Program and Papers (Full Texts and Abstracts)

Opening Session

Introducing New Economic Governance

Speaker: Akira YOKOYAMA (The President of the JEPA, Chuo University)

Plenary Session 1
New Economic Governance: The Limit of National Policy and Role of Private Sector

Deflation Caused by Bank Insolvency(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Keiichiro KOBAYASHI (The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry)

Discussant: K. Ben NOWMAN (University of Westminster)

Informational Limits to Democratic Public Policy(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Roger D. CONGLETON (George Mason University)

Discussant: Coskun Can AKTAN (Dokuz Eylul University)

Clubs and Reciprocity in Organ Transplantation: The Superiority of Private over Political Governance(Revised)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Hartmut KLIEMT (University of Duisburg-Essen)

Discussant: Akira OKADA (Kyoto University)

Special Session 1
Public Private Partnership (1): Central Japanese International Airport

Conception of New International Airport in the Chubu Region and Start of the Business(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Ichirou KIMURA (The Chubu International Airport Research Foundation)

Discussant: Teiji WATANABE (Mie University)

Public-Private Partnership at Central Japan International Airport Implementation of Construction Cost Management for Airport Construction..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Yoshiaki BITO (Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd.)

Discussant: Roger D. CONGLETON (George Mason University)

Session 1
Business Strategy and Industrial Policy

Is Public Listing a Way Out for State-Owned Enterprises?: The Case of China..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Xiaozu WANG (Fudan University), Lixin Colin XU (The World Bank) & Tian ZHU (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

Discussant: Peng XU (Hosei University)

Do Stronger Patents in Length Induce More Patents?: Evidence from Taiwan's 1994 Patent Reform..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Chih-Hai YANG & Tsan-Kai TSOU (Tamkang University)

Discussant: Yasumi MATSUMOTO (Waseda University)

R&D Networks: Emerging Concentration?..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Koichiro OKAMURA & Nicholas S. VONORTAS (The George Washington University)

Discussant: Takanori IDA (Kyoto University)

Session 2
International Trade and Regional Development

China's Accession to the World Trade Organization and Township and Village Enterprises: Impact and Policy for Agricultural Processing Industry..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Shi CHENG (Nagoya University)

Discussant: Masumi KISHI (Chuo University)

Reverse Imports, Foreign Direct Investment and Exchange Rates..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Yuqing XING (International University of Japan) & Laixun ZHAO (Hokkaido University)

Discussant: Jong-Rong CHEN (National Central University)

New Development of International Direct Investment and Changing Patterns of Division of Labor in East Asia: The Case of Electronics Industry(Revised, New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Tatsuyuki OTA (Toyo University)

Discussant: Brett STEPHENSON (Aichi Gakuin University)

Session 3
Fiscal and Monetary Policy

An Other Path to Finance Development in Africa in Globalization Context: An NGO Approach from Cote D'Ivoire(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Kalilou SYLLA (Abidjan University)

Discussant: Oussouby SACKO (Kyoto Seika University)

Global Financial Architecture, Emerging World Monetary, Relations and Growth in Less Developed Areas: Reforming the Reformer..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Mangat Ram AGGARWAL (Panjab University)

Discussant: Junichi GOTO (Kobe University)

The Multiplier Effect in the Recent Japan..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Haruki NIWA (Osaka Gakuin University)

Discussant: Terukazu SURUGA (Osaka Prefectural University)

Special Session 2
Public Private Partnership (2): The 2005 World Exposition

The Economic and Social Impact of the "Large-scale Public Event Project (LPEP)": Aspects of Expected Effect and Its Evaluation on LPEP..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Hisao KIBUNE (Nagoya Gakuin University)

Discussant: Joost VAN ACHT (Hitotsubashi University)

The International Exhibition and the Roles of Private Sector..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Masao FUJITA (Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition)

Discussant: Koshin KIMURA (Nagoya Gakuin University)

Session 4
Innovation and Productivity

Innovation Strategy and Labor Productivity Growth: Micro Evidence from Taiwanese Manufacturing Firms..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Stéphane ROBIN (CRESGE) & Chia-Lin CHANG (IRES-UCL)

