CEPR-RIETI Workshop

International Finance and Corporate Finance: Japanese and European perspectives

Announcement

As part of our research exchange, RIETI and CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research) held a joint workshop in London to deepen the understanding of the theme and strengthen research efforts.

Information

  • Time and Date: 10:00 - 17:30, Thursday, March 29, 2012
  • Venue: London Business School
  • Hosts: Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and Research Institute for Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

Agenda

10:00 - 11:30 Session 1

10:00 - 10:15 Opening Remarks

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI)

Richard PORTES (President, CEPR and Professor, London Business School)

10:15 - 10:45 Presentation: "Regionalization vs. Globalization"

Presenter: HIRATA Hideaki (Associate Professor, Hosei University)

10:45 - 11:00 Response from John DRIFFILL

John DRIFFILL (Professor, Birkbeck College, University of London and CEPR)

11:00 - 11:30 General Discussion

11:30 - 11:45 Coffee break

11:45 - 13:00 Session 2

11:45 - 12:15 Presentation: "Determinants of Currency Invoicing in Japanese Exports: A firm-level analysis"

Presenter: SATO Kiyotaka (Professor, Yokohama National University)

Presenter: SHIMIZU Junko (Associate Professor, Senshu University)

12:15 - 12:30 Response from Isabelle MÉJEAN

Isabelle MÉJEAN (Assistant Professor, Ecole Polytechnique and CEPR)

12:30 - 13:00 General Discussion

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 15:45 Session 3

14:30 - 15:00 Presentation: "Industry-Specific Effective Exchange Rates for Japan: Does the nominal yen appreciation matter for Japanese exporters?"

Presenter: SATO Kiyotaka (Professor, Yokohama National University)

Presenter: SHIMIZU Junko (Associate Professor, Senshu University)

15:00 - 15:15 Response from Gianluca BENIGNO

Gianluca BENIGNO (Associate Professor, London School of Economics and CEPR)

15:15 - 15:45 General Discussion

15:45 - 16:00 Coffee

16:00 - 17:30 Session 4

16:00 - 17:15 General Discussion

General Discussion - led by Richard PORTES (President, CEPR and Professor, London Business School)

17:15 - 17:30 Concluding Remarks

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