| Date |
Speaker |
Topic |
| 2013 |
20 Feb |
Professor Hafiz Pasha
Beaconhouse University |
MPDD Seminar Series on "MDGs, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Development: Development Agenda for 2015 and Beyond" |
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| 2012 |
29 Nov |
Dr. Kensuke Tanaka
Head, Asia Desk, OECD Development Centre, France |
MPDD Seminar Series on "Southeast Asian Economic Outlook: With Perspectives on China and India" |
31 Oct |
Mr. Steven Ayres and
Mr. Clovis Freire
Macroeconomic and Policy Development Division, UNESCAP |
MPDD Seminar Series on "In which industries to invest? Aligning market and development incentives in Myanmar" |
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6 Sep |
Mr. Clovis Freire
Economic Affairs Officer, Macroeconomic and Policy Development Division, UNESCAP |
MPDD Seminar Series on "Strategies for Structural Transformation in Countries in South and South-West Asia" |
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8 Aug |
Dr. Ulrich Volz
Senior Researcher, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) |
MPDD Seminar Series on "Lessons of the European Crisis for Regional Monetary and Financial Integration in East Asia"
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5 Apr |
Margit Molnar and Yusuke Tateno
Regional Adviser on Finance and Development, Macroeconomic and Policy Development Division, UNESCAP |
MPDD Seminar Series on "What role for speculators in driving commodity prices?" |
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6 Mar |
Pr. Patrick Guillaumont
Président of the Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International (FERDI) and Professor at the Université d'Auvergne |
MPDD Seminar Series on "Why and how to measure structural vulnerability at the country level" |
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21 Feb |
Margit Molnar, Amornrut Supornsinchai, Yusuke Tateno
Regional Adviser on Finance and Development, Macroeconomic and Policy Development Division, UNESCAP |
MPDD Seminar Series on "Capital flows in Asia-Pacific – Patterns, controls, bonanzas and sudden stops" |
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19 Jan |
Dr. Oliver Paddision
Economic Affairs Officer, Macroeconomic and Policy Development Division, UNESCAP |
MPDD Seminar Series: Launch of the Publication "World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012" |
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| 2011 |
10 Oct |
Prof. Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarevic
Chairman of International Law and Global Political Studies University of Applied Sciences in Krems, Austria |
MPDD Seminar Series on "Preventive Diplomacy: No Asian Century without the pan-Asian Institution" |
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6 Oct |
Mr. Clovis Freire
Economic Affairs Officer, Macroeconomic and Policy Development Division, UNESCAP |
MPDD Seminar Series on "Productive Capacities in Asia and the Pacific" |
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18 Jul |
Professor Assaf Razin
Friedman Professor of International Economics, Cornell University and Professor Emeritus, Tel Aviv University |
MPDD Seminar Series on "How Macroeconomics has evolved Before and After the Global Crisis" |
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9 Jun |
Dr. Amar Bhattacharya
Director, G24 Secretariat |
MPDD Seminar Series on "The Current G20 Agenda: Implications for Developing Countries " |
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28 Mar |
Dr. Rolf Langhammer
Vice President
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
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MPDD Seminar Series on "Euro Crisis or Euro Country Crisis? Risks and Lessons from 'Deep' Integration" |
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26 Jan |
Mr. Kensuke Tanaka
OECD Development Center |
MPDD Seminar Series on "Southeast Asian Economic Outlook 2010" |
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| 2010 |
8 Nov |
Dr. Amonthep Chawla
Thailand Development Research Institute |
MPDD Seminar Series on "Population Changes, Integenerational Transfers and Macroeconomy: The National Transfer Account Approach " |
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15 Sept |
Dr. Piriya Pholphirul
Human Develoment Economist, The World Bank
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MPDD Seminar Series on "Do Immigrants improve Thailand's Competitiveness? " |
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24 Aug |
Prof. Aidan Hollis
Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary; Vice-President and a Director of Incentives for Global Health
|
MPDD Seminar Series on "The Health Impact Fund: Enhancing Innovation and Access for Pharmaceuticals" |
|
19 Aug |
Dr. Sajjad Zohir
Director
Economic Research Group
Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
MPDD Seminar Series on "Exclusion, Service Delivery and Segmentation" |
|
17 Aug |
Dr. Ramkishen S. Rajan
Associate Professor
School of Public Policy
George Mason University
MSN 3B1
3401 N. Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
USA
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MPDD Seminar Series on "The Real Exchange Rate, Sectoral Allocation and Development in China and East Asia: A Simple Exposition" |
