RIETI - Hitotsubashi - Gakushuin - Toyo International Workshop on Firm Dynamics

Announcement

In order to consider the role of firm growth in the Japanese economy, it is important to conduct analyses from various points of view, including: (1) the formation and restructuring of global inter-firm networks; (2) the accumulation of intangible assets and the effect of learning; (3) the efficiency of resource distribution among firms and industries; and (4) the tax system, which is dependent on firm size.

We will hold an international workshop to present and discuss research results, with the participation of a large number of overseas researchers from America and Asia who are working on the front lines of this field.

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)