Information
- Time and Date:
13:00-17:55, Friday, June 22, 2007 - Venue:
Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, Shinryoku Banquet Room, Convention Center, Goshiki 1F
1-2, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo - Language:
Japanese / English (with simultaneous interpretation)
Handouts
Symposium Chair: KIMURA Takako (RIETI)
Opening Remarks
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?"
Panelists:
KURODA Masahiro (President, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan)
Presentation [PDF:521KB]
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]
Ron S. JARMIN (Research Director, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau)