The International Conference on Investments, Technology Spillovers, and East Asian FTA Proceeding

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                                   The International Conference on 

             Investments, Technology Spillovers,

               and East Asian FTA Proceeding   

 

             PROGRAMME  

                           October 10-11, 2008

                         Shanghai, China 

 Organizers:

Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University

China Center for Economic Studies (CCES), Fudan University

Asia Pacific Center, Brandeis University, USA

Sponsors:

The Japan Foundation

School of Economics, Fudan University

               Venue: School of Economics, Fudan University      



Thursday Afternoon, 9 October, 2008, Crowne Plaza Hotel Fudan

 
15:00 Registration (Crowne Plaza Hotel FudanAdd. No.199 Handan Road, Shanghai, China


Friday Morning, 10 October, 2008, School of Economics, Fudan University, 600 Guoquan Road 
09:00-09:15 Opening Ceremony, Room 201 
  Chairman: Prof. Xingmin Yin China Center for Economic Studies, Fudan University
  Opening Address 
  Speakers: Prof. Dingping Guo Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University
Prof. Jun Zhang China Center for Economic Studies, Fudan University
Representative from Asia Pacific Center, Brandeis University, USA
Representative from the Japan Foundation

Yutaka Yokoi

Consul General of Japan in Shanghai

09:15-09:45 Keynote Speech 
  Speaker Prof. Peter Petri Asia Pacific Center, Brandeis University, USA
Discussant Prof. Jun Zhang China Center for Economic Studies, Fudan University
Q&A 
09:45-10:15 Picture-Taking Time & Tea Break
   


Friday Morning, 10 October, 2008, Room 201 
10:15-12:00 Session I: Investments, technology spillovers and industrial competitiveness in Asian countries 
  Chairman Dr. KWAN Chi Hung Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research
10:15-10:30 Speaker: Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja Asian Development BankFDI, Technology Development and Exporting: Firm-level Evidence from China, Thailand and the Philippines
10:30-10:35 Discussant: Prof. Zhao Chen CCES, Fudan University
10:35-10:50 Speaker: Prof. Fukunari Kimura Keio UniversityTechnology Transfers and Spillovers in International Production Networks: Old Fear and New Opportunities
10:50-10:55 Discussant: Prof. Markus Taube University of Duisburg, Germany
10:55-11:10 Speaker: Prof. Anne HarrisonProf. Luosha DuProf. Gary Jefferson University of California, BerkeleyDoes Foreign Direct Investment Spill Over to Domestic Manufacturing Firms? Investigation on Vertical Spillovers for China
11:10-11:15 Discussant: Dr. Changyuan Luo School of Economics, Fudan University
11:15-11:30 Speaker: Dr. Julan DuDr. Yi Lu  the Chinese University of Hong KongUniversity of Hong KongInstitutions and FDI Location Choice: the Role of Cultural and Institutional Distances
11:30-11:35 Discussant: Prof. Popova Liudmila St. Petersburg State University, Russia
11:35-12:00 Q&A 
12:00-13:30 Buffet at UBC Café 


Friday Afternoon, 10 October, 2008, Room 201 
13:30- 15:35 Session II: FDI and technology spillovers: A perspective from China 
  Chairman Prof. Anne Harrison University of California, Berkeley
13:30-13:45 Speaker: Prof. Xin Wang

Brandeis University

FDI and Innovation in China's E-Commerce Sector
13:45-13:50 Discussant: Prof. Ming Lu School of Economics, Fudan University
13:50-14:05 Speaker: PhD Candidate. Manicheva Ekaterina St. Petersburg State UniversityRussia as destination for Chinese ODI: aspirations, hazards and prospects
14:05-14:10 Discussant: PhD Candidate.Julia Kubny German Development Institute (DIE)
14:10-14:25 Speaker: Prof. Xinpeng Xu Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityProductivity Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Firm-Level data in China
14:25-14:30 Discussant: Prof. Svetlana RUMYANTSEVA St. Petersburg State University
14:30-14:45 Speaker: Prof. Gary Jefferson Brandeis UniversityReturns to FDI in China: One Country Two Systems
14:45-14:50 Discussant: Dr. Yi Lu University of Hong Kong
14:50-15:05 Speaker: Dr. Isa Ma Ziliang University of MalayaChina's Investment to Malaysia: Opportunity and Challenge
15:05-15:10 Discussant: Prof. Fukunari Kimura Keio University
15:10-15:35 Q&A 
15:35-15:50 Coffee Break 
Friday Afternoon, 10 October, 2008, Room 201 
15:50-18:00 Session III: Different features of technology spillovers 
  Chairman Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja Asian Development Bank
15:50-16:05 Speaker: Prof. Svetlana Rumyantseva St. Petersburg State UniversityThe diffusion of innovations in 1990-2008: demand-pull and technology-push
16:05-16:10 Discussant: Prof. Anne Harrison University of California, Berkeley
16:10-16:25 Speaker: Prof. Jun ZhangDr. Shiyi Chen CCES, Fudan UniversityRe-estimating the Total Factor Productivity Change and the Factor Allocation Effects in China's Industrial Sector: 1993-2006
16:25-16:30 Discussant: Prof. Xinpeng Xu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
16:30-16:45 Speaker: Prof. Markus Taube University of DuisburgFDI induced inter-industry spillover effects in China. Conceptualization and empirical evidence
16:45-16:50 Discussant: Prof. Lijian Sun School of Economics, Fudan University
16:50-17:05 Speaker: Prof. Xiyou He School of Economics, Fudan UniversityHow Do Indigenous Firms Learn Technology from Transnational Corporations in China
17:05-17:10 Discussant: Prof. Robert Scollay University of Auckland, New Zealand
17:10-17:25 Speaker: Dr. Shalini Ramessur University of Technology ,Mauritius

