Macro Economy

Major Issues for the World Economy Looking to 2005

Program Overview

Macro Economy Research Conference
8-9 November 2004
Hotel Okura Tokyo

Program

Monday, 8 November

Opening Remarks
Junichi Ujiie, Tokyo Club Foundation for Global Studies and Nomura Holdings
Morning Session:
Impact of EU Enlargement on the Macro Economy and Corporate Strategies in Europe

What does a larger EU mean for the European economy?
Looking at 2005 and beyond

Paola Subacchi, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House

Comment:
Martin Werding, Ifo Institut fur Wortschaftshung

The Impact of EU Enlargement on Firms' Strategies and the Location of Production in Europe
Frederique Sachwald, Institut Francais des Relations Internationales

Comments:
Martin Werding, Ifo Institut fur Wortschaftshung

Afternoon Session:
Impact of Regional Economic Integration in Asia on the Strategies of Asian Firms

Economic Integration in East Asia and its Impact on the Korean Economy
Il-Dong Koh , Korea Development Institute

Comments:
KIM Yang-hee, Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative & Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

The Impact of Regional Economic Integration on the Expansion Strategies of Domestic and Multi-national Enterprises in China
ZHANG Xiaoji, ZHAO Jinping and ZHANG Qi Development Research Center of the State Council

Comments:

Yukiko Fukagawa, University of Tokyo

KIM Yang-hee, Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative & Korea Institute for International Economic Policy

The Impact of Regional Economic Integration on Local and Foreign-invested Enterprises in ASEAN
Linda Low, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and Department of Economy, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Comments:
Yukiko Fukagawa, University of Tokyo

Strategy of Japanese Manufacturers in ASEAN and China in Light of Emerging FTA Initiatives
Tomo Kinoshita, Nomura Singapore

Tuesday, 9 November

Morning Session:
The Direction of U.S. Foreign and Economic Policy under the New U.S. Administration

Challenges to the US Economy: Economic Imbalances in a Growing Economy
Barry Bosworth, Brookings Institution

Comments:
Kiyohiko Fukushima, Nomura Research Institute

Open discussion
on the direction of U.S. foreign and economic policy under the second Bush Administration
Closing Remarks
Junichi Ujiie, Tokyo Club Foundation for Global Studies and Nomura Holdings