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:

Paulo Rodelio M. Halili
Senior Economics Officer
Asian Development Bank
Email: phalili@adb.org

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Conference Agenda

Program and Agenda

Thursday, 10 May 2018

Day 1

Opening:

Registration / Keynote

8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.: Registration
9:00 a.m.–09:10 a.m.: Welcome Remarks

Naoyuki Yoshino Dean,
ADBI
9:10 a.m.–09:20 a.m.: Opening Remarks

Bambang Susantono Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development,
ADB
9:20 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Keynote Presentation

Scott Barrett Columbia University
10:00 a.m.–10:10 a.m.: Q & A
10:10 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Photo Session and Coffee Break

Session 1:

Issues and Challenges in the Provision of Regional Public Goods

: Moderator:

Naoyuki Yoshino Dean,
ADBI
10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Policy Panel 1

John Weiss Emeritus Professor,
University of Bradford

Peter Warr Australian National University

Tam Robert Nguyen Global Head of External Affairs and Sustainability,
Bechtel Corporation

Junkyu Lee Principal Economist,
ADB

Yasuo Takamura Director, Regional Financial Cooperation Division,
International Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Alfredo Perdiguero Director,
ADB
11:45 a.m.–12:00 nn: Open Floor Discussion
12:00 nn–1:30 p.m.: Lunch

Session 2:

Concept, Theory, and Framework of RPGs

: Moderator:

Alfredo Perdiguero Director,
ADB
1:30 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 University
2:10 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 Bradford
2:50 p.m.–3:10 p.m.: Open Floor Discussion
3:10 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Coffee Break

Session 3:

Benefits of RPGs: Sectoral Approaches with Evidences and Implications—Infrastructure, Technology, and Health

: Moderator:

Yasuyuki Sawada Chief Economist and Director General,
ADB
3:30 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,
ADB

Kijin 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 University
4:30 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, ADBI
5:10 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Open Floor Discussion
6:00 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

: Moderator:

Cyn-Young Park Director,
ADB
09:30 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 Investment

Daw Kyi Kyi Win Director, Financial Regulatory Department,
Ministry of Planning and Finance, Myanmar

Jigme Namgyel Director, Directorate of Services,
Ministry of Finance, Bhutan

Gulnur Smagul Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Trade Development,
Ministry of National Economy, Republic of Kazakhstan
10:45 a.m.–10:55 a.m.: Open Floor Discussion
10:55 a.m.–11:05 a.m.: Coffee Break

Session 5:

Case Studies and Lessons from International Experience in RPG Provision: Europe and Latin America

: Moderator:

John Weiss Emeritus Professor,
University of Bradford
11:05 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, Indonesia
11:45 a.m.–12:25 p.m.: Case Studies and Lessons from Latin America

Presenter:

Antoni Estevadeordal Manager,
IDB

Discussant:

Yukihiro Shiroishi Kyushu University

Taufan Kurnianto Ministry of Finance, Indonesia
12:25 p.m.–12.40 p.m.: Open Floor Discussion
12:40 p.m.–2:10 p.m.: Lunch

Session 6-1:

Regional Mechanism and the Role of MDBs on Provision of RPGs

: Moderator:

Matthias Helble Co-Chair,
Research Department, ADBI
2:10 p.m.–2:50 p.m.: Paper 6: Resilience of Trade Systems as a Regional Public Good

Presenters:

Arun Jacob ESCAP

Ali Kharrazi IIASA

Discussant:

Allya P. Koesoema Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
2:50 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, Indonesia

Irawan Koesoema PT BITA Enarcon Engineering

Discussant:

Arun Jacob ESCAP
3:30 p.m.–3:40 p.m.: Open Floor Discussion
3:40 p.m.–3:50 p.m.: Coffee Break

Session 6-2:

Regional Mechanism and the Role of MDBs on Provision of RPGs

: Moderator:

Yasuyuki Sawada Chief Economist and Director General,
ADB
3:50 p.m.–5:20 p.m.: Policy Panel 3:

Presentation on a regional mechanism design for different types of public and club goods

Lead Presenter:

Scott Barrett Columbia University

Guntram Wolff Bruegel (via a pre-recorded video)

Aladdin D. Rillo Deputy Secretary-General,
ASEAN

Adriyanto Director for Macroeconomic Policy,
Fiscal Policy Agency, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia

Cyn-Young Park Director,
ADB

Ursula Stiegler German International Cooperation (GIZ)
5:20 p.m.–5:40 p.m.: Open Floor Discussion
5:40 p.m.–5:45 p.m.: Closing Remarks

Yasuyuki Sawada Chief Economist and Director General,
ADB