| New Dimensions in International Trade -Outsourcing, Merger, Technology Transfer, and Culture- -Program- |
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| RIEB, Kobe University December 11-12, 2004 Conference Room of Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies [Home] [ Site (Transportation map Japnese/ English] [Building LocationJapanese/ English)] [Hotel Information][Days] |
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 RIEB Conference 2004Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University TEL: +81 -78-803-7036 FAX: +81 -78-803-7059 E-mail: kenjo@rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp |
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Presentation: 30 minutes
Discussant: 10 minutes
Reply and general discussion: 10 minutes
| Date | Session & Chair | Time | Speaker | Paper Title (click to download) |
Discussant |
| Dec.11 (Sat) |
REGISTRATION 9:00-9:30 | ||||
| Welcome Address | 9:30- | Hidetoshi Yamaji (Director of RIEB, Kobe University) | |||
| Opening Address | Seiichi Katayama (Kobe University) | ||||
| Session1 : Tecnology Transfer Chair: Katsuhiko Suzuki （Kwansei Gakuin University） |
9:45- 10:35 |
Ronald Jones (University of Rochester) |
"International Technology Transfer: Who gains and Who Loses?" | Dipankar Dasgupta (Kobe University / Indian Statistical Institute) |
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| 10:45- 11:35 |
Kamal Saggi (Southern Methodist University) and Ping Lin(Lingnan University) | "Multinational Firms, Exclusivity, and the Degree of Backward Linkages" | Taiji Furusawa (Hitotsubashi University) |
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| 11:35-13:05 | Lunch Break |
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| 13:05- 13:55 |
Jota Ishikawa (Hitotsubashi University), Yoichi Sugita (Columbia University), and Laixun Zhao (Kobe University) | "Corporate Control, Foreign Ownership Regulation and Technology Transfer" | Constantinos Syropoulos (Florida International University) |
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| Session 2: Outsourcing Chair:Fumio Dei (Kobe University) |
14:05- 14:55 |
Zhihao Yu (Carleton University) |
"Economies of Scope and Patterns of Global Outsourcing" | Sajal Lahiri (Southern Illinois University) |
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| 14:55- 15:15 |
Coffee Break | ||||
| 15:15- 16:05 |
Eiichi Tomiura (Kobe University) |
"Foreign Outsourcing, Exporting, and FDI: A Productivity Comparison at the Firm Level" | Stephen Yeaple (University of Pennsylvania) |
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| 16:15- 17:05 |
Ian Wooton (University of Strathclyde) |
"The Effects of Regional Tax and Subsidy Coordination on Foreign Direct Investment" | Kenzo Abe (Osaka University ) |
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| Reception at BURGMEYER (PIPPA ARANCIO) 18:00- | |||||
| Dec.12 (Sun) |
Session 3: Cross-Border Merger Chair: Taiji Furusawa (Hitotsubashi University) |
9:00- 9:50 |
Rod Falvey (University of Nottingham) |
"Quotas and Endogenous Mergers among Heterogeneous Firms" | Zhihao Yu (Carleton University) |
| 10:00- 10:50 |
Larry Qiu (Hong-Kong University of Science and Technology) |
"International Mergers: Incentives and Welfare" | Rod Falvey (University of Nottingham) |
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| 10:50- 11:10 |
Coffee Break | ||||
| 11:10- 12:00 |
Hassan Benchekroun (McGill University) |
"Trade liberalisation and horizontal mergers" | Kamal Saggi (Southern Methodist University) |
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| 12:00- 13:30 |
Lunch Break | ||||
| 13:30- 14:20 |
Stephen Yeaple (University of Pennsylvania) |
"An Assignment Theory of Foreign Direct Investment" | Laixun Zhao (Kobe University) |
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| Session 4: Culture, Trust and Disharmony Chair: Makoto Tawada (Nagoya University) |
14:30- 15:20 |
Constantinos Syropoulos (Florida International University) |
"Trade Openness and International Conflict" | Ngo Van Long (McGill University) |
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| 15:20- 15:40 |
Coffee Break | ||||
| 15:40- 16:30 |
Sajal Lahiri (Southern Illinois University) |
"Bilateral War in a Multilateral World : Carrots and Sticks for Conflict Resolution" |
Fumio Dei (Kobe University) |
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| 16:40- 17:30 |
Ngo Van Long (McGill University) |
"Culture as a Source of Comparative Advantage" | Koji Shimomura (Kobe University) |
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| Closing Address | 17:30- | ||||
| Reception at SAKURA 18:00- | |||||
| Program Committee | |||||
| Seiichi Katayama (Kobe University) | |||||
| Sajal Lahiri (Southern Illinois University) | |||||
| Ngo Van Long (McGill University) | |||||
| Larry Qiu (Hong Kong Science and Technology) | |||||
| Eiichi Tomiura (Kobe University) | |||||
| Laixun Zhao (Kobe University) | |||||
| Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration - Kobe University |
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