1. Panel session V. Asia Economic Forum Cheng-Few Lee Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University, USA Editor, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting Editor, Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies The 18th Annual Conference on Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting and Management

2. Panel session V. Asia Economic Forum Chairperson: Cheng-Few Lee, Rutgers University, USA Panelists: 1. Chao-Cheng Mai, Academia Sinica, Taiwan 2. Yong Shi, Chinese Academy of Science, China and University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA 3. William T. Lin, Tamkang University, Taiwan 4. John Wald, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA 5. Ying Wu, Salisbury University, USA

3. Introduction 1. Chao-Cheng Mai, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Topic: Prospects of Signing Cross-Strait ECFA for Taiwan Economic Development 2. Yong Shi, Chinese Academy of Science, China and University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA Topic: China ’ s Contribution to the Global Economic Recovery

4. 3. William T. Lin, Tamkang University, Taiwan Topic: Cross-Strait Stock Market Competition and Cooperation: A Look at Taiwan's Experience in Economic Structure Tuning 4. John Wald, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Topic: American perspectives on Asian growth 5. Ying Wu, Salisbury University, USA Topic: Would Debt-Laden Economy in the Post-Bubble Era be a Macro Waterloo to Keynesianism? Introduction