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The Asia Pacific Economic Forum (APEF), along with the Asia-Pacific Leadership Center, Kangwon National University, is organizing its 5th international conference in Chuncheon, Korea, on 5-6 July 2006.

The APEF (also known as the Soohyang Club) is a new international economics group set up in May 2001 at the Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea. The APEF¡¯s objectives are to research, discuss and disseminate substantive findings and information on development, growth, trade, regional integration and international economic relations in APEC countries with special focus on East Asia, South East Asia and Oceania.

This is the 5th one of the APEF conference series. Previous ones were hosted by Kangwon National University, Korea (2001), University of Wollongong, Australia (2002), Keio University, Japan (2003), and Renmin University, China (2004).

Organizing Units
Asia Pacific Economic Forum (APEF)
Asia-Pacific Leadership Center (aplc), Kangwon National University

Program Committee
Chung Mo Koo Kangwon National University, Korea (Chair)
Charles Harvie
University of Wollongong, Australia
Tran Van Hoa
Victoria University, Australia
Fukunari Kimura
Keio University, Japan

Local Organizing Committee
Hyun-Hoon Lee Kangwon National University, Korea (Chair)
Euijeong Park
Kangwon National University, Korea

All information about APEF and the conference can be addressed to:

Chung Mo Koo
cmkoo@kangwon.ac.kr
Hyun-Hoon Lee
hhlee@kangwon.ac.kr
Euijeong Park
right@kangwon.ac.kr



Otherwise mentioned, all sessions and ceremonies
will be held at Seminar Room 1303 in Business Bldg, Kangwon National University


- Wednesday, July 5, 2006
08:30-09:00 .. Registration
09:00-09:30 .. Welcome Session
09:30-12:00 .. Session 1 : New Regionalism and Economic Integration
12:00-14:00 .. Lunch
14:00-16:00 .. Session 2 : Growth and Trade
16:00-16:15 .. Tea Break
16:15-18:15 .. Session 3 : FTAs in the Asia-Pacific
19:00-21:00 .. Dinner (Venue: Santorini)

- Thursday, July 6, 2006
09:00-11:30 .. Session 4 : Currency and Selected Issues in the Asia-Pacific
11:30-11:45 .. Tea Break
11:45-12:15 .. Round Table Symposium and APEF Meeting
12:15-14:00 .. Lunch


- Wednesday, July 5, 2006
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:30 Welcome Session
Opening Remarks
Chung Mo Koo (President, 2006 Asia Pacific Economic Forum)
Hyun-Hoon Lee (Director, Asia-Pacific Leadership Center, Kangwon National University)
09:30-12:00 Session 1 : New Regionalism and Economic Integration
Moderator: Tran Van Hoa (Victoria University, Australia)

New regionalism: Overlapping Free Trade Areas
Jung Hur (National University of Singapore)
Discussant: Fukunari Kimura (Keio University, Japan)

Economic Integration, Sectoral Adjustments and Natural Groupings in East Asia
Hakuyu (Hiro) Lee (Kobe University, Japan)
Dominique van der Mensbrugghe(World Bank)
Discussant: Sung Jin Kang (Korea University, Korea))

Are Exports of China, Japan and Korea Diverted in Major Regional Trading Blocks?
Chung Mo Koo (Kangwon National University, Korea)
Hyun-Hoon Lee (Kangwon National University, Korea)
Euijeong Park (Kangwon National University, Korea)
Discussant: Tran Van Hoa (University of Wollongong, Australia)

Level Uneven Terrain: Integration Strategies in East Asia
Fukunari Kimura (Keio University, Japan)
Kazunobu Hayakawa (Keio University, Japan)
Discussant: Se Young Ahn (Sogang University, Korea)

Future Avenues for an Open East Asian Region
Robert Scollay (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Discussant: Charles Harvie (University of Wollongong, Australia)

12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Session 2 : FTAs in the Asia-Pacific
Moderator: Jong Won Lee (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)

Prospects for, and opportunities from, an Australia-China Free Trade Agreement
Charles Harvie (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Discussant: Junggun Oh (Bank of Korea)

East Asia-Australia Regionalism: Modelling Gains and Losses from an Australia-China Free Trade Agreement
Tran Van Hoa (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Discussant: Jung Hur (National University of Singapore)

The Prospects of ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA): A Qualitative Assessment
Donghyun Park (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Discussant: Hakuyu (Hiro) Lee (Kobe University, Japan)

16:00-16:15 Tea Break
16:15-17:45 Session 3 : Growth and Trade
Moderator: Young Youn Lee (Kangwon National University, Korea)

