2025/08/01
Joint NU-UPLB Workshop: Strengthening Development Economics Research Networks in Southeast Asia
Date: August 6, 2025
Venue: Department of Economics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
【Time Table】
Morning Session
8:00 – 8:30 AM: Registration
8:30 – 9:00 AM: Opening Remarks - Welcome address by UPLB Department of Economics Chair - Opening remarks by Dr. Akira Yamauchi, Director of ASCI, Nagoya University (Online) - Acknowledgment of institutional partnership renewal between Nagoya University and University of the Philippines (Dr. Jose V. Camacho Jr, Chancellor)
9:00 – 10:00 AM: Keynote Address Speaker: Dr. Yasuyuki Sawada (The University of Tokyo)
Title: Structural Transformation at the Intensive and Extensive Margins: Insights from Long-Term Panel Data on Laguna Villages
10:00 – 10:15 AM: Break
10:15 – 11:45 AM: Research Session 10:15 – 11:00 AM: Presentation 1 Presentation 1: Cross-Border Spillover Effects of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Laos and Thailand Presenter: Dr. Christian Otchia (Nagoya University) Discussant: Dr. Emmanuel Genesis T. Andal (CEM-UPLB)
11:00 – 11:45 AM: Presentation 2 Presentation 2: Perspectives on the Barriers to Nuclear Power Generation I the Philippines: Prospects for Directions in Energy Research in the Global South Presenter: Dr. Emmanuel Genesis T. Andal (CEM-UPLB) Discussant: Dr. Satoshi Shimizutani (Nagoya University)
11:45 – 13:00: Break
Afternoon Session
13:00 – 14:00: Practitioner Session Presentation 3: Japanese Investment and Industrial Parks in the Philippines: Evidence and Implications Presenter: Ms. Kazumi Sekiya (First Philippine Industrial Park) Discussant: Dr. Yasuyuki Sawada (The University of Tokyo)
14:00 – 14:15: Break
14:15 – 15:45: Student Research Session – ASCI Contributions 14:15 – 14:45: Student Presentation 1 Presentation 4: Vulnerability of Rice Farmer Households in the Philippines to Climate Change Related Hazards Presenter: Ms. Rowena Dorado (NU-ASCI & UPLB) Discussant: Dr. Satoshi Shimizutani (Nagoya University)
14:45 – 15:15: Student Presentation 2 Presentation 5: From Theory to Development: A Systematic Approach to Building-up Agent-based Models for Fisheries Governance in the Philippines Presenter: Mr. Paul Joseph Ramirez (NU-ASCI & UPLB) Discussant: Dr. Asa Jose Sajise (UPLB)
15:15 – 15:45: Student Presentation 3 Presentation 6: Harnessing Demographic Dividend: Labor Force Participation and Gender Dynamics in the Philippines (Online) Presenter: Mr. Merwin Salazar (NU-ASCI)
Discussant: Dr. Christian Otchia (Nagoya University)
15:45 – 16:00: Break
Late Afternoon Session
16:00 – 17:00: Collaborative Planning Session (Dr. Jose V. Camacho Jr, Chancellor & Dr. Ballad, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) Building Sustainable Research Partnerships: Future Initiatives and Joint Projects - Identification of potential joint research proposals - Discussion of student exchange and supervision arrangements - Planning for future workshop iterations and expanded regional participation - Exploration of publication opportunities and special journal issue proposals
17:00 – 17:05: Closing Remarks
Venue: Department of Economics, University of the Philippines Los Baños
【Time Table】
Morning Session
8:00 – 8:30 AM: Registration
8:30 – 9:00 AM: Opening Remarks - Welcome address by UPLB Department of Economics Chair - Opening remarks by Dr. Akira Yamauchi, Director of ASCI, Nagoya University (Online) - Acknowledgment of institutional partnership renewal between Nagoya University and University of the Philippines (Dr. Jose V. Camacho Jr, Chancellor)
9:00 – 10:00 AM: Keynote Address Speaker: Dr. Yasuyuki Sawada (The University of Tokyo)
Title: Structural Transformation at the Intensive and Extensive Margins: Insights from Long-Term Panel Data on Laguna Villages
10:00 – 10:15 AM: Break
10:15 – 11:45 AM: Research Session 10:15 – 11:00 AM: Presentation 1 Presentation 1: Cross-Border Spillover Effects of Special Economic Zones: Evidence from Laos and Thailand Presenter: Dr. Christian Otchia (Nagoya University) Discussant: Dr. Emmanuel Genesis T. Andal (CEM-UPLB)
11:00 – 11:45 AM: Presentation 2 Presentation 2: Perspectives on the Barriers to Nuclear Power Generation I the Philippines: Prospects for Directions in Energy Research in the Global South Presenter: Dr. Emmanuel Genesis T. Andal (CEM-UPLB) Discussant: Dr. Satoshi Shimizutani (Nagoya University)
11:45 – 13:00: Break
Afternoon Session
13:00 – 14:00: Practitioner Session Presentation 3: Japanese Investment and Industrial Parks in the Philippines: Evidence and Implications Presenter: Ms. Kazumi Sekiya (First Philippine Industrial Park) Discussant: Dr. Yasuyuki Sawada (The University of Tokyo)
14:00 – 14:15: Break
14:15 – 15:45: Student Research Session – ASCI Contributions 14:15 – 14:45: Student Presentation 1 Presentation 4: Vulnerability of Rice Farmer Households in the Philippines to Climate Change Related Hazards Presenter: Ms. Rowena Dorado (NU-ASCI & UPLB) Discussant: Dr. Satoshi Shimizutani (Nagoya University)
14:45 – 15:15: Student Presentation 2 Presentation 5: From Theory to Development: A Systematic Approach to Building-up Agent-based Models for Fisheries Governance in the Philippines Presenter: Mr. Paul Joseph Ramirez (NU-ASCI & UPLB) Discussant: Dr. Asa Jose Sajise (UPLB)
15:15 – 15:45: Student Presentation 3 Presentation 6: Harnessing Demographic Dividend: Labor Force Participation and Gender Dynamics in the Philippines (Online) Presenter: Mr. Merwin Salazar (NU-ASCI)
Discussant: Dr. Christian Otchia (Nagoya University)
15:45 – 16:00: Break
Late Afternoon Session
16:00 – 17:00: Collaborative Planning Session (Dr. Jose V. Camacho Jr, Chancellor & Dr. Ballad, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) Building Sustainable Research Partnerships: Future Initiatives and Joint Projects - Identification of potential joint research proposals - Discussion of student exchange and supervision arrangements - Planning for future workshop iterations and expanded regional participation - Exploration of publication opportunities and special journal issue proposals
17:00 – 17:05: Closing Remarks