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Asia’s Strategic Participation in the G-20 for Global Economic Governance Reform

 

Iwan J. Azis, Head of the Asian Development Bank’s Office of Regional Economic Integration (OREI) speaks at an event cohosted by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on April 25, 2011. The event was held to assess the accomplishments of the G-20 summit in Seoul in November 2010 and to release the ADB-PIIE report “Reshaping Global Economic Governance and the Role of Asia in the Group of Twenty.”

Iwan Azis talked on BBC and Bloomberg about economic growth outlook and exchange rate policies in East Asia.

BBC, 7 December 2010

Bloomberg, 7 December 2010

Source:  http://www.iwanazis.net/interview/

Dear RSERN members,

I regret to inform you that our founding father of Regional Science, Professor Walter Isard, died on November 6, 2010 at his home in Philadelphia.

Sincerely,

Sutee

News Release

15 July 2010
Indonesian Economist New Head of ADB’s Office of Regional Integration

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Dr. Iwan Jaya Azis, an Indonesian national with over 33 years experience as an economist and academic, has been named the new Head of Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Office of Regional Economic Integration (OREI).

Dr. Azis, who is currently Director of Graduate Study for Regional Science at Cornell University, has collaborated with ADB for many years, working for its regional think tank – Asian Development Bank Institute – and as a consultant for ADB’s flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook.

As Head of OREI, he will oversee ADB efforts to help member countries pursue closer regional ties which can serve as a stepping stone to a more globally connected Asia.

In his more than three decades long career, Dr. Azis has worked on various research projects with the World Bank, United Nations, the International Food Policy Research Institute, US Agency for International Development, Japan’s Ministry for Trade and Industry, Indonesia’s Central Bank, Harvard University, and Columbia University. He has also published numerous books and research reports in English and Indonesian on topics relating to Indonesia’s economy, the global financial crisis, regional economic and trade development and cooperation, globalization, poverty reduction, and climate change.

OREI – which acts as ADB’s focal point for Pan-Asian integration – works closely with regional forums and programs such as Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), ASEAN+3, East Asia Summit, Asia-Europe Meeting, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation. It also supports regional activities such as the multilateralization of the Chiang Mai Currency Swap Initiative, Asian Bond Markets Initiative, and the World Trade Organization’s Aid-for-Trade Initiative; promotes pan-Asian infrastructure development; conducts cutting-edge research on Asian economic integration; and provides training on regional economic surveillance, financial regulation and supervision, and free trade agreements. Major publications include the semiannual Asia Economic Monitor, quarterly Asia Bond Monitor, and annual Asia Capital Markets Monitor.

Dr. Azis obtained his Ph.D. and Master in Regional Science/Economics degree from Cornell University, where he has been serving in various capacities since 1992. He received his Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Indonesia.

Source: ADB Appointments

Professor Johannes Broecker  from the Department of Economics and the Institute of Regional Research at the University of Kiel will present a seminar on Wednesday 06/23/2010 at 2 PM in Room 115 West Sibley Hall.

The topic of this seminar is “Multiregional Dynamics with Perfect Foresight: DCGEurope.”  It will focus on a multiregional dynamic CGE model for Europe.

Professor Broecker is one of the most widely published spatial and regional CGE modelers working today and has introduced many innovations to applied research in regional economics.

Dear Friends of Regional Science,

The 57th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International will be held at The Grand Hyatt Denver from Wednesday November 10th to Saturday November 13th, 2010 in Denver, Colorado.

The registration of the NARSC conference has opened since April 2010.

Paper/poster abstracts and session proposals can be submitted any time from opening date through August 1, 2010.

Information about the 2010 Denver Conference is available at the NARSC Website <www.narsc.org>.

Asian Peace Science Network, Japan International Cooperation Agency Research
Institute and Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
Tokyo, 28-29 August 2009

For more details see: Abstract and Program.

• Cornell has established “Office of Research Integrity and Assurance (ORIA)” to assure that any primary data collection (survey or laboratory test) conducted by Cornell students or faculties is compliance with the government regulations
• Thus, any research done by PhD students must meet the requirement regardless of the place where the research was conducted (within or outside the US) or the source of funding
• For more details, visit the website: http://www.oria.cornell.edu/

• August 2nd – 3rd, 2008 in Bali, Indonesia
• Main purpose: Launching of the Economists for Peace Science in Asia
• Key participants: Fujita, Yoginder Alagh, Kawai, Thanong Bidaya
• All Regional Science Students are welcome to join the conference.