The online session Inequality and Public Policy in Asia was part of the 2022 GLO Global Conference (1-3 December 2022) scheduled for December 3 (1-3 am CET Berlin = 8-10 am Malaysia) free to participate through Zoom link without prior registration.
Updated December 7, 2022.
Session Overview: This session brings scholars from Southeast Asia to deliberate on the state of income inequality in the region. Papers selected are part of a GLO special issue edited by GLO SE Asia Cluster Lead, in collaboration with Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia. The session will be also attended by all other contributors to the Special Issue as well as Chief Editor of the Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia and other members of the editorial team.
Chair & Moderator: M Niaz Asadullah, Monash University Malaysia
Date: 03 Dec (Saturday) 2022
Schedule: 8-10 am Malaysia (6-8 am Bangladesh; 12-2 am UK; 1-3 am Germany)
| 8.00-8.10 am (Malaysia time) | Opening remarks: Guest Editor of JEM special issue | Inequality & Public Policy in Asia |
| 8.10-8.30 am (Malaysia time) | Paper 1: The Resurgence of Income Inequality in Asia-Pacific: The Role of Trade Openness, Educational Attainment and Institutional Quality | Presenter: Sharon Koh Geok May Monash University Malaysia Email: koh.geokmay@monash.edu |
| 8.30-8.50 am (Malaysia time) | Paper 2: Structural Transformation, Income Inequality, and Government Expenditure: Evidence from International Panel Data | Presenter: Wannaphong Durongkaveroj, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand Email: wannaphong@ru.ac.th |
| 8.50-9.10 am (Malaysia time) | Paper 3: What Does Data on Functional Income Distribution Tell Us About Trends in and Correlates of Income Inequality in the Asia-Pacific? | Presenter: Selim Raihan, Dhaka University & SANEM, Bangladesh Email:selim.raihan@gmail.com |
| 9.10-9.30 am (Malaysia time) | Paper 4: The Spanish Flu Pandemic and Income Distribution in Java: Lessons from the 1920s | Presenter: A. Gunadi Brata, Atma Jaya Yogyakarta University, Indonesia Email: gunadi.brata@uajy.ac.id |
| 9.30-9.50 am (Malaysia time) | Q&A Session | |
| 9.50-9.55 am (Malaysia time) | Group Photo Session | |
| 9.55-10.00 am (Malaysia time) | Closing remarks: Editor-in-Chief of JEM | Dr Mariani Abdul-Majid Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Email: mariani@ukm.edu.my |
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