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Past Conferences

Keynote Adderss and Panel at the symposium "Economic and Financial System Development in the Pacific- Rim Region"

  • Coorganized by Japan Association for Comparative Economic Studies (JACES), Association for Comparative Economic Studies (ACES), and Society for the Study of Emerging Markets (SSEM)
  • Date: 16-19 May, 2012
  • Venue：Ala Moana Hotel (Honolulu)
  • Keynote Address: Shinichiro Tabata, Hokkaido University, “Comparison of Russia, China and India in Terms of International Reserve Accumulation”

    Session 5: Sustainable Growth in the Pacific Rim Region

    Chair: Shinichiro Tabata, Hokkaido University

    Masaaki Kuboniwa, Hitotsubashi University, “A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Oil Prices on Oil-Rich Emerging Economies in the Pacific Rim”

    Iikka Korhonen, Bank of Finland and Maria Ritola, Demos Finland, “Forecasting Economic Developments in Major Emerging Markets – Rational?”

    Akira Uegaki, Seinan Gakuin University, “Development in Global Economy: Middle Term Analysis of China, India, and Russia”

    Yugo Konno, Mizuho Research Institute Ltd, “Comparison of Trade Liberalizations in Russia, China and India”

Forthcoming Conferences

Regional Powers Project and SRC Seminar

  • Date & Time: January 21 (Saturday), 2012 　10:30～12:00
  • Title: Russia’s Informal Economy and Entrepreneurship
  • Lecturer: Byung-Yeon Kim (Seoul National University)
  • Place: Slavic Research Center, Room 401 (4th floor)
  • Contact: TABATA Shinichiro ext.3797

The 5th Indo-Japanese Dialogue on
“The BRICs as Regional Economic Powers in the Global Economy”

  • Date: December 26 (Mon.) - 27 (Tue.)
  • Place: Conference Room, 1st Floor, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study
    (JNIAS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
26 December, 2011
9：00 Registration:
9：30 Opening Remark:
Aditya Mukherjee (Director of JNIAS, JNU)
Sudhir Kumar Sopory (Vice Canceller of JNU)
9：50－10：20 Keynote Speech:
Chair: Srabani Roy Choudhury (JNU)
  • Shinichiro Tabata (Hokkaido University)
    “Growth in the International Reserves of Major Regional Powers: Comparisons of Russia, China, and India”
10:35 - 13:00 Macro-Economy:
Chair: Srabani Roy Choudhury (JNU)
Discussant: Surajit Mazumdar (Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University)

  • Akira Uegaki (Seinan Gakuin University) “Development in Global Economy: Middle Term Analysis of China, India,and Russia”

  • Kai Kajitani (Kobe University) “The Political and International Background of Asset Bubble: The Case in China and India”

  • Yugo Konno (Mizuho Research Institute) “Comparison of Trade Liberalizations in Russia, China and India”

  • Atsushi Fukumi (Tokai University) “Political Economy of Government Expenditure: A Case of Power Subsidy in India”
14:00 - 16:00 Productivity:
Chair: Aradhna Aggarwal (University of Delhi)
Discussant: Bishwanath Goldar (Institute of Economic Growth)

  • Shoji Nishijima (Kobe University) “Productivity and Openness: Firm Level Evidence in Brazilian Manufacturing”

  • Azusa Fujimori (Osaka Seikei University) “Productivity Growth and Technology Diffusion in the Indian Manufacturing Industries: An Empirical Investigation on the Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment”

  • Atsushi Kato (Aoyama Gakuin University) “The Effect of Corruption on Manufacturing Sectors in India”
16:15 - 17:45 Energy:
Chair: Aradhna Aggarwal (University of Delhi)
Discussant: Sunil Ashra (Management Development Institute)

  • Nobuhiro Horii (Kyusyu University) “Coal, Fuel for Economic Development in China and India: Its Contribution and Shadow, and Future Prospect”

  • Masumi Motomura (Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation) “Japan’s Need for Russian Crude Oil and LNG: A New Perspective for the Far East”
27 December, 2011
9：30 Registration
10:00 - 11:20 Historical Perspective:
Chair: Ashok Jain (National Academy of Sciences, India)
Discussant: Aditya Mukherjee (Director of JNIAS, JNU)

