Program (ver. November 11, 2004)

Opening Session

Opening Address

Reishi Maruya (The President of JEPA, Kobe University)

Plenary Session 1
Policy Implementation and Its Consequences: What Good Does Economics Do?

International Organization and Common Agency (Abstract)

Speaker: Koichi Hamada (Yale University and Chuo University)

Discussant: Hideaki Murase (Nagoya City University)

The Implications of Speculative Bubbles for Monetary Policy (Abstract)

Speaker: Willem Thorbecke (George Mason University)

Discussant: Naotsugu Hayashi (Hosei University)

Understanding Environmental Protection Costs and Implications for Environmental Policy (Abstract)

Speaker: Petr Sauer (University of Economics in Prague)

Discussant: Masahiro Yabuta (Chuo University)

Lunch Time

Session 1: Industrial Organization (1)

Low Cost Carrier Competition and Flight Departure-Time Differentiation (Abstract)

Speaker: Stuart D. Gurrea (Economists Incorporated)

Discussant: Chwen- Chi LIU (Feng Chia University)

A Theoretical Reexamination of Privatization: Assesing its Welfare and Distributional Impact (Abstract)

Speaker: ANG, Alvin (Osaka University)

Discussant: Tamon Yamada (Keio University)

Session 2: Economic Development 1

What is Ailing Farmer Companies of Sri Lanka in their Transformation into Successful Business Entities? : Over view of Policy Issues (Abstract)

Speaker: M.S. Senanayake (Huazhong University of Science & Technology)

Discussant: Kiyohiro Kokarimai (Toyo University)

Economic Policy as Market Coordination in Japan and China (Abstract)

Speaker: Alan D. Partee (Ibaraki Christian University)

Discussant: Fumio Yoshino (Takushoku University)

Session 3: International Economic Problems (1)

Devaluation and Investment In the Presence of Labor Market Rigidity (Abstract)

Speaker: Yongkul Won (University of Seoul)

Discussant: Hikari Ban (Kobe Gakuin University)

Do expectations on G3 currencies change around the times of official interventions on the JPY/USD exchange rate? (Abstract)

Speaker: Olli Castren (European Central Bank)

Discussant:

Currency Crisis as a Coordinating Device of Heterogeneous Investors: A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Financial Contagion (Abstract)

Speaker: Lioudmila Savtchenko (Keio University)

Discussant: Tetsuro Okazaki (Chiba University of Commerce)

Session4: Political Economy (1)

Corruption in Indonesia and the Japanese Funding (Abstract)

Speaker: Kusuma Andrianto (Leeds University)

Discussant: Masashi Nishikawa (Saitama University)

Session 5: Financial Policy

Financial Sustainability of Deposit Insurance: Can the Japanese Deposit Insurer Pay Off its Debts (Abstract)

Speaker: Mikhail Frolov (Keio University)

Discussant: Etsuko Katsu (Meiji University)

A Study of Price Stabilization Policy in China: >From the Viewpoint of Deregulation of Banking System (Abstract)

Speaker: Xiaoying Xuan (Doshisha University)

Discussant: Kohei Otsuka (Member of the House of Councilors)

Coffee Break

Session 6: Industrial Organization (2)

The Incentive Effect of Deregulation on Automobile Insurance Contracts and Risk of Accident: Theory and Evidence in Taiwan (Abstract)

Speaker: Chwen- Chi LIU (Feng Chia University)

Chu-Shiu Li (Feng Chia University)

Jia-Hsing Yeh (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Discussant: Mikhail Frolov (Keio University)

Antecedents and Consequences of Customer Switching Cost for Mobile Phone Market (Abstract)

Speaker: Arthur Lin (National Taipei University)

Christine Chou (Graduate School, National Taipei University)

Discussant: Hikaru Ogawa (Nagoya University)

Environmental Regulations, International Trade and Strategic Behavior (Abstract)

Speaker: Savas Alpay (TOBB Economy and Technology University)

Discussant: Shigeru Matsumoto (Kansai University)

Session7: Social Security

LTCI reform is nothing but a drop in the ocean (Abstract)

