Japan-IMF Macroeconomic Seminar for Asia (JIMS) 2018
		
		
			
| Date | 
Time / Session | 
| 2018.2.25 (Sun) | 
| Arrival in Japan | 
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| 9:30-12:00 | 
Morning Session
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| 13:30-16:00 | 
Afternoon Session
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| 2018.2.26 (Mon) | 
| Morning | 
Session 1: The World Economic Outlook
Chairperson: Prof.Yuqing Xing, GRIPS 
Speaker: Dr. Kenichiro Kashiwase, Deputy Head, the IMF/OAP 
Discussant: Dr. Chi hung Kwan, Senior Fellow, the Nomura Institute of Capital Market Research 
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| Afternoon | 
Session 2: Monetary Policies of Advanced Economies and Impact on Emerging Asia
Chairperson: Prof.Stacy Chen, GRIPS 
Speaker: Toshitaka Sekine, Director-General, Research and Statistics Department, Bank of Japan 
Discussant: Tomohiro Kinoshita Visiting Professor Ochanomizu Women University 
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| Evening | 
Welcome Reception
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| 2018.2.27 (Tue) | 
| Morning | 
Session 3: The Integration of Asian Financial Market
Chairperson: Prof.Ponpoje Porapakkarm,GRIPS 
Speaker: Prof. Masahiro Kawai, University of Tokyo 
Discussant: Mr. Satoshi Shimizu, Senior Economist, The Japan Research Institute 
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| Afternoon | 
Session 4: Roundtable Discussion
Facilitator: Prof. Masahiro Kawai, University of Tokyo 
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| 2018.2.28 (Wed) | 
| Morning | 
Session 5: Trends in Fiscal Policy and Debt Sustainability
Chairperson: Prof.Yukihiro Kidokoro 
Speaker: Prof. Takero Doi, Keio University 
Discussant: Prof. Toshihiro Ihori, GRIPS 
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| Afternoon | 
Field Trip
Faculty Leader: Faculty GRIPS 
- Visiting Japanese Stock Exchange
 
- Visiting the Bank of Japan (BOJ)
 
 
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| 2018.3.1 (Thu) | 
| Morning | 
Session 6: Exchange Rate Management and Foreign Exchange Policy
Chairperson: Prof.Roberto Leon-Gonzalez, GRIPS 
Speaker: Prof.Junko Shimizu, Gakushuin University 
Discussant: Mr.Kentaro Ogata, Director of the Foreign Exchange Markets Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance 
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| Afternoon | 
Session 7: Trade and Industrial Policy under Global Value Chains
Chairperson: Prof.Patarapong Intarakumnerd, GRIPS 
Speaker: Prof. Yuqing Xing, GRIPS 
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| 2018.3.2 (Fri) | 
| Morning | 
Session 8: Promoting SME for Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth
Chairperson: Prof.Yoko Kijima, GRIPS 
Speaker: Dr. Naoyuki Yoshino, the Dean of Asian Development Bank Institute 
Discussant: Prof. Kenji Umetani, Hosei University 
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| Afternoon | 
Session 9: Roundtable Discussion
Managing Macroeconomic Policy: the Experiences of Emerging Asian Countries
Facilitator: Prof. Yuqing Xing, GRIPS 
Completion Ceremony
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| Evening | 
Farewell Reception
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| 2018.3.3 (Sat) | 
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