Japan Project Meeting
Organized by Kosuke Aoki, Shiro P. Armstrong, Charles Yuji Horioka, and David Weinstein
August 4-5, 2026
Asian Development Bank Institute, Kasumigaseki Building 8F, 3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6008, Japan
FORMAT: 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, August 4
8:30 am
Registration and Coffee
9:00 am
Opening Remarks
Chair: David Weinstein, Columbia University and NBER
9:15 am

Making Information Stick: Evidence from Correcting Misperceptions toward Paternity Leave-Taking in Japan

Marianne Bertrand, The University of Chicago and NBER
Patricia Cortés, Boston University and NBER
Jessica Pan, National University of Singapore
Hitoshi Shigeoka, Simon Fraser University and NBER
Masayuki Yagasaki, Tohoku University

Discussant:
Shintaro Yamaguchi, The University of Tokyo
10:15 am

Workplace Culture and Paternal Involvement in Childcare

Hiroko Okudaira, Okayama University
Mari Tanaka, The University of Tokyo
Mariko Sakka, University of Tsukuba
Shintaro Yamaguchi, The University of Tokyo

Discussant:
Marianne Bertrand, The University of Chicago and NBER
11:15 am
Break
Chair: Shiro P. Armstrong, The Australian National University
11:45 am

How Are Bequests Divided? The Case of Japan

Charles Yuji Horioka, Kobe University and NBER
Hideki Konishi, Waseda University
Yoko Niimi, Doshisha University
Hiroshi Suzuki, University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Teruyama, Kyoto University
Takashi Unayama, Kyoto University

Discussant:
Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University and NBER
12:45 pm
Lunch
1:45 pm

Electricity Supply Shocks and Manufacturing: Evidence from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Daiji Kawaguchi, The University of Tokyo
Takanao Tanaka, University of California, Berkeley

Discussant:
Shinsuke Uchida, Doshisha University
2:45 pm

The Impact of Electrification on Quality and Productivity: Evidence from Japanese Cotton Spinning

Hiroyuki Kasahara, University of British Columbia
Yoichi Sugita, Keio University
Atsuki Kotani, Boston University
Chun Pang Chow, University of British Columbia

Discussant:
Junichi Yamasaki, University of Kyoto
3:45 pm
Break
Chair: Charles Yuji Horioka, Kobe University and NBER
4:15 pm
Remembering Takatoshi Ito
with Remarks by Haruhiko Kuroda (former Governor of the Bank of Japan) and Tsutomu Watanabe (University of Tokyo)
5:15 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Dinner
The Okura Tokyo, 2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Banquet Room: La Lune, 41F
Sponsored by Alphadyne Asset Management
Wednesday, August 5
8:30 am
Registration and Coffee
Chair: Kosuke Aoki, The University of Tokyo
9:00 am

Distributional Monetary Transmission in Bank Lending under Abundant Reserves

Wentong Chen, Santa Clara University

Discussant:
Laurence M. Ball, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
10:00 am

How Do Gamblers React to Wins? Evidence from Bank Transaction Data in Japan

Kozo Ueda, Waseda University
Fei Gao, Waseda University

Discussant:
Emir Kamenica, The University of Chicago
11:00 am
Break
Chair: Charles Yuji Horioka, Kobe University and NBER
11:30 am

Global Policy Spillovers: How Environmental Policies Propagate through Product Attributes

Koichiro Ito, The University of Chicago and NBER
James M. Sallee, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Jonathan (Andrew) Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Discussant:
Kensuke Teshima, Doshisha University
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

The Impact of Cartels on Productivity: A Concrete Example from Japan

Satoshi Imahie, Toulouse School of Economics
Kazuma Takakura, University of Maryland, College Park
Masahiro Nishida, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Yasutora Watanabe, The University of Tokyo

Discussant:
Gautam Gowrisankaran, Columbia University and NBER
2:30 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Dinner
KIGI, 2-10-2, Nagatacho, Chiyoka-ku, Tokyo


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

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