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19 January, Friday (10:45 am–12:15 pm)


Session 5A: Healthy and Productive Aging in Asia  (Auditorium 1) 

Moderator: Ryotaro Hayashi (Social Sector Economist, SG) 

Presentations:

1.     Supporting Healthy and Active Aging in Malaysia and Viet Nam
        Yana van der Meulen Rodgers (Rutgers University), Hanna Xue (Rutgers University),
        Joseph E. Zveglich Jr. (ADB), and 
Khadija Ali (ADB) 
        Discussant: Donghyun Park
 

2.     Healthy aging and health status of older Asians: Implications for policy
        Minhaj Mahmud (Senior Economist, ERDI)
        Discussant: Khadija Ali

 3.     Health Capacity to Work among Older Malaysians
         Donghyun Park (Economic Advisor (Strategic Knowledge Initiatives), ERDI)
         Discussant: Minhaj Mahmud


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Session 5B: Education (Auditorium 2) 

Moderator: Dina Azhgaliyeva (Senior Research Fellow, ADBI) 

Presentations:

1.     Evaluating the Learning Impacts of the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education Policy in the Philippines
        Daniel Suryadarma (Research Fellow, ADBI)
        Discussant: Rhea Molato 

 2.    Lead exposure from toxic sites and cognitive ability in Indonesia 
         Emilie Berkhout, Rhea Molato (Associate Economics Officer, ERDI), Albert Park, Daniel Suryadarma
         Discussant: Md Shamsul A.K. Mamun

3.     Does Access to Improved Sanitation Improve Schooling: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey Data
        2019 in Bangladesh
        Md Shamsul A.K. Mamun (Senior Education Officer, SG)
        Discussant: Daniel Suryadarma 


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Session 5C: Health and Employment (Auditorium 3) 

Moderator: Alexander Raabe (Economist, ERDI) 

Presentations:

1.     How Urbanization Affects Child Nutritional Outcomes: Quasi-Natural Experimental Evidence from
        African Countries Over 15-25 years
        Yating Ru (Economist, ERDI)
        Discussant: Panharoth Chhay 

2.     Labor Supply and Migration as Household Coping Strategies: A Meta-Analysis
        Ari Perdana (Senior Evaluation Specialist, IED)
       Discussant: Yating Ru 

3.     Livelihood diversification strategies of indigenous communities in Nepal
        
Panharoth Chhay (Research Associate, ADBI)
        Discussant: Ari Perdana


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Session 5D: Poverty and Inclusiveness (Auditorium 4) 

Moderator: Inyoung Hwang  (Regional Cooperation Specialist, ERDI)

Presentations:

1.     An Examination of Poverty Trends among Elderly in Asia and the Pacific
       Joseph Albert Nino M. Bulan (Statistics Analyst, ERDI)
       Discussant: Hyun Son 

2.     Poverty and Extreme Poverty: A Multidimensional Comparative Approach to Wellbeing
        Priasto Aji (Senior Economics Officer, SERD)
        Discussant: Arturo Jr M. Martinez (pre-recorded discussion)

3.     Shared Prosperity and Development Goals: Concepts and Measurement 
        Hyun Son (Principal Evaluation Specialist, IED)
        Discussant: Arief Anshory Yusuf, Professor, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia


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Session 5E: Macroeconomy and Finance 3 (LRC 2) 

Moderator: Madhavi Pundit (Senior Economist, ERDI)  

Presentations: 

1.     Climate Risk Awareness and Retail Trading
        Shu Tian (Senior Economist, ERDI)
        Discussant: Matteo Lanzafame

2.     ‘What’s your shape?’ A data-driven approach to estimating the Environmental Kuznets Curve
        Matteo Lanzafame (Principal Economist, ERDI)
        Discussant: John Beirne 

3.     Remittances, exchange rates, and the role of financial development
        John Beirne (Principal Economist, ERDI)                                                                                                    
        Discussant: Shu Tian


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