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December 6, 2007

Welcome and Inaugural Address

Welcome:

Rajiv Kumar
Director & CE, ICRIER

Introduction to the Conference:

Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley

Inaugural Address:

H.E. Bernd Mützelburg, German Ambassador to India

Vote of Thanks:

Jörg Wolff, Resident Representative to India, KAS

Session I : China and India in the Global Economy

Chair:

Shankar Acharya, Member, Board of Governors of ICRIER & Chairman, Kotak             Mahindra Bank

1. Barry Bosworth, The Brookings Institution and Susan Collins, Georgetown             University : Trading with Asia's Giants
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   Discussant: Przemek Kowalski, OECD
   
   
2. Alan Heston, University of Pennsylvania : What Can Be Learned About the Economies of China and India from the Results of Purchasing Power Comparisons?
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   Discussant: Surjit Bhalla, Oxus Investments

3. Franklin Allen, University of Pennsylvania, Rajesh Chakrabarti, Georgia Tech, Sankar De, Indian School of Business, Jun “QJ” Qian,  Boston College and Meijun Qian, National University of Singapore: The Financial System Capacities in China and India [download paper][download presentation]
   
   Discussant: David Cowen, IMF
   

4. Sebastian G. Paust, ADB: Financial and Monetary Integration in the Asian Region [download presentation]
   Discussant: Eswar Prasad, Cornell University

Session II:  Challenges for Growth in India, China

Chair:

 Suman K. Bery, Director General, NCAER

3. Sergey Paltsev, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and John Reilly, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: China and India in Energy Markets and its Implications for Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Discussant: Shingling Lin, School of Economics, Peking University
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4. Bart Van Ark, University of Groningen, Utsav Kumar, The Conference Board, NY, Abdul Azeez Erumban, University of Groningen: Cost Competitiveness of Indian and Chinese Manufacturing

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Discussant: Barry Bosworth, The Brookings Institution
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5. Catherine Co, University of Nebraska, Fanying Kong, Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska and Shingling Lin, School of Economics, Peking University: Pollution Across Chinese Provinces

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Discussant: Sergey Paltsev, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

December 7, 2007

Session III: Sustainability of Growth in India and China

Chair:

Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, ICRIER 

3. Eswar Prasad, Cornell University: Is the Chinese Growth Miracle Built to Last?

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Discussant: Barry Eichengreen, University of California
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4. Poonam Gupta, Delhi School of Economics, Rana Hasan, ADB, Utsav Kumar, The Conference Board, NY: What Constrains Indian Manufacturing?

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Discussant: Kalpana Kochhar, IMF
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5. Jahangir Aziz, IMF: Rebalancing China's Growth: What Does Growth Theory Tell Us?

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Discussant: Alan Heston, University of Pennsylvania  

Session IV: India, China and the Global Trading System

Chair

Isabel M. Guerrero, Country Director, World Bank

1. Zhi Wang, US International Trade Commission and Shang Jin Wei, IMF and NBER: The Rising Sophistication of China's Exports

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   Discussant: Jahangir Aziz, IMF

2. Przemek Kowalski, OECD: China and India: A comparison of two trade integration approaches

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Discussant: Matthieu Bussière, European Central Bank
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Session V: Emerging Trends in Global Economic Governance

Chair

Rajiv Kumar, Director & CE, ICRIER

Presentations

Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley;
     
Herbert Dieter, German Institute for International and Security                              Affairs;
                       
Shang Jin Wei, IMF and NBER;
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Ansgar Belke, University of Duisburg-Essen
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Closing Remarks: Kalpana Kochhar, IMF

Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley

Poonam Gupta, Delhi School of Economics