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
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
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 Chhay2. Labor Supply and Migration as Household Coping Strategies: A Meta-Analysis
Ari Perdana (Senior Evaluation Specialist, IED)
Discussant: Yating Ru3. Livelihood diversification strategies of indigenous communities in Nepal
Panharoth Chhay (Research Associate, ADBI)
Discussant: Ari Perdana
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 Son2. 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
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 Lanzafame2. ‘What’s your shape?’ A data-driven approach to estimating the Environmental Kuznets Curve
Matteo Lanzafame (Principal Economist, ERDI)
Discussant: John Beirne3. Remittances, exchange rates, and the role of financial development
John Beirne (Principal Economist, ERDI)
Discussant: Shu Tian