Please join our webinar as we celebrate the remarkable academic journey, profound influences, and invaluable contributions of Professor Iwan Jaya Azis, not only as an economist and regional scientist but also as a cherished teacher, colleague, and friend. Additionally, we will unveil a book dedicated to his legacy entitled The Indonesian Economy and the Surrounding Regions in the 21st Century: Essays in Honor of Iwan Jaya Azis.

This event is jointly hosted by the Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA), Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia (FEB UI), Lembaga Penyelidikan Ekonomi dan Masyarakat (LPEM) FEB UI, ANU Indonesia Project and Forum Kajian Pembangunan (FKP).

Date and time: Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 08.00-10.30am WIB (Jakarta time GMT+7). Online in English.

Please register to attend through this link.

Program (in Jakarta time/GMT+7)
08:10 – 08:30am   About Iwan Jaya Azis
– Professor Erik Thorbecke (Cornell University)
– Professor Mari Pangestu (Universitas Indonesia)

08:30 – 10:00am Paper presentations

– Professor Ari Kuncoro (Universitas Indonesia): Small- and Medium-size linkages with large firms: revisiting studies on Indonesian manufacturing
– Associate Professor Yuri Mansury (Illinois Institute of Technology): I won’t get caught: an agent-based model of corruption with incomplete information
– Associate Professor Nattapong Puttanapong (Thammasat University): Impact analysis of the Economic Eastern Corridor on the Thai economy: an application of multi-regional input–output model and dynamic computable general equilibrium model
– Q & A

10:00 – 10:10am Presentation of the book in honor of Professor Iwan Jaya Azis by Professor Budy Resosudarmo representing editors and authors of the book

10:10 – 10:20 A Note on Iwan Jaya Azis by Professor Emil Salim (Universitas Indonesia)

10:20 – 10:30am Closing remarks by Professor Iwan Jaya Azis

We hope to see you at the webinar.