PROGRAM : International Conference on Trade

International Conference
on

"Recent Develpoment in International Trade :
Theoretical and Empirical Investigations"

March 22-24, 1998
Rokko Campus, Kobe University
Organized by

Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration
Kobe University

Organizing Committee

Chair: KATAYAMA Seiichi, Kobe University
Co-Chair: MIYAGIWA Kaz, Kobe University
SHIMOMURA Koji, Kobe University
GOTO Junichi, Kobe University
DEI Fumio, Kobe University
TAWADA Makoto, Nagoya City University
ABE Kenzo, Osaka University

The list of guest speakers

Brian R. COPELAND, Univ. of British Columbia
Satya P. DAS, Indian Statistical Institute
Alan V. DAERDORFF, Univ. of Michigan
Jonathan EATON, Boston Univ.
Wilfred J. ETHIER, Univ. of Pennsylvania
Ronald W. JONES, Univ. of Rochester
Carsten KOWALCZYK, Tufts Univ.
Sajal LAHIRI, Univ. of Essex
Jim A. LEVINSOHN, Univ. of Michigan
Ngo Van LONG, McGill Univ.
Keith E. MASKUS, Univ. of Colorado
Wolfgang MAYER, Univ. of Cincinnati
OHNO Yuka, Rice Univ.

Aims and Purposes
The Conference is organized by the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration of Kobe University. The aim of the Conference is to promote closer interactions among Japanese and foreign-based international economists, and to contribute to a better understanding of current theoretical and emprical trade issues and policy implications.The details of the conference program will be posted soon.
We welcome anyone interested to attend the conference and participate in discussions. Just e-mail your name and affiliation to the address below.
trade-ic@rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp

Program

March 22-24, 1998
Kobe University, Kobe

8:45-9:00
Welcome Address
KATAYAMA Seiichi, Organizer (Kobe University)
Opening Address
ISHIGAKI Ken-ichi, Director of RIEB (Kobe University)

Session 1.
Sunday, March 22, 1998 9:00-12:15
Chair: SAKAI Yasuhiro (Tsukuba University)

9:00-9:55
Satya DAS (Indian Statistical Institute)
"Trade and Personal Distribution of Wealth and Income: Beyond the Stolper-Samuelson Theorem"
Discussant: TAKMORI Shunpei (Keio University)

10:10-11:05
Sajal LAHIRI (University of Essex and Osaka University)
"Export-Oriented Foreign Direct Investment and local Content Requirement"
Discussant: SUZUMURA Kotaro (Hitotsubashi University)

11:20-12:15
HATTA Tatsuo (Osaka University) " A Theory of Optimum Tariff under Revenue Constraint"
Discussant: FUKUSHIMA Takashi (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
12:15-2:15
Lunch Break
Session 2.
Sunday, March 22, 1998 2:15-5:30
Chair: OHYAMA Michihiro (Keio University)
2:15-3:10
Brian COPELAND (University of British Columbia)
" Trade and the Environment: Theory and Empirical Results"
Discussant: TAWADA Makoto (Nagoya City University)
3:25-4:20
James LEVINSOHN (University of Michigan)
"Merger Policies and Trade Liberalization"
Discussant: DEI Fumio (Kobe University)
4:35-5:30
Jonathan EATON (Boston University)
"Technology and Bilateral Trade"
Discussant: Keith MASKUS (University of Colorado)
Session 3.
Monday, March 23, 1998 9:00-12:15
Chair: INOUE Tadashi (Hosei University)
9:00-9:55
OHYAMA Michihiro (Keio University)
"International Adjustment under Capital Mobility"
Discussant: ONO Yoshiyasu (Osaka University)
10:10-11:05
Carsten KOWALCZYK (Tufts University)
" Trade, Transfers, Developing Countries, and the Core"
Discussant: NAKANISHI Noritsugu (Kobe University)
11:20-12:15
Keith MASKUS (University of Colorado)
"Is Small Beautiful ? Trade Shares and Trade Creation with Differentiated Products"
Discussant: Brian COPELAND (University of British Columbia)
12:15-2:15
Lunch Break
Session 4.

Monday, March 23, 1998 2:15-5:30
Chair: SUZUMURA Kotaro (Hitotsubashi University)
2:15-3:10
Wilfred ETHIER (University of Pennsylvania)
"Unilateralism in a Multilateral World"
Discussant: SHIMOMURA Koji (Kobe University)
3:25-4:20
Alan DEARDORFF (University of Michigan)
"Fragmentation in Simple Trade Models"
Discussant: YANO Makoto (Keio University)
4:35-5:30
Ronald JONES (University of Rochester)
"Trade, Technology, and Income Distribution"
Discussant: OHYAMA Michihiro (Keio University)
5:45-7:30
Conference Party First Floor of Takigawa Memorial Hall
Session 5.
Tuesday, March 24, 1998 9:00-12:15?
Chair: NISHIMURA Kazuo (Kyoto University )
9:00-9:55
OHNO Yuka and MIYAGIWA Kaz ( Rice University and Kobe University)
"Nuclear Bombs and Sanctions"
Discussant: ISHIKAWA Jota (Hitotsubashi University)
10:10-11:05
Ngo Van LONG ( McGill University)
"Protection, Lobbying, and Market Structure"
Discussant: Sajal LAHIRI (University of Essex and Osaka University)
11:20-12:15
Wolfgang MAYER (University of Cincinnati)
" Endogenous Corrections of Economic Policies under Majority Voting"
Discussant: ITO Motoshige (The University of Tokyo)
12:15-12:20
Closing Address
MIYAGIWA Kaz Co-organizer (Kobe University)

Administrators
KATAYAMA Seiichi -- RIEB
MIYAGIWA Kazuyuki -- RIEB

This page is administered by
KATAYAMA Seiichi

International Conference on

"Recent Develpoment in International Trade : Theoretical and Empirical Investigations"

Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration Kobe University

Organizing Committee

The list of guest speakers

Aims and Purposes

Program

March 22-24, 1998 Kobe University, Kobe

Administrators

International Conference
on

"Recent Develpoment in International Trade :
Theoretical and Empirical Investigations"

Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration
Kobe University

March 22-24, 1998
Kobe University, Kobe