Japan Project Meeting
Organized by Kosuke Aoki, Shiro P. Armstrong, Charles Yuji Horioka, and David Weinstein
July 29-30, 2025
Asian Development Bank Institute, Kasumigaseki Building 8F, 3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6008, Japan
The format for each paper will be a 20-minute presentation by the author, followed by one 20-minute discussion and then another 20 minutes of general discussion.
Tuesday, July 29
8:30 am
Registration and Coffee
9:00 am
Opening Remarks: Bambang Brodjonegoro, Dean of ADBI, and Arief Ramayandi, ADBI
Chair: Shiro Armstrong, The Australian National University
9:10 am

Martyrs, Morale, and Militarism: The Political Impact of Devastation and Slaughter

Shizuka Inoue, Columbia University
David Weinstein, Columbia University and NBER
Atsushi Yamagishi, Hitotsubashi University

Discussant:
Ryo Kambayashi, Musashi University
10:10 am
Break
10:40 am

How Japan's 1986 Equal Employment Opportunity Law Had Different Effects in the Short-Term and Long-Term

Daiji Kawaguchi, The University of Tokyo
Hiromi Hara, Meiji University

Discussant:
Justin Wolfers, University of Michigan and NBER
11:40 am
Break
Chair: Kosuke Aoki, The University of Tokyo
11:55 am

Supervisor Accuracy in Subjective Evaluations and Employee Careers

Hayato Kanayama, Waseda University
Yuji Kawata, Waseda University
Ritsu Kitagawa, Columbia University

Discussant:
Zoë B. Cullen, Harvard University and NBER
12:55 pm
Lunch
Chair: Kosuke Aoki, The University of Tokyo
1:55 pm

Connecting to Electricity: Technical Change and Regional Development

Atsuki Kotani, The University of Tokyo

Discussant:
Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale University and NBER
2:55 pm
Break
Chair: David Weinstein, Columbia University and NBER
3:10 pm

Vertical Integration with Two-sided Heterogeneity and Network Structure

Yukiko Saito, Waseda University
Inga Heiland, University of Oslo

Discussant:
Nitya Pandalai-Nayar, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
4:10 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Dinner Sponsored by Nomura Holdings at The Okura Tokyo, 2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Banquet Room: L'étoile, 41F)

Dress code: Smart casual - shorts, sandals, sleeveless tops such as tank tops or running shirts and caps are not permitted.
The Okura Information

Map
Wednesday, July 30
8:30 am
Coffee
Chair: David Weinstein, Columbia University and NBER
9:00 am

A Lost Decade of Fiscal Misallocation

Kosuke Aoki, The University of Tokyo
Ippei Fujiwara, Keio University
Zheng Michael Song, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Discussant:
Motohiro Sato, Hitotsubashi University
10:00 am
Break
Chair: Charles Horioka, Kobe University and NBER
10:30 am

Impacts of Family Caregiving Intensity and Duration on Working Caregivers in Japan: Balancing Work and Caregiving

Saki Sugano, Aoyama Gakuin University

Discussant:
David M. Cutler, Harvard University and NBER
11:30 am

Unpacking the Child Penalty Using Personnel Data: How Promotion Practices Widen the Gender Pay Gap

Yoko Okuyama, Uppsala University
Takeshi Murooka, Osaka University
Shintaro Yamaguchi, The University of Tokyo

Discussant:
Elena Capatina, The Australian National University
12:30 pm
Lunch and Adjourn
6:00 pm
Dinner at Hibiki Kazeniwa Akasaka, Akasaka Intercity 2F, 1-11-44 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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We are grateful to the Asian Development Bank Institute for its generous assistance and support.