Faculty of Business and Economics Melbourne Institute

Capital Flows and Financial Integration in Asia: Implications, Prospects and Research Issues

Workshop held Friday 19 October 2007 at the University of Melbourne

9.15 - 9.30am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Professor Stephen Sedgwick, Director, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne

Opening Remarks

9.30 - 10.00am

Professor Shinji Takagi, Visiting Professorial Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo

Title: Context and Issues: a Regional Perspective

Paper Presentation

10.15. - 10.45am

Dr Tim Robinson, Senior Research Economist, Reserve Bank of Australia

Title: Global Imbalances: An Overview

Presentation

10.45 - 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00 - 12.30pm

Perspective from Australian Financial Institutions

Dr Saul Eslake, Chief Economist, ANZ Banking Group

Dr Rod Maddock, Executive General Manager, Group Strategy, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Presentation

Dr Huw McKay, Senior International Economist, Wespac Banking Corporation

Presentation

12.30 - 1.30pm

LUNCH

1.30 - 2.00pm

Professor Max Corden, Professorial Fellow, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne

Title: Key Research Questions

Paper

3.30 - 4.00pm

AFTERNOON TEA

2.00 - 3.15pm

Round Table Discussion

Professor Guay Lim, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne

3.15 - 3.30pm

Closing Remarks

Professor Sisira Jayasuriya, Associate Professor, Asian Economics Centre, The University of Melbourne

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