Currency Crises: Thailand
Currency Crises: Thailand
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Cambridge, MA
Martin Feldstein and Takatoshi Ito, Organizers
Clickable conference materials are available at the end of the program.
THURSDAY, APRIL 22:
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM Welcome
Introduction: Events
TAKATOSHI ITO, Hitotsubashi University and NBER
Thailand 1996-1997: Events leading to devaluation and initial IMF programs (up to December 1997)
VEERATHAI SANTIPROBHOB, Ministry of Finance, Bangkok
Thailand 1998-1999: Efforts to stabilize
OPEN DISCUSSION
Review of economic situations at critical junctures, major events, raising critical questions for discussion
10:15 AM Coffee Break
10:30 AM CRISIS PREVENTION 1994-1996
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM CRISIS MANAGEMENT
3:00 PM Coffee Break
3:15 PM RECENT POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
3:45 PM BROADER LESSONS
4:30 PM REFORM
5:00 PM Adjourn
7:00 PM Informal Dinner - Location to be Announced
Conference Materials
TAKATOSHI ITO, Hitotsubashi University and NBER
The Development of the Thailand Currency Crisis: A Chronological Review
HARISH MEHTA
TAKATOSHI ITO, Hitotsubashi University and NBER
LUIZ A. PEREIRA da SILVA, Bank of Japan
The Credit Crunch in Thailand During the 1997-98 Crisis
4/13/99