8.30-9.00 |
Registration |
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9.00-9.20 |
Welcoming Remarks by Veerathai Santiprabhob, Governor of the Bank of Thailand |
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9.20-10.00 |
Keynote Address |
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Economic Development and Research Priorities in the GMS |
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Yasuyuki Sawada, Asian Development Bank (slides ) |
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10.00-10.15 |
Coffee Break |
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10.15-11.45 |
Panel Discussion |
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Economic Opportunities, Development Challenges and Prospects for Regional Connectivity |
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Moderator: |
Krislert Samphantharak, University of California San Diego, USA |
Panelists: |
Sophal Chan, Centre for Policy Studies, Cambodia |
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Leeber Leebouapao, National Institute for Economic Research, Lao PDR |
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Nguyen Manh Hai, Central Institute for Economic Management, Vietnam (slides ) |
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Zaw Oo, Myanmar Centre for Economic and Social Development, Myanmar |
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11.45-12.15 |
Perspectives |
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ASEAN and China: Drifting Together or Drifting Apart? |
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Kishore Mahbubani, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
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12.15-13.30 |
Lunch |
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Research Papers |
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Chair: |
Sommarat Chantarat, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, Thailand |
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13.30-14.00 |
The Landscape of Financial Inclusion in the GMS through the Lens of FinScope’s Nationally Representative Surveys |
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Speaker: |
Kingstone Mutsonziwa, FinMark Trust, South Africa (slides ) |
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14.00-14.30 |
Vocational Training in Hospitality and Labor Market Transitions: A Randomized Experiment Among Cambodian Disadvantaged Youths |
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Speaker: |
Chandarany Ouch, Cambodia Development Resource Institute, Cambodia (slides ) |
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14.30-15.00 |
Assessing the Impact of Contributory and Social Pensions in Vietnam |
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Speaker: |
Nguyen Viet Cuong, National Economics University, Vietnam |
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15.00-15.15 |
Coffee Break |
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15.15-15.45 |
Household Debt, Policies and Shocks: Evidence from National Credit Bureau Data |
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Speaker: |
Sommarat Chantarat, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, Thailand |
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15.45-17.15 |
Panel Discussion |
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Policy Priorities in the GMS: The Role of Research and Collaboration |
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Moderator: |
Piti Disyatat, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, Thailand |
Panelists: |
Nguyen Duc Thanh, Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research, Vietnam |
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Vathana Roth, Cambodia Development Resource Institute, Cambodia |
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Somkiat Tangkitwanich, Thailand Development Research Institute, Thailand (slides ) |
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Xaysomphet Norasingh, Economic Research Institute for Trade, Lao PDR (slides ) |
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