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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH |
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20th Annual TRIO Conference on
Organizational Innovation and Firm Performance |
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Supported by NBER-CEPR-TCER, and Hitotsubashi
University |
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December 15-16, 2006 |
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George Baker, Takeo Hoshi, Hideshi Itoh, and Sadao
Nagaoka, Organizers |
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Hitotsubashi University |
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Sano Shoin Hall |
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Naka 2-17-35, Kunitachi-shi |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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PROGRAM |
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FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 15: |
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9:30
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Welcome,
Organizers |
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Chair: MASAHIKO AOKI, Hitotsubashi University and
TCER |
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9:40
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GEORGE
BAKER, Harvard University and NBER |
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Strategic Alliances: Bridges Between Islands of Conscious
Power |
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(Joint
with Robert Gibbons and Kevin Murphy) |
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Discussants: HIDESHI ITOH, Hitotsubashi University and
TCER |
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HODAKA MORITA, University
of New South Wales |
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10:40
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Break |
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11:00
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OLA
KVALOY, University of Stavanger |
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(Joint
with Trond Olsen) |
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Discussants: MAKOTO HANAZONO, Nagoya University |
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PAUL OYER, Stanford
University and NBER |
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12:00
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Lunch |
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Chair: GEORGE BAKER, Harvard University and NBER |
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1:00
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HIDESHI
ITOH, Hitotsubashi University and TCER |
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(Joint
with Osamu Hayashida and Tatsuya Kikutani) |
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Discussants: STEVEN TADELIS, UC, Berkeley |
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WAKO WATANABE, Tohoku
University |
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2:00
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STEVEN
TADELIS, UC, Berkeley |
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A
Costly Contracting Approach to the Organization of Production |
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(Joint
with Jonathan Levin) |
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Discussants: OLA KVALOY, University of Stavanger |
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SADAO NAGAOKA,
Hitotsubashi University and TCER |
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3:00
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Break |
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3:30
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AKIRA
TAKEISHI, Hitotsubashi University |
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Determinants
of Firm Boundaries: Empirical Analysis of the Japanese Auto Industry from
1984 to 2002 |
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(Joint
with Yoshihisa Noro and Sadao Nagaoka) |
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Discussants: GEORGE BAKER, Harvard University and NBER |
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TATSUYA KIKUTANI, Kyoto
University |
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4:30
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HIROFUMI
UCHIDA, Wakayama University |
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(Joint
with Gregory Udell and Wako Watanabe) |
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Discussants: TAKEO HOSHI, UC, San Diego, NBER and TCER |
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AYAKO YASUDA, University of Pennsylvania |
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5:30
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Adjourn |
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6:00
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Group
Dinner |
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SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 16: |
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Chair: TAKEO HOSHI, UC, San Diego, NBER and TCER |
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9:30
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PAUL
OYER, Stanford University and NBER |
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Ability and Employer Learning: Evidence from the Economist
Labor Market |
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Discussants: DAIJI KAWAGUCHI, Hitotsubashi University
and TCER |
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HIDEO OWAN, Aoyama Gakuin
University |
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10:30
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Break |
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10:45
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HODAKA
MORITA, University of New South Wales |
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(Joint
with Arghya Ghosh) |
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Discussants: REIKO AOKI, Hitotsubashi University and
TCER |
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HANS GOTTINGER, Hitotsubashi
University |
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11:45
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Lunch |
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1:00
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Adjourn |
Format:
The
meeting format for each paper will be a 20-minute presentation by the author
followed by two 10-minute discussions and then another 20 minutes for open
discussion.
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* This conference is supported by the Hitotsubashi University 21st Century COE program on Dynamics of knowledge, Corporate System and Innovation.
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