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 832 | contributed | International Macroeconomics | 4 |
| 13 | August 3, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Ballroom | contributed | Corporate Finance | 4 |
| 14 | August 3, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 834 | contributed | Labour Markets and Migration | 4 |
| 15 | August 3, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 833 | contributed | National and Transnational Business Cycles | 4 |
| 16 | August 3, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 831 | contributed | Financial Economics | 2 |
| 17 | August 3, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 835 | contributed | Technology and Efficiency | 4 |
| 18 | August 3, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Suite 831 | contributed | Microeconomics I | 4 |
| 19 | August 3, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Ballroom | contributed | EGC Session on Development and Income Distribution | 0 |
| 20 | August 3, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Suite 835 | contributed | Economic Growth, Inequality and Conflict | 0 |
| 21 | August 3, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Suite 834 | contributed | International Finance and the Asian Financial Crisis | 4 |
| 22 | August 3, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Suite 832 | contributed | International Trade I | 4 |
| 23 | August 3, 2007 13:45-15:15 | Suite 833 | contributed | Finance and Bond Markets | 4 |
| 24 | August 3, 2007 15:45-17:30 | Suite 833 | contributed | Trade, Regionalization and Globalization | 4 |
| 25 | August 3, 2007 15:45-17:30 | Suite 832 | contributed | Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
| 26 | August 3, 2007 15:45-17:30 | Suite 835 | invited | Asian Monetary Integration | 4 |
| 27 | August 3, 2007 15:45-17:30 | Suite 834 | contributed | Growth and Poverty | 4 |
| 28 | August 3, 2007 15:45-17:30 | Ballroom | contributed | Development Macroeconomics | 5 |
| 29 | August 3, 2007 15:45-17:30 | Suite 831 | invited | Economic Development | 5 |
| 30 | August 4, 2007 9:00-10:30 | Suite 835 | invited | Behavioural Economics | 3 |
| 31 | August 4, 2007 9:00-10:30 | Ballroom | contributed | Macroeconomic Applications | 4 |
| 32 | August 4, 2007 9:00-10:30 | Suite 832 | invited | Social Economics | 3 |
| 33 | August 4, 2007 9:00-10:30 | Suite 833 | contributed | International Trade II | 4 |
| 34 | August 4, 2007 9:00-10:30 | Suite 834 | contributed | Agricultural and Resource Economics | 4 |
| 35 | August 4, 2007 9:00-10:30 | Suite 831 | invited | Poverty and Unemployment | 3 |
| 36 | August 4, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 833 | contributed | Empirical Finance | 4 |
| 37 | August 4, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 835 | contributed | Poverty, Welfare and Education | 4 |
| 38 | August 4, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 831 | contributed | Money and Banking | 4 |
| 39 | August 4, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 834 | contributed | The Indian Economy | 4 |
| 40 | August 4, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Suite 832 | contributed | Microeconomics II | 4 |
| 41 | August 4, 2007 11:00-12:30 | Ballroom | contributed | Growth Models and Trade | 4 |
41 sessions, 145 papers |
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Singapore Economic Review Conference 2007 |
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Complete List of All Sessions |
Session 1: Foreign Direct Investment |
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| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 835 |
| Impact of Home and Host Country’s Intellectual Property Right Protection on FDI: in search of technology transfer |
| Presented by: Ang Zhang, City University of Hong Kong |
| INWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN TAIWAN |
| Presented by: Nelson Perera, University of Wollongong |
| Bilateral Investment Treaties and FDI: The GCC Experience |
| Presented by: Wasseem Mina, United Arab Emirates University |
Session 2: Political Economy |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 831 |
| Path Dependency, Corruption, and Central-Local Relations in China’s Reform Era |
| Presented by: chen kang, NTU |
| Development Assistance and Endogenous Fiscal Response: Implications for Thailand's Development |
| Presented by: Euamporn Phijaisanit, Thammasat University |
