TRIO Conference
Organized by Shin-ichi Fukuda, Joshua K. Hausman, and Kenichi Ueda
May 9-10, 2026
Kojima Conference Room, Economics Research Annex (Kojima Hall), 2F, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Format: Speaker 20 minutes, Discussant 10 minutes, Floor discussion 15 minutes.
Saturday, May 9
9:30 am
Registration and Coffee
10:00 am
Opening Remarks in Memory of Taka Ito
by Shinichi Fukuda, Joshua K. Hausman, and Kenichi Ueda
10:10 am

Malthusian Migrations

Romain Wacziarg, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Guillaume Blanc, Simon Fraser University

Discussant:
Kenichi Ueda, The University of Tokyo, CEPR, and TCER
10:55 am
Break
11:05 am

Foreign-Native Wage Differentials and the Role of Visa Regime in Japan: Evidence from the Linked Employer-Employee Data, 2020-2023

Yuki Hashimoto, RIETI
Ryo Kambayashi, Musashi University
Chiaki Moriguchi, Hitotsubashi University
Mariko Nakagawa, Hitotsubashi University
Yasutaka Saeki, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture
Masao Manjyome, Tokai University

Discussant:
Beatrice Weder di Mauro, Geneva Graduate Institute and CEPR
11:50 am

Reducing Migration Uncertainty: Conditional Unemployment Insurance for Kenyan Migrants

Gwyneth Miner, Brigham Young University

Discussant:
Hiroyuki Yamada, Keio University and TCER
12:35 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Labor Market Fluidity and Aggregate Productivity

Noritaka Kudoh, Nagoya University
Hiroaki Miyamoto, Hitotsubashi University

Discussant:
Mitsuru Katagiri, Waseda University
2:15 pm
Break
2:30 pm

The Gender Dimension of Refugees' Integration in the Labor Market

Martina Viarengo, Geneva Graduate Institute and CEPR

Discussant:
Mariko Nakagawa, Hitotsubashi University
3:15 pm

Exit and Voice: Germany, 1933-1948 (slides)

Hillel Rapoport, Paris School of Economics and CEPR

Discussant:
Yuki Takagi, The University of Tokyo
4:00 pm
Break
4:15 pm

Financial Security, Climate Shocks and Social Cohesion

Sandra Sequeira, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and CEPR

Discussant:
Yusuke Kuroishi, Hitotsubashi University
5:00 pm
Adjourn
7:00 pm
Group Dinner - Yugyoan Tankuma Kitamise at Tokyo Dome Hotel
Sunday, May 10
9:00 am
Coffee/Snacks
9:30 am

Modeling Migration-Induced Unemployment

Pascal Michaillat, University of California, Santa Cruz and NBER

Discussant:
Akira Ishide, The University of Tokyo
10:15 am
Break
10:30 am

Endogenous Migration and the Macroeconomic Impact of Foreign Workers in an Aging Economy

Sagiri Kitao, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Nozomi Takeda, University of Minnesota

Discussant:
Yu Korekawa, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
11:15 am

Foreign Geopolitical Risk and U.S. Firm Productivity: The Role of Immigrant Labor

Zhongling Qin, Auburn University
Miao Ben Zhang, University of Southern California

Discussant:
Ryuichi Tanaka, The University of Tokyo and TCER
12:00 pm
Adjourn


Jointly sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Tokyo Center for Economic Research (TCER), and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).