Announcement
To investigate the role of firm dynamics in the Japanese economy, we need to analyze (1) the formation and restructuring of the global inter-firm network, (2) accumulation of intangible capital and learning effects, (3) misallocation of resources across firms and industries, and (4) size-dependent tax policies, among others.
We invite many researchers who are very active on the front lines of these fields in the US, Asia, and Japan to present and discuss their researches at this international workshop.
Information
December 14, 2018
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
RIETI's seminar room (METI Annex 11th floor, 1121)
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Jointly supported by
JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 17H02526 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) "Structural Reform, Aggregate Productivity and Resource Allocation"
Program
9:50 - 10:00 Opening remarks
Makoto Yano (RIETI)
Morning Session: FDI and Agglomeration
Chair
Tomohiko Inui (Gakushuin)
10:00-10:50 "Does Bank FDI Promote Firm FDI? Evidence from China's Outbound Multinational Activity" with with Tomoo Kikuchi and Jie Li. Draft
Presenter
Davin Chor (Dartmouth)
Discussant
Toshihiro Okubo (Keio)
10:50-11:40 "Matching and Agglomeration: Theory and Evidence from Japanese Firm-to-Firm Trade"
Presenter
Yuhei Miyauchi (Stanford/Boston)
Discussant
Kenta Yamanouchi (Keio)
Keynote Speech
Chair
Kaoru Hosono (Gakushuin)
11:40-12:30 "Venting Out: Exports During a Domestic Slump"
Presenter
Pol Antras (Harvard)
Afternoon Session 1: Firm Dynamics
Chair
Shoko Haneda (Chuo)
13:30-14:20 "Shock to Supply Chain Network and Firm Dynamics: An Application of Double Machine Learning"
Presenter
Daisuke Miyakawa (Hitotsubashi)
Discussant
Yuta Takahashi (Hitotsubashi)
14:20-15:10 "Size-dependent VAT and firm growth" with Kaoru Hosono and Daisuke Miyakawa
Presenter
Masaki Hotei (Daito-Bunka)
Discussant
Makoto Hasegawa (Kyoto)
Afternoon Session 2: Inter-firm Linkages
Chair
Ayako Obashi(Aoyama)
15:30-16:20 "Intangible Assets and Inter-firm Linkages over the Lifecycle of Firms: Theory and Firm-level Evidence" with Yukiko Saito and Tatsuro Senga
Presenter
In Hwan Jo (NUS)
Discussant
Kaoru Hosono (Gakushuin)
16:20-17:10 "Information Frictions in Firm-to-Firm Trade: Experimental Evidence from Japan" with Daisuke Miyakawa and Yuhei Miyauchi
Presenter
Jie Bai (Harvard)
Discussant
Kentaro Nakajima (Hitotsubashi)
