Japan Project Meeting
Organized by Jenny Corbett, Charles Yuji Horioka, Anil K Kashyap, Kazuo Ueda, and David Weinstein
June 29-30, 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Friday, June 29

1

Defying Gravity: How Long Will Japanese Government Bond Prices Remain High?

Takeo Hoshi, The University of Tokyo
Takatoshi Ito, Columbia University

2

Natural Disasters, Bank Lending, and Firm Investment

Kaoru Hosono, Gakushuin University
Daisuke Miyakawa, Waseda University
Taisuke Uchino, Daito Bunka University
Makoto Hazama, Hitotsubashi University
Arito Ono, Chuo University

3

Measuring Intertemporal Substitution: Evidence from a Consumption Tax Rate Increase in Japan

David B. Cashin, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Takashi Unayama, Kyoto University

4

The Ownership of Japanese Corporations in the 20th Century

Julian Franks, London Business School
Colin Mayer, University of Oxford
Hideaki Miyajima, Waseda University

5

Is Japan Really a "Buy"? The Corporate Governance, Cash Holdings, and Economic Performance of Japanese Companies

Douglas Skinner, University of Chicago
Meng Li, University of Chicago
Kazuo Kato, Osaka University of Economics

6

Brides for Sale: Cross-Border Marriages and Female Immigration

Daiji Kawaguchi, The University of Tokyo
Soohyung Lee, University of Maryland, College Park

7

Trends in Long-term Employment and Job Security in Japan and the United States: the Last Twenty-Five Years

Takao Kato, Colgate University