What Factors Determine the Mode of Overseas R&D by Multinationals?: Empirical Evidence
Banri Ito (Keio University, Japan)
Ryuhei Wakasugi (Keio University, Japan)
Discussant: Dick Beason (University of Alberta, Canada)

The Impact of Large Firms in Promoting Economic Growth, Exports, and Regional Integration: a Chandlerian Perspective with Emphasis on East Asia
Elias Sanidas (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Discussant: In-Gyu Kim (Hallym Universitya, Korea)

Labor Standards, Labor Unions and the Competition of Developing Countries
Lexiun Zhao (Kobe University, Japan)
Discussant: Donghyun Park (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

19:00-21:00 Dinner (Venue: Santorini)

- Thursday, July 6, 2006
09:00-11:00 Session 4 : Currency and Selected Issues in the Asia-Pacific
Moderator: Inchul Kim (Sungkyunkwan University , Korea)

On the Determinants of Exporters¡¯ Currency Pricing: History vs. Expectations
Shin-ichi Fukuda (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Masanori Ono (Fukushima University, Japan)
Discussant: SangJoon Baak (Waseda University, Japan)

On the Global Properties of the Model of Developing Countries with Incomplete International Financial Market
Tadashi Inoue (Hiroshima Shudo University, Japan)
Discussant: Seok-Dong Wang (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea)

Needs and Directions of Monetary Cooperation in East Asia
Junggun Oh (Bank of Korea)
Discussant: Eiji Ogawa (Hitotsubashi University, Japan)

Progress toward Common Currency Basket System in East Asia
Eiji Ogawa (Hitotsubashi University, Japan)
Junko Shimizu (Meikai University, Japan)
Discussant: Doo Yong Yang (Korea Institute for International Economics)

11:00-11:15 Tea Break
11:15-12:00

Round Table Symposium and APEF Meeting

12:00-14:00 Lunch



Name Staff E-mail
Dick Beason University of Alberta, Canada Dick.Beason@ualberta.ca
Masahiro Endo Keio University, Japan endoh@fbc.keio.ac.jp
Charles Harvie University of Wollongong, Australia charvie@uow.edu.au
Kazunobu Hayakawa Keio University, Japan fumare@gray.plala.or.jp
Tran Van Hoa University of Victoria, Australia jimmy.tran@vu.edu.au
Jung Hur National University of Singapore ecshurj@nus.edu.sg
Tadashi Inoue Hiroshima Shudo University, Japan inoue@shudo-u.ac.jp
Fukunari Kimura Keio University, Japan VZF02302@nifty.ne.jp
Chung Mo Koo Kangwon National University, Korea cmkoo@kangwon.ac.kr
Hakuyu (Hiro) Lee Kobe University, Japan hlee@rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp
Hyun-Hoon Lee Kangwon National University, Korea hhlee@kangwon.ac.kr
Eiji Ogawa Hitotsubashi Unversity, Japan ogawa.eiji@srv.cc.hit-u.ac.jp
Junggun Oh Bank of Korea ojunggun@bok.or.kr
Donghyun Park Nanyang Technological University, Singapore adpark@ntu.edu.sg
Euijeong Park Kangwon National University, Korea right@kangwon.ac.kr
Elias Sanidas University of Wollongong, Australia esanidas@uow.edu.au
Robert Scollay University of Auckland, New Zealand r.scollay@auckland.ac.nz
Junko Shimizu Meikai University, Japan junkoshimizu@jcom.home.ne.jp
Shin-ichi Fukuda University of Tokyo, Japan sfukuda@e.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Ryuhei Wakasugi Keio University, Japan wakasugi@econ.keio.ac.jp
Lexiun Zhao Kobe University, Japan zhao@rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp




Name Staff E-mail
Se Young Ahn Sogang University, Korea syahn@sogang.ac.kr
SangJoon Baak Waseda University, Japan s_baak@hotmail.com
Sung Jin Kang Korea University, Korea sjkang@korea.ac.kr
Inchul Kim Sungkyunkwan University , Korea ickim@skku.ac.kr
In-Gyu Kim Hallym University, Korea igkim@hallym.ac.kr
Jong Won Lee Sungkyunkwan University, Korea jwlee@skku.ac.kr
Young Youn Lee Kangwon National Unviersity, Korea yylee@kangwon.ac.kr
Seok-Dong Wang Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea sdwang@hufs.ac.kr
Doo Yong Yang Korea Institute for International Economics yangdy@kiep.go.kr