RIEB,Kanematsu SEMINAR in Fiscal Year 1997
[RIEB Seminar] [Kanematsu Seminar]

RIEB Seminar

May 9, Fri. 3:30 p.m. -
( Jointly Supported by IEFS Japan )

" Endogenous Growth and International Labor Migration:The Case of A Small, Emigration Country "
Kar-Yiu WONG ( University of Washington / Chinese University of Hong Kong )
Seminar room at RIEB.( Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor )

May 19, Mon. 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
( Jointly supported by The Keizai Keiei Gakkai )
" Opportunistic Accounting Policy and Distressed Companies "
Keith A. HOUGHTON
( The University of Melbourne )
Meeting room. ( The School of Business Adiministration, 3rd floor )

May 22, Thu. 2:00 p.m. -
( Jointly Supported by the Masuda Foundation Seminar )

" Trade Theory and Regional Integration "
HAMADA Koichi ( Yale University )
Meeting room at RIEB.( Kanematsu New Building 2nd floor )

May 26, Mon. 2:00 p.m. -
( Jointly Supported by the Masuda Foundation Seminar )

" Product differentiation, New Trade Theory,and Regional Integration "
HAMADA Koichi ( Yale University )
Meeting room at RIEB.( Kanematsu New Building 2nd floor )


June 3, Tue. 2:00 p.m. -
( Jointly Supported by the Masuda Foundation Seminar )

" Political Economy of regional, Monetary Integration "
HAMADA Koichi ( Yale University )
Meeting room at RIEB. ( Kanematsu New Building 2nd floor )

June 5, Thu. 3:30 p.m. -
" Endogenous Trade Policy under Foreign Direct Investment "
KONISHI Hideo ( Southern Methodist University )
Seminar room at RIEB. ( Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor )

June 17, Tue. 2:00 p.m. -
( Jointly Supported by the Masuda Foundation Seminar )

" Law and Economics in Japan "
HAMADA Koichi ( Yale University )
Meeting room at RIEB. ( Kanematsu New Building 2nd floor )

June 25, Wed. 2:00 p.m.-
( Jointly Supported by Seminar in Comparative Economic Analysis on Firms and Organizations )

" Fast Track: is it in the Genes? The Promotion Policy of a Large Japanese Firm "
ARIGA Ken ( Kyoto University )
Seminar room at RIEB. ( Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor )


July 3, Thu. 4:00 p.m. -
" Overlapping Generations and Moral Hazard "
John Tomas SJOSTROM ( Osaka University )
Seminar room at RIEB. ( Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor )

July 15, Tue. 2:00 p.m. -
( Jointly Supported by Seminar in Comparative Economic Analysis on Firms and Organizations )

" Vertical Foreclosure with the Choice of Input Specifications "
Jay Pil CHOI ( Osaka University )
Meeting room at RIEB. ( Kanematsu New Building 2nd floor )

July 15, Thu. 3:30 p.m. -
" Quota-Induced Cycles "
Yuka OHNO ( Rice University )
Seminar room at RIEB. ( Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor )

July 17, Thu, 3:30 p.m. -
" Accuracy of OECD and IMF Projection "
Mordechai E. KREININ ( Kobe University )
Seminar room at RIEB. ( Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor )

July 24, Thu. 3:30 p.m. -
( Jointly Supported by Seminar in Comparative Economic Analysis on Firms and Organizations )
" Understanding Japanese Corporate Governance "
Takeo HOSHI ( Osaka University )
Seminar room at RIEB. ( Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor )


August 29, Fri. 3:30p.m.-
"Empirical Research in Economic Integration: Present and Future"
Michael George PLUMMER
(Kobe University)
Semirar room at RIEB. (kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)


October 14, Tue. 1:30p.m.-
"Monetary Cooperation in Europe and EMU"
Massimo RUSSO
(IMF)
Semirar room at RIEB. (kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)

October 21, Tue. 3:30p.m.-
"Search Behavior and Firm Size Distribution"
Takako Fujiwara- GREVE
(Keio University)
Semirar room at RIEB. (kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)

October 31, Fri. 3:30p.m.-
"Monetary Policy in Canada"
Charles FREEDMAN
(Bank of Canada, Deputy Governer)
Semirar room at RIEB. (kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)


November 4, Tue. 1:30p.m.-
(Jointly supported by Seminar in Comparative
Analysis on Firm and Organizations)
"Optimal Financial Contracts for Long-Term Projects
under the Presence of Competing Firms"
ISHIBASHI Koji
(Keio University)
Semirar room at RIEB. (Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)

November 4,Tue. 3:30p.m.-
(Jointly supported by Seminar in Comparative
Analysis on Firm and Organizations)
"Wealth Dynamics and Endogenous Firm Organization Design"
OSANO Hiroshi(Kyoto University)
Seminar room at RIEB.(Kanematus Memorial Hall, 1st floor)