Speaker: Tetsuhiko Izumi (Den-en Chofu University)

Discussant: Yasuhiro Tsukahawa (Meiji University)

Toward Intergenerational and Intergenerational Equity in Social Security Reform: An Application of Stochastic Forecasting (Abstract)

Speaker: Pfau Wade (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)

Discussant: Yasuharu Ukai (Kansai University)

Estimating a Cost Function of the Japanese Public Hospitals: An Evaluation of Health Care Provision in Japan (Abstract)

Speaker: Yuji Kojima (Osaka University)

Discussant:

Session 8: International Economic Problems (2)

Multiple Asymmetries and Exchange Rate Exposure Management (Abstract)

Speaker: Prabhath Jayasinghe (National University of Singapore)

Gamini Premaratne (National University of Singapore)

Discussant: Oli Casten (European Central Bank)

Dollarization in Laos: Evidence, Causes, and Policy Implications (Abstract)

Speaker: Phetsathaphone Keovongvichith (Hiroshima University)

Discussant: Cesar Calderon (Central Bank of Chile)

Session 9: Rural Problems

The Effects of Relocation of the Capital City in Korea: Based on Total Factor Productivity Analysis (Abstract)

Speaker: Se-Young Bae (Konyang University)

Discussant: Yujiro Oiwa (Tokyo International University)

Session 10: Macroeconomic Policy (1)

Gaussian Estimation of a Continuous Time Macroeconomic Model of the United Kingdom with Unobservable Stochastic Trends (Abstract)

Speaker: Ben Nowman (University of Westminster)

A.R. Bergstrom (University of Essex)

Discussant: Toichiro Asada (Chuo University)

Why Mega Merger?: Japanese Bank Case Study (Abstract)

Speaker: Tae Okada (Osaka University)

Koki Arai (Osaka University)

Discussant: Nobuyushi Yamori(Nagoya University)

Session 11: Welfare Policy

Impact of Child Labour on School Attendance and School Atainment: Evidence from Bangladesh (Abstract)

Speaker: Rasheda Khanam (University of Sidney)

Discussant: Hiroto Tsukada (Yamaguchi University)

Session 12: Economic Development (2)

Prospect of Intra-SAARC Trade Expansion: An Empirical Analysis (Abstract)

Speaker: Mohammad Mafizur RAHMAN (University of Sydney)

Discussant: Takashi Matsugi (Aichi Gakuin University)

General Equilibrium Growth Accounting Approach to Review Policy Effects on Agricultural Sector: A Case Study of Sri Lanka (Abstract)

Speaker: Mitoshi Yamaguchi (Kobe University)

M.S. SriGowri Sanker (Kobe University)

Discussant: Takanari Serizawa (Matsusaka University)

Session 13: Political Economy (2)

Leviathan, Taxes and the Geese: Why Do We Need Tax Constitution? (Abstract)

Speaker: Coskun Can Aktan (Dokuz Eylul University)

Discussant: Akira Yokoyama (Chuo University)

Politico-economic Systems in World Countries: Evidence from Political Freedom Data and Economic Freedom Data (Abstract)

Speaker: Katsuyoshi Okui (Otemon Gakuin University)

Discussant: Khon daker Mizanur Rahman (Nanzan University)

Session 14: Environmental Policy (1)

How should Bangkok Government Promote Old Motorcycle Retirement to Reduce Air Pollution: A Fee System or Trade - in Program (Abstract)

Speaker: Akinori Tomohara (The City University of New York)

Discussant: Seung-Joon Park (Kyoto Sangyo University)

Session 15: Macroeconomic Policy (2)

Why has Fiscal Policy Disappointed in Japan? -Revisiting the Pre-Keynesian View on the Ineffectiveness of Fiscal Policy (Abstract)

Speaker: Richard Werner (Southanmpton University)

Discussant: Fumimasa Hamada (Tokyo International University)

Excessive Debt Accumulation and the Sustainability of Fiscal Policy: The Case of Sri Lanka (Abstract)

Speaker: J. M. A. Jayawickrama (Graduate School, National University of Singapore)

