Co-sponsored by the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture, USC Center for International Relations and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 

The main objective of this one-day workshop is to discuss fundamental dynamics and new developments of monetary and financial relations between Japan and East Asia ranging from RMB internationalization, emergency funding mechanism, and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).  Thematically, we seek to understand; (a) lessons from other regions, particularly Europe, to Asia, (b) connections between global financial governance and the regional one, and (c) explore the issues of financial leadership and followership in the region.   

Panelists:  
Hyoung-kyu Chey (GRIPS –USC visiting scholar)
William Grimes (Boston University)
C. Randall Henning (American University)
Saori N. Katada (USC)
Steve Liao (UC Riverside)
Phillip Lipscy (Stanford)
Victor Shih (UC San Diego)
Junko Shimizu (Gakushuin University; on sabbatical at Columbia University)
David Steinberg (SAIS, Johns Hopkins)

Discussants:  
Barry Eichengreen (University of California, Berkeley)
Joshua Aizenman (USC)
Gregory Chin (York University)