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Agenda

Fifth Annual Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka

August 15-17, 2003

  Day1 August 15(Friday)
  03.30 p.m. - 04.30 p.m. Registration
  05.00 p.m. - 06.10 p.m. Inauguration
  05.00 p.m. Arrival of Hon. Milinda Moragoda Esq., MP, Minister of Economic Reforms, Science & Technology.
  05.05 p.m. - 05.08 p.m. National Anthem
  05.08 p.m. - 05.25 p.m. Lighting of oil lamp
  05.15 p.m. - 05.20 p.m. Welcome address and opening remarks by Mr. Basil Ilangakoon, Executive Vice Chairman of the Marga Institute and Member, SANEI Steering Committee.
  05.25 p.m. - 05.40 p.m. Address by Dr. Arvind Virmani,Secretary (Coordinator), SANEI.
  05.40 p.m. - 06.00 p.m. Inaugural address by Hon. Milinda Moragoda Esq., MP, Minister of Economic Reforms, Science & Technology.
  06.00 p.m. - 06.10 p.m. Vote of thanks by Prof. T. N. Srinivasan, Chairman, SANEI
  06.15 p.m. - 07.15 p.m. Sri Lankan Cultural Show & Fellowship.
  07.15 p.m. Dinner


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  Day2 August 16 (Saturday)
  Session - I Presentations on SANEI III Final Reports
  Chairman Dr. Arvind Virmani
  09.00 a.m. - 09.45 a.m. What prevents the South Asian economies from emerging as a major trading block: The role of some non-price factors

Presentation by:
- Ajitava Raychaudhuri
- Rajat Acharyya
- Saibal Kar
- Debapriya Bhattacharya
- Manzur Alam Tipu
  09.00 a.m. - 09.25 a.m. Presentation
  09.25 a.m. - 09.45 a.m. Discussion
  09.45 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.

Indo-Sri Lanka free trade agreement: Assessing potential and impact on bilateral trade

Presentation by:
- I N Mukherji
- Tilani Jayawardena
- Saman Kelegama

  09.45 a.m. - 10.10 a.m. Presentation
  10.10 a.m. - 10.30 a.m. Discussion
  10.30 a.m. - 10.45 a.m. Tea
  Session - II Presentations on SANEI III final reports(contd)
  Chairman Dr. M Govinda Rao
  10.45 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Valuation and accounting of urban air pollution: A study of some major urban airsheds in the Indian subcontinent.

Presentation by:
- M.N.Murty
- S.C.Gulati
- Pitambar Bahadur Chettri

  10.45 a.m. - 11.10 a.m. Presentation
  11.10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Discussion
  Session - III Presentation of SANEI IV papers ( work in progress)
  Chairman Dr. D.N. Dhungel
  11.30 a.m. - 12.05 p.m.

Power sector reforms in India and Pakistan: Scope for cross-border trade in power

Presentation by :
- Mahendra P Lama
- A R Kemal

  11.30 a.m. - 11.50 a.m. Presentation
  11.50 a.m. - 12.05 p.m. Discussion
  12.05 p.m. - 12.40 p.m.

The potential role of the clean development mechanism to improve energy efficiency in South Asia

Presentation by:
- B Sudhakara Reddy
- M D Abdul Rashid Sarkar
- C B Joshi

  12.05 p.m. - 12.25 p.m. Presentation
  12.25 p.m. - 12.40 p.m. Discussion
  12.40 p.m. - 01.15 p.m.

Economics of nature based tourism in South Asia

Presentation by:
- V.Santhakumar
- Rabindranath Bhattacharya
- Enamul Haque

  12.40 p.m. - 01.00 p.m. Presentation
  01.00 p.m. - 01.15 p.m. Discussion
  01.15 p.m. - 02.15 p.m. Lunch
  Session - IV  
  Parallel 1(02.15 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.)
Presentations on SANEI IV papers(contd.)
  Chairman Dr. M. Asaduzzaman
  02.15 p.m. - 02.50 p.m.

Trade liberalisation and Bangladesh agriculture: Impacts on cropping pattern, resource use efficiency and effective incentives

Presentation by:
- Uttam Kumar Deb
- Ananya Raihan

  02.15 p.m. - 02.35 p.m. Presentation
  02.35 p.m. - 02.50 p.m. Discussion
  02.50 p.m. - 03.25 p.m.

Agricultural liberalisation and rural transformation: Implications to rural poverty in India

Presentation by:
- Hari K. Nagarajan

  02.50 p.m. - 03.10 p.m. Presentation
  03.10 p.m. - 03.25 p.m. Discussion
  03.25 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.

Economics of pensions and social security in South Asia: Special focus on Pakistan

Presentation by:
- Naushin Mahmood
- Zafar Mueen Nasir

  03.25 p.m. - 03.45 p.m. Presentation
  03.45 p.m. - 04.00 p.m. Discussion
  Parallel 2 (02.15 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.)
  Chairman Dr. A.R.Kemal
  02.15 p.m. - 02.50 p.m.

Monetary cooperation in South Asia

Presentation by:
- Dushni Weerakoon
- Shalini Kurukulasuriya
- Sisira Jayasuriya
- Nephil M. Maskay

  02.15 p.m. - 02.35 p.m. Presentation
  02.35 p.m. - 02.50 p.m. Discussion
  02.50 p.m. - 03.25 p.m.