Discussant: Mitsuyoshi Yanagihara (Nagoya University)

Lunch Time

Session 16: Labor Policy

Identifying Australia's High Employment Generating Industries (Abstract)

Speaker: Abbas Valadkhani (Queensland University of Technology)

Discussant: Hajime Imamura (Toyo University)

Demand Analysis for Broadcasting Media (Abstract)

Speaker: Norihiko Kasuga (Nagasaki University)

Manabu Shishikura (Institute for Information and Communications Policy)

Discussant: Yoji Taniguchi (Chuo University)

Session 17: Economic Development (3)

Technical Change in Developing countries: A Dynamic Model of Adoption, Learning and Industry Evolution (Abstract)

Speaker: Asma Raies (Universite de Paris-Pantheon-Sorbonne)

Discussant: Yoshihiko Akashi (Osaka Prefecture University)

Education, Income Distribution and Innovation (Abstract)

Speaker: Ling Shen (Graduate School, University of Bonn)

Discussant: Hiroo Harada (Senshu University)

Education, Learning-by-Doing and Economic Development (Abstract)

Speaker: Koji Kitaura (Chukyo University)

Akira Yaita(University of Tsukuba)

Discussant: Kunio Sakai (Aichi Gakuin University)

Session 18: International Economic Problems (3)

Is the "ASEAN+3 FTA" Good for Japan? (Abstract)

Speaker: Nina Frolova (Keio University)

Discussant: Toshiaki Hasegawa (Chui University)

The Link between Economic Growth and the Real Exchange Rate: The Role of the Nontradable Sector (Abstract)

Speaker: Ken Miyajima (UCLA)

Discussant: Yongkul Won (University of Seoul)

Session 19: Environmental Policy (2)

Impact of Organic Water Pollutant Emissions on Malaysia's Manufacturing Sector Productivity Growth (Abstract)

Speaker: Elsadig Musa Ahmed (Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Khalid Abdul Rahim (Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Discussant: Kazuhiro Ueta (Kyoto University)

Eco-efficiency for judging environmental policy instruments (Abstract)

Speaker: Hideyuki Akaishi (Hosei University)

Discussant: Shunsuke Managi (Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology)

Sustainable Constant Consumption in a Semi-open Economy with Exhaustible Resources (Abstract)

Speaker: Ryuhei Okumura (Nagoya University)

Dapeng Cai (Nagoya University)

Discussant: Petr Sauer (University of Economics in Prague)

Session 20: Macroeconomic Policy (3)

Monetary Policy in Post Crisis Indonesia: Some Empirical Evidence (Abstract)

Speaker: Yoga Affandi (Graduate School, University of Cambridge)

Discussant: Akiyoshi Horiuchi (Chuo University)

The Policy Duration Effect: A Model Analysis (Abstract)

Speaker: Toru Nagahara (Rikkyo University)

Discussant: Iichiro Uesugi (Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry)

Bank Centered Versus Market-Based Financial System: A Critical Survey of Issues (Abstract)

Speaker: Manish Sharma (Chuo University)

Discussant: Fumihiko Yoshii (Waseda University)

Coffee Break

Plenary Session 2: Economic Crisis and Policy

Does Credit Matter?: A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis (Abstract)

Speaker: Ryokichi Chida (Meiji University)

Ken-ichi Tamegawa (Meiji University)

Discussant: Dr. Declan Hayes (Sophia University)

Institutions and Cyclical Properties of Macroeconomic Policies (Abstract)

Speaker: Cesar Calderon (Central Bank of Chile)

Riberto Duncan (Central Bank of Chile)

Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel (Central Bank of Chile)

Discussant: Sei Kuribayashi (Chuo University)

Competition Policy in the Age of Increasing Returns, Global Competition, and Technical Innovation: Theory and Evidence from Korea's Experience Before and After Her Financial Crisis (Abstract)

Speaker: Seh-Jin Chang (President, Korean Development Economics Association)

Discussant: Masaaki Sugano (J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.)

Closing Session

Closing Address

Akira Yokoyama (The Former President of JEPA, Chuo University)