

Towards Optimal Provision of Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific
With rapid technological advances, deepening regional integration requires Asia’s policymakers to consider and develop new ways of regional policy cooperation to deal with the region’s common challenges such as cross-border trade and investment, vulnerabilities to volatile capital flows and financial shocks, regional infrastructure gaps, technological adaptations, environmental challenges, natural disaster responses, and communicable diseases.
The region has benefitted from deepening regional cooperation and integration to tackle the region’s common challenges, but more is needed. The concept of regional public goods (RPGs) draws on the need for regional economies’ collective efforts to address common challenges for development, where independent actions of individual nation states may not lead to adequate provision of RPGs given the uncertainty of their impacts and/or the concerns over free riding problems.
This conference will gather leading academics, policymakers, and international organizations to discuss the theory, practice, and policy considerations of RPGs.
Event details
Date/Venue:
- 10–11 May 2018
Asian Development Bank Institute,
8F Kasumigaseki Building, 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Contacts:
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- Paulo Rodelio M. Halili
Senior Economics Officer
Asian Development Bank
Email: phalili@adb.org
- Paulo Rodelio M. Halili
Download:
- Conference Agenda
Program and Agenda
Day 1
Opening:

Registration / Keynote
8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. -
Registration
9:00 a.m.–09:10 a.m. -
Welcome RemarksNaoyuki Yoshino Dean,
ADBI9:10 a.m.–09:20 a.m. Opening RemarksBambang Susantono Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development,
ADB9:20 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Keynote PresentationScott Barrett Columbia University10:00 a.m.–10:10 a.m. Q & A10:10 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Photo Session and Coffee Break
Session 1:
Issues and Challenges in the Provision of Regional Public Goods
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Moderator:Naoyuki Yoshino Dean,
ADBI10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Policy Panel 1
John Weiss Emeritus Professor,
University of BradfordPeter Warr Australian National UniversityTam Robert Nguyen Global Head of External Affairs and Sustainability,
Bechtel CorporationJunkyu Lee Principal Economist,
ADBYasuo Takamura Director, Regional Financial Cooperation Division,
International Bureau, Ministry of Finance, JapanAlfredo Perdiguero Director,
ADB11:45 a.m.–12:00 nn Open Floor Discussion12:00 nn–1:30 p.m. Lunch
Session 2:
Concept, Theory, and Framework of RPGs
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Moderator:Alfredo Perdiguero Director,
ADB1:30 p.m.–2:10 p.m. Paper 1: Protecting and Providing Regional Public Goods in Asia and the Pacific
Presenters:Ursula Stiegler German International Cooperation (GIZ)Madita Weise German International Cooperation (GIZ)
Discussant:Se-il Mun Kyoto University2:10 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Paper 2: Joint Infrastructure Project by Multiple Governments
Presenter:Se-il Mun Kyoto University
Discussant:John Weiss Emeritus Professor,
University of Bradford2:50 p.m.–3:10 p.m. Open Floor Discussion3:10 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
Session 3:
Benefits of RPGs: Sectoral Approaches with Evidences and Implications—Infrastructure, Technology, and Health
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Moderator:Yasuyuki Sawada Chief Economist and Director General,
ADB3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. (Measuring benefits of RPGs)Paper 3: Benefits and Spillovers of RPGs: Empirical Approaches on Sectoral Analysis
Presenters:Junkyu Lee Principal Economist,
ADBKijin Kim ADB
Discussant:Ursula Stiegler German International Cooperation (GIZ)4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. (Infrastructure and Technology)Paper 4: Economic Impact of Cross-border Infrastructure and Technology
Presenter:Chang-Soo Lee Kyung Hee University
Discussant:Peter Warr Australian National University4:30 p.m.–5:10 p.m. (Health)Paper 5: Regional Health Security, One of the Key Regional Public Goods, through Regional Cooperation and Inter-sectoral Cooperation
Presenter:Yukihiro Shiroishi Kyushu University
Discussant:Matthias Helble Co-Chair,
Research Department, ADBI5:10 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Open Floor Discussion6:00 p.m. Dinner Reception | Kazan Kaikan
Friday, 11 May 2018
Day 2
Opening:
Registration / Keynote
8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. -
Registration
9:00 a.m.–9:20 a.m. -
Keynote Presentation (via a pre-recorded video)Todd Sandler University of Texas at Dallas
9:20 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Q & A (online)
Session 4:
Developing Countries’ Perspective on RPG Provision: Sectors and Mechanisms
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Moderator:Cyn-Young Park Director,
ADB09:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Policy Panel 2
Phan Ngoc Mai Phuong Vice President, Viet Nam Institute for Development Strategies,
Ministry of Planning and InvestmentDaw Kyi Kyi Win Director, Financial Regulatory Department,
Ministry of Planning and Finance, MyanmarJigme Namgyel Director, Directorate of Services,
Ministry of Finance, BhutanGulnur Smagul Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Trade Development,
Ministry of National Economy, Republic of Kazakhstan10:45 a.m.–10:55 a.m. Open Floor Discussion10:55 a.m.–11:05 a.m. Coffee Break
Session 5:
Case Studies and Lessons from International Experience in RPG Provision: Europe and Latin America
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Moderator:John Weiss Emeritus Professor,
University of Bradford11:05 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Case Studies and Lessons from Europe
Presenter:Guntram Wolff Bruegel (via a pre-recorded video)
Discussant:Ursula Stiegler German International Cooperation (GIZ)Taufan Kurnianto Ministry of Finance, Indonesia11:45 a.m.–12:25 p.m. Case Studies and Lessons from Latin America
Presenter:Antoni Estevadeordal Manager,
IDB
Discussant:Yukihiro Shiroishi Kyushu UniversityTaufan Kurnianto Ministry of Finance, Indonesia12:25 p.m.–12.40 p.m. Open Floor Discussion12:40 p.m.–2:10 p.m. Lunch
Session 6-1:
Regional Mechanism and the Role of MDBs on Provision of RPGs
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Moderator:Matthias Helble Co-Chair,
Research Department, ADBI2:10 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Paper 6: Resilience of Trade Systems as a Regional Public Good
Presenters:Arun Jacob ESCAPAli Kharrazi IIASA
Discussant:Allya P. Koesoema Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia2:50 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Paper 7: Formation, Provision and Sustainability of Regional Public Goods: The Role of Informal and Sub-national Actors and Structures
Presenters:Allya P. Koesoema Institut Teknologi Bandung, IndonesiaIrawan Koesoema PT BITA Enarcon Engineering
Discussant:Arun Jacob ESCAP3:30 p.m.–3:40 p.m. Open Floor Discussion3:40 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Coffee Break
Session 6-2:
Regional Mechanism and the Role of MDBs on Provision of RPGs
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Moderator:Yasuyuki Sawada Chief Economist and Director General,
ADB3:50 p.m.–5:20 p.m. Policy Panel 3:
Presentation on a regional mechanism design for different types of public and club goodsLead Presenter:Scott Barrett Columbia University
Guntram Wolff Bruegel (via a pre-recorded video)Aladdin D. Rillo Deputy Secretary-General,
ASEANAdriyanto Director for Macroeconomic Policy,
Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance, IndonesiaCyn-Young Park Director,
ADBUrsula Stiegler German International Cooperation (GIZ)5:20 p.m.–5:40 p.m. Open Floor Discussion5:40 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Closing RemarksYasuyuki Sawada Chief Economist and Director General,
ADB