Thursday, March 16, 2023

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

111B

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Inspired by the work of Sassen (1988) and more recently Aulakh and Kelly (2020), we are researching labour and capital mobility in ASEAN, exploring links between migration and capital flows via remittances and agency fees. Between the ten ASEAN countries, there are ninety possible dyadic flows but official statistics are notoriously unreliable so we need country experts who can comment on the major flows of people and capital both incoming and outgoing. In October 2022 we are undertaking a scoping study with fieldwork in the five central ASEAN countries, where we have already engaged research partners. Our aim is to present interim findings at the APAIE conference in 2023 to publicise the work and attract experts from the remaining countries. The substantive aim is to have a more comprehensive picture of labour and capital flows in the region, including undocumented migrants and clandestine money movement. As a procedural means to this end, we shall establish a sustainable research partnership network, which as an outcome in itself has potential beyond this particular study. Once fully operational and with the benefit of having worked together on this project, we envisage deploying the network on other projects relating to labour markets and finance. Learning Objectives: • In empirical terms, knowledge about the mobility of labour and capital in ASEAN, the major flows and their significance for the economies concerned. In addition to formally documented migration and capital movements, we shall provide an overview of the less visible informal and undocumented movement of people and money. • In theoretical terms, understanding the mechanisms and institutions involved in regulating migration and capital movements, the ways such regulation is routinely evaded, and the role of corruption in facilitating irregularities. The concepts and theories will have wider relevance beyond labour and capital mobility and beyond ASEAN. • In methodological terms, participants will benefit from skills transfer concerning the research innovations developed in the course of the project, including labour market analyses and forensic accounting. The techniques can be applied to wider topics and are not spatially specific. Target Audience: In HEIs, researchers at all levels with an interest in labour and finance, academics teaching aspects of international employment and labour economics, and those responsible for developing international research partnerships; Senior managers responsible for human resources in organisations operating in ASEAN; Policy makers in governments and policy analysts in international organisations involved in labour and finance issues in ASEAN. Target Audience Level: Intermediate, Advanced

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Chairperson