Friday, July 27
Format: speaker 15 minutes, discussant 10 minutes, replay and floor discussion 15 minutes
Chair: Fukunari Kimura, Keio University
9:00 am

GVC Journeys when National and Territorial Comparative Advantage Differ

Richard Baldwin, International Institute for Management Development and NBER
Toshihiro Okubo, Keio University

Discussant:
Masashige Hamano, Waseda University
9:40 am

Trade Agreement with Cross-Border Unbundling

Ayako Obashi, Aoyama Gakuin University

Discussant:
Hirokazu Ishise, Osaka University
10:20 am
Coffee Break
Chair: Kenichi Ueda, University of Tokyo
10:40 am

Potentials for Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Japan

Takeo Hoshi, University of Tokyo
Kozo Kiyota, Keio University

Discussant:
Todo Yasuyuki, Waseda University
11:20 am

Misfits in the Car Industry: Offshore Assembly Decisions at the Variety Level

Keith Head, University of British Columbia
Thierry Mayer, Sciences-Po

Discussant:
Robert Owen, University of Nantes
12:00 pm
Lunch
Chair: Pramuan Bunkanwanicha, ESCP Europe and Development Bank of Japan
1:00 pm

Quantifying the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement

Gabriel Felbermayr, Ifo Center for International Economics
Fukunari Kimura, Keio University and TCER
Toshihiro Okubo, Keio University
Marina Steininger, Ifo Center for International Economics

Discussant:
Shujiro Urata, Waseda University and ERIA
1:40 pm

Trade Diversion and Trade Deficits under the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (slides)

Katheryn Russ, University of California, Davis and NBER
Kelly Stangl, University of California at Davis
Deborah Swenson, University of California, Davis and NBER

Discussant:
Konstantin Kucheryavyy, Baruch College
2:20 pm
Coffee Break
Chair: Shin-ichi Fukuda, University of Tokyo
2:40 pm

Explaining the Employment Effect of Exports: Value-Added Content Matters

Akira Sasahara, Keio University

Discussant:
Tadashi Ito, Gakushuin University
3:20 pm

Patent Reforms and Exporter Behaviour: Firm-Level Evidence from Developing Countries

Olena Ivus, Queen's University
Walter Park, American University

Discussant:
Keiko Ito, Chuo University
4:00 pm
Coffee Break
Chair: Junichi Nakamura, Development Bank of Japan
4:20 pm

Policy Shocks and Stock Market Returns: Evidence from Chinese Solar Panels

Meredith Crowley, University of Cambridge
Ning Meng, Zhejiang University
Huasheng Song, Zhejiang University

Discussant:
Eiichi Tomiura, Hitotsubashi University
5:00 pm

Excessive Entry and Exit in Export Markets

Heiwai Tang, Hong Kong University
Hiroyuki Kasahara, University of British Columbia

Discussant:
Daisuke Fujii, University of Tokyo
5:40 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Dinner at Nogizaka Club of Development Bank of Japan



Sponsors: Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and Tokyo Center for Economic Research (TCER).
Co-Sponsors: Center for Advanced Research in Finance (CARF), Center for International Research on the Japanese Economy (CIRJE), and the Research Institute of Capital Formation (RICF), Development Bank of Japan.