Trade Patterns, Performance and Potentials in SAFTA

17:25-17:30 Discussant: Dr. Isa Ma Ziliang University of Malaya
17:30-18:00 Q&A 
18:30-20:00 Dinner 


Saturday Morning, 11 October, 2008, Room 201 
08:30-10:35 Session IV: Regional integration in Asia 
  Chairman Prof. Markus Taube University of Duisburg, Germany
08:30-08:45 Speaker: Dr. KWAN Chi Hung Nomura Institute of Capital Markets ResearchChina’s Unfinished Currency Reform
08:45-08:50 Discussant: Prof. Hongzhong Liu School of Economics, Fudan University
08:50-09:05 Speaker: PhD Candidate.Julia Kubny German Development Institute (DIE)Regional Integration and FDI in East Asia with a Special Focus on Chinese Outward FDI
09:05-09:10 Discussant: Prof. Jianping Ding Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
09:10-09:25 Speaker: Prof. Popova Liudmila St. Petersburg State University (Russia)East Asian regionalism and Russia: a preliminary study on future China-Russia FTA
09:25-09:30 Discussant: Researcher & PHD Candidate.Teng Siow Song National University of Singapore
09:30-09:45 Speaker: Prof. Kui-Wai Li City University of Hong Kong, HK, ChinaOpenness, Domestic Performance and Growth
09:45-09:50 Discussant: Prof. Xiyou He School of Economics, Fudan University
09:50-10:05 Speaker: Prof. Lan Gao

The Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, ShanghaiAcademy of Social Sciences

Energy Cooperation between China and Japan and

Construction of “East Asian Energy Community”

10:05-10:10 Discussant: Dr. Ping He Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University
10:10-10:35 Q&A 
10:35-10:50 Tea Break


Saturday Morning, 11 October, 2008, Room 201 
10:50-12:25 Session V: Trade flow and FTA proceeding 
  Chairman Prof. Popova Liudmila St. Petersburg State University
10:50-11:05 Speaker: Prof. Vladimir Sherov-Ignatyev St. Petersburg State UniversityTrade Openness of Countries and Trade Blocks – indices and Influencing Factors
11:05-11:10 Discussant: Dr. Jianqiang Jiang CCES,Fudan University
11:10-11:25 Speaker: Prof. Robert Scollay University of Auckland, New ZealandTrade Arrangements and Evolving East Asian and Asia Pacific Economic Architectures
11:25-11:30 Discussant: Prof. Peter Petri

Brandeis University

11:30-11:45 Speaker: Mr. Teng Siow Song National University of SingaporeContemporary Challenges in Establishing Free Trade Areas in Asia: A Perspective from Singapore
11:45-11:50 Discussant: Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja Principal Economist, Asian Development Bank
11:50-12:05 Speaker: Prof. Haochuan ZhangMr. Koji Yoshida

Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University

Latest Trends of Japanese Investments in China
12:05-12:10 Discussant:

Ms. Junhua Wu

The Japan Research Institute (Shanghai) Consulting Co.,Ltd.

12:10-12:25 Q&A 
12:30-12:45 Closing Ceremony, Room 201
  Chairman: Dr. Qingfeng Liu Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University
  Closing Remark:
  Speakers: Prof. Dingping Guo Center for Japanese Studies, Fudan University
Prof. Xingmin Yin China Center for Economic Studies, Fudan University
Representative from Asia Pacific Center, Brandeis University, USA