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Agenda

Fourth Annual Conference, Hotel Dhaka Sheraton, Dhaka, Bangladesh

August 28-29, 2002

	Day1	August 28, 2002
	Inaugural Session and Sessions on SANEI II Final Reports
1.	09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m.	Inaugural Session Introductory Observations by Dr. Abu Abdullah, DG, BIDS, Bangladesh Welcome Observations by Prof. T. N. Srinivasan, Chairman, SANEI Inaugural Address by Dr. Rakesh Mohan, Coordinator, SANEI
	Session-I
	*Chairman: Dr. Shankar Acharya
2.	09.30 a.m. -10.20 a.m.	Exports and Economic Growth in South Asia
3.	09.30 a.m. -10.00 a.m.	Presentation by: Dr. A. R. Kemal Dr. Sirimevan Colombage
4.	10.00 a.m. -10.20 a.m.	Discussion
5.	10.20 a.m. -11.10 a.m.	Economic Reforms and Power Sector in South Asia: Scope and Challenges for Cross Border Trade
6.	10.20 a.m. -10 .50 a.m.	Presentation by: Dr. M P Lama Dr. Q. K. Ahmad Mr. Shanker Krishna Malla
7.	10.50 a.m. - 11.10 a.m.	Discussion
8.	11.10 a.m - 11.30 a.m.	Tea
	Session - II
	*Chairman: Dr. Abu A. Abdullah
10.	11.30 a.m. - 12.20 p.m.	Economics and Institutions for the Sustainable Use of Coastal Wetlands: A Study of India and Bangladesh
11.	11.30 a.m. - 12.00 noon	Presentation byDr. V SanthakumarDr. A K Enamul HaqueDr. Rabindranath Bhattacharya
12.	12.00 noon - 12.20 p.m.	Discussion
13.	12.20 p.m. - 1.10 p.m.	Informal Trade in the SAARC Region
14.	12.20 p.m -12.50 p.m.	Presentation by: Ms Nisha Taneja Dr. B K Karmacharya Dr. M Sarvanathan
15.	12.50 p.m. - 01.10 p.m.	Discussion
16.	12.50 p.m. - 01.10 p.m.	Lunch
	Session III
17.	Chairman: Dr. Dwarika N Dhungel
18.	02.00 p.m. - 02.50 p.m.	Economics of Pensions and Social Security in South Asia: Special Focus on India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
19.	02.00 p.m.- 02.30 p.m.	Presentation by: Dr. S Irudaya Rajan Dr. Sharifa Begum Dr. Myrtle Perera
20.	02.30 p.m - 02.50 p.m.	Discussion
21.	02.50 p.m. - 03.40 p.m.	Causes of Fertility Decline in India and Bangladesh
22.	02.50 p.m. - 03.20 p.m.	Presentation by: Dr. S Mahendra Dev Dr. K S James Dr. Binayak Sen
23.	3.20 p.m. - 3.40 p.m.	Discussion
24.	3.40 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.	Tea
	Session IV
25.	04.00 p.m. - 04.40 p.m.	GDN Presentation
	Session V
	Chairman: Basil Illangakoon
26.	04.40 p.m. - 05.30 p.m	Gender and Local Governance: A New Discourse in Development
27.	04.40 p.m. -0 5.10 p.m.	Presentation by: Dr. Ishrat Shamim Dr. Ranjana Kumari
28.	05.10 p.m. - 05.30 p.m.	Discussion

