SANEI: Conferences

South Asia Network of Economic research Institutes

Agenda

Second Annual Conference Kathmandu, Nepal
August 28-29, 2000

	Day1	August 28, 2000 (Monday)
1.	09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m.	Inaugural Session
2.	09.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.	Session I - SANEI-I Project Report Presentation
3.	09.30 a.m. - 09.50 a.m.	The Impact of Changing Global Trade Policies on India By Dr. Rajesh Chadha
4.	09.50 a.m. - 10.15 a.m.	Principal Discussant: Dr. Mahendra Dev Discussion
5.	10.15 a.m. - 10.35 a.m.	Informal Trade in South Asia By Ms Nisha Taneja and Dr. Sanjib Pohit
6.	10.35 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.	Principal Discussant: Dr. M. P. Lama Discussion
7.	11.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.	Break
8.	11.30 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.	Session II - SANEI-I Project Report Presentation
9.	11.30 a.m. - 11.50 a.m.	Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Integration in the SAARC RegionBy Dr. Sisira Jayasuriya and Dr. Dushni Weerakoon
10.	11.50 a.m. - 12.15 p.m.	Principal Discussant: Dr. Amit Shovan Ray Discussion
11.	12.15 p.m. - 12.35 p.m.	Foreign Direct Investment in Chinese and Indian Economic Development : A Comparative Analysis By Dr. Ashok Guha and Dr. Amit Shovan Ray
12.	12.35 p.m. - 01.00 p.m.	Principal Discussant: Dr. Saman Kelegama Discussion
13.	01.00 p.m. - 02.00 p.m.	Lunch
14.	02.00 p.m. - 03.30 p.m.	Session III - SANEI - I Project Report Presentation
15.	02.00 p.m. - 02.20 p.m.	Bangladesh - India Bilateral Trade: An Investigation into Trade in ServicesBy Dr. Mustafizur Rahman
16.	02.20 p.m. - 02.45 p.m.	Principal Discussant: Dr. Ajit Ranade Discussion
17.	02.45 p.m. - 03.05 p.m.	Charting a Free Trade Area in South Asia: Instruments and ModalitiesBy Dr. I. N. Mukherji
18.	03.05 p.m. - 03.30 p.m.	Principal Discussant: Dr. Sisira Jayasuriya Discussion
19.	03.30 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.	Break
20.	04.00 p.m. - 05.30 p.m.	Session IV - SANEI - I Project Report Presentation
21.	04.00 p.m. - 04.20 p.m.	Savings, Investment and Growth in South Asia By Dr. Pradeep Agrawal
22.	04.20 p.m.- 04.45 p.m.	Principal Discussant: Dr. Binayak Sen Discussion
23.	04.45 p.m. - 05.05 p.m.	A Plan to Strengthen Regional Trade Cooperation in South Asia By Dr. Musleh-ud Din and Dr. Najam-us Saquib
24.	05.05 p.m.- 05.30 p.m.	Principal Discussant: Dr. I. N. Mukherji Discussion

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	Day2	August 29, 2000 (Tuesday)
1.	09.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.	Session V - SANEI - I Project Report Presentation
2.	09.00 a.m. - 09.20 a.m.	An Econometric Study of Implications of South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) By Dr. Kishore K. Gurugharana
3.	09.20 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.	Principal Discussant: Dr. Basudeb Guha Discussion
4.	10.00 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.	Break
5.	10.30 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.	Session VI - GRP Paper Presentation Microeconomics of Growth in South Asia Sources of Growth in South Asia The Political Economy of Growth in South Asia Markets and Growth in South Asia
6.	01.00 p.m. - 02.00 p.m.	Lunch
7.	02.00 p.m. - 03.30 p.m.	Session VII - SANEI-II Proposals Presentation
8.	03.30 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.	Break
9.	04.00 p.m. - 05.30 p.m.	Session VIII - Capacity Building

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