Dr. James Feehan, Department of Economics and director of the J. R. Smallwood Centre for Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, presented a paper at the International Forum for Macro Issues, a conference sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Institute of Japan's Cabinet Office. Dr. Feehan’s presentation was titled Public Inputs and the Private Economy: Some Conceptual and Policy-Theoretic Issues. In addition, Dr. Feehan served as a panellist in the forum's final session, which dealt with sustainable economic growth and structural reform in Japan, where he spoke on efficient fiscal management and public infrastructure. The forum was held Feb. 16-18, 2004, in Tokyo.