  • Takahiro Sato (JNU, Kobe University) “India's Macroeconomic Performance in the Long-Run”

  • Kohei Wakimura (Osaka City University) “Indian Economy and Disasters during the Late 19th Century: Problems of Interpretation on Colonial Economy”
11:30 - 13:30 Industry:
Chair: Ashok Jain (National Academy of Sciences, India)
Discussant: Jesim Pais (Institute for Studies in Industrial Development)

  • Etsuro Ishigami (Fukuoka University) “The Steel Industry in India: A Unique Development Path in Context of Global Experience”

  • Atsuko Kamiike (Konan University) “Productivity Dynamics in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry:Evidences from Plant-level Panel Data”

  • Tomoo Marukawa (Tokyo University) “The Compressed Development of Renewable Energy Industry in China and India”
14:30 - 17:45 Poverty and Inequality:
Chair: Himanshu (JNU)
Discussant: Pradeep K. Mehta (Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)),
Kamal Vatta (Punjab Agricultural University)

  • Koji Yamazaki (Kobe University) “Nonfarm Employment and Poverty Reduction in India”

  • Masashi Hoshino (Hokkaido University) “Estimation of Regional Growth Convergence Using Polarization Index in BRICs”

  • Tomokazu Nomura (Kobe University) “On the Male-Female Wage Differentials in Brazil”

(Tea Break for 15 minutes)

  • Sadayoshi Otsu (Emeritus Professor, Kobe University) “Labor Market and Pension System: Comparisons of Japan, China, and Russia”

  • Yuko Nikaido (Musashi University) “The Determinants of Access to Institutional Credit for Small Enterprises in India”
17:45 - 18:00 Closing Remark:
Shinichiro Tabata (Hokkaido University)
18:15 - 21:30 Dinner Session:
Sponsored by Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD)
  • 18:15 - 18:40 “Together, We Empower Rural India”―IRRAD's Perspective by Jane Schukoske, Chief Executive Officer, IRRAD

  • 18:45 - 21:30 Rural India Empowerment Dinner, Video Screening “Being the Change”

SRC & Regional Powers Seminar

  • Data&Time: December 5 (Mon.), 16:00～17:30
  • Place: Slavic Research Center, Room 401 (4th floor)
  • Title: "Perspectives on Natural Resource Security: Rare Metals and the Battle for Resources"
  • Lecturer: David Abraham (Council on Foreign Relations Fellow based at Tokyo University)
  • Contact: David Wolff

Regional Powers Seminar "China, Russia, and the Existing World Order:
Seeking to Overthrow the Status Quo or Merely Pursuing Advantage within It?"

  • Date & Time: November 21 (Mon.) 3:00pm - 6:00pm
  • Place:George Washington University, Lindner Family Commons, 1957 E Street NW, Room 602
Panel 1:
Kimitaka Matsuzato (Hokkaido University) “Muslim Administration in Non-Arab Peripheries: Russia, China, India, and Turkey”

Atsushi Ogushi (Osaka University of Law and Economics) and Yuko Adachi (Sophia University) “The Power and Limitations of Dominant Party Control: United Russia, the Chinese Communist Party, and the Indian Congress in Comparative Perspective”

Discussants: Marlene Laruelle (IERES) and Deepa Ollapally (Sigur Center)

Panel 2
Shinichiro Tabata (Hokkaido University) “Growth in the International Reserves of Russia, China, and India: Implications for the World Economic System”

Yugo Konno (Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.) “Comparison of Trade Liberalizations in Russia, China and India”

Discussant: Jiawen Yang (GW Business School)
This event is co-sponsored by the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) and the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, the George Washington University.

For more details please see here.

Regional Powers Project Seminar

  • Lecturer: Iikka Korhonen (Head of Research, Institute for Economies in Transition, Bank of Finland)
  • Topic: Forecasting Economic Developments in Major Emerging Markets - Some Preliminary Results
  • Date & Time: June 2 (Thursday) 4:30-6:00pm
  • Place: Slavic Research Center, Room 401 (4th floor)
  • Contact:TABATA Shinichiro
  • *Everyone interested is welcome to attend.

Regional Powers Project and SRC Seminar

  • Date & Time: July 11 (Sunday), 2010, 10:00～12:00
  • Place: Slavic Research Center, Room 401 (4th floor)
  • Detail: Please see this site.