| Contested Capitalism: Financial Politics and Implications for China |
| Presented by: Richard Carney, RSIS |
Session 3: Public Economics |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 833 |
| The Wisdom of Simple Strategies-----An Appreciation of Walrasian Behavior |
| JEL codes: D14, D21, E32 |
| Presented by: Weihong Huang, Nanyang Technological University |
| Private Provision of a Discrete Public Good |
| Presented by: Jingfeng Lu, National University of Singapore |
| Partial Privatization, Corporate Governance, and the Role of State-Owned Holding Companies |
| Presented by: Choon Yin Sam, TMC Education Corporation Limited |
| Tax Policy and Foreign Direct Investment of a Home Country |
| Presented by: Sasatra Sudsawasd, National Institute of Development Admini |
Session 4: Demography and Fertility |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 834 |
| The Impact of Women’s Schooling on the Number of Children and Contraceptive Use: Evidence from Indonesia |
| Presented by: Ari Perdana, CSIS |
| The One Child Policy and Family Formation in Urban China |
| Presented by: Teng Wah Leo, St. Francis Xavier University |
| DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN PAKISTAN (1972-2005) |
| Presented by: Muhammad Hayat, BZU |
Session 5: Household Behaviour |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 832 |
| Household Asset Allocation Decision (HAAD): An Alternative Approach to Analyze Demand for Mangrove Forest Goods |
| JEL codes: J21,Q23,Q56 |
| Presented by: Gladys Navarro, Saint Louis University |
| Accounting for Lifecycle Wealth Accumulation: The Role of Housing Institution |
| Presented by: Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, University of Minnesota / University of New South Wales |
| Heterogeneity in Intra-Monthly Consumption Patterns, Self-Control, and Savings at Retirement |
| Presented by: Giovanni Mastrobuoni, Collegio Carlo Alberto |
| Parental Income and Intergenerational Transmission of Religiosity |
| Presented by: Kong Weng Ho, Nanyang Technological University |
Session 6: Economic Policy and Poverty Alleviation |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Suite 834 |
| Impact of Globalisation, Liberalization On Growth, Poverty and Inequality: A Case Study Of Pakistan |
| Presented by: Safia Minhaj, University of Karachi,Pakistan |
| Economic policy and poverty outcomes in Mongolia |
| Presented by: Richard Marshall, University of Manchester |
| Entrance Examination, Private Tutoring, and Economic Growth |
| Presented by: Manachaya Uruyos, Chulalongkorn University |
Session 7: Applied Econometrics |
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| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Suite 833 |
| Cross-Country Evidence on Output Growth Volatility: Nonstationary Variance and GARCH Models |
| Presented by: Chun-Shen Lee, Feng Chia University |
| An Econometric Analysis of Economic Growth and FDI Inflows |
| Presented by: Albert Wijeweera, University of New England |
Session 8: Development and Poverty |
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| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Ballroom |
| The Political Economy of Policy Reform in Southeast Asia |
| JEL codes: P16 |
| Presented by: Hal Hill, ANU |
| International Trade and Manufacturing Employment Outcomes in India: A Comparative Study |
| Presented by: Kunal Sen, Uni of Manchester |
| Asian Picture of High Growth and Poverty/Ill Being - A Study of 40 Asian Economies |
| Presented by: Neela Mukherjee, Development Tracks |
| WEIGHTING DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY BASED ON PEOPLE’S PRIORITIES |
| Presented by: Hans de Kruijk, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Session 9: Empirical Macroeconomics |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Suite 831 |
| FISCAL SPACE FOR PUBLIC INVESTMENT: TOWARDS A HUMAN DEVELOPMENT APPROACH |
| JEL codes: O11,O16,H4,H87 |
| Presented by: Antoine Heuty, United Nations Development Programme |
| Historical GDP in The Colony of Singapore: Methodologies of Construction and Overall Patterns of Growth, 1900-1939 and 1950-1960 |
| Presented by: Ichiro Sugimoto, University of Malaya |
| Determinants of Economic Growth in the Information Age |
| Presented by: Khuong VU, NUS |
Session 10: Stock Markets and Markov Switching Models |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Suite 835 |
| When Does the Dividend-Price Ratio Predict Stock Returns? |
