Conference on “Covid-19 in Southeast Asia 2020-2022: Restriction, Relief, Recovery”

 

In this hybrid conference, researchers from across Southeast Asia presented their findings and analyses of the manifold aspects of Covid-19.

 

 

Conference on Covid-19 in Southeast Asia 2020-2022: Restriction, Relief, Recovery

 

 

 

EABER-ISEAS Webinar on “Indonesia’s G20 Presidency: What Can It Deliver?”

 

In this second EABER-ISEAS joint webinar, we have panellists Prof Peter Drysdale, Dr Homi Kharas and Dr Muhamad Chatib Basri who spoke on the focus and agenda of Indonesia’s G20 Presidency to foster inclusivity and multilateralism and to achieve global cooperation on challenging global issues.

 

 

Webinar on “Structural change, inequality and poverty reduction in Thailand: Were Kuznets and Krugman right?”

 

In this webinar, Professor Peter Warr considered the relationships between economic growth, structural change, poverty incidence and income inequality, using data for Thailand covering the period since 1981.

 

 

Webinar on “The (Geo)Politics of the Biden Administration’s Trade Policy”

 

In this webinar, Prof Soo Yeon Kim and Mr Marc Mealy explored the nexus between US domestic politics and trade policy, the prospects of the Biden administration’s Asia-Pacific trade strategy, and its possible implications for Southeast Asia.

 

 

Webinar on “COVID-19, Vaccination and Reopening in Southeast Asia: Country-level and ASEAN responses”

 

In this webinar, Dr Tham Siew Yean and Sara Abdullah explored responses in the region to the vaccination and reopening challenge, investigating country-level approaches and ASEAN’s initiatives.

 

 

Webinar on “The Growth of Indonesia’s E-commerce and Fintech sector amidst the COVID-19 pandemic”

 

In this webinar, Ms Puput Hidayat and Mr Manggi Taruna Habir discussed recent e-commerce and fintech trends as well as their impacts on changing consumer spending patterns and the rise of borrowings from market segments not usually touched by the traditional banking sector in Indonesia.

 

 

Webinar on “Medium-Term Economic Planning in Thailand and Malaysia – A Comparative Analysis”

 

In this webinar, Dr Patcharawan shared her research on the effectiveness of five-year development plan formulation and implementation in Thailand and Malaysia using insights from organization theory.

 

 

Webinar on “Managing and Mismanaging the Pandemic in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam: Approaches and Consequences”

 

In this webinar, Dr Arief Ramayandi, Dr Siwage Dharma Negara, Ms Sheena Valenzuela, Prof Ronald U. Mendoza and Dr Nguyen Thang examines the pandemic responses in countries around the region, with a spotlight on Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam, three of the most populous countries in ASEAN.

 

 

Webinar on “COVID-19 Horizontal and Vertical Policy Coordination: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand”

 

In this webinar,  Dr Yanuar Nugroho, Ms Sofie Syarief, Ms Tricia Yeoh and Dr Punchada Sirivunnabood surveyed and analysed the coordination aspects of COVID-19 responses.