Since 1988 the East Asian Economic Association has held international conventions biannually. This page provides information about upcoming and past conventions below.

Information on hotel reservations and visa requirements are available through the following link: Hotel Reservation and Visa Requirements

The 11th Convention will be co-sponsored by the Philippine Economic Society (PES) and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). The Program Committee has accepted 144 papers on a wide range of economic issues as they affect East Asia. We expect about 200 participants, mostly from various universities and research institutions in East Asia and Southeast Asia. The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Barry Bosworth of the Brookings Institution. A welcome dinner on November 14 will be hosted by Central Bank of the Philippines Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. at the BSP grounds. On November 15, the Asian Development Bank led by its President Harushiko Kuroda will host dinner for the participants. Other major partners include the Asia Foundation and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and east Asia (ERIA). The major partners will be sponsoring the lunches of the conference for the participants. Session titles will include the following:

Topics for Thematic Sessions

1. Global Imbalaces and Financial Risks
2. Globalization and Income Disparities
3. Labor Migration in East Asia
4. Managing Climate Change
5. Managing Disasters and Social Risks
6. Philippine Economic Development in East Asian Growth

Possible Topics for General Sessions:

7. Development and the Environment
8. The Economics Profession and Teaching in East Asia
9. Exchange Rates
10. Financial Institutions and Markets
11. Firm Behavior
12. Food and Agricultural Policy
13. Growth and Productivity
14. Household Behavior
15. Imperfect Competition and Economic Policy
16. International Trade and Trade Policy
17. International Investment and Capital Flows
18. Institutions and Economic Analysis
19. Labor and Human Resources
20. Macroeconomic Management
21. Natural Resource Economics
22. Poverty and Income Distribution
23. Public Sector Economics
24. Services Sector Economics
25. Technology and Economic Analysis

Information about the last six conventions is provided below. Electronic copies of the programs for all five conventions and the papers from the last three conventions are also available for download. Please note that paper downloads are archived in zip format to reduce size, but are rather large and require a high-speed internet connection to download. All programs and papers are in pdf format and require the Adobe Reader. In some cases Chinese, Japanese, or Korean fonts may be required to read these pdf files.

The Tenth International Convention held in Beijing on 18-19 November 2006
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Download Papers for Sessions 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d
Download Papers for Sessions 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d
Download Papers for Sessions 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d
Download Papers for Sessions 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d
Download Papers for Sessions 6a, 6b, 6c, and 6d

The Ninth International Convention held in Hong Kong on 13-14 November 2004
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The Eighth International Convention held in Kuala Lumpur on 4-5 November 2002
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The Seventh International Convention held in Singapore on 17-18 November 2000
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The Sixth International Convention held in Kitakyushu on 4-5 September 1998
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The Fifth International Convention held in Bangkok on 25-26 October 1996
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