Announcement
We held a workshop inviting overseas researchers including those from the IMF to deepen the understanding of long-term growth and secular stagnation.
Information
- Time and Date: 10:00 - 18:00, March 30, 2018
- Venue: RIETI's seminar room #1121 (METI Annex 11th Floor)
- Language: English
Program
10:00-10:05 Opening Remarks
NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI)
10:05-10:50 Keynote Speech: "World Trade in Services: Evidence from A New Dataset"
Chris PAPAGEORGIOU (Division Chief, International Monetary Fund (IMF))
Session 1
Moderator
KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (RIETI / Keio University)
10:50-11:50 Presentation: "The State and China's Productivity Deceleration: Firm-level Evidence"
Presenter
Bin Grace LI (IMF)
Discussion
11:50-11:55 Break
11:55-12:55 Presentation: "Why is Agricultural Productivity So Low in Poor Countries? The Case of India"
Presenter
Oksana LEUKHINA (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis / McMaster University)
Discussion
12:55-13:35 Lunch
Session 2
Moderator
ASONUMA Tamon (IMF)
13:35-14:35 Presentation: "Secular Stagnation under the Fear of a Government Debt Crisis"
Presenter
KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (RIETI / Keio University)
Discussion
14:35-14:40 Break
14:40-15:40 Presentation: "Industrial Revolutions and Global Imbalances"
Presenter
UEDA Kenichi (University of Tokyo)
Discussion
15:40-15:55 Coffee break
Session 3
Moderator
UEDA Kenichi (University of Tokyo)
15:55-16:55 Presentation: "Sovereign Debt Overhang, Expenditure Portfolio, and Debt Restructurings"
Presenter
ASONUMA Tamon (IMF)
Discussion
16:55-17:00 Break
17:00-18:00 Presentation: "Recurrent Bubbles, Economic Fluctuations, and Growth"
Presenter
JINNAI Ryo (Hitotsubashi University)
Discussion
18:00 Closing Remarks
KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (RIETI / Keio University)