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25 Feb |
Dr. Eric Ramstetter
Research Professor
International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development |
Development Seminar Series on "Firm- and Plant-level Analysis of Multinationals in Southeast Asia: The Perils of Pooling Industries and Balancing Panels" |
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25 Jan |
Mr. David Hastings
United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Development Seminar Series on "From Human Development to Human Security: Attempting to Craft a Human Security Index" |
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22 Jan |
Dr. William Randall Spence
Director, Economic and Social Development Affiliates
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Executive Secretary's Seminar Series on "Crisis Impacts: Micro-Macro Perspectives and Policy Implications" |
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| 2009 |
9 Nov |
Prof. Kunal Sen
Professor of Development Economics and Policy, IDPM, School of Environment and Development,
University of Manchester, United Kingdom |
Development Seminar Series on "Supportive and Stable Financial System for Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the Asia-Pacific Region" |
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30 Sep |
Prof. Bishwambher Pyakuryal
Professor of Economics at Tribhuvan University, Nepal |
Development Seminar Series on "Global Financial Crisis and the Nepalese Economy" |
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2 Sep |
Prof. Mahendra Dev
Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP),
Government of India |
Development Seminar Series on "Inclusive Growth in India: Policies, Prospects and Challenges" |
|
10 Aug |
Dr. Ramkishen S. Rajan
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University |
Development Seminar Series on "Crises, Private Capital Flows and Financial Instability in Emerging Asia |
|
1 Jul |
Prof. Rehman Sobhan
Chairman,
Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka
and
Prof. Rounaq Jahan
Adjunct Professor,
School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University, New York
|
Executive Secretary's Seminar Series: Empowerment, Governance and Poverty Eradication in South Asia |
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| 2008 |
16 Oct |
Mr. David A. Hastings
GIS Officer, Information and Communication Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division |
Development Seminar Series on "Filling the Gaps in the Human Development Index: Findings for Asia and the Pacific" |
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14 Aug |
Mr. Osama M. Rajkhan
Social Affairs Officer, Social Develoment Division |
Development Seminar Series on "The Relationship Between Older Persons and Globalization in Asia and the Pacific" |
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| 2007 |
24 Aug |
Mr. Amod Pyakuryal
Institute for Health & Social Policy, University of Akron, USA |
Development Seminar Series on "Psychological Consequences of Internal Migration in Developing Countries" |
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9 Jul |
Dr. Ramkishen S. Rajan
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University |
Development Seminar Series on "Trends and Drivers of Bilateral FDI Flows in Developing Asia"
[Download paper here] |
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27 Apr |
Prof. Victor Krasilshchikov
Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow |
Development Seminar Series on "Ten years after the Asian Crisis: a view from Russia" |
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5 Apr |
Mr. Daniel Esser
Associate Economic Affairs Officer,
Poverty and Development Division |
Development Seminar Series on "Poverty and armed conflict in the Asia-Pacific region: links, patterns and potential roles of ESCAP" |
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9 Mar |
Dr. Pichit Patrawimolpon
Director, Bank of Thailand |
Development Seminar Series on "Interest rate paritizing reserve requirement" |
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6 Feb |
Mr. Rae Kwon Chung
Director,
Environment and Sustainable Development Division
|
Development Seminar Series on "Quality of Growth"
[Presentation II] |
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| 2006 |
10 Nov |
Mr. Daewon Choi
Chief,
Health and Development Section,
Emerging Social Issues Division |
Development Seminar Series on "Health Systems and Emerging Linkages: Matrix and Policy" |
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15 Sep |
Ms. Tiziana Bonapace
Chief,
Trade Policy Section, Trade and Investment Division
and
Ms. Mia Mikic
Economic Affairs Officer,
Trade and Investment Division
|
Development Seminar Series on "Comparative Analysis of Bilateral and Regional Free Trade Agreements in Asia and the Pacific" |
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25 Aug |
Mr. Bhakta Gubhaju
Population Affairs Officer,
Emerging Social Issues Division
|
Development Seminar Series on "Demographic dynamics and its implications for changes in age structure and population ageing" |
|
21 Jul |
Mr. Xuan Zengpei
Director,
Trade and Investment Division
|
Development Seminar Series on "Trade, Security and Development " |
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