Contemporary Economic Policy Issues in Asia II

Date: April 7, 2005

Location: Faculty Meeting Room on the 6^th floor, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo

Organizers:

Center for International Research on the Japanese Economy, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo

and

Institute of Economic Research, Seoul National University

Conference Photos

Program:

Morning Session 9:00-12:00

Chair: Toshihiro Ihori (University of Tokyo)

Professor Seung Hoon Lee (Seoul National University),

"Korean Chaebols--Formational Background, Performances and Problems"

Discussant: Makoto Kasuya (University of Tokyo)

Professor Jisoon Lee (Seoul National University),

"Costs of Financial Intermediation and Growth."

Discussant: Tokutaro Shibata (University of Tokyo)

Lunch 12:00-13:30

Afternoon Session 13:30-17:00

Chair: Toru Iwami (University of Tokyo)

Professor Shin-ichi Fukuda (University of Tokyo),

"The Impacts of “Shock Therapy” under a Banking Crisis: Experiences form Three Large

Bank Failures in Japan” (with Satoshi Koibuchi)"

Discussant: Dong-Hyun Ahn (Seoul National University)

Coffee Break 15:00-15:30

Professor Yasuyuki Sawada (University of Tokyo),

"A Credit Crunch and Household Welfare: The Case of the Korean Financial Crisis"

(with Sung Jin Kang)

Discussant: Young Sik Kim (Seoul National University)

Reception Dinner 18:00-