Japan Project Meeting
Shiro P. Armstrong, Charles Yuji Horioka, Takeo Hoshi, Tsutomu Watanabe, and David Weinstein, Organizers
July 29, 2019
Asian Development Bank Institute, Kasumigaseki Building 8F, 3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo 100-6008, Japan
| Monday, July 29 | ||||
| 8:30 am | Breakfast/Registration | |||
| 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks by Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean of the ADBI | |||
| 9:10 am |
Yoon J. Jo, Texas A&M University Misaki Matsumura, Columbia University David Weinstein, Columbia University and NBER The Impact of E-Commerce on Relative Prices and Consumer Welfare
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| 10:10 am | Break | |||
| 10:40 am |
Takeo Hoshi, University of Tokyo Anil K. Kashyap, University of Chicago and NBER The Great Disconnect: The Decoupling of Wage and Price Inflation in Japan
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| 11:40 am |
Mari Tanaka, University of Tokyo Yusuke Narita, Yale University Chiaki Moriguchi, Hitotsubashi University Meritocracy and Its Discontents: Evidence from Centralizing and Decentralizing School Admissions
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| 12:40 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:40 pm |
Iichiro Uesugi, Hitotsubashi University Daisuke Miyakawa, Waseda University Kaoru Hosono, Gakushuin University Arito Ono, Chuo University Hirofumi Uchida, Kobe University The Collateral Channel versus the Bank Lending Channel: Evidence from a Massive Earthquake
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| 2:40 pm | Break | |||
| 3:10 pm |
Elif C. Arbatli, International Monetary Fund Steven J. Davis, Stanford University and NBER Arata Ito, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry Naoko Miake, International Monetary Fund Policy Uncertainty in Japan
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| 4:10 pm |
Melissa Dell, Harvard University and NBER Sahar Parsa, New York University Managerial Talent and Economic Performance: Evidence from Discontinuities in Douglas MacArthur’s Economic Purge
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| 5:10 pm | Adjourn | |||
| 5:40 pm | Bus departs ADBI for Funasei Dinner Cruise | |||
| 6:30 pm |
Funasei Dinner Cruise of Tokyo Bay |
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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 audience discussion. |
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Suggested Attire for all Events: Business Casual |
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ESRI Conference
on July 30 with a Reception to follow at Roppongi Hills Club (Club Room)
(ESRI to provide transportation to the reception which will start at 6:30 pm) Roppongi Hills Club |
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Emergency Contact in Tokyo: Ms. Mutsumi Tabata, Polaris Secretaries Office Co., Ltd. Email: su-japan@officepolaris.co.jp Mobile phone: 070-5268-6664 (+81-70-5268-6664) |
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We are very grateful to the Asian Development Bank Institute for its generous assistance and support. |
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