[KDI-WB International Workshop]Economic Assessment of Regulatory Reform
• Opening Session
09:30~09:50 Welcome Address: Luis Serven (Research Manager, Development Research Group, WB)
Opening Speech:“Overview of Regulatory Reforms in Korea”
SuilLee (Executive Director, Center for Regulatory Studies, KDI)
• Session 1: Impact Assessment of Regulatory Reforms: Cross-Country Evidence
10:00~12:00 Chair: Zia Qureshi (Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings)
① “Evidence on the macro effect of product market reforms”
Alain de Serres (Head, Structural Policies Surveillance Division, Economics Dept, OECD)
② “How fast do product market reforms pay off?”
RomainDuval (Senior Advisor to the Chief Economist, Research Dept, IMF)&
Johannes Eugster (Economist, European Dept, IMF)
③ “Business Regulations and Growth”
Raian Divanbeigi (Economist/Financial and Private Sector Development Specialist, WB)
Discussant:
Jongyearn Lee (Analysis/Evaluation Director, Center for Regulatory Studies, KDI)
Bob Rijkers (Economist, Development Research Group, WB)
Mark Crain (Professor, Political Economy, Lafayette College)
12:00~13:30 • Luncheon | WB MC East Dining Room on C1 Level
• Session 2: : Industry-Specific Regulatory Reform and Externalities
13:30~15:00 Chair: Govinda R. Timilsina (Senior Research Economist, Development Research Group, WB)
④ “The U.S. Electricity Industry after 20 years of Restructuring”
James Bushnell (Professor, Dept of Economics, University of California, Davis)
⑤ “Efficiency of Regulation for Production with Multiple Externality”
Hyungna Oh (Fellow, Center for Regulatory Studies, KDI)
Discussant:
Hwa Ryung Lee (Fellow, Dept of Competition Policy, KDI)
Sunjoo Hwang (Fellow, Dept of Competition Policy, KDI)
15:00~15:15 • Coffee Break
• Session3: Impact Assessment of Regulatory Reform: Country Cases and Micro Data
15:15~17:15 Chair: William F. Maloney (Chief Economist, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, WB)
⑥ “Economic Effect of Regulatory Reforms in Korea”
Jungwook Kim (Fellow, Center for Regulatory Studies, KDI)
⑦ “Entry Regulation and Industrial Performance in Korea”
Sanghoon Ahn (Fellow, Dep to fIndustry and Service Economy, KDI)
⑧ “Using impact evaluation to improve regulatory reforms”
Christine Z. Qiang (Practice Manager, Trade and Competitiveness, WB)
Discussant:
Mary C. Hallward-Driemeier (Senior Principal Specialist, WB)
Yong Hyeon Yang (Research Director, Center for Regulatory Studies, KDI)
17:15~17:30 • Closing Remarks
09:30~09:50 Welcome Address: Luis Serven (Research Manager, Development Research Group, WB)
Opening Speech:“Overview of Regulatory Reforms in Korea”
SuilLee (Executive Director, Center for Regulatory Studies, KDI)
• Session 1: Impact Assessment of Regulatory Reforms: Cross-Country Evidence
10:00~12:00 Chair: Zia Qureshi (Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings)
① “Evidence on the macro effect of product market reforms”
Alain de Serres (Head, Structural Policies Surveillance Division, Economics Dept, OECD)
② “How fast do product market reforms pay off?”
RomainDuval (Senior Advisor to the Chief Economist, Research Dept, IMF)&
Johannes Eugster (Economist, European Dept, IMF)
③ “Business Regulations and Growth”
Raian Divanbeigi (Economist/Financial and Private Sector Development Specialist, WB)
Discussant:
Jongyearn Lee (Analysis/Evaluation Director, Center for Regulatory Studies, KDI)
Bob Rijkers (Economist, Development Research Group, WB)
Mark Crain (Professor, Political Economy, Lafayette College)
12:00~13:30 • Luncheon | WB MC East Dining Room on C1 Level
• Session 2: : Industry-Specific Regulatory Reform and Externalities
13:30~15:00 Chair: Govinda R. Timilsina (Senior Research Economist, Development Research Group, WB)
④ “The U.S. Electricity Industry after 20 years of Restructuring”
James Bushnell (Professor, Dept of Economics, University of California, Davis)
⑤ “Efficiency of Regulation for Production with Multiple Externality”
Hyungna Oh (Fellow, Center for Regulatory Studies, KDI)
Discussant:
Hwa Ryung Lee (Fellow, Dept of Competition Policy, KDI)
Sunjoo Hwang (Fellow, Dept of Competition Policy, KDI)
15:00~15:15 • Coffee Break
• Session3: Impact Assessment of Regulatory Reform: Country Cases and Micro Data
15:15~17:15 Chair: William F. Maloney (Chief Economist, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, WB)
⑥ “Economic Effect of Regulatory Reforms in Korea”
Jungwook Kim (Fellow, Center for Regulatory Studies, KDI)
⑦ “Entry Regulation and Industrial Performance in Korea”
Sanghoon Ahn (Fellow, Dep to fIndustry and Service Economy, KDI)
⑧ “Using impact evaluation to improve regulatory reforms”
Christine Z. Qiang (Practice Manager, Trade and Competitiveness, WB)
Discussant:
Mary C. Hallward-Driemeier (Senior Principal Specialist, WB)
Yong Hyeon Yang (Research Director, Center for Regulatory Studies, KDI)
17:15~17:30 • Closing Remarks
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