KDI/IMF Conference
Reconstructing the World Economy
Seoul, Korea, February 25, 2010
Co-organized by the Korea Development Institute (KDI) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with the support of the Presidential Committee for the G-20 Summit, Ministry of Strategy and Economy, Financial Services Commission, and Bank of Korea.
The purpose of this high-level conference is for policymakers and academics from the Asian region and from G20 countries to discuss forward-looking economic and financial issues of interest to the international community.
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PROGRAM
KDI/IMF Conference on Reconstructing the World Economy | |
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Thursday, February 25, 2010 | |
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Welcoming remarks by Dr. Oh-Seok Hyun, President of the KDI |
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. | Opening remarks by Mr. John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, and Dr. Il SaKong, Chairman of the Presidential Committee for G-20 Summit |
9:15 – 10:30 a.m. | Session I: Exit Strategies for Anti Crisis Measures |
Chair: Michael Callaghan (Executive Director, Macroeconomic Group (International) and Special Envoy, The Treasury, Australia) Presenters: Jose Viñals (Financial Counsellor, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF) and Paolo Mauro (Division Chief, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF) Lead Discussants: Objectives Topics for discussion: ▪ Returning to a normal monetary policy framework and withdrawing financial sector support. The main issues include (i) the timing, preconditions and operational aspects of withdrawal of monetary policy and liquidity support measures; (ii) review of monetary policy framework going forward; (iii) managing market disruption risks as exit takes place from withdrawing government guarantee and capital injections; and (iv) minimizing risk of future losses from crisis related financial assets on government and central bank balance sheets. ▪ Strengthening coordination. The issues include (i) better coordination across fiscal, monetary, and financial policies, within a country and across borders; (ii) effective communication; and (iii) possible risks and challenges during the process of exiting, such as increased capital inflows into emerging and commodity markets, and regulatory arbitrage. |
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10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
10:45 – 12:00 p.m. | Session II: Redesigning the Macro-Framework |
Chair: Jong-Wha Lee (Chief Economist, Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank) Presenter: Giovanni Dell'Ariccia (Advisor, Research Department, IMF) Lead Discussants: Objectives Topics for discussion ▪ The zero nominal interest rate bound and the level of inflation targets. ▪ Who should be in charge of macroprudential regulation: Regulatory agencies or central banks ▪ What are the lessons for fiscal policy? |
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12:00 – 12:15 p.m. | Break |
12:15 – 1:45 p.m. | Session III: The Future Financial System (Working lunch) |
Chair: Yoon Je Cho (Dean of Graduate School of International Studies, Sogang University) Presenter: Laura Kodres (Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF) Lead Discussants: Objectives Topics for discussion ▪ What should be the prerequisites for such an approach in terms of widening the perimeter of regulation to non-bank financial institutions and finding ways to internalize externalities that lead to excessive leverage and risk-taking? ▪ In working towards global consistency of regulation to quell systemic risks and “to maintain a level playing field,” what are the areas where this might be difficult to achieve and what are possible solutions? ▪ How can regulatory and supervisory efforts to mitigate systemic risks be balanced with the benefits of innovation and a more globally integrated financial system? |
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1:45 – 2:00 p.m. | Break |
2:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Session IV: Global Imbalances: in the Middle of the Stream? |
Chair: Takatoshi Ito (Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo Presenter: Olivier Blanchard (Economic Counsellor and Director, IMF) Lead Discussants: Objectives Topics for discussion ▪ Can policy actions contribute to reducing the (domestic and international) distortions that cause imbalances? ▪ Which actions could the major countries and regions undertake, and how effective would these actions be in reducing imbalances? ▪ From a global political economy view point, can countries be convinced to take these required actions? |
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3:15 – 3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break |
3:30 – 4:45 p.m. | Session V: Future of the International Monetary System |
Chair: John Williamson (Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics) Presenter: Isabelle Mateos y Lago (Advisor, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF) Lead Discussants: Objectives Topics for discussion ▪ What can be done to contain precautionary reserve accumulation? Is there scope to contain other sources of reserve accumulation? How? ▪ Are superior alternatives to U.S.-issued reserve assets conceivable over the medium to long run? Which ones? What would it take for them to emerge? |
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4:45 – 5:00 p.m. | Coffee Break |
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Panel discussion: Asia in the International Monetary System |
Panelists, drawing upon the discussions during the Conference, will discuss the role of Asian countries in reconstructing the international monetary system. Chair: Dr. Oh-Seok Hyun Panelists: Olivier Blanchard, Michael Callaghan, Yoon Je Cho, Takatoshi Ito, Jong-Wha Lee, and John Williamson |
For questions on the program, please contact Jonathan D. Ostry, Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF at Jostry@imf.org. For administrative details, please contact Stomilloso@imf.org.