November 15,Sat. 10:30a.m.-
(Jointly supported by Monetary Economic
Seminar of Kobe University)
"The Research on the Influence of BOP Effects
on Chinese Monetary Supply"

Liu YUCAO(Kobe University)
Meeting room at RIEB.(Kanematsu Memorial Hall, New Building 2nd floor)

November 25, Tue. 1:30p.m.-
(Jointly supported by Seminar in Comparative
Analysis on Firm and Organizations)
"The Foreign Exchangenous Allocation Policy in Postwar Japan:
Its Institutional Framework and Function"

OKAZAKI Tetsuji(The University of Tokyo)
Seminar Room at RIEB.(Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)

November 25, Tue. 3:30p.m.-
(Jointly supported by Seminar in Comparative
Analysis on Firm and Organizations)
"The Future of Japanese Financial System and Corporate
Governance Structure"
FUKAO Mitstuhiro
(Keio University)
Seminar Room at RIEB.(Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)


December 19, Fri. 3:30p.m.-
"The Design of Software-based Payments System"Ecash""
MORIOKA Tero
(Momura Research Institute, Ltd.)
Semirar room at RIEB. (Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)


January 20, Tue. 3:30 p.m. -
" Hiring and Firing Costs, Trade and Unemployment:
A General Equilibrium Analysis"
Paul OSLINGTON
(DeakinUniversity)
Seminar room at RIEB.(Kanematsu Memorial Hall,1st floor )

January 29, Thur. 3:30 p.m.-
"Estimating the Effects of Monetary Shocks:
An Evaluation of Different Approaches "
SAITO Makoto
(Kyoto University)
Seminar room at RIEB. (Kanematsu Memorial Hall,1st floor)


February 2, Mon. 3:30p.m.-
"Some Models to Guide Monetary Policy Makers"
R. Anton BRAUN (International University of Japan)
Meeting room at RIEB (Kanematsu Memorial Hall, New Building 2nd floor)

February 12, Thu. 3:30p.m.-
"On Decentralized Organization and Influence Costs"
KATAYAMA Masaaki (Kobe University)
Seminar room at RIEB (Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)

February 19, Thur. 3:30p.m.-
"International Joint Ventures and Trade Policy"
ABE Kenzo (Osaka University)
Seminar roo‚@at RIEB(Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)

February 26, Thur. 3:30p.m.-
"Trade and Factor Price Convergence"
AKITA Jiro (Kyoto University)
Meeting roomat RIEB (Kanematsu Memorial Hall, New Building 2nd floor)


March 30, Mon. 3:30 p.m. -
"Nonverifiability,Noncontractibility and Ownership
Determination Models in Foreign Direct Investment,
with an Application to Foreign Operations in Japan "

NAKAMURA Masao (University of BritishColumbia)
Seminar room at RIEB.( Kanematsu Memorial Hall 1st floor )

Kanematsu Seminar

May 30, Fri. 3:30 p.m. -
"Consequences, Opportunities, and Procedures "

SUZUMURA Kotaro ( Hitotsubashi University )
Seminar room at RIEB ( Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor )


June 29, Sun. 1:00 p.m. -
( Jointly Supported by the 3rd Kobe Forum )
" A Prospect for Valuation Theories in the 21st century and Their Surrounding Issues "
IJIRI Yuji ( Carnegie Melon University )
Room 102. ( The School of Business Administration, Kobe University, 1st floor )


July 8, Tue. 2:30 p.m. -
"Impact of Commodity Production Cost Reduction
on Social Welfare "

AKIYAMA Takamasa( World Bank )
Seminar room at RIEB (Kanematsu Memorial Hall 1st floor)


August 28, Thurs. 3:30 p.m. -
"Commercial Policies in the Presence of Intermediate Inputs
and Smuggling with Special Reference to Pakistan"
Sajal LAHIRI
(University of Essex )
Seminar room at RIEB ( Kanematsu Memorial Hall 1st floor)


December 11, Thur. 3:30p.m.-
"Endogenous Substitution of Energy Resouces:
Implications for Global Warning and Energy Policy"
U. CHAKRAVORTY ( University of Hawaii)
Seminar room at RIEB.
(Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)

December 17, Wed. 3:30p.m.-
"A Sequence of Pareto Improving Financial Innovations"
HARA Chiaki (Cambridge University)
Seminar room at RIEB.
(Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor)


February 19, Thur. 1:30 p.m. -
" The Degrees of Scale Economies
and the Welfare Effects o fa Production Subsidy "

SUZUKI Katsuhiko(Kwansei Gakuin University )
Seminar room at RIEB ( Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor )


May 30, Fri. 3:30 p.m. -
"Consequences, Opportunities, and Procedures "

SUZUMURA Kotaro ( Hitotsubashi University )
Seminar room at RIEB ( Kanematsu Memorial Hall, 1st floor )


***Paper is available one week before each seminar at the section of Research Assistants.***