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Day 1: March 11
Session 1: Introduction
Session Chair: NIIHARA Hiroaki (RIETI Consulting Fellow)
Session Chair: NIIHARA Hiroaki (RIETI Consulting Fellow)
Opening Remark | |
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AOKI Masahiko (RIETI President & Chief Research Officer / Professor, Stanford University) |
"Fiscal Problems of Japan: Toward Prescribing a Solution" | |
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TSURU Kotaro (RIETI Senior Fellow)
"Fiscal Problems of Japan: Toward Prescribing a Solution" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-006) |
Comments | |
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HONMA Masaaki (Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University) |
Session 2: Political and Administrative Systems and Public Finance
Session Chair: KAINOU Kazunari (RIETI Fellow)
Session Chair: KAINOU Kazunari (RIETI Fellow)
"Two Aspects of Japan's Bureaucratic System as Seen in Fiscal Procedures" | |
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IIO Jun (RIETI Faculty Fellow / Professor of Government, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
"Two Aspects of Japan's Bureaucratic System as Seen in Fiscal Procedures" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-007) |
"Why Does the Government's Budget Balloon and How Can it be Curbed?: Focusing on Incentives for Bureaucrats" | |
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KADONO Nario (RIETI Consulting Fellow / Deputy Director, Macro Economic Affairs Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI)
TAKIZAWA Hirokazu (RIETI Fellow & Deputy Director of Research) "Why Does the Government's Budget Balloon and How Can it be Curbed?: Focusing on Incentives for Bureaucrats" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-008) |
Comments | |
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KATO Sota (RIETI Faculty Fellow) |
Session 3: Fiscal System in Historical Context - Lessons from the Past and for the Future
Session Chair: KADONO Nario (RIETI Consulting Fellow / Deputy Director, Macro Economic Affairs Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI)
Session Chair: KADONO Nario (RIETI Consulting Fellow / Deputy Director, Macro Economic Affairs Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI)
"Political system and fiscal performance: Japan's historical experience" | |
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OKAZAKI Tetsuji (RIETI Faculty Fellow / Professor of Economics, University of Tokyo)
"Political system and fiscal performance: Japan's historical experience" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-009) |
"The Role of Public Awareness in Fiscal Reform" | |
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NAKABAYASHI Mieko (RIETI Fellow)
"The Role of Public Awareness in Fiscal Reform" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-010) |
Comments | |
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INOKI Takenori (Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies) |
Session 4: Long-Term Budget Constraints in Public Finance: Tax and Government Bonds
Session Chair: OKAZAKI Tetsuji (RIETI Faculty Fellow / Professor of Economics, University of Tokyo)
Session Chair: OKAZAKI Tetsuji (RIETI Faculty Fellow / Professor of Economics, University of Tokyo)
"Fiscal Discipline/Government Debt Management and Monetary Policy" | |
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WATANABE Tsutomu (RIETI Faculty Fellow / Professor of Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University)
"Fiscal Discipline/Government Debt Management and Monetary Policy" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-011) |
"Tax Reform from the Perspective of Economic Revitalization" | |
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SAKATA Ichiro (RIETI Consulting Fellow / Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI)
"Tax Reform from the Perspective of Economic Revitalization" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-012) |
"The Political Economy of Tax Reform" | |
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KUNIEDA Shigeki (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University) "The Political Economy of Tax Reform" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-013) |
Comments | |
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FUJIKI Hiroshi (Deputy Director, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan) |
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MORINOBU Shigeki (Visiting Professor, GRIPS / Director General, Tokyo Customs) |
Day 2: March 12
Session 5: Managerial Perspective of Fiscal Reform
Session Chair: NAKABAYASHI Mieko (RIETI Fellow)
Session Chair: NAKABAYASHI Mieko (RIETI Fellow)
"Fiscal Rules/Targets and Budget Management Reform" | |
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TANAKA Hideaki (RIETI Consulting Fellow / Visiting Fellow, Australia National University)
"Fiscal Rules/Targets and Budget Management Reform" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-014) |
"Fiscal Reform from the Perspective of Social System Design" | |
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YOKOYAMA Yoshinori (RIETI Senior Fellow)
"Fiscal Reform from the Perspective of Social System Design" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-015) |
Comments | |
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IWAMOTO Yasushi (Professor, Department of Economics, Hitotsubashi University) |
Session 6: How to Reform Fiscal Relations between the Central and Local Governments
Session Chair: TSURU Kotaro (RIETI Senior Fellow)
Session Chair: TSURU Kotaro (RIETI Senior Fellow)
"The Central and Local Governments: Redesigning Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations" | |
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DOI Takero (RIETI Consulting Fellow / Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University)
"The Central and Local Governments: Redesigning Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-016) |
"Redesigning the Fiscal Structure of Local Governments: From the Point of View of Local Governance Reform" | |
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KITAMI Tomitaro (RIETI Consulting Fellow / Deputy Director, Industrial Organization Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI)
"Redesigning the Fiscal Structure of Local Governments: From the Point of View of Local Governance Reform" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-017) |
Comments | |
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KONISHI Sachio (Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University) |
Session7: Long-Term Perspective of Government Finance from Public Accounting Point of View
Session Chair: TAKIZAWA Hirokazu (RIETI Fellow)
Session Chair: TAKIZAWA Hirokazu (RIETI Fellow)
"Simulation Analysis of Fiscal Crisis" | |
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KAINOU Kazunari (RIETI Fellow)
"Simulation Analysis of Fiscal Crisis" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-018) |
"Stock Analysis of Fiscal Problems: Focusing on Burdens Brought to Future Generations" | |
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TAKAHASHI Yoichi (RIETI Consulting Fellow / Director of Financial Division, Kanto Local Finance Bureau, MOF)
"Stock Analysis of Fiscal Problems: Focusing on Burdens Brought to Future Generations" (Abstract of Discussion Paper 04-J-019) |
Comments | |
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KITAMURA Yukinobu (Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University) |
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KAWAMOTO Yuko (Senior Expert, McKinsey & Company, Inc) |
Session 8: Wrap-up Discussion
Session Chair: AOKI Masahiko (RIETI President & Chief Research Officer / Professor, Stanford University)
Session Chair: AOKI Masahiko (RIETI President & Chief Research Officer / Professor, Stanford University)
* The agenda is subject to change.