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ESRI International Conference 2007

"Japan's Economy and Macroeconomic Policies from 1980 to 2007"

Program



Date:   Monday, June 25
Venue:   ESRI, Cabinet Office, Tokyo


9:30      Opening speech    Masahiro Kuroda, President of ESRI
   
Session 1  The Industry Origins of Japanese Economic Growth and Inflation measurement
Chair Anil Kashyap, The University of Chicago

9:45-9:55   The Industry Origins of Japanese Economic Growth
Dale Jorgenson, Harvard University

Paper: "The Industry Origins of Japanese Economic Growth"
Cf.[http://post.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/jorgenson/papers/Industry_origin_JECGRWTH_050105.pdf]
Presentation material:
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9:55-10:15   Discussion
10:15-10:25   Measurement of Inflation rate in Japan
David Weinstein, Columbia University
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10:25-10:35   Discussant: Shigenori Shiratsuka, Bank of Japan
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Discussant:Masaaki Sato, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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10:35-10:45   Discussion
10:45-11:00   <Coffee brake>
11:00  
Session 2  Introduction of research issues in each sub committee

11:00   Sub session   Chair Yutaka Harada, Daiwa Institute of Research
11:00-11:15   Regulatory reforms and structural issues
Masahiro Okuno, The University of Tokyo
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11:15-11:45   Discussion
11:45   Sub session   Chair Yutaka Harada, Daiwa Institute of Research
11:45-12:00   TFP, industrial structure, IT, and other macroeconomic aspects
Kyoji Fukao, Hitotsubashi University
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12:00-12:30   Discussion
12:30-13:30   <Lunch>
13:30   Sub session   Chair Juro Teranishi, Nihon University
13:30-13:45   Non-performing loans, banking system (prudence policy) and land policy
Akiyoshi Horiuchi, Chuo University
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13:45-14:15   Discussion
14:15   Sub session   Chair Juro Teranishi, Nihon University
14:15-14:30   Monetary policy and inflation/deflation
Hiroshi Yoshikawa, The University of Tokyo
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14:30-15:00   Discussion
15:00-15:30   <Coffee break>
15:30   Sub session   Chair Noriki Hirose, ESRI
15:30-15:45   Fiscal policy problems including taxation and social security payment
Yasushi Okada, ESRI
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15:45-16:15   Discussion
16:15   Sub session   Chair Noriki Hirose, ESRI
16:15-16:30   Labor market and income distribution
Ryo Kambayashi, Hitotsubashi University
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16:30-17:00   Discussion
17:00-17:10   Q&A time for press


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