Discussant: Jiro NEMOTO (Nagoya University)

Technical Efficiency, Efficiency Change and Impacts of Deregulation in U.S. Electric Power Utilities: Measurement of Three Divisions during the Period 1992 through 2000(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Mika GOTO & Miki TSUTSUI (Socio-economic Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)

Discussant: Kozo HARIMAYA (Sapporo Gakuin University)

Impacts of Environmental Regulation on Technical Efficiency and Productivity Loss in China ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Donglan XU, Sangmok KANG & Yuko ARAYAMA (Nagoya University)

Discussant: Hirokuni IMAIZUMI (Fukuoka University)

Can Economic Policy Reverse Regional Inequality?: An Empirical Evidence of the Convergence Hypothesis in China Case(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Chi AN (Nagoya University)

Discussant: Katsuyoshi OKUI (Otemon Gakuin University)

Session 5
Resource and Environmental Policies

How Sustainable is China?: Measuring China's Sustainability with Ecological Footprint(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Dapeng CAI (Nagoya University)

Discussant: Masahiro YABUTA (Chuo University)

A Waste Management Policy about the Durable Goods and Consumer Behavior..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Hideyuki AKAISHI (Hosei University)

Discussant: Soo-Choel LEE (Nagoya Gakuin University)

The Effect of Reimbursement: An Economic Analysis of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law in Japan(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Daisaku GOTO (Kyushu University)

Discussant: Hartmut KLIEMT (University of Duisburg-Essen)

Session 6
Resource Utilization and Endogenous Growth

On the Optimal Technology Sourcing Strategy between Internal and External Sources with Spillover Effect..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Jong-Rong CHEN & Wen-Cheng LU (National Central University)

Discussant: Daisuke IKAZAKI (Kumamoto Gakuen University)

R＆D, Human Capital, and Environmental Externality in an Endogenous Growth Model ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Daisuke IKAZAKI (Kumamoto Gakuen University)

Discussant: Hikaru OGAWA (Nagoya University)

Human Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth: Evidence from China ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Ebrayim ELHAM (Nagoya University)

Discussant: Hirokuni Iijima (Chuo University)

Welcome Party (18:00-20:00) at Nagoya University

Place: GSID Reception Room (Next to Integrated Research Building)
Time: Starting at 18:00 or immediately after the afternoon sessions
Access: On foot. Follow to a notice and announcement.

Session 7
Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

On the Relationship Between the Very Short Forward and the Spot Interest Rate...........(Abstract)

Speaker: Iichiro UESUGI (The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry)

Discussant: Nobuyoshi YAMORI (Nagoya University)

Was Japan's Real Interest Rate Really Too High during the 1990's?: The Role of the Zero Interest Rate Bound and Other Factors ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Hiro ITO (Claremont McKenna College)

Discussant: Keiichiro KOBAYASHI (The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry)

Forecasting Japanese Interest Rates: An Empirical Analysis ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: K. Ben NOWMAN (University of Westminster) & Burak SALTOGLU (Marmara University)

Discussant: Naotsugu HAYASHI (Hosei University)

Session 8
Competition and Regulation (1)

(Im)Possibility of Rational Regulation..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Coskun Can AKTAN (Dokuz Eylul University)

Discussant: Kazuyoshi KUROKAWA (Hosei University)

Government Role, Tax Policy, and Insurance Market..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Chwen-Chi LIU, Chu-Shiu LI & Chen-Sheng YANG (Feng Chia University)

Discussant: Koji TAKENAKA (Nihon University)

Current Chinese Mobile Communications Market in Need of Better Regulation (Revised)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Chun Chun NI (Toyo University)

Discussant: Manabu SHISHIKURA (Institute for Information and Communications Policy)

Session 9
Fundamental Approach toward Economic Governance

Tax Capacity Disparities and Fiscal Equalization: The Case of Spanish Local Governments ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Alejandro ESTELLER-MORÉ, Antoni CASTELLS & Maite VILALTA (Universitat de Barcelona & Institut d'Economia de Barcelona)