| JEL codes: C12, C22, G12 |
| Presented by: Cheolbeom Park, National University of Singapore |
| Factors Affecting Stock Prices in the the UAE Financial Markets |
| Presented by: Hussein Al-Tamimi, Uinversity of Sharjah |
| Modeling Country Risks: An Asian Perspective |
| Presented by: Gee Kwang Tan, Nanyang Technological University |
| Political Events and Financial Market Volatility: Investigating the Link Using Markov Switching Process |
| Presented by: Ahmed Khalid, Bond University |
Session 11: Energy, Environment and Resources |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 2, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Suite 832 |
| ENERGY USE IN TRANSPORTATION SECTOR & POLLUTION IMPLICATION IN THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY |
| JEL codes: Q43, Q53, C67 |
| Presented by: Abul Al-Amin, National university of Malaysia |
| The Impact of Privatization on Water Access and Affordability in Malaysia: Evidence From Household Expenditure Data |
| Presented by: Cassey Lee Hong Kim, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus |
| Efficiency in the Malaysian Water Industry: A DEA Approach |
| Presented by: Lee Hon, Hon |
| Environmental Concerns and Poverty Alleviation in India: The Role of Non-Market Institutions |
| Presented by: Pratap Mohanty, Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Session 12: International Macroeconomics |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 832 |
| Adoption and execution under the floating exchange rate regime: The Bangladesh case. |
| Presented by: Manzur Quader, Independent University,Bangladesh |
| Does Productivity Cause Exports or vice versa? |
| Presented by: Nurhani Aba Ibrahim, MARA University of Technology |
| Export behaviour of Foreign-invested enterprises and FDI spillovers on export performance in Vietnam |
| Presented by: Tien Tran, Australian National University |
| The Determinants of International Reserve Hoarding in Korea: Cointegration and Error Correction Approach |
| Presented by: Gabje Jo, Keimyung University |
Session 13: Corporate Finance |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Ballroom |
| Government Link Companies:The Malaysian Evidence |
| JEL codes: G38 |
| Presented by: ISSHAM ISMAIL, UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA |
| Is it Better to be Aggressive or Conservative in Managing Working Capital? |
| Presented by: Sajid Nazir, COMSATS Institute of IT |
| ON THE COSTS OF NOT LOVING THY NEIGHBOUR AS THYSELF: THE TRADE, DEMOCRACY AND MILITARY EXPENDITURE EXPLANATIONS BEHIND INDIA-PAKISTAN RIVALRY |
| Presented by: Syed Murshed, Institute of Social Studies |
| Role of Institutional Investors and Firm Performance in an Emerging Market |
| Presented by: Choudhary Slahudin, University of Management and Technology |
Session 14: Labour Markets and Migration |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 834 |
| TRADE UNIONS IN PURSUIT OF LONG-TERM MACRO-ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES |
| JEL codes: J51 |
| Presented by: Rosalind Chew, NTU |
| Career Crisis? Impacts of Financial Shock on the Entry-Level Labor Market: Evidence from Thailand |
| Presented by: Tomohiro Machikita, Institute of Developing Economies |
| The Indian Labour Market: An Overview |
| Presented by: Arup Mitra, Institute of Economic Growth |
| On the determinants of international labour migration in the Philippines |
| Presented by: Frank Agbola, The University of Newcastle |
Session 15: National and Transnational Business Cycles |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 833 |
| Trade Intensity and Business Cycle Synchronization: The Case of East Asian Countries |
| JEL codes: F15, F42 |
| Presented by: Pradumna Rana, Asian Development Bank |
| Determinants of Business Cycle Synchronization in ASEAN-5 Countries |
| Presented by: THANH TO-TRUNG, University of Birmingham |
| Business Cycle Synchronization and Income Convergence in the Asia Pacific Region |
| Presented by: Chan Tze-Haw, Multimedia University |
| Forecasting the Turning Points of the Business Cycles |
| Presented by: Raj Rajesh, Reserve Bank of India |
Session 16: Financial Economics |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 831 |
| Policy Change and Lead-Lag Relations among China’s Segmented Stock Markets |
| JEL codes: G12 |
| Presented by: wong wing keung, NUS |