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	Day2	August 29, 2002
	Presentation of SANEI III Papers (Work in progress) and New Proposals under SANEI IV
	Chairman: Dr. Rakesh Mohan
1.	09.00 a.m. - 09.45 a.m.	What Prevents the South Asian Economies from Emerging as a Major Trading Block: The Role of Some Non-Price Factors
2.	09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m.	Presentation by: Prof. Ajitava Raychaudhuri Dr. Rajat Acharyya Mr. Amit Biswas Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya Prof. Mustafizur Rahman Dr. Manzur Alam Tipu
3.	09.30 a.m. - 09.45 a.m.	Discussion
4.	09.45 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.	Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement: Assessing Potential and Impact on Bilateral Trade
5.	09.45 a.m. - 10.15 a.m.	Presentation by: Prof. I. N.Mukherjee Ms Tilane Jayawardhena
6.	10.15 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.	Discussion
7.	10.30 a.m. -11.15 a.m.	Valuation and Accounting of Urban Air Pollution: A Study of Some Major Urban Airsheds in the Indian Subcontinent
8.	10.30 a.m. -11.00 a.m.	Presentation by: Prof. M N Murty Prof S C Gulati Prof. Pitambar Bahadur Chetri
9.	11.00 a.m. -11.15 a.m.	Discussion
10.	11.15 a.m. -11.30 a.m.	Tea
	Session - II	Presentation of New Proposals under SANEI IV
	Chairman: Prof. T. N. Srinivasan
11.	11.30 a.m. - 12 noon	The Potential Role of the Clean Development Mechanism to Improve Energy Efficiency in South Asia
12.	11.30 a.m. - 11.45 a.m.	Presentation by: Dr. B Sudhakara Reddy Dr. M D Abdul Rashid Sarkar Dr. Hilal A.Raza
13.	11.45 a.m. - 12 noon	Discussion
14.	12 noon - 12.30 p.m.	Climate Change And Agriculture: Effects on India and Other Developing Countries
15.	12 noon - 12.15 p.m.	Presentation by Dr. Sanjib Pohit
16.	12 .15 p.m. - 12.30 p.m.	Discussion
17.	12. 30 p.m. - 01.00 p.m.	Power Sector Reforms in India and Pakistan: Scope for Cross-Border Trade in Power
18.	12. 30 p.m. - 12. 45 p.m.	Presentation by: Dr. Mahendra P Lama Dr. A.R Kemal
19.	12.45 p.m. - 01.00 p.m.	Discussion
20.	01.00 p.m. - 02.00 p.m.	Lunch
	Session III	Presentation of New Proposals under SANEI IV
	Chairman: Dr. Mohsin Khan
21.	02.00 p.m. - 02.30 p.m.	Agricultural Liberalisation and Rural Transformation: Implications to Rural Poverty in India
22.	02.00 p.m. - 02.15 p.m.	Presentation by: Dr.Hari K. Nagarajan Dr. Shashanka Bhide Dr.Rajesh Chadha
23.	02.15 p.m. - 02.30 p.m.	Discussion
24.	02.30 p.m. - 03.00 p.m.	Economics of Nature based Tourism in South Asia
25.	02.30 p.m. - 02.45 p.m.	Presentation by: Dr. V.Santhakumar Dr.Rabindranath Bhattacharya Dr,Enamul Haque
26.	02.45 p.m. - 03.00 p.m.	Discussion
27.	03.00 p.m. - 03.30 p.m.	Trade Liberalisation and Bangladesh Agriculture: Impacts on Cropping Pattern, Resource Use Efficiency and Effective Incentives
28.	03.00 p.m. - 03.15 p.m.	Presentation by Dr. Uttam Kumar DebDr. Ananya Raihan
29.	03.15 p.m. - 03.30 p.m.	Discussion
30.	03.30 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.	Improving Nepal India Economic Relations: A Study of the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Transfer of Technology in Nepal
31.	03.30 p.m. - 03.45 p.m.	Presentation by: Dr. Madan Kumar Dahal Dr. Shanker Aryal
32.	03.45 p.m. - 04.00 p.m.	Discussion
33.	04.00 p.m. - 04.10 p.m.	Tea
	Session IV
	Chairman: Dr. Rakesh Mohan
34.	04.10 p.m - 04.40 p.m.	Monetary Cooperation in South Asia
35.	04.10 p.m - 04.25 p.m.	Presentation by Dr. Nephil M. Maskay
36.	04.25 p.m. - 04.40 p.m.	Discussion
37.	04.40 p.m. - 05.10 p.m.	Economics of Pensions and Social Security in South Asia: Special Focus on Pakistan and Nepal
38.	04.40 p.m. - 04.55 p.m.	Presentation by: Dr. Naushin Mahmood Dr. Zafar Mueen Nasir Mr .Heet Singh Shrestha Dr. Vikas Raj Satyal
39.	04.55 p.m. - 05.10 p.m.	Discussion
40.	05.10 p.m. - 05.30 p.m.	Closing Ceremony
41.	05.30 p.m. - 07.30 p.m.	Steering Committee Meeting

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