Keynote address will be given by Professor Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics.

Conference Program:

Please find below the final programme for SERC 2007.

Singapore Economic Review Conference (SERC) 2007 Meritus Mandarin Hotel, Ballroom I, Level 6 PROGRAMME 2nd August 2007 (Thursday) 8.00am to 9.00am   Arrival of Participants 9.00am to 9.05am Welcome Address by Associate Professor Euston Quah Editor, SER and Chairman, SERC Organising Committee 9.05am to 9.10am Opening Remarks by Professor Tony Addison Executive Director, Brooks World Poverty Institute 9.10am to 9.20am Conference Address by Dr Khor Hoe Ee President, Economic Society of Singapore 9.20am to 10.30am Keynote Address by Professor Joseph Stiglitz Professor of Economics, Columbia University Nobel Laureate in Economics (2001) Chairman, Brooks World Poverty Institute 10.30am to 11.00am Tea Reception 11.00am to 12.30pm Parallel Sessions Session 1.1: SCAPE Session Session 1.2: Political Economy Session 1.3: Household Behaviour Session 1.4: Public Economics Session 1.5: Demography and Fertility Session 1.6: Foreign Direct Investment 12.30am to 1.45pm Lunch Distinguished Luncheon Speaker Professor Ronald McKinnon William D. Eberle Professor of International Economics, Stanford University "Japan's Deflationary Hangover: The Syndrome of the Ever-Weaker Yen" 1.45pm to 3.15pm Parallel Sessions Session 2.1: Development and Poverty Session 2.2: Empirical Macroeconomics Session 2.3: Energy, Environment and Resources Session 2.4: Applied Econometrics Session 2.5: Economic Policy and Poverty Alleviation Session 2.6: Stock Markets and Markov Switching Models 3.15pm - 3.45pm Tea Reception 3.45pm - 5.30pm Opening Plenary "Poverty and Growth Dynamics: Asian and International Perspectives" Chair: Professor Colin Kirkpatrick Panelists: Professor Danny Quah Professor Lim Chong Yah Professor Tony Addison 7.30pm - 10.00pm Conference Dinner (only for paying participants) Venue: China Club Singapore Time: 8.15pm (cocktail serves at 7.30pm)

3rd August 2007 (Friday) 9.00am - 10.30am   Plenary "The Future of Asian Financial Systems: Integration, Growth, and Stability" Chair: Mr Manu Bhaskaran Panelists: Professor Charles Adams Associate Professor Tan Khee Giap Dr Wong Yit Fan 10.30am - 11.00am Tea Reception 11.00am - 12.30pm Parallel Sessions Session 3.1: Behavioural Economics Session 3.2: Financial Economics Session 3.3: International Macroeconomics Session 3.4: National and Transnational Business Cycles Session 3.5: Labour Markets and Migration Session 3.6: Technology and Efficiency 12.30pm to 1.45pm Lunch Distinguished Luncheon Speaker Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations "Economic Development: Ideology, Theory and Policy" 1.45pm to 3.15pm Parallel Sessions Session 4.1: EGC Session Session 4.2: Microeconomics I Session 4.3: International Trade I Session 4.4: Finance and Bond Markets Session 4.5: International Finance and the Asian Financial Crisis Session 4.6: Economic Growth, Inequality and Conflict 3.15pm - 3.45pm Tea Reception 3.45pm - 5.30pm Parallel Sessions Session 5.1: Development Macroeconomics Session 5.2: Economic Development Session 5.3: Macroeconomic Theory Session 5.4: Trade, Regionalization and Globalization Session 5.5: Growth and Poverty Session 5.6: Asian Monetary Integration

4th August 2007 (Saturday) 9.00am - 10.30am   Parallel Sessions Session 6.1: Macroeconomic Applications Session 6.2: Poverty and Unemployment Session 6.3: Social Economics Session 6.4: International Trade II Session 6.5: Agricultural and Resource Economics Session 6.6: Behavioural Economics 10.30am - 11.00pm Tea break 11.00am - 12.30pm Parallel Sessions Session 7.1: Growth Models and Trade Session 7.2: Money and Banking Session 7.3: Microeconomics II Session 7.4: Empirical Finance Session 7.5: The Indian Economy Session 7.6: Poverty, Welfare and Education 12.30pm to 1.45pm Lunch