| Discretization and Valorisation of Options in the Heath-Jarrow-Morton Framework: An Analysis Based Upon Binomial Trees and Monte-Carlo Simulations |
| Presented by: Jose Zemmour, Universite de la Mediterranee |
| Testing present value model under regime shift with bootstrap-based Wald test: the Japanese term structure |
| Presented by: Xiaoneng Zhu, NTU |
| Equilibrium Moment Restrictions on Asset Prices at Maturity |
| Presented by: Nongnuch Tantisantiwong, University of Leeds |
Session 17: Technology and Efficiency |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 835 |
| TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND OUTPUT GROWTH IN INDIAN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN THE LIBERALIZATION ERA: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION |
| JEL codes: D24 |
| Presented by: Rumki Majumdar, Indian Institute of Science |
| EfficiencyAnalysis: A Firm Level evidence from Indian Iron & Steel Industry |
| Presented by: Satarupa Ray Bhattacharya, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi |
| Economic Recognition of Innovation |
| Presented by: Balkrishna Rao, Purdue University |
| Economic Reforms and Factor Productivity Change |
| Presented by: Jayaraj Sargunam, C.B.M.College of Arts and Science |
Session 18: Microeconomics I |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Suite 831 |
| ‘Role of SHG in Inclusive growth" |
| Presented by: Vijay Kakade, Shivaji Univesrity kolhapur |
| “Globalisation and Socio-economic Developmental Issues & Initiatives in India:From “Progress with Profit” to “Profit with Progress” based Business Models using Micro credit” |
| Presented by: niraj gupta, Dr. B R A University, Agra India |
| Foreign Talent and Innovation: China and India in the Japanese Software Industry |
| Presented by: Anthony D'Costa, University of Washington |
| Estimating the Congestion Cost and Recreational Benefits of Taiwan Coffee Festival |
| Presented by: Chin-Huang Huang, National Taiwan College of Physical Education |
Session 19: EGC Session on Development and Income Distribution |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Ballroom |
| Financial Development, Income Distribution, and Economic Growth: Evidence from East Asia Economies |
| Presented by: Yong Wang, City University of Hong Kong |
| Asian Picture of High Growth and Poverty/Ill Being - A Study of 40 Asian Economies |
| Presented by: Neela Mukherjee, Development Tracks |
Session 20: Economic Growth, Inequality and Conflict |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Suite 835 |
| The Role of Infrastructure and Foreign Direct Investment in Indian Economic Development: Issues and Challenges |
| JEL codes: 019 |
| Presented by: Trupti Mishra, IIT Khragapur |
| SEZs, Openness and Growth in China and India |
| Presented by: Chee Kian Leong, Nanyang Technological University |
| AN EMPIRICAL TEST OF THE INEQUALITY TRAPS CONCEPT |
| Presented by: Caroline Daymon, CEFI |
| POVERTY AND CONFLICT |
| Presented by: Raghu Bista, |
Session 21: International Finance and the Asian Financial Crisis |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Suite 834 |
| The financial perils of inflation targeting |
| JEL codes: E31, E44, E52 |
| Presented by: ChinYoong Wong, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| The Causal Relationship between Foreign Direct Investment and Current Account: An Empirical Investigation for Pakistan Economy |
| Presented by: DANISH AHMED SIDDIQUI, University of Karachi |
| Re-examining Forward Rate Unbiasedness Hypothesis in the Case of Asian Financial Crisis |
| Presented by: Achmad Widjaja, United Arab Emirates University |
| Once Again: Ten Years After the Asian Crisis |
| Presented by: Edsel Beja, Jr., Ateneo de Manila University |
Session 22: International Trade I |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Suite 832 |
| Anti-Dumping Regulations and Exogenous Consumer Switching Costs |
| JEL codes: D21, L13, L52 |
| Presented by: Jens Metge, Chemnitz University of Technology |
| MNE Supply Linkages: Evidence from Taiwanese Affiliates |
| Presented by: Bih Jane Liu, National Taiwan University |
| On the advantages of piecemeal integration |
| Presented by: Hans Keiding, University of Copenhagen |
| Singapore’s Trade with ASEAN |
| Presented by: banumathi mannarswamy, PSG Institute of Management |
Session 23: Finance and Bond Markets |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 13:45 - 15:15 |
| Location: Suite 833 |
