International Symposium

Productivity Growth in the Global Economy: Innovation in the Service Sector and the Role of Intangible Assets (Handouts)

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Symposium Chair: KIMURA Takako (RIETI)

Opening Remarks

FUJITA Masahisa (President and Chief Research Officer, RIETI / Professor, Konan University / Adjunct Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)

Keynote Speech

Chair:
ASABA Shigeru (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University)

Keynote Speech 1: "Productivity in Japan, US, and Major EU Economies: Is Japan Falling Behind?"

MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University)
Presentation [PDF:121KB]

Keynote Speech 2: "Has the Japanese Economy Turned the Corner? An International Comparative Perspective on Japan's Productivity Revival"

Bart VAN ARK (Full Professor, Department of International Economics and Business, University of Groningen / Executive Director, Economic Research, The Conference Board, New York)
Presentation [PDF:268KB]

Keynote Speech 3: "Innovation and Industry Dynamics in U.S. Retail Trade"

Ron S. JARMIN (Research Director, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau)
Presentation [PDF:189KB]

15:55-17:50 Panel Discussion: "How Can We Increase Productivity Growth in the Global Economy?"

Chair:
NAGAOKA Sadao (Research Counselor, RIETI / Director and Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University)

Panelists:

KURODA Masahiro (President, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan)
Presentation [PDF:521KB]

WATANABE Shotaro (Independent Director, Resona Holdings, Inc. / Director, Isetan Co., Ltd. / Former Vice-Chairman and President, Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives))

SATO Shin (Executive Officer, QB Net Co., Ltd.)
Presentation [PDF:233KB]

SAKATA Ichiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Special Assistant to Director General, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI / Visiting Associate Professor, Technology Management for Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo)
Presentation [PDF:87KB]
Reference [PDF:154KB]

Bart VAN ARK (Full Professor, Department of International Economics and Business, University of Groningen / Executive Director, Economic Research, The Conference Board, New York)

Ron S. JARMIN (Research Director, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau)

FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University)

Closing Remarks:

OIKAWA Kozo (Chairman, RIETI)