All Seminars
All Seminars in 2018
April, 2018
Environmental Accounting Seminar
Hosted by RIEB Seminar and Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University
Jointly supported by Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (S-16)
- Topic
- Legitimizing Effect of Environmental (Climate-Change) Disclosure: The Role of Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs)
- Speaker
- Jin Dong PARK (College of Business and Economics, Towson University [U.S.A])
Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University
Jointly supported by RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Recent Developments on "Green Finance"
- Speaker
- Rintaro TAMAKI (President, Japan Center for International Finance)
May, 2018
Edinburgh-Kobe Dialogue on the Economic Development in South Asia
Jointly supported by RIEB Seminar
Kanematsu Seminar
Jointly supported by Kobe-DEEH and Rokko Forum
- Topic
- Economic Growth in the Japanese Past: Estimating GDP, 730-1874
- Speaker
- Masanori TAKASHIMA (Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo)
Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University
Jointly supported by RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Financial System Report（April 2018）
- Speaker
- Takeshi KIMURA (Bank of Japan Financial System and Bank Examination Department, Deputy Director-General)
RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- The China Shock, Exports, and U.S. Employment: A Global Input-Output Analysis
- Speaker
- Akira SASAHARA (College of Business and Economics, University of Idaho [U.S.A])
June, 2018
Kanematsu Fellowship Seminar
- Topic
- Generalized Potentials, Value, and Core
- Speaker
- Satoshi NAKADA (Department of Business Economics, Tokyo University of Science)
- Topic
- An Axiomatic Foundation of the Multiplicative Human Development Index
- Speaker
- Yuta NAKAMURA (PhD Student, Graduate School of Economics, Keio University)
Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University
Jointly supported by RIEB Seminar / Rokko Forum / Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation
- Topic
- Does State-Dependent Wage Setting Generate Multiple Equilibria?
- Speaker
- Shuhei TAKAHASHI (Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)
- Topic
- Changes in Wage Inequality Between- and Within-Firm: Evidence from Japan, 1993-2014
- Speaker
- Satoshi TANAKA (School of Economics, The University of Queensland [Australia])
RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Global Mining, Financial Regulation and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Speaker
- Travis SELMIER (Department of Political Science, Indiana University Bloomington [U.S.A])
RIEB Seminar
Jointly supported by Latin America Seminar / Workshop on Economic and Political Research on Latin America / Kobe-DEEH / Rokko Forum / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
- Topic
- The Violent Consequences of Trade-Induced Worker Displacement in Mexico
- Speaker
- Kensuke TESHIMA (Centro de Investigación Económica, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) [Mexico])
RIEB Seminar
Jointly supported by Rokko Forum / Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation / KUMiC Seminar
- Topic
- Stata Processing Programs for Anonymized Data
- Speaker
- Atsushi MORIMOTO (Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University)
Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University
Jointly supported by Rokko Forum / Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation
- Topic
- Unconventional Fiscal Policy and Dynamics of Consumptions
- Speaker
- Masashi HINO (Ph.D. student, Economics, The Ohio State University [U.S.A])
- Topic
- An Alternative Solution Method for Continuous Time Heterogeneous Agent Models with Aggregate Shocks
- Speaker
- Nobuhide OKAHATA (Ph.D. student, Economics, The Ohio State University [U.S.A])
Kanematsu Seminar
Jointly supported by Kobe-DEEH and Rokko Forum
- Topic
- The Effects of Electrification on Production and Distribution in the Coal Mining Industry: Evidence from Japan in the 1900s
- Speaker
- Mayo MORIMOTO (Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo)
July, 2018
RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Knowledge Acquisition of Expatriates
- Speaker
- Fabian FROESE (Human Resources Management and Asian Business, Georg-August-University Göttingen [Germany])
RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Robust Likelihood-ratio Tests for Incomplete Economic Models
- Speaker
- Hiroaki KAIDO (Department of Economics, Boston University [U.S.A])
RIEB Workshop on Economic Theory
Jointly supported by RIEB Seminar / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S),(B)
- Topic
- Regulating False Disclosure
- Speaker
- Santanu ROY (Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University [U.S.A]) / RIEB, Kobe University)
- Topic
- Investment in Time Preference and Long-run Distribution
- Speaker
- Takashi HAYASHI (Adam Smith Business School, The University of Glasrow [UK])
August, 2018
RIEB Seminar
Jointly supported by Rokkodai Theory Seminar
- Topic
- Merger Efficiencies: Benefit or Detriment? The Role of Product Choice in a Mixed Market Structure
- Speaker
- Lijun PAN (Business School, Nanjing University [China]) / RIEB, Kobe University)
Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University
Jointly supported by Kanematsu Seminar
- Topic
- Sovereign Default Triggered by Incapability to Repay Debt under a Nonlinear Fiscal Policy Rule
- Speaker
- Michinao OKACHI (Economist, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan)
Kanematsu Seminar
Jointly supported by Kobe-DEEH and Rokko Forum
- Topic
- Seeds of American Industrialization: A New View From Economic Geography
- Speaker
- Stephen SUN (Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study)
September, 2018
The 10th Indo-Japanese Dialogue on the Indian Socio-Economic Issues with Special Reference to the Japanese Perspectives
Jointly supported by JSPS Bilateral Joint Research Projects, Seminars / Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) / Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) / Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) / RIEB Seminar
RIEB Seminar
Unpacking Changes in the Funds Rate Target
- Topic
- Unpacking Changes in the Funds Rate Target
- Speaker
- Kenneth Neil KUTTNERKenneth Neil KUTTNER (Department of Economics, Williams College [U.S.A])
The 6th Hanyang-Kobe-Nanyang Conference in Economics
Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University
Jointly supported by:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
- Topic
- Outside the Box: Unconventional Monetary Policy in the Great Recession and Beyond
- Speaker
- Kenneth N. KUTTNER (Department of Economics, Williams College [U.S.A])
October, 2018
RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Strategic Renewal in the Swedish Industry
- Speaker
- H Richard NAKAMURA (School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg [Sweden])
- Topic
- Culture Related Entry Barriers - An Exploratory Study of Foreign SMEs Entering the Japanese Market
- Speaker
- Soniya BILLORE （Department of Marketing, Linnaeus University [Sweden])
RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Why Do Children Take Care of Their Elderly Parents? Are the Japanese Any Different?
