Ninth Irvine-Japan Conference on Public Policy
The UC Irvine Department of Economics and Center for the Study of Democracy present
"The Ninth Irvine-Japan Conference on Public Policy"
February 8, 2013
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Social Sciences Plaza B, Room 5206
Breakfast: 8:30-9:00
Welcoming Remarks: 9:00-9:15
- Jan BRUECKNER, Chair, Department of Economics
- David S. MEYER, Director, Center for the Study of Democracy
Session I: 9:15-11:15
- Shintaro NAKAGAWA (Shimonoseki City University) “International Security, Insurance, and Protection: Conflicts within Alliances” (joint with Toshihiro IHORI and Martin C. MCGUIRE)
- Keisuke HATTORI (Osaka University of Economics/University of California, Irvine) “Knowledge Transfer and Student Grouping”
Coffee Break: 11:15-11:30
Session II: 11:30-12:30
- Hideki KONISHI (Waseda University) “Aging and Deflation from a Fiscal View”
Lunch: 12:30-13:45
Session III: 13:45-14:45
- Kimiko TERAI (Keio University) “Interregional Tax Competition, Environmental Standards, and the Direction of Strategic Delegation” (joint with Yukihiro NISHIMURA)
Coffee Break: 14:45-15:00
Session IV: 15:00-17:00
- Ryuta Ray KATO (International University of Japan) “Fiscal Stimulus and Labor Market Dynamics in Japan” (joint with Hiroaki MIYAMOTO)
- Tomomi MIYAZAKI (Toyo University) “Fiscal Policy and Regional Business Cycle Fluctuations in Japan”
40 minutes for presentation; 20 minutes for discussion
For further information, please contact Amihai Glazer, aglazer@uci.edu or 949-824-5974. If you plan on attending, please RSVP to CSD@uci.edu.
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