Tokyo Workshop on Spatial Economics 2017

Recent Developments in Spatial Economics

Announcement

We held a workshop inviting four overseas researchers to report on the latest findings in spatial economics research in terms of urban and regional economies and international trade, and discuss with participants from Japan from multifaceted perspectives. Our discussion focused on how globalization and development in information and communications technology (ICT) impacts spatial economics and resource allocation.

Information

  • Date: June 6, 2017
  • Venue: RIETI Conference Room#1119&1121
  • Host: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
  • Co-host: University of Tokyo
  • Language: English

Program

10:25 Opening Remarks

YANO Makoto (President, Chief Research Officer, RIETI)

Session I

Chair:

TABUCHI Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI/ Professor, University of Tokyo)

10:30-12:00 "Measuring the cost of congestion in a highly congested city: Bogotá"

Presenter:

Gilles DURANTON (Professor, University of Pennsylvania)

Discussant:

MORIOKA Takuro (Professor, GRIPS)

Q&A

12:00-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:00 "Environmental Policies in City Systems"

Presenter:

Michael PFLUGER (Professor, University of Würzburg)

Discussant:

OSHIRO Jun (Associate Professor, Okinawa University)

Q&A

Session II

Chair:

KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu (President, Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators)

15:00-16:30 "Building the city: urban transition and institutional frictions"

Presenter:

J. Vernon HENDERSON (Professor, LSE)

Discussant:

YAMAMOTO Kazuhiro (Associate Professor, Osaka University)

Q&A

16:30-16:50 Coffee Break

16:50-18:20 "Building Specialization, Anchor Tenants and Agglomeration Economies"

Presenter:

Stuart ROSENTHAL (Professor, Syracuse University)

Discussant:

SATO Yasuhiro (Associate professor, University of Tokyo)

Q&A

18:20 Closing Remarks

TABUCHI Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI/ Professor, University of Tokyo)