- Speaker
- Charles Yuji HORIOKA (Asian Growth Research Institute)
Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University
Jointly supported by: RIEB Seminar / Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation
- Topic
- Why Do Shoppers Use Cash? Evidence from Shopping Diary Data
- Speaker
- Naoki WAKAMORI (Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo)
RIEB Seminar
Jointly supported by Rokko Forum / Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation / KUMiC Seminar
- Topic
- Potential of Data Linkage using Business Microdata based on Basic Survey on Wage Structure
- Speaker
- Shinsuke ITO (Faculty of Economics, Chuo University)
RIEB Seminar
Jointly supported by:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
- Topic
- Recurrent Bubbles and Economic Growth
- Speaker
- Ryo JINNAI (Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University)
Network Science Workshop in Kobe 2018
Hosted by the Center for Computational Social Science (CCSS) of Kobe University, Jointly supported by RIEB Seminar / Rokko Forum / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), (S)
Kick-off conference for the Center for Computational Social Science (CCSS)
Hosted by the Center for Computational Social Science (CCSS) of Kobe University, Jointly supported by RIEB Seminar / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), (S)
November, 2018
Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University
Jointly supported by RIEB Seminar and Kobe University Center for Social System Innovation
- Topic
- China's Financial Reform
- Speaker
- Tomoyuki FUKUMOTO (Deputy Director General for Asian Affairs, International Department, Bank of Japan)
RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Mechanism of Performance Appraisal Acceptance
- Speaker
- Ikutaro ENATSU (Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University)
One Belt One Road & U.S.-China Trade Disputes
Jointly Hosted by RIEB Seminar / Rokko Forum / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A),(S)
Latin America Seminar
Jointly supported by Kobe University RIEB Workshop on Economic and Political Research on Latin America, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
- Topic
- The Political Economy of Inequality: Development Challenges and Policy Options for Latin America
- Speaker
- Fausto MEDINA-LOPEZ （Special Senior Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank / Former Deputy Representative, IDB Office in Asia [U.S.A])
December, 2018
RIEB Seminar
Jointly supported by Rokko Forum / Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation / KUMiC Seminar
- Topic
- What Should You Do Before Starting Microdata Analysis?
- Speaker
- Tomohiko SATO(Vice Director-General, Statistical Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
RIEB Seminar
Jointly supported by Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
- Topic
- The Great Disconnect: The Decoupling of Wage and Price Inflation in Japan
- Speaker
- Takeo HOSHI(Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University [U.S.A])
Workshop on International Macroeconomics
Jointly supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) / Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University / Workshop on International Finance / RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Gains from Policy Cooperation in Capital Controls and Incompleteness of Financial Markets
- Speaker
- Shigeto KITANO (RIEB. Kobe University)
- Topic
- Intra-temporal Substitution between Tradable and Nontradable Goods: An Implication for the Backus-Smith Puzzle
- Speaker
- Jun NAGAYASU(Guraduate School of Economics, Tohoku University)
- Topic
- Does International Financial Integration Increase the Standard of Living in Africa : A Frontier Approach
- Speaker
- Gilles DUFRENOT(Faculty of Economics and Management, Aix-Marseille University [France])
Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University
Jointly supported by RIEB Seminar / Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation
- Topic
- The Significance of Irving Fisher’s "Stamp Scrip" (Complementary Currencies)
- Speaker
- Tetsuya UTASHIRO(Rissho University) / Yasushi HAYASHI(Faculty of Economics, Rissho University)
- Topic
- FinTech and its Implications on Economy, Finance and Macro-policy
- Speaker
- Hiromi YAMAOKA(Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan / Former Director-General of Payment and Settlement Systems Department, Ex-Director-General of Financial Markets Department)
January, 2019
The 9th International Conference of THE JAPANESE ACCOUNTING REVIEW
- Place
- Kobe University's Frontier Hall for Social Sciences in Rokkodai Campus
Kanematsu Seminar
Jointly supported by Kobe-DEEH and Rokko Forum
- Topic
- Publication Bias under Aggregation Frictions: Theory, Evidence, and a New Correction Method
- Speaker
- Chishio FURUKAWA (Ph.D. Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [U.S.A] / Tokyo University)
