Program Overview
Macro Economy Research Conference
7 November 2011
Hotel Okura Tokyo
Program
- Opening Remarks
- Junichi Ujiie, Nomura Foundation
- Session 1: Rethinking Energy Issues and Nuclear Power Policies
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Moderator: C-H Kwan, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research
Global Energy Policies: Supply, Demand and the Future of Nuclear Power
Christopher Allsopp, Oxford Institute of Energy Studies, University of OxfordNew Challenges Faced by the World's Energy Development and the Energy Strategy of China
FENG Fei, Industrial Economic Research Department, Development Research Center of the State CouncilComments
Charles Ebinger, Energy Security Initiative, Brookings Institution
- Lunch Presentation
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Keynote Speech: The End of the G-7 Regime and A Search for New Horizons
Mitoji Yabunaka, Former Vice Minister, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Session 2: Innovation in Public Financing under Fiscal Constraints
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Moderator:Paola Subacchi, International Economics Programme, Chatham House
Innovations in U.S. Infrastructure Financing: An Evaluation
Barry Bosworth, Economics Studies Program, Brookings InstitutionUtilizing Private Capital: Opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) in Japan
Takayuki Fukuda & Tomohiko Taniyama, Public Policy and Management Research Department, Nomura Research InstituteComments
Stephen Pickford, International Economics Programme, Chatham House
- Session 3: Addressing Fiscal Deficits
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Moderator:Masahiro Kawai, Asian Development Bank Institute
The Euro on the Brink: 'Multiple" Crises and Complex Solutions
Paola Subacchi and Stephen Pickford, International Economics Programme, Chatham HouseComments
Barry Bosworth, Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution
- Closing Remarks
- Junichi Ujiie, Nomura Foundation