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Gita Wirjawan

  • Visiting Scholar at APARC, 2022-23

Biography

Gita Wirjawan joins the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) as visiting scholar for the 2022-23 academic year. He is the chairman and founder of Ancora Group and Ancora Foundation, as well as the host of the podcast "Endgame." While at APARC, he will be conducting research with Professor Donald Emmerson regarding the directionality of nation-building in Southeast Asia.

In The News

Motorbike riders with face masks are stuck in traffic during the morning peak hour in Hanoi, Vietnam.
News

Money Matters: Democratization and Economic Growth in Southeast Asia Report

This report focuses on 10 Southeast Asian economies and how the distribution of monetary capital to each country is influenced by the degree to which it has adopted liberal democratic institutions and systems. It argues they need a new political economy that prioritizes financial inclusion, investment attraction, marginal productivity, trade expansion, political stability, and talented leaders who are able to facilitate the achievement of these goals.
Money Matters: Democratization and Economic Growth in Southeast Asia Report
Gi-Wook Shin seated in his office during an interview
Commentary

Video Interview: Gi-Wook Shin Discusses the Economic and Geopolitical Implications of Mobile Talent

APARC and Korea Program Director Gi-Wook Shin joins Gita Wirjawan, a visiting scholar at the Center and host of the “Endgame” video podcast, to share his work on the ways in which countries in Asia and elsewhere can address brain drain, discuss the influence of soft power on South Korea's evolution, and consider the threats posed by demographic and democratic crises to the country’s future.
Video Interview: Gi-Wook Shin Discusses the Economic and Geopolitical Implications of Mobile Talent
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