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ARTNeT Conference on Empirical and Policy Issues of Integration
in Asia and the Pacific
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1-2 November 2012 |
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Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Organizer
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UNESCAP Trade
and Investment Division |
Objective
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The conference theme is competitiveness and economic diversification. It aims to provide a forum for policy makers and researchers to prepsent and discuss the ARTNeT Phase 3 research findings and policy implications.
This event is organized back-to-back with the Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum 2012. |
Documentation
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Keynote address: The Motives for Discrimination: Industrial Policy
 Since the Crisis
Simon J. Evenett
Pressentations:
Session 1: Barriers to International Entrepreneurship in Agricultural
Sector of Bangladesh: Focus on Vegetable Production
Abu Hena Reza Hasan
EPZs and Impact on Poverty Reduction and Trade
Facilitation
Chandana Karunaratne
The Impact of Agricultural Trade Facilitation For
Agricultural Food Exports in Indonesia and Southeast Asia
Masyhuri, Saktyanu K. Dermoredjo
Trade Facilitation and Poverty Reduction in Asia and the
Pacific: A Case Study of South Asian Corridor
Prabir De, Ajitava Raychaudhuri
Session 2: Trade and public policies: A closer look at non-tariff
measures in the 21st century
Cosimo Beverelli
Assessing the relative impact of trade facilitation
measures – the OECD TF Indicators
Evdokia Mouse
Measuring Commodity-Level Trade Costs in Asia: The
Basis for Effective Trade Facilitation
Shintaro Hamanaka
Capturing non-tariff related trade costs for Asia-Pacific
countries ESCAP Trade Cost Database and Implications
Yann Duval
Session 3: The Role of Trade Facilitation in Central Asia:
A Gravity Model
Utsav Kumar
Did the crisis disrupt EU exports to China?
Martin Wermelinger
Why is gravity model so popular in trade research?
Application of gravity model in trade policy research
Prabir De
Session 4: Roles of Services in Global Value Chains: a review
Witada Anukoonwattaka
Role of Services in Integrating Production Networks
Debdeep De, Biswajit Nag
Session 5: Sources of Growth, Factor Returns and Sustained
Growth: A Comparative Study of Primary, Secondary
and Tertiary Sectors in Nepal
Dilli Raj Khanal
An Analysis of Export Performance of Enterprise in
Sri Lanka
Jeevika Weeraheva, Sarath S. Kodithuwakku and
Rifana Buhary
Structural Transformation and Trade Policy: A Case
of Nepal
Paras Kharel
Impact Assessment of Business Association Membership
on Small and Medium Enterprises' Growth Performance:
Evidence from Enterprise survey of Combodia
Vathana Roth
Session 6: Vertical & Horizontal Integration in South Asia
Deshal de Mel & Suwendrani Jayaratne, Institute of
Policy Studies, Sri Lanka
Prospects of intra-regional investment in LDCs: A Case
of Asia and the Pacific
Faisal Ahmed,
The Relationship between Trade and Investment:
A Case Study of Korea and India
Misu Kim, Choongjae Cho
Assessing the Spillover Effects of FDI: Case of the
Philippines
Rafaelita M. Aldaba and Fernando T. Aldaba
Session 7: Growing Together: Regional integration for an inclusive
and sustainable Asia-Pacific Century
Nagesh Kumar
Special session: Practical Guide to Trade Policy Analysis
Background documents
Session 1: Barriers to International Entrepreneurship in Agricultural
Sector of Bangladesh: Focus on Vegetable Production
Abu Hena Reza Hasan
Trade Facilitation and Poverty Reduction in Asia and
the Pacific: A Case Study of South Asian Corridor
Prabir De
The Impact on Ongoing Trade Facilitation Improvement
on Export-oriented Small and Medium Enterprises
(SMEs) in Indonesia
Tulus T.H.Tambunan
The Impact of EPZs on Poverty Reduction and Trade
Facilitation in Sri Lanka
Chandana Karunaratne and Ashani Abayasekara
Session 5: Sources of Growth, Factor returns and Sustained growth:
A Comparative Study of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
Sectors in Nepal
Dilli Raj Khanal, Resham Thapa, Anil Belbase
An Analysis of Export Performance of Enterprises in
Sri Lanka
Jeevika Weerahewa, Sarath S. Kodithuwakku,
Rifana Buhary
Nature of structural change and role of trade policy in
structural transformation in Nepal
Paras Kharel
Impact Assessment of Business Association Membership
on Small and Medium Enterprises’ Growth Performance:
Evidence from Enterprise Survey of Cambodia
Vathana Roth
Session 6: Prospects of intra-regional investment in LDCs:
A Case of Asia and the Pacific
Faisal Ahmed
Does FDI Have Positive Spillover Effects?: The Case
of the Philippine Manufacturing Industry
Rafaelita M. Aldaba, Fernando T. Aldaba
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Participants
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Programme
List of participants |
Contact
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Ms. Mia Mikic
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Policy Section
Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
Email: mikic@un.org |
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Last updated: 7 November 2012 |
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