Tokyo Workshop on Spatial Economics 2019

Frontiers in Urban Economics and Trade

Information

  • Date: June 4th, 2019
  • Venue: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) 11th floor, Annex, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) 1-3-1, Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8901 JAPAN

Program & Handouts

10:25 Opening

Makoto Yano (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI))

Session I

Chair

Takatoshi Tabuchi (University of Tokyo)

10:30 - 12:00 The Effective Density Elasticity of Productivity for Movers and Stayers

Gabriel Ahlfeldt (LSE)

Discussant

Shota Fujishima (Tokyo University of Science)

13:20 - 14:50 The Shrinking Advantage of Market Potential

Klaus Desmet (Southern Methodist University)

Discussant

Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)

Session II

Chair

Takaaki Takahashi (University of Tokyo)

14:50 - 16:20 Highways, Market Access, and Spatial Sorting

Frederic Robert-Nicoud (Université de Genève)

Discussant

Yasuhiro Sato (University of Tokyo)

16:40 - 18:10 Urban Interactions

Yves Zenou (Monash University)

Discussant

Ryo Itoh (Tohoku University)