Faculty of Economics

Public Economics Seminar, Fall 2004

2004 Fall Schedule

Date & Time	Room	■Speaker	■Ｔｉｔｌｅ
October 1 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Watanabe, Naoki ■Kyoto University ■Institute of Economic Research	■"Cooperative Perspectives on Patent Licensing Games"
October 8 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	EAST 6F	■Jones, Ronald ■University of Rochester ■Faculty of Economics	■"Globalization : Civil and Cultutal Conflicts"
October 15 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Kimura, Fukunari ■Ando, Mitsuyo ■Takahashi, Yuya ■Keio University ■Faculty of Economics	■"Fragmentation in East Asia: Further Investigation"
October 22 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■ Brunello, Giorgro ■University of Padova (Italy) ■Faculty of Economics	■"Is Training More Frequent When the Wage Premium is Smaller? Evidence from the European Community Household Panel"
October 29 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Todo, Yasuyuki ■Tokyo Metropolitan University ■Faculty of Economics	■"Causes and Impacts of Overseas R&D Activities by Japanese Multinational Enterprises"
November 5 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Shioji, Etsuro ■Yokohama National University ■International Graduate School of Social Sciences	■"Techonology shocks and work hours in the US, Europe and Japan: evidence from a new VAR apporach" joint with Braun, Anton
November 12 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Otani, Ichiro ■Former IMF Resident Representative, Beijing	■"Adujsting Global External Imbalances; China's Role and its Implications for Asian Countries"
November 19 (Fri)	-	■Mita Festival	■
November 26 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Konishi, Masaru ■Hitotubashi University ■Faculty of Commerce and Management	■"Equity Holding and Bank Risk"
December 3 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Wakabayashi, Midori ■Osaka Prefecture University ■Faculty of Economics	■"Consumption and Borrowing Constraints in Japan" joint with Horioka, Charles, Youji
December 10 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Matsui, Kenji ■Yokohama National University ■Faculty of Business Administration	■"Marketing Channels and Retail Store Density in East Asia" joint with Yukimoto, Tadashi
December 17 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Mukunoki, Hiroshi ■Gakushuin University ■Faculty of Economics	■"Comparing Alternative Paths to Free Trade with Endogenous Political Pressure"
December 24(Fri)	-	■School Holiday	■
January 7 (Fri) 2:45-4:15	108	■Wada Tastuma (new) ■Boston University ■Department of Economics	■"Trend and Cycles: A New Approach and Explanations of Some Old Puzzles"joint with Pierre Perron (temporary title)
January 7 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Matsumura, Toshihiro ■University of Tokyo ■Institute of Social Science	■"Welfare-Deteriorating Leadership by State-Owned Public Enterprises"
January 14 (Fri) 2:45-4:15	108	■Kimura, Yuichi ■Kyoto　University ■Institute of Economic Recearch	■"Learning Own Ability and Migration of the Young: Evidence from Thailand"
January 14 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Ohashi, Hiroshi ■University of Tokyo ■Faculty of Economics	■"Technology Adoption, Learning by Doing, and Productivity: A Study of Steel Refining Furnaces."
January 21 (Fri) 4:30-6:00	108	■Yoshida, Keiko ■Osaka University ■Graduate School of Economics	■"Job Changers and Self-Development in Japan"
January 28 (Fri)	-	■Fall Examination	■

Coordinators (Fall) ■ Seko, Miki ■ Mckenzie, Colin ■ Kimura, Fukunari ■ Wakasugi, Ryuhei ■ Fujiwara Greve, Takako

(Faculty of Economics) / ■Higuchi, Yoshio ■ Nakajima, Takanobu (Faculty of Business and Commerce)