Program Overview

Macro Economy Research Conference
17 November 2009
Hotel Okura Tokyo

Program

Opening Remarks

Junichi Ujiie, Tokyo Club Foundation for Global Studies and Nomura Holdings

Morning Session: Strategies for Improving Global Imbalances after the Financial Crisis

Moderator: Masahiro Kawai, Asian Development Bank Institute

THE U.S. EXTERNAL DEFICIT: A SOFT LANDING, DOOMED OR DELAYED?
Susan M. Collins, University of Michigan

Presentation (PDF: 445 KB)

Paper (PDF: 187 KB)

Comments:
LU Gang, Development Research Center of the State Council Vanessa Rossi, Chatham House

Presentation (PDF: 623 KB)

EXCHANGE RATE REGIMES AND STRUCTURAL REALIGNMENT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIES
Vanessa Rossi and Paola Subacchi, Chatham House

Presentation (PDF: 841 KB)

Paper (PDF: 395 KB)

Comments:
Yozo Nishimura, Institute for International Monetary Affairs

Presentation (PDF: 63 KB)

Susan M. Collins, University of Michigan

Presentation (PDF: 250 KB)

Lunch Presentation: United States Economic Outlook

Barry Bosworth, Brookings Institution

Presentation (PDF: 65 KB)

Afternoon Session: Economic Growth for Asia after the Financial Crisis

Moderator: Paola Subacchi, Chatham House

PROSPECTS FOR PROMOTING CHINA'S INTERNAL DEMAND: SOME ISSUES CALLING FOR CLARIFICATION
LU Gang, Development Research Center of the State Council

Presentation (PDF: 5,540 KB)

Paper (PDF: 356 KB)

Comments:
C-H Kwan, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research

Presentation (PDF: 266 KB)

Geng Xiao, Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy

Presentation (PDF: 31 KB)

Barry Bosworth, Brookings Institution

Presentation (PDF: 19 KB)

A SEARCH FOR POTENTIAL FEMALE LABOR FORCE IN JAPAN'S AGING SOCIETY
Masaki Kuwahara, Nomura Securities

Presentation (PDF: 726 KB)

Paper (PDF: 178 KB)

Comments:
Masahiro Kawai, Asian Development Bank Institute

Presentation (PDF: 482 KB)

Barry Bosworth, Brookings Institution

Presentation (PDF: 29 KB)

Closing Remarks

Junichi Ujiie, Tokyo Club Foundation for Global Studies and Nomura Holdings