Papers Presented

Proceedings Cover PDF(841KB)

Day 1: January 23, 2009

Opening Session

Keynote Address:

Research Theme 1: The Impact of Globalization and Changing International Division of Labor on Asian Developing Countries

Session 1: Agriculture

  1. Dr. Moon Wanki, Associate Professor, Department of Food & Resource Economics, Korea University
    “Public Preferences for the Multifunctionality of Agriculture: National Survey of Registered Voters in the U.S.”  PDF (244KB)
  2. Dr. Yoshihiko Nishimura, Professor, GSID, Nagoya University
    “Agricultural Development Strategies in the Greater Mekong Sub-region”  PDF (1,112KB)

Session 2: Manufacturing

  1. Dr. K.K. Narayanan, Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
    “Technology Sourcing and Internationalisation of IT Firms in India”  PDF (104KB)
  2. Dr. Toh Mun Heng, Associate Professor, Department of Business Policy, National University of Singapore
    “Outsourcing and Fragmentation in Singapore Manufacturing Industry”  PDF (418KB)

Session 3: Service (Tourism)

  1. Dr. Tetsuo Umemura, Associate Professor, Department of Tourism Sciences, University of the Ryukyus
    “Tourism and Global Financial Crisis”  PDF (902KB)
  2. Dr. Aser B. Javier, Associate Professor, Institute of Development Management and Governance, College of Public Affairs, University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB)
    “How is Ecotourism Governed? The National Ecotourism Strategy (NES) of the Philippines”  PDF (106KB)

Session 4: Service (Education)

  1. Dr. Supachai Yavaprabhas, Director, SEAMEO Regional Center for Higher Education and Development
    “SEAMEO RIHED and Higher Education Harmonisation”  PDF (89KB)
  2. Dr. Neth Barom, Vice Rector, Royal University of Phnom Penh
    “Privatization of Higher Education in Cambodia”  PDF (362KB)

Day 2: January 24, 2009

Research Theme 2: Changes in Socioeconomic Structures in Asian Late Developing Countries

Session 5: Regional Integration

  1. Dr. Phouphet Kyophilavong, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, National University of Laos
    “Foreign Capital Inflows in the Natural Resources Sector: Impacts on the Lao Economy”  PDF (91KB)
  2. Mr. Zamroni, Researcher, Research Center for Economics, Indonesian Institute of Sciences
    “East Asian Economic Integration: A Trade Negotiation Game Analysis”  PDF (244KB)
  3. Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung, Lecturer, Faculty of International Economics, College of Economics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
    “Vietnam Integrating with the Regional Economy- A Dynamic Simulation Analysis”  PDF (137KB)

Session 6: Labor Markets in Asia

  1. Dr. Chairat Aemkulwat, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University
    “Labor Market Transformation in Thailand after Two Decades”  PDF (34KB)
  2. Dr. Bino Paul, Associate Professor, School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
    “Demographic Dividend or Deficit: Insights from Data on Indian Labour”  PDF (61KB)

Session 7: Governance

  1. Dr. Hirotsune Kimura, Professor, GSID, Nagoya University
    “Building Transformative Capacity of the State in a Changing World”  PDF (150KB)
  2. Dr. Yuzuru Shimada, Associate Professor, GSID, Nagoya University
    “Role of Law in Development/Peacebuilding”  PDF (66KB)

Session 8: Poverty Reduction


  1. Dr. Ngin Chanrith, Director, Graduate Program in Development Studies, Royal University of Phnom Penh
    “Farmers’ Associations in Cambodia: Internal Functions and External Relations”
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  2. Dr. Chalaiporn Amonvatana, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University
    “Thai Government Policies on Poverty Reduction: Measures and Evaluation during 2003-2008”  PDF (26KB)  PPT (110KB)

Day 3: January 25, 2009

Student Session (1)

  1. Mr. Koji Ishikawa, Doctoral Student, GSID, Nagoya University
    “Present Condition and Problems of Rice Industry under Socio-Economic Transformation in Cambodia”  PDF (418KB)
  2. Ms. Nantarat Tangvitoontham, Doctoral Student, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University
    “Implication for the Incidence of Wastewater Treatment Charges: Estimates from Bangkok Households’ Demands”  PDF (178KB)
  3. Mr. Phakpoom Tippakoon, Doctoral Student, GSID, Nagoya University
    “Industrial Development in Peripheral Provinces of Thailand: Cross-section Analysis of Enterprise Start-ups and Labor Productivity”  PDF (216KB)

Student Session (2)

  1. Mr. Sarayuth Saengchan, Doctoral Student, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University
    “The Impact of Intellectual Capital on Efficiency: A Comparative Study between Foreign Banks and Selected Thai Commercial Banks”  PDF (167KB)
  2. Mr. Juswanto Wawan, Doctoral Student, GSID, Nagoya University
    “Demand for Education in Indonesia”  PDF (212KB)
  3. Ms. Devi Kausar, Doctoral Student, GSID, Nagoya University
    “Rethinking the Role of World Heritage Sites in Development: Cases of Cultural Sites in Indonesia and Cambodia”  PDF (101KB)