| BOND MARKET DEVELOPMENS IN EMERGING MARKETS: The Role of Social and Institutional Factors |
| JEL codes: G15; P48; O16; |
| Presented by: Ahmed Khalid, Bond University |
| Are Financial Sector Policies Effective in Deepening the Malaysian Financial System? |
| Presented by: James Ang, Monash University |
| A model of competitive behavior by investment banks in securities underwriting services |
| Presented by: Kenji Matsui, Yokohama National University |
| MEASURING THE IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE INTERVENTION: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT |
| Presented by: ASAD GHALIB, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER |
Session 24: Trade, Regionalization and Globalization |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 15:45 - 17:30 |
| Location: Suite 833 |
| Regional Economic Integration and intra regional trade: Evidence from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Free Trade Area |
| JEL codes: F15 |
| Presented by: Normaz Ismail, Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Possibilities and Consequences of the Merging of the Emerging Countries |
| Presented by: Sema Kalaycioglu, Isik University |
| Equilibrium Coalition Structure of ASEAN Ten and ASEAN Ten Plus Three |
| Presented by: Wai-Heng Loke, University of Malaya |
| Globalisation of Silk Trade: A Comparative Analysis between China and India |
| Presented by: Kishor Goswami, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
Session 25: Macroeconomic Theory |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 15:45 - 17:30 |
| Location: Suite 832 |
| Budget Deficit and Redistribution |
| JEL codes: H23, H62, H63 |
| Presented by: Jens Siebel, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern |
| Tourism Policy Announcements and Price Dynamics in a Small Open Economy |
| Presented by: Lee-Jung Lu, FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY |
| Monetary Policy and Capital Flow Reversal |
| Presented by: Kim-Heng Tan, Nanyang Technological University |
| Information Lag and Stability for Continuous Dynamics |
| Presented by: Yang Zhang, University of Macau |
Session 26: Asian Monetary Integration |
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| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 15:45 - 17:30 |
| Location: Suite 835 |
| Financial Liberalization and Monetary Policy Cooperation in East Asia |
| Presented by: Hwee Kwan Chow, Singapore Management University |
| An East Asian Currency Union? |
| Presented by: David Kim, University of Sydney |
| COINTEGRATION AMONG ASEAN+3 CURRENCIES |
| Presented by: Chin Lee, Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Long-run Stability of Demand for Money in China with Consideration of Bilateral Currency Substitution |
| Presented by: Yongqing Wang, University of Wisconsin - Sheboygan |
Session 27: Growth and Poverty |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 15:45 - 17:30 |
| Location: Suite 834 |
| GROWTH AND POVERTY IN INDIA- AN ANALYSIS OF INTER STATE DIFFERENCES |
| Presented by: paramjeet dhindsa, Guru Nanak Dev University |
| Poverty and Growth in Cameroon During the 1996-2001 |
| Presented by: Fambon Samuel, FSEG UNIVERSITY YAOUNDE II CAMEROON |
| Poverty and Growth Dynamics: Asian and International Perspectives |
| Presented by: Frederic Tournemaine, University of Chicago-UTCC Research Center University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce |
| ESTIMATION OF MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST OF WASTEWATER |
| Presented by: Nantarat Tangvitoontham, Chulalongkorn University |
Session 28: Development Macroeconomics |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 15:45 - 17:30 |
| Location: Ballroom |
| Inflation Targeting in Indonesia: Searching for a Threshold |
| JEL codes: E31 |
| Presented by: Anis Chowdhury, |
| TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND SECTORAL EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN PAKISTAN |
| Presented by: MOHSIN AHMAD, APPLIED ECONOMICS RESEACH CENTRE |
| Wage Inequality and Propensity to Marry after 1980 in Taiwan |
| Presented by: Yu-Chen Kuo, Feng Chia University |
| The Effects of Monetary Policy on Bank Loans: A Comparison Between Domestic and Foreign Banks in Malaysia |
| Presented by: Salina Kassim, International Islamic University Malaysi |
| THE FOREIGN BANK EFFECT ON THE DIFFUSION OF |
| Presented by: Chantal Herberholz, Chulalongkorn University |