Economics of pensions and social security in South Asia: Special focus on Nepal

Presentation by:
- Heet Singh Shrestha
- Vikas Raj Satyal

  02.50 p.m. - 03.10 p.m. Presentation
  03.10 p.m. - 03.25 p.m. Discussion
  03.25 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.

Improving Nepal India economic relations: A study of the impact of Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) and transfer of technology in Nepal

Presentation by:
- Madan Kumar Dahal
- Shanker Aryal

  03.25 p.m. - 03.45 p.m. Presentation
  03.45 p.m. - 04.00 p.m. Discussion
  04:00 p.m. - 04:30 p.m. Tea
  05.00 p.m. - 07.00 p.m. Public lecture by Prof. Mariano Tommasi(Chair: Mr. A S Jayawardena, Governor, Central Bank Of Sri-Lanka)
  07.00 p.m. - 07.30 p.m. Tea
    Free evening for participants
  07.15 p.m. - 08.15 p.m. Steering committee meeting


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  Day3 August 17 (Sunday)
  Session - I Presentations on SANEI V (new proposals with work in progress)
  Parallel 1 (09.00 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.)
  Chairman Prof. Siddiqur R Osmani
  09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m.

Indo Sri Lanka trade in services: FTA II and beyond

Presentation by:
- Nisha Taneja
- Arpita Mukherjee
- Sanath Jayanetti

  09.00 a.m. - 09.15 a.m. Presentation
  09.15 a.m. - 09.30 a.m. Discussion
  09.30 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.

Groundwater markets in West Bengal, India: Emergence, evolution and market structure

Presentation by:
- Bhaswar Moitra
- Pranab Kumar Das

  09.30 a.m. - 09.45 a.m. Presentation
  09.45 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. Discussion
  10.00 a.m. -10.30 a.m.

Foreign aid utilisation at grass-roots level

Presentation by:
- Babu Ram Shrestha
- Heet Singh Shrestha
- Shiv Raj Bhatt

  10.00 a.m. - 10.15 a.m. Presentation
  10.15 a.m. - 10.30 a.m. Discussion
  Parallel 2 (09.00 a.m. -10.30 a.m.)
  Chairman Prof. Wahiduddin Mahmud
  09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m.

Agricultural production, access to land and rural poverty in Pakistan: A quantitative analysis

Presentation by:
- Munir Ahmad

  09.00 a.m. - 09.15 a.m. Presentation
  09.15 a.m. - 09.30 a.m. Discussion
  09.30 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.

Economic development and reform in Nepal with reference to reform process in India

Presentation by:
- Dilli Raj Khannal
- Pushpa Raj Rajkarnikar

  09.30 a.m. - 09.45 a.m. Presentation
  09.45 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. Discussion
  10.00 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.

Planning for sustainable forest management: An environment integrated social accounting matrix approach

Presentation by:
- Gopinath Pradhan

  10.00 a.m. - 10.15 a.m. Presentation
  10.15 a.m. - 10.30 a.m. Discussion
  10.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Tea
  Session - II
  Parallel 3 (11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.)
  Chairman Dr. Mohsin Khan
  11.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Policy regimes and economies of scale in Indian manufacturing

Presentation by:
- M Suresh Babu

  11.00 a.m. - 11.15 a.m. Presentation
  11.15 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Discussion
  11.30 a.m. - 12.00 noon

Stock market liberalisations: The south asian experience

Presentation by:
- Fazal Husain
- Abdul Qayyum

  11.30 a.m. - 11.45 a.m. Presentation
  11.45 a.m. - 12.00 noon Discussion
  12.00 noon - 12.30 p.m.

Health insurance for the poor in India

Presentation by:
- Rajeev Ahuja

  12.00 noon - 12.15 p.m. Presentation
  12.15 p.m. - 12.30 p.m. Discussion
  Parallel 4 (11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.)
  Chairman Prof. T N Srinivasan
  11.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Trade off between public and private management of water services for the urban poor: A case study of Mumbai

Presentation by:
- Aruna Anand
- Minar Pimple

  11.00 a.m. - 11.15 a.m. Presentation
  11.15 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. Discussion
  11.30 a.m. - 12.00 noon Economic consequences of gulf migration in South Asia: Case study of Kerala, India and Sri Lanka

Presentation by:
- S Irudaya Rajan
- Godfrey Gunatileke
- Myrtle Perera
  11.30 a.m. - 11.45 a.m. Presentation
  11.45 a.m. - 12.00 noon Discussion
  12.00 noon - 12.30 p.m.

Can markets value water scarcity and quality? An analysis using hedonic approach

Presentation by:
- G S Haripriya
- Vinish Kathuria

  12.00 noon - 12.15 p.m. Presentation
  12.15 p.m. - 12.30 p.m. Discussion
  Final Plenary Session
  12.30 p.m. - 01.30 p.m. Concluding observations by:
- Prof. T.N.Srinivasan
- Dr. Arvind Virmani
- Mr. Basil Illangakoon
- Dr. A R Kemal

  01.30 p.m. - 02.30 p.m. Lunch


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