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Michael G. Plummer
Director, SAIS Europe
Eni Professor of International Economics
About
Michael Plummer has been Director of SAIS Europe since 2014. A SAIS Professor of International Economics since 2001 and the Eni Professor of Economics since 2008, he was Head of the Development Division of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris from 2010 to 2012; an associate professor at Brandeis University (1992-2001); and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asian Economics (Elsevier) 2007-2015 (currently Editor-in-Chief Emeritus). He was president of the American Committee on Asian Economic Studies (ACAES) from 2008 until 2015. A former Fulbright Chair in Economics and Pew Fellow in International Affairs at Harvard University, he has been an Asian Development Bank (ADB) distinguished lecturer on several occasions and team leader of projects for various organizations including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the United Nations, the OECD, the ADB, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization. He has taught at more than a dozen universities in Asia, Europe, and North America. Professor Plummer has advised several governments on the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and is member of the editorial boards of World Development, the Asian Economic Journal; and the Journal of Southeast Asian Economics (formerly ASEAN Economic Bulletin). He is author/co-author of over 100 journal articles and book chapters. His PhD is in economics from Michigan State University.
- Megaregionalism 2.0: Trade and Innovation within Global Networks, with D. Ernst (editors), World Scientific (2018)
- Mega-Regionalism in Asia and its Implications for Europe, in Asian Survey 56:6 (2016)
- ASEAN Economic Cooperation and Integration: Progress, Challenges and Future Directions, with S. Y. Chia, Cambridge University Press (2015)
- Regional Perspectives on Aid for Trade, OECD Publishing (2014)
- ASEAN Centrality and the ASEAN-US Economic Relationship, with P. A. Petri, Policy Studies 69 (2014)
- The Transpacific Partnership and Asia-Pacific Integration: A Quantitative Assessment, with P. A. Petri and F. Zhai, Columbia University Press (2012)
- Realizing the ASEAN Economic Community: A Comprehensive Assessment, with S. Y. Chia (editors), ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute (2009)
- ASEAN Economic Integration: Trade, Finance, and Foreign Direct Investment, Advanced Research in Asian Economic Studies 6 (2009)
- The Global Economic Crisis and Its Implications for Asian Economic Cooperation, Policy Studies 55 (2009)
- Best Practices in Regional Trading Agreements: An Application to Asia, in The World Economy 30:12 (2007)
- The World Trade Organization: Legal, Economic, and Political Analysis, with P. F. J. Macrory and A. E. Appleton (editors), Springer
- Economic Integration and Development: Has Regionalism Delivered for Developing Countries?, with M.E. Kreinin, Edward Elgar Publishing (2002)
In the News
Trade: With China, the largest free trade area is born in Asia.
Michael G. Plummer cited in Les Echos, 11/03
Strategic competition between the U.S. and China: Implications for Korea.
Michael G. Plummer wrote for The Sejong Institute, 10/31
Trans-Pacific treaty TPP-11: Debunking myths.
Michael G. Plummer participated in Universidad del Desarrollo of Chile webinar, 04/27
Changing winds of globalisation and ASEAN’s growing role.
Michael G. Plummer interviewed in Unravel, 03/02
ASEAN and megaregionalism: Challenges ahead.
Michael G. Plummer wrote for American Committee on Asian Economic Studies, 02/25
RCEP and EU-China CAI: What's in it for Italy and Europe.
Michael G. Plummer participated in Italy-ASEAN Association webinar, 02/24