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Preliminary Program

Sunday, May 29, 2016

7:00 p.m. ~ 9:00 p.m. - Welcome Reception [Orchid Room, 2F, The Westin Chosun Seoul]

Monday, May 30, 2016

8:30 a.m. ~ 9:00 a.m. - Registration, Coffee and Pastry

Opening Session

Monday, May 30, 2016

9:00 a.m. ~ 9:10 a.m.

Opening Addresss

 
Juyeol Lee Governor, Bank of Korea

9:10 a.m. ~ 10:00 a.m.

Keynote Speeches

 
Min Zhu Deputy Managing Director, IMF
James Bullard President and CEO, FRB of St. Louis

10:00 a.m. ~ 10:30 a.m.

- Coffee Break

 

Session 1

Growth and Labor Demand
10:30 a.m. ~ 12:00 p.m.

Session 1: Growth and Labor Demand

     
Moderator

Jong-Wha Lee

Professor, Korea University

Speakers

David Autor

Professor and Associate Head, MIT

 

Aysegul Sahin

Vice President, FRB of New York

Discussants

Steven Davis

Professor, University of Chicago

 

Seryoung Park

Head, Bank of Korea

     
12:00 p.m. ~ 1:50 p.m. - Luncheon [Grand Ballroom, 1F, The Westin Chosun Seoul]
Luncheon Speech

Hanam Phang

President, Korea Labor Institute

Session 2

Dynamics of and Structural Shifts in Labor Supply
1:50 p.m. ~ 3:20 p.m.

Session 2: Dynamics of and Structural Shifts in Labor Supply

     
Moderator

Thomas J. Sargent

Professor, New York University

Speakers

Till von Wachter

Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

 

Shigeru Fujita

Economic Advisor and Economist, FRB of Philadelphia

Discussants

David Dorn

Professor, University of Zurich

 

Yongsung Chang

Professor, Rochester and Yonsei University

   
3:20 p.m. ~ 3:50 p.m.

- Coffee Break

Session 3

Macroeconomic Policies, Employment and Growth
3:50 p.m. ~ 5:20 p.m.

Session 3: Macroeconomic Policies, Employment and Growth

     
Moderator

Dongchul Cho

Member, Monetary Policy Board of the BOK

Speakers

Giuseppe Bertola

Professor, EDHEC Business School

 

Beth Anne Wilson

Senior Associate Director, FRB

Discussants

Andrew Levin

Professor, Dartmouth College

 

Ruud de Mooij

Deputy Division Chief, IMF

     
6:30 p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m.

- Conference Dinner [Lilac Room, 2F, The Westin Chosun Seoul]

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

8:30 a.m. ~ 9:00 a.m. - Coffee and Pastry  

Session 4

Structural Reforms, Employment and Growth
9:00 a.m. ~ 10:30 a.m.

Session 4: Structural Reforms, Employment and Growth

     
Moderator

Andrew Levin

Professor, Dartmouth College

Speakers

Adriana Kugler

Professor, Georgetown University

 

Romain Duval

Senior Advisor, IMF

Discussants

Cheong-Seok Chang

Director, Bank of Korea

 

Balazs Egert

Senior Economist, OECD

   
10:30 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m.

- Coffee Break

Session 5

Panel Discussions on Harmonizing Macroeconomic Policies and Structural Reforms for Stable Employment and Sustainable Growth
11:00 a.m. ~ 12:40 p.m.

Session 5: Panel Discussion

     
Moderator

Joon-Ho Hahm

Member, Monetary Policy Board of the BOK

Panelists

Steven Davis

Professor, University of Chicago

Giuseppe Bertola

Professor, EDHEC Business School

David Autor

Professor and Associate Head, MIT

Mehmet Yörükoğlu

Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Turkey

Romain Duval

Senior Advisor, IMF

Noh-Sun Kwark

Professor, Sogang University

   
12:40 p.m. ~ 2:00 p.m. - Farewell Luncheon [Grand Ballroom, 1F, The Westin Chosun Seoul]