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China and Taiwan have built one of the most intertwined and important economic relationships in the world, and yet that relationship is not mutually open, compliant with World Trade Organization norms, or even fully institutionalized. What’s more, despite massive trade and investment flows, the boundary between the two is a serious flashpoint for potential conflict. But leaders in Beijing and Taipei have committed to normalize and deepen their economic intercourse and open a new post-Cold War era in their relationship. While the political significance of this gambit has captured attention worldwide, the scope of opening intended and the bilateral, regional, and global effects likely to ensue are as yet poorly understood. “The Implications of China-Taiwan Economic Liberalization” is an economic assessment report regarding Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), written by Daniel H. Rosen and Zhi Wang. This volume attempts to remedy that uncertainty with careful modeling combined with a qualitative assessment of the implications of the cross-strait economic opening now agreed in an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). The study explores the implications for Taiwan and China, for their neighbors, and for the United States if this undertaking is fully implemented by 2020. Rosen’s work has focused on the economic development of East Asia, particularly greater China, and US economic relations with the region. Other areas of research include energy, agriculture and commodities, trade and environment linkages, and economic transitions and competitiveness. While Wang’s major fields of expertise include computable general equilibrium modeling, value chain in global production network, data reconciliation methods, economic integration in the Greater China area, Chinese economies, and international trade. He was selected as a Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Research Fellow twice in 2000 and 2007 because of his contribution to the GTAP database and to its use in contemporary policy applications and his methodological contributions in reconciling reexport trade data. We not only invite two authors to introduce their book in detail but also invite domestic experts and entrepreneurs to our book launch and forum to provide penetrating opinions and share experience for the cross-strait economic liberalization. We sincerely invite every veteran to assist this grand occasion altogether. | |
| Organizer: Peterson Institute for International Economics | | Co-Organizer: Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs | | Date: April 14, 2011 (Thursday) | | Venue: S.C. Tsiang Memorial Hall, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (75 Chang-Hsing St., Taipei, Taiwan) [MAP] | | Registration: On-line registration （http://seminar.cier.edu.tw/Regfrm.asp?id=201104141） | | Information: 02-2735-6006 ext. 104 Miss Sung 02-2735-6006 ext. 103 Miss Chuang | | Registration Fee: Free | | ＊Either Chinese or English can be used in the conference. English/Chinese simultaneous interpretation will be provided. | |
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| Time | Agenda | | 9：00~9：05 | Opening Remarks | Daniel H. Rosen, Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Daigee Shaw, President, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research | | 9：05~9：45 | Book Launch | Chair: Daigee Shaw, President, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research Speakers: Daniel H. Rosen, Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Zhi Wang, Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics | | 9：45~10：30 | Panel Discussion | Chair: Daniel H.Rosen, Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Panelists: Zhi Wang, Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Ying_Tzyong Tu, Chairman, Citigroup Global Markets Taiwan Limited (Taiwan)
[In invitation] Chen-yuan Tung, Professor, Graduate Institute of Development Studies, National Chengchi University Da-Nien Liu, Research Fellow, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research | | 10：30~11：00 | Q&A | |
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Daniel H. Rosen Current Occupation: Principal, The Rhodium Group (RHG) Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Adjunct Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University Experience: Senior Adviser, National Economic Council Zhi Wang Current Occupation: Senior International Economist, Office of Economics, US International Trade Commission (USITC) Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics Experience: Economist, Purdue University Economist, Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture Economist, Bureau of Economic Analysis of the US Department of Commerce Senior Research Scientist, School of Computational Sciences, George Mason University Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences |
| About the Peterson Institute for International Economics | | The Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely and objective analysis of, and concrete solutions to, a wide range of international economic problems. It is one of the very few economics think tanks that are widely regarded as “nonpartisan” by the press and “neutral” by the US Congress, its research staff is cited by the quality media more than that of any other such institution, and it tied for Top Think Tank in the World for 2008 in the first comprehensive survey of over 5,000 such institutions. The Institute’s staff of about 50 includes more than two dozen senior fellows, who are widely viewed as one of the top groups of economists at any research center. Its agenda emphasizes global macroeconomic topics, international money and finance, trade and related social issues, energy and the environment, investment, and domestic adjustment policies. Current priority is attached to the global financial and economic crisis, globalization (including its financial aspects) and the backlash against it, international trade imbalances and currency relationships, the creation of an international regime to address global warming and especially its trade dimension, the competitiveness of the United States and other major countries, reform of the international economic and financial architecture, sovereign wealth funds, and trade negotiations at the multilateral, regional, and bilateral levels. Institute staff and research cover all key regions—especially Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as the United States itself and with special reference to China, India, and Russia. | |