Session 29: Economic Development |
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| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 3, 2007 |
| Time: 15:45 - 17:30 |
| Location: Suite 831 |
| Theory and Empirical Evidence of Household's Perception of Poverty |
| JEL codes: O18, P35 |
| Presented by: Gladys Navarro, Saint Louis University |
| Demography and Cross-country Savings Rates Differences |
| Presented by: Elwin Tobing, California State University Fullerton |
| Is Group Lending A Good Enforcement Scheme for Achieving High Repayment Rates? Evidence from Framed Field Experiments in Vietnam |
| Presented by: Hisaki Kono, Institute of Developing Economies |
| Status-Seeking Behavior, the Evolution of Income Inequality, and Growth |
| Presented by: Koichi Kawamoto, Osaka University |
| INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH |
| Presented by: Sawarai Boonyamanond, |
Session 30: Behavioural Economics |
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| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Suite 835 |
| To Trade or Not to Trade: The Endowment Effect and Manipulations of the Reference State |
| JEL codes: C91, D46, K10 |
| Presented by: Wei-Kang Wong, National University of Singapore |
| An Analysis of Privatization and Union Behavior |
| Presented by: Tsai-chen Shen, Tatung Institute of Comm. and Tech. |
| Will Investing in Health Stimulate Growth? Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries |
| Presented by: Paresh Narayan, Griffith University |
Session 31: Macroeconomic Applications |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Ballroom |
| WHAT DOES DETERMINE THE CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES IN MENA COUNTRIES? |
| JEL codes: C23, F32, O53 |
| Presented by: Aleksander Aristovnik, University of Ljubljana |
| Cross-Country Evidence on the Link between Health and Macroeconomic Volatility |
| Presented by: Tauhidur Rahman, The University of Arizona |
| 1988 Korean Olympics and Macro Effects: What’s there? |
| Presented by: Jonathan Willner, Oklahoma City University |
| Identifying Aggregate Demand and Supply Shocks in Bangladesh |
| Presented by: Omar Bashar, University of Melbourne |
Session 32: Social Economics |
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| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Suite 832 |
| Multinational Companies in Low-Income Markets: An Analysis of Social Embeddedness in Southeast Asia |
| Presented by: Dina Badry, University of St. Gallen |
| Intergenerational Transmission of Happiness in Singapore: An Exploratory Study |
| Presented by: Kong Weng Ho, Nanyang Technological University |
| THE RESULTS OF MONTE CARLO SIMULATION |
| Presented by: Chaiwat Papusson, Chulalongkorn University |
Session 33: International Trade II |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Suite 833 |
| A Study of COMPAS Model for Antidumping Investigations-An Application on H-beam Industry in Taiwan |
| JEL codes: F14 |
| Presented by: Lee Shu-Yuan, Chihlee Institute of Technology |
| Changes in Product Quality in Intra-Industry Trade and Adjustment Costs: The China and ASEAN Experience |
| Presented by: AKM Azhar, University Putra Malaysia |
| Corruption and Tariffs as Barriers to Imports |
| Presented by: Pushan Dutt, INSEAD |
| The Effects of Exchange Rate Variability on Malaysia’s Disaggregated Electrical Exports |
| Presented by: Tuck Cheong Tang, Monash University Malaysia |
Session 34: Agricultural and Resource Economics |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Suite 834 |
| Measuring indicators for sustainability of agricultural systems: Applying fractional programming |
| Presented by: Vali Borimnejad, Islamic Azad University |
| LAND AND CASTE IN ANDHRA PRADESH |
| Presented by: ESTHARLA RAO, University of Hyderabad |
| Spatial Determinants of Agricultural Production at the District Level in Vietnam |
| Presented by: Thanh Ngo, Wageningen University |
| Pollution implications of electricity generation in Malaysian economy: An input-output approach |
| Presented by: Abul Al-Amin, National university of Malaysia |
Session 35: Poverty and Unemployment |
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| Session type: invited |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Suite 831 |
| the impacts of private participation in energy infrastructure on poverty reduction |
| Presented by: Bianca Gusenbauer, Vienna University of Economics & BA |
