Trade Forum Seminar
Washington DC

At the IIE, April 22, 2003
At the IADB, April 23, 2003

The Trade Forum Seminar was organized jointly by the PECC, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia/Pacific Economic and Business Association (LAEBA), an initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank Institute, and the Institute for International Economics (IIE).

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Towards an Open Asia Pacific Region: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

April 22, 2003

hosted by Institute of International Economics

Opening Address: Linkages Between Prospects for Multilateral and Regional Liberalization

Chair: Pehin Lim Jock Seng (PECC Chair)

• Fred Bergsten (IIE)

Overview: State of Play on RTA Development in the Asia Pacific Region and PECC's Response: Survey of Empirical Studies

• Rob Scollay (Trade Forum Coordinator)

Strategies for Managing the Consequences of a Proliferation of RTAs and Encouraging Convergence Toward Regional and Global Liberalization and Integration Objectives

Chair: Yuan Pau Woo (CANCPEC Chair)

• Christopher Findlay (The Australia National University)

• Soogil Young (Kim & Chang, Korea)

• Soamiely Andriamananjara (USITC) (power point presentation)

• Fernando Gonzalez Vigil (University of the Pacific, Peru)

• Mari Pangestu (CSIS, Indonesia)

Key Issues in the Evolution of RTAs within Multilateral and Wider Regional Trading Systems

Chair: Antoni Estevadeordal (IADB)

(1) Treatment of "Sensitive Items" (especially agriculture) in RTAs and links to WTO rules, disciplines, and negotiations

• Marcos Jank (University of Sao Paulo) (power point presentation)

• Rob Scollay (University of Auckland)

• Ernesto Tironi (Universidad de Chile)

(2) Issues in the Treatment of Investment in Regional Agreements: Analytical Issues and Comparative Perspectives

• Christian Daude (University of Maryland) (power point presentation)

• Maryse Robert (OAS)

• Myrna Austria (De Lasalle University)

• Mari Pangestu (CSIS, Indonesia)

Open Forum

Chair: Yuen Pau Woo (Asia Pacific Foundation, Canada)

Invited Addresses

Chair: Rob Scollay (University of Auckland)

Current State of Play in the DDA and Relations to the US Trade Policy Environment

• Jeffrey Schott (IIE)

Market Access Negotiation: Current State of Play from a Developing Country Perspective

• Will Martin (World Bank)

Services Trade in the WTO: State of Play and Prospects for Progress

Chair: Peter Petri (Brandais University)

• Speakers: Harry Freeman (Mark Twain Institute)

• Sherry Stephenson (OAS)

• Dick Self (Nathan Associates Inc)

• Catherine Mann (IIE)

• Christopher Findlay (The Australian National University)

A Proposal for Progress in WTO Negotiations on Agriculture

Chair: Myrna Austria (De Lasalle University)

• Speakers: Ippei Yamazawa (Waseda University) 

• Gary Blumenthal (World Perspectives)

• Marcos Jank (University of Sao Paulo)

• John Nash (World Bank)