Announcement
Industrial policies are back in fashion. The challenges concerning environmental sustainability and climate change require us to invest urgently in green technologies. Growing income and regional disparities have made it necessary to re-build inclusive production structures. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of building resilient and dependable supply chains. Governments can learn considerably from other’s experiences in practicing industrial policy. They can also learn from a growing body of academic research on the design and consequences of industrial policy.
This conference, co-organized by the IEA, METI and RIETI, will be a venue for distinguished scholars and policy practitioners to share the latest findings on new industrial policies for the 21st century.
Information
- Time and Date: 12:00pm-3:00pm (GMT) / 9:00pm-12:00am (JST) / 7:00am-10:00am (CDT) / 8:00am-11:00am (EDT), Friday, June 10, 2022
- Language: English / Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)
- Admission: Free
- Memo: Online (Live Stream)
- Hosts: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) / International Economic Association (IEA)
- Contact: Event Management Office (bzl_conference@shapewin.co.jp) / Global Industrial Policy Office, Minister's Secretariat, METI (bzl-conference-ntip@meti.go.jp)
Program
12:00-12:10 OPENING REMARKS
HAGIUDA Koichi (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, METI, Japan)
Dani RODRIK (President, IEA)
12:10-12:20 KEYNOTE SPEECH: The Role of Industrial Policy in the New Era
Joseph STIGLITZ (Columbia University, US)
12:20-13:50 LATEST DEVELOPMENT ON INDUSTRIAL POLICIES (presentations and discussions)
SESSION1: PRESENTATIONS FROM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Chair
Dani RODRIK (President, IEA)
Speakers
HIRAI Hirohide (METI, Japan)
Donna LEONG (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), UK)
Discussants
Gordon HANSON (Harvard University, US)
Charles SABEL (Columbia University, US)
SESSION2: PRESENTATIONS FROM ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS
Chair
WATANABE Tetsuya (Vice President, RIETI, Japan)
Speakers
Austan GOOLSBEE (The University of Chicago, US)
Josh LERNER (Harvard University, US)
Discussants
Philipp STEINBERG (BMWK, Germany)
TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Hitotsubashi University, Japan)
13:50-13:55 Break
13:55-14:55 ACTIONS FOR ACHIEVING THE PURPOSE OF THE FORUM (panel discussion)
Chair
Ufuk AKCIGIT (IEA)
Speakers
Carol CORRADO (The Conference Board, US)
Chiara CRISCUOLO (OECD)
Piero GHEZZI (Former Minister of Production, Peru)
HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Kobe University, Japan)
HIRAI Hirohide (METI, Japan)
14:55-15:00 CLOSING REMARK
YANO Makoto (Chairman, RIETI, Japan)
Note: Agenda is subject to change
