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Magnus Blomstrom, Fumio Hayashi, Anil Kashyap, and |
David Weinstein, Organizers |
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September 15-16, 2005 |
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Hotel Okura |
Orchard Room, 2nd Floor (South Wing) |
2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku |
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PROGRAM |
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 15: |
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8:30 a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast |
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9:00
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NOBUYUKI ODA, Bank of |
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KAZUO
UEDA, |
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Discussant:
LARS SVENSSON, |
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10:00 a.m. |
Coffee
Break |
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10:30 a.m. |
Structural
Transformation and Growth Slowdowns: |
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WILBUR
JOHN COLEMAN, |
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Discussant: RANDALL KROSZNER, |
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11:30 a.m. |
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R.
ANTON BRAUN, |
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TOSHIHIRO
OKADA, |
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NAO SUDOU, Bank of |
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Discussant:
JONATHAN EATON, |
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12:30 p.m. |
Lunch
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Lunch
Speaker: HIROSHI YOSHIKAWA, University of Tokyo Macroeconomic Policy Making |
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2:30 p.m. |
Coffee
Break |
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3:00 p.m. |
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HIROSHI ONO, |
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Discussant: KENN ARIGA, |
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4:00 p.m. |
Coffee
Break |
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4:30 p.m. |
Firm Age and the
Evolution of Borrowing Costs: Evidence from Japanese Small Firms |
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KOJI
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IICHIRO
UESUGI, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry |
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TSUTOMU
WATANABE, |
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Discussant: STEVEN DAVIS, |
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5:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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6:30 p.m. |
Reception (cocktails and hors
doeuvres) |
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Swedish Embassy |
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1-10-3-100 Roppongi |
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Minato-ku, Tokyo |
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FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 16: |
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8:30 a.m. |
Continental
Breakfast |
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9:00
a.m. |
The Evolution of
Income Concentration in |
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CHIAKI
MORIGUCHI, Northwestern University and NBER |
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EMMANUEL
SAEZ, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Discussant: WOJCIECH KOPCZUK, |
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10:00 a.m. |
Coffee
Break |
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10:30 a.m. |
The Rise of
Deferred Tax Assets in |
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DOUGLAS
SKINNER, |
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Discussant:
MITSUHIRO FUKAO, |
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11:30 a.m. |
A Re-Examination of
the Exchange Rate Disconnect Puzzle: Evidence from Japanese Firm Level Data |
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ROBERT DEKLE, HYEOK JEONG and |
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HEAJIN
RYOO, |
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Discussant: MAURICE OBSTFELD, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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12:30 p.m. |
Adjourn
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9/9/05