The 39th FAEA Annual Conference
“Beyond AEC 2015”
Organized and Hosted by The Economic Society of Thailand
at The Emerald Hotel, 20-21 March 2015
Program
Friday 20 March 2015
08.30 - 09.00 Registration (Petchompoo Room, 3rd Floor)
09.00 - 09.10 Welcome Speech
Dr. Nipon Poapongsakorn
President of the Economic Society of Thailand
09.10 - 09.20 Opening Remarks
Assoc.Prof.Dr.Isra Sarntisart
Director of National Policy and Transnational Relations Division,
Thailand Research Fund
09.20 - 09.50 Keynote Speech on "Beyond AEC"
H.E. Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee
Minister of Energy
09.50 - 10.00 Group Photo Session
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee/Tea Break
10.30 - 12.00 Panel Discussion on “Borderless AEC”
- Dr.Ponciano Intal Jr.
Senior Economist, ERIA
- Dr.Mia Mikic
ESCAP and coordinator of ARTNet
- Dr.Sutapa Amornvivat
Chief Economist and First Executive Vice President, Siam Commercial Bank (PCL)
- Mr.Arkom Termpittayapaisith
Deputy Minister of Transport, and Secretary General of National Economic and Social Development Board
12.00 - 13.30 Lunch: All FAEA delegates and participants are cordially invited
(Daiichi Restaurant, 2nd Floor)
13.30 - 15.00 Parallel sessions for paper presentation
Session 1 Petchpailin Room |
AEC: Financial and Banking Chairperson: Mr. Chan Sophal, Board Director, Cambodia Economic Association 1. Stress Testing on the Indonesian Islamic Banking Industry By Abdul Mongid 2. Digital Banking and Financial Technology in Asia and its role in Financial Inclusion” By Ernie Teo, Ph.D 3. Investigating the Relationship between Trade Balance and Exchange Rate: By Phouphet Kyophilavong, Ph.D 4. Policy Receiving Foreign Capital in New Conditions By Trần thị Hồng Thủy |
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Session 2 Bussaracum Room |
Labor Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Thai, Secretary General, The Vietnam Economic Association 1. Singapore’s Immigration Policy: Lessons to learn By Kiriya Kulkolkarn, Ph.D 2. A Review on the Growing Demand of Labor in Cambodia By Cheng Savuth, Ph.D 3. The Quest for Personal and Social Prosperity in Retirement: Reforming the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) 4. The ASEAN Economic Community and the Brain Drain Threat - How real is it? By Cheong Kee Cheok, Ph.D |
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Session 3 3rd Floor |
Trade Regulations and Facilitations Chairperson: Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim, President, Malaysian Economic Association 1. South-South Anti-Dumping Filing: Trends, Patterns, and Determinant. 2. Use of FTAs in Thailand: Evidence and Lessons for Ongoing Negotiation 3. Trade Facilitation in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: An analysis of time, costs and documents required for garments and coffee exports through Thailand and Vietnam 4. CLMV Pulse: The heartbeat of Southeast Asia’s Consumer |
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Session 4 Petai Room |
Regional Integration and Border Trade (1) Chairperson: Dr. Harold Teng Siow Song, Honorary Assistant Secretary, Economic Society of Singapore 1. Sister City Relationship : Ubonrachatani – Champasak 2. Tran-Border Production: Thai-Lao 3. Economic Integration between South Asia and East Asia with a focus 4. Strategies and Challenges Thai Companies Invest CLMV |
15.00 - 15.30 Coffee/Tea Break
15.30 - 17.00 Parallel sessions for paper presentation
Session 5 Petchpailin Room |
Macroeconomic and Effect of FTAs (1) Chairperson: Dr. Victor A. Abola, President, Philippines Economic Society 1. Macroeconomic policy in ASEAN 2. Synchronization of Business Cycles and Economic Policy Linkages in the ASEAN 3. Assessment of the Effects of Free Trade Agreements on Exports of Lao PDR 4. Impacts of Cambodia’s Tariff Elimination on Household Welfare and Labor Market: A CGE Approach |
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Session 6 Bussaracum Room |