- Place
- Meeting Room at RIEB (Annex, 2nd Floor)
Memorial Conference for the 100th anniversary of RIEB, Kobe University
Jointly supported by: Search Theory Workshop and RIEB Seminar and Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
- Topic
- A Search and Bargaining Model of the Nondegenerate Money Holdings Distribution
- Speaker
- So KUBOTA (Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University)
- Topic
- Equilibrium Indeterminacy in a Random Matching Model with Money: A Conjecture
- Speaker
- Yoshinao SAHASHI (Graduate School of Economics, Osaka Prefecture University)
- Topic
- Productivity Growth, Industry Location Patterns, and Labor Market Frictions
- Speaker
- Ken-ichi HASHIMOTO (Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University)
- Topic
- Understanding the Role of the Public Employment Agency
- Speaker
- Makoto WATANABE (Department of Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Netherlands] / Tinbergen Institute [Netherlands] )
- Place
- Meeting Room at RIEB (Annex, 2nd Floor)
RIEB Seminar
Jointly supported by Rokkodai Theory Seminar
- Topic
- Job Matching under Constraints
- Speaker
- Ning SUN (Institute for Social and Economic Research, Nanjing Audit University [China])
- Place
- Meeting Room at RIEB (Annex, 2nd Floor)
International Business Workshop
Jointly supported by Kanematsu Seminar
- Place
- Seminar Room at RIEB (Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st Floor)
February, 2019
Kanematsu Seminar
Jointly supported by Kobe-DEEH and Rokko Forum
- Topic
- Economic Decision-making, Judgment, and Destructive Behavior Under Thermal Stress
- Speaker
- Chishio FURUKAWA Shuhei KITAMURA (Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University)
- Place
- Meeting Room at RIEB (Annex, 2nd Floor)
The 2nd DSGE Workshop
Jointly supported by Rokko Forum / Monetary Economics Seminar of Kobe University / Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation
- Topic
- Policy irreversibility as a commitment device at the zero-lower bound (joint with Teruyoshi Kobayashi and Tomohiro Sugo)
- Speaker
- Kohei HASUI (Faculty of Economics, Matsuyama University)
- Topic
- Capital Controls, Macroprudential Regulation, and the Bank Balance Sheet Channel (joint with Shigeto Kitano)
- Speaker
- Kenya TAKAKU (Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City University)
- Topic
- Credible Forward Guidance (joint with Takeki Sunakawa)
- Speaker
- Taisuke NAKATA (Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
- Topic
- Market Concentration and Sectoral Inflation under Imperfect Common Knowledge (joint with Tatsushi Okuda)
- Speaker
- Ryo KATO (Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan)
- Place
- Meeting Room at RIEB (Annex, 2nd Floor)
RIEB Seminar "The 12th Indo-Japanese Dialogue at the Japan Foundation New Delhi"
Jointly supported by Centers for International Projects Trust (CIPT) / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) / ICSSR-JSPS / Japan Foundation
- Place
- The Japan Foundation New Dehli (New Delhi, INDIA)
March, 2019
Kanematsu Seminar
Jointly supported by Kobe-DEEH and Rokko Forum
- Topic
- Meritocracy and Its Discontents: Evidence from School Admissions in Imperial Japan（co-authored with Mari Tanaka (Hitotsubashi University) and Yusuke Narita (Yale University))
- Speaker
- Chiaki MORIGUCHI (Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University)
- Place
- Meeting Room at RIEB (Annex, 2nd Floor)
International Symposium on Political and Economic Factors Shaping Latin America in the Next Decade -Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Comparison with East Asia-
Hosted by Kobe University RIEB Workshop on Economic and Political Research on Latin America / Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University / Positive/Empirical Analysis of Political Economy, Waseda University / Waseda Institute of Political Economy
Jointly supported by Latin America Seminar / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
- Place
- Waseda Campus, Waseda University
The Indo-Japanese Dialogue on the Issues of the Indian Economic Growth
Jointly supported by ICSSR-JSPS / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) / TINDAS / Kanematsu Seminar / KUCSSI
- Place
- Meeting Room at RIEB (Annex, 2nd Floor)
Workshop on International Macroeconomics
Jointly supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) / Workshop on International Finance / RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Capital Controls, Macroprudential Regulation, and the Bank Balance Sheet Channel
- Speaker
- Shigeto KITANO (RIEB, Kobe University)
- Topic
- Financial Openness, Bank Capital Flows, and the Effectiveness of Macroprudential Policies
- Speaker
- Hao JIN (Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics & School of Economics, Xiamen University [China])
- Place
- Meeting Room at RIEB (Annex, 2nd Floor)