| Inclusive Growth And Challenges Of Poverty In India |
| Presented by: Ramkrishna Solunke, Dr. B.A.M.U. Aurangabad M.S. INDIA |
| A note on Southeast Asian hysteretic unemployment |
| Presented by: ChinYoong Wong, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman |
Session 36: Empirical Finance |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 833 |
| EVIDENCE OF BUBBLES IN THE SINGAPOREAN STOCK MARKET |
| JEL codes: C51, G14 |
| Presented by: Gary Rangel, Altera Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd. |
| DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE CASH HOLDINGS: A CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN |
| Presented by: Sh. Adnan, COMSATS Institute of IT |
| Does Capital Requirement Induce Banks to Limit Risk-taking? Evidence from Indonesia |
| Presented by: Rasyad Parinduri, SCAPE, National University of Singapore |
| Optimal Portfolio Selection In A Fuzzy Environment |
| Presented by: Bijaya Mangaraj, Xavier Labour Relation Institute |
Session 37: Poverty, Welfare and Education |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 835 |
| Calculating Poverty Measures from the Beta Income Distribution |
| JEL codes: I32, C16, O15 |
| Presented by: Wasana Karunarathne, University of Melbourne |
| Welfare Effects of Scrappage Subsidies |
| Presented by: Diya Mazumder, Soka University of America |
| Privatization of Higher Education in Malaysia |
| Presented by: Sivalingam G, Monash University Malaysia |
| Attitudes and Low Sex Ratios – The Experience of Tamil Nadu, South India |
| Presented by: Mumtaj Begum, Lady Doak College |
Session 38: Money and Banking |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 831 |
| RETAIL BANK INTEREST RATE PASS-THROUGH: |
| JEL codes: E43,E52,G21 |
| Presented by: Bilge Ozdemir, Anadolu University |
| DETERMINANTS OF INTERNATIONAL BANK LENDING FROM THE DEVELOPED WORLD TO EAST ASIA |
| Presented by: CHOY KEEN MENG, NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY |
| Optimal Monetary Policy under the Imperfect Factor Mobility |
| Presented by: Takeshi Kudo, Nagasaki University |
| Ownership and Performance: Evidence from an emerging market |
| Presented by: Subba Yarram, The University of New England |
Session 39: The Indian Economy |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 834 |
| Subcontracting Relationship of Indian SMEs with a Global TNC: Do SMEs Gain? How? |
| JEL codes: L 62; L 14 |
| Presented by: R. Sudhir Kumar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| Inclusive Financial Infrastructure and Emergence of SHGs:Lessons from India |
| Presented by: ambika pati, north eastern hill university |
| Exploring Rural Markets for Private Life Insurance Players in India |
| Presented by: pankaj Gupta, Centre for Management Studies |
| Structure, Employment and Productivity Growth in the Indian Unorganized Manufacturing Sector: An Industry Level Analysis |
| Presented by: Rajesh Raj, CMDR |
Session 40: Microeconomics II |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Suite 832 |
| GENETIC TESTS AND INTERTEMPORAL SCREENING IN COMPETITIVE INSURANCE MARKETS |
| JEL codes: D41 |
| Presented by: Winand Emons, University of Bern |
| Ex Ante Efficiency Implies Incentive Compatibility |
| Presented by: Sun Yeneng, NUS |
| Delayed Dynamics in Heterogeneous Competition with Product Differentiation |
| Presented by: Akio Matsumoto, Chuo University |
| Partial Compatibility and Cross Subsidization of Hardware/Software Systems in the Presence of Two-Sided Network Effects |
| Presented by: Mei-Hua Chang, National Central University |
Session 41: Growth Models and Trade |
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| Session type: contributed |
| Date: August 4, 2007 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Ballroom |
| Illegal Immigration in a Heterogeneous Society |
| JEL codes: O41; F22 |
| Presented by: Chong Yip, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Efficiency, Growth, and Convergence across Chinese Provinces: A Nonparametric Approach |
| Presented by: Kiril Tochkov, Texas Christian University |
| Social Transformation for the Asian countries through CSR |
| Presented by: Venugopal Shetty, Multi Media University |
| The J-Curve at the Industry Level: Evidence from Trade between U.S. and Australia |
| Presented by: Yongqing Wang, University of Wisconsin - Sheboygan |
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