AEC and Beyond Chairperson: Dr. Edy Suandi Hamid, Head of Organization, Indonesian Economist Association 1. Economic Community (AEC), Perspective et challenges 2. AEC and beyond: Realizing ASEAN Value Chain 3. ASEAN in 2030: A New Economic Geography Approach 4. ASEAN Post 2015: The Architecture of ASEAN Economic Integration |
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Session 7 Petai Room |
Regional Integration and Border Trade (2) Chairperson: Dr. Somprawin Manprasert, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University 1. The Next Chapter of ASEAN Economic Community through Integrating with the existing FTA partners (RCEP), Turkey, and Pakistan 2. Economic Feasibility of Thailand integration with RCEP: Perspectives from Trade Creation and Trade Diversion 3. "ASEAN and regulation of Pathogen Flow" 4. Development Potential of the International Shipping on Lancang-Mekong River in China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand |
Session 8 Tabtim Room 3rd Floor |
Miscellaneous 1. Common Pool Resources and Rural Livelihoods in Stung Treng Province of Cambodia 2. Potential for Investment of Tilapia in Myanmar 3. Household Coping and Recovery from Nature’s Wrath: Rising from the Ruins of Yolanda |
17.15 - 18.15 FAEA Council Meeting
19.00 - 21.00 Welcome dinner in honor of 39th FAEA participants
(Yok Restaurant, 2nd Floor)
Saturday 21 March 2015
08.30 - 10.00 Parallel sessions for paper presentation
Session 9 Bussaracum Room 3rd Floor |
Cross Border Investment Chairperson: Dr.Pattamawadee Pochanukul, Director of National Policy and Transnational Relations Division, Thailand Research Fund 1. Thailand direct investment in the Lao PDR 2. Border Investment Policy for Development in Chiang Khong Border City, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand 3. Sub Regional Cooperation and AEC Nexus: The Need for a Re-Evaluation 4. Beyond AEC 2015 from the Myanmar economist' perspective
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Session 10 Petai Room, 3rd Floor |
Macroeconomic and Effect of FTAs (2) Chairperson: Firman Sihol Parningotan, Executive Secretary, Indonesian Economist Association 1. Does exporting increase productivity of Thai firms via linkage spillovers? 2. The Role of GST in Public Funding 3. ASEAN Responsiveness to External Shocks 4. The Impacts of Changes in Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Elements of Trade |
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Session 11 Room A |
Miscellaneous (Location: Tabtim Room, 3rd Floor) Chairperson: Prof. Dr Dato' Haji Mohammad Haji Alias, Vice President, Malaysian Economic Association 1. Analysis of the tourism behavior of ASEAN tourists traveling to Thailand 2. A study of customer behaviors that affect Thai Product: Case study of Vientiane 3. A Study of Management Farm System of Local Scholars Network in Northeastern Part of Thailand |
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee/Tea Break
10.30 - 11.30 Panel Discussion by “Beyond AEC 2015: Opportunities and Challenges”
by Heads of Delegates 39th FAEA
(Moderator: Dr.Wisarn Pupphavesa)
- Mr. Chan Sophal
Board Director, Cambodia Economic Association
- Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Thai
Secretary General, The Vietnam Economic Association
- Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim
President, Malaysian Economic Association
- Dr. Harold Teng Siow Song
Honorary Assistant Secretary, Economic Society of Singapore
- Dr. Victor A. Abola
President, Philippines Economic Society
- Dr. Edy Suandi Hamid
Head of Organization, Indonesian Economist Association
11.30 - 12.15 Special Speech on “The Influence of Big Three’s and ASEAN interests”
Dr. Surin Pitsuwan
Former Secretary General of ASEAN and former Minister of Foreign Affairs
12.15 - 12.30 Handover of FAEA Chairmanship to Vietnam and closing ceremony
12.30 - 13.30 Farewell lunch: All FAEA delegates and participants are cordially invited
(Restaurant, 1st Floor)
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