[International Conference] Prospects of Korean Reunification and Its Global Economic Effects

The Asiatic Research Institute (ARI) at Korea University as well as Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) at the Australian National University (ANU), and The Brookings Institution cordially invite you to the international conference on “Prospects of Korean Reunification and Its Global Economic Effects”, which will take place at the Westin Chosun Hotel (Seoul) on March 6th,2015.

In this conference, renowned Korean and international specialists in government, academia and research institutes will present their academic and policy-oriented research related to the prospects of Korean reunification and its economic consequences for the Korean peninsula and neighboring countries. They will share their insights through in-depth discussion on economic and security benefits and costs of unification and provide a direction for Korea's policy towards reunification.

We sincerely hope that foreign diplomats and journalists as well as Korean reunification specialists would participate and enrich the discussion by sharing their views.

We look forward to your participation into the conference.

Date: March 6th(Friday) 9:00am-5:30pm

Venue: Orchid Room, The Westin Chosun Seoul, Korea

Host: Asiatic Research Institute (ARI) at Korea University, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) at the Australian National University (ANU), The Brookings Institution, and Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

Sponsor: Korea Research Foundation, Australian National University

Language: English (simultaneous interpretation into Korean will be provided)

To RSVP for the conference please contact us online by 3rd of March. ☞ [Conference Application form] 

Opening Ceremony (9:00-9:30am)

Opening Remarks: Jong-Wha Lee (Director, Asiatic Research Institute at Korea University)

Welcoming Remarks: Warwick McKibbin (Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU and The Brookings Institution)

Keynote Speaker I: Myung-Chul Cho (Member of the National Assembly, Republic of Korea)

Keynote Speaker II: Il Houng Lee (President, KIEP)

Session 1: Prospects of Integration and Reunification in Korean Peninsula (9:30-10:50am)

Moderator: Byung Kook Kim (Dean, College of Political Science and Economics, Korea University)

Presenters:

Marcus Noland (Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, Peterson Institute for International Economics)

Sung-wook Nam, (Professor, Department of North Korean Studies, Korea University)

Discussants:

Moonsung Kang (Professor, Division of International Studies, Korea University)

Rolf T. Schuster (Deputy Head of Mission from Germany)

Break (10:50-11:10am)

Session 2: Korean Reunification: Lessons from History and International Experiences (11:10-12:30pm)

Moderator: Hyung-Gon Jeong (Vice President, KIEP)

Presenters:

Michael C. Burda (Professor, Humboldt-Universitätzu Berlin)

Warwick McKibbin (Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, and The Brookings Institution)

Discussants:

Byungyeon Kim (Professor, Seoul National University)

Hankyoung Sung (Professor, University of Seoul)

Lunch Break (12:30-1:50pm)

Session 3: Global Impacts of Korean Re-Unification (1:50-3:40 pm)

Moderator: Katharine Moon(Senior Fellow, Center for East Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution)

Presenters:

Ju Hyun Pyun (Professor, Department of Business Administration, Korea University)

Jiyong Zheng (Director, Center for Korean Studies, Fudan University)

Discussants:

Tomohiko Inui (Professor, Preparatory Office for the Faculty of International Social Studies, Gakushuin University)

Young-Rok Cheong (Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University)

Break (3:40-4:00pm)

Panel Discussion Session: Korean Reunification: Challenges and South Korea's Policy Options (4:00-5:20pm)

Moderator: Jong-Wha Lee (Director, Asiatic Research Institute at Korea University)

Panelists

Michael C. Burda (Professor, Humboldt-Universitätzu Berlin)

Warwick McKibbin (Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, and The Brookings Institution)

Katharine Moon (Senior Fellow, Center for East Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution)

Marcus Noland (Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, Peterson Institute for International Economics)

Woon Gyu Choi (Deputy Governor and Director General, Economic Research Institute, The Bank of Korea)

Closing Remarks (5:20-5:30pm)