Rebuilding the Korean Financial System Architecture

Title: Rebuilding the Korean Financial System ArchitecutreSpeaker: Yun Woo Park (Korea Capital Market Institute)Date: September 29,2009 (Tuesday) at 16:30 ~ 17:30Location: SNU Dept of Economics Seminar Room (SNU Bd. 16 Room 655)

Catching Up and Falling Behind

Speaker: Nancy L. Stokey (University of Chicago)Title: Catching Up and Falling BehindDate: September 15, Tuesday at 15:00-16:30 Location: SNU Dept of Economics Seminar Room (SNU Bd. 16 Room 655)

The Current US Recession

Speaker: Robert E. Lucas, Jr (University of Chicago)Title: The Current US RecessionDate: September 18, Friday at 10:00-11:30 Location: Joosan Memorial Hall, The Centennial Hall of College

Optimal Taxation and Constrained Inefficiency of an Infinite-horizon Incomplete-market Economy

Lucas · Stokey Conference Title: Optimal Taxation and Constrained Inefficiency of an Infinite-horizon Incomplete-market EconomySpeaker: Tomoyuki Nakajima (Kyoto University)Discussant: Young Sik Kim (Seoul National University)                  Seung Mo Choi (Washington State University)Date: September 17, 2009, Thursday at 10:00 ~ 11:10Location: Great Hall, Korea Federaion of Banks Building 14th Fl.

Regional and School Ties between Owners and CEOs in Korean Large Firms

Lucas · Stokey Conference Title: Regional and School Ties between Owners and CEOs in Korean Large FirmsSpeaker: Ki Seong Park (Korea Labor Institute) & Yong Min Kim (Kookmin University)Discussant: Junji Yano (Hiroshima University)                 Doowon Lee (Yonsei University)Date: September 17, 2009, Thursday at 11:10 ~ 12:20 Location: Great Hall, Korea Federaion of Banks Building 14th Fl.

Housing Repo Contracts, Financial Intermediation and Urbanization

Lucas · Stokey Conference Title: Housing Repo Contracts, Financial Intermediation and UrbanizationSpeaker: Se-Jik Kim (Seoul National University) & Hyun Song Shin (Princeton University)Discussant: Jinyoung Kim (Korea University)Date: September 16, 2009, Wednesday at 15:30 ~ 17:00Location: Magnolia Room, Hoam Convetion Center

A Model of Financial Crises – Coordination Failure due to Bad Asset

Lucas · Stokey Conference Title: A Model of Financial Crises – Coordination Failure due to Bad AssetSpeaker: Keiichiro Kobayashi (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry)Discussant: Chi-Wa Yuen (University of Hong Kong)Date: September 16, 2009, Wednesday at 13:30 ~ 15:00Location: Magnolia Room, Hoam Convetion Center

Learning-by-exporting in Korean Manufacturing: A Plant Level Analysis

Lucas · Stokey Conference Title: Learning-by-exporting in Korean Manufacturing: A Plant Level AnalysisSpeaker: Chinhee Hahn (KDI) & Chang-Gyun Park (Chung-Ang University)Discussant: Norikazu Tawara (Kanto Gauken University)Date: September 16, 2009, Wednesday at 13:30 ~ 15:00Location: Magnolia Room, Hoam Convetion Center

Accounting for China’s Growth

Lucas · Stokey Conference Title: Accounting for China’s GrowthSpeaker: Xiaodong Zhu (University of Toronto)Date: September 16, 2009, Wednesday at 10:40 ~ 11:40Location: Magnolia Room, Hoam Convetion Center