Announcement
Asia KLEMS is an Asian regional research consortium to promote building database and conduct international productivity comparison among Asian countries based on KLEMS methodology adopted by EU KLEMS project. It was initiated in December 2010.
Asia KLEMS has been established to follow up World KLEMS project initiated by Professor Jorgenson of Harvard University in August 2010. The First Asia KLEMS Conference is to be held to help launch the Asia KLEMS project. The conference is jointly held by Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) of Japan, Hitotsubashi University Hi-Stat Project, and Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) under the guidance of the Asia KLEMS Committee.
*This conference is not open to the public.
Information
- Time and Date: 9:20-18:45, Wednesday, July 27, 2011
- Venue: ADBI, Kasumigaseki Building 8F , Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
- Language: English
- Host: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Global COE Hi-Stat Project, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
- Contact: RIETI, (Ms.) Taeko MATSUKURA
Tel: 03-3501-8398 Fax: 03-3501-8416
Agenda
9:20 - 11:00 Opening Session
Chair: PYO Hak Kil (Professor, Seoul National University / Chair, Asia KLEMS Committee)
9:20 - 9:40 Opening Address
KAWAI Masahiro (Dean and CEO, ADBI)
9:40 - 9:50 Welcoming Remarks
FUJITA Masahisa (President and Chief Research Officer, RIETI / Professor, Konan University / Adjunct Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)
10:00-11:00 Invited Keynote Speech: "World KLEMS and Asia KLEMS"
Dale W. JORGENSON (Samuel W. Morris University Professor, Harvard University)
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 13:00 Session 1
Chair: Harry X. WU (Professor, Hitotsubashi University)
11:15 - 11:45 Productivity Growth in India
Biswanath GOLDAR (Professor, University of Enclave)
11:45 - 12:15 Productivity Growth in Japan
MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Vice President, Gakushuin University)
FUKAO Kyoji (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University)
12:15 - 12:45 Productivity Growth in Singapore
VU Minh Khuong (Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore)
12:45 - 13:00 Q&A
13:00 - 14:15 Lunch
14:15 - 16:00 Session 2
Chair: Biswanath GOLDAR (Professor, University of Enclave)
14:15 - 14:45 Productivity Growth in the People's Republic of China
Harry X. WU (Professor, Hitotsubashi University)
14:45 - 15:15 Productivity Growth in the Philippines
Mario B. LAMBERTE (Director, ADBI)
15:15 - 15:45 Productivity Growth in the Republic of Korea
PYO Hak Kil (Professor, Seoul National University / Chair, Asia KLEMS Committee)
CHUN Hyunbae (Professor, Sogang University)
RHEE Keun Hee (Senior Researcher, Korea Productivity Center)
15:45 - 16:00 Q&A
16:00 - 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 - 18:00 Session 3
Chair: Mario B. LAMBERTE (Director, ADBI)
16:15 - 16:45 Slicing Up Global Value Chains
Gaaitzen de VRIES (Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Groningen)
(co-authors: Abdul ERUMBAN, Bart LOS, Robert STEHRER, and Marcel TIMMER)
16:45 - 18:00 Plenary Discussion and Wrap-up
Plenary Discussion:
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman and Vice President, RIETI)
Lead Discussants for each country wrap-up and Future Plans:
MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Vice President, Gakushuin University)
Harry X. WU (Professor, Hitotsubashi University)
CHUN Hyunbae (Professor, Sogang University)
Abdul Azeez ERUMBAN (Assistant Professor, University of Groningen)
VU Minh Khuong (Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore)
Mario B. LAMBERTE (Director, ADBI)
18:00 - 18:45 Future Plan for the Asia KLEMS Project
Future Plan and Closing Remarks
PYO Hak Kil (Professor, Seoul National University / Chair, Asia KLEMS Committee)
