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Japan Economic Seminar


Friday, February 7, 2025 | 1:00 – 5:35 PM      
Room 490, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School 
645 W. 130th St., New York, NY 10027  
Agenda

Introduction: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University

Session 1: “The Last or Lasting Samurai? The Impact of Secondary Schools on Elite Formation in Early Development” (PDF) 
Presenter: Mari Tanaka, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo; Hitotsubashi University
Coauthors: Hidehiko Ichimura, Yasuyuki Sawada, Yutaro Takayasu
Discussant: Miguel Urquiola, Columbia University
Moderator: David E. Weinstein

Session 2: “Wage Spillovers across Sectors: Evidence from a Localized Public-Sector Wage Cut” (PDF)
Presenter: Atsushi Yamagishi, Associate Professor, Hitotsubashi University
Coauthor: Tsuyoshi Goto 
Discussant: Jiro Yoshida, Pennsylvania State University and University of Tokyo
Moderator: Etsuro Shioji, Professor, Chuo University

Session 3: “The Impact of Trade Disruption with China on the Japanese Economy” (PDF)
Presenter: Daisuke Fujii, Economist, International Monetary Fund 
Discussant: Sharon Traiberman, New York University
Moderator: Tokuo Iwaisako, Professor, Hitotsubashi University

Session 4: “Economic Security and New Industrial Policy” (PDF)
Presenter: Mireya Solís, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, The Brookings Institution  
Coauthors: Shiro Armstrong, Shujiro Urata
Discussant: Takeo Hoshi, University of Tokyo 
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB 

Conclusion: Takatoshi Ito 

Agenda

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If you have questions about the event, please contact us at cjeb@gsb.columbia.edu. 

 

When
February 7th, 2025 from  1:00 PM to  5:35 PM
Location
Room 490, Geffen Hall
645 W. 130th St.
New York, NY 10027
United States

CENTER ON JAPANESE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS (CJEB)

Established at Columbia Business School in 1986 under the direction of its founder, Professor Hugh Patrick, and led currently by its director, Professor David E. Weinstein, the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) promotes knowledge and understanding of Japanese business and economics in an international context. CJEB is a research organization widely recognized for its vigorous research activities, international symposia, conferences, and lectures, held in New York City and Tokyo, which provide prominent speakers from the public and private sectors a forum for collaboration and reflection on Japan, the United States, and the global economy. For more information, visit business.columbia.edu/cjeb.