Discussant: Masashi NISHIKAWA (Saitama University)

Domestic Debt as a Commitment Device: A Probabilistic Voting Model of Sovereign Debt ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Stefan BRANDAUER (Munich Graduate School of Economics)

Discussant: Toshihiro IHORI (University of Tokyo)

On Egalitarian-Equivalence for an Opportunity Distribution in the Market Economy(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Daisuke UDAGAWA (Waseda University)

Discussant: Reiko GOTOH (National Institute of Population and Social Security Research)

Session 10
Economic Governance and Institution (1)

Future of Unorganised Manufacturing Enterprises in Third World Countries..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Mohd Izhar AHMAD (Aligarh Muslim University)

Discussant: Khondaker Mizanur RAHMAN (Nanzan University)

The Governance of Innovative Firms: An Evolutionary Perspective ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Jackie KRAFFT & Jacques-Laurent RAVIX (CNRS-IDEFI-LATAPSES)

Discussant: Norihiro KASUGA (Nagasaki University)

Fair and Free Competition ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Koki ARAI (Osaka University)

Discussant: Takashi YANAGAWA (Kobe University)

Session 11
International Conflict and Cooperation

Why Are There So Many Preferential Trading Areas?: A Political Economy Perspective..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Jaleel AHMAD (Concordia University)

Discussant: Yujiro OOIWA (Tokyo International University)

What Does the UN Convention on Corruption Teach Us About International Regulatory Harmonisation?(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Bryane MICHAEL (Linacre College, Oxford)

Discussant: Koki ARAI (Osaka University)

An Empirical Study of the Effect of NAFTA on Bilateral Trade ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Brett STEPHENSON, Myint SAN, Myo Oo LWIN & Takashi MATSUGI (Aichi Gakuin University)

Discussant: Kiyoshi FUJIKAWA (Konan University)

Session 12
Competition and Regulation (2)

Surcharge and Cartel Deterrence(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Takashi YANAGAWA (Kobe University), Shuichi SENBONGI (The late professor at Shiga University) & Ichiro YOSHINO (Nagoya University of Commerce & Business)

Discussant: Jackie KRAFFT (CNRS-IDEFI-LATAPSES)

Merger Policy with Alternative Mergers and Efficiency Gains ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Carlos RAZO (Stockholm University)

Discussant: Keizo MIZUNO (Kwansei Gakuin University)

Session 13
Economic Governance and Industrial Structure

Debt and Entrenchment: Evidence from Thailand and Indonesia ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Pramuan BUNKANWANICHA (Université Paris 1- Panthéon-Sorbonne), Jyoti GUPTA (ESCP-EAP European School of Management), & Rofikoh ROKHIM (Université Paris 1- Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Discussant: Kazuki YOKOYAMA (Nagoya City University)

A Fuzzy Logic Paradigm for Industrial Economic Analysis: A Case Study on the Automotive Subcontractory Production System..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Saeid H. KASHANI (University of Rennes I)

Discussant: Pramuan BUNKANWANICHA (Université Paris 1- Panthéon-Sorbonne)

The Analysis of Broadcasting Industry in Japan: Evidence from Micro Data(New Title)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Norihiro KASUGA (Nagasaki University) & Manabu SHISHIKURA (Institute for Information and Communications Policy)

Discussant: Haruko YAMASHITA (Meikai University)

Session 14
Economic Governance and Institution (2)

Business Ownership and Unemployment in Japan ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Joost VAN ACHT (Hitotsubashi University), Joop STAM (Erasmus University), Roy THURIK (Erasmus University) & Ingrid VERHEUL (Erasmus University)

Discussant: Peng XU (Hosei University)

Inefficiency of the Equity-investment Regulations on Big Business Groups in Korea(Revised)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Se-Young BAE (Konyang University), Inhak HWANG (Korea Economic Research Institute) & In Woo JUN (Uiduk University)

Discussant: Mitsuo SASAKI (Nihon University)

A Comparative Institutional Analysis on eGovernment Initiatives: Trilateral Evaluation on National Policies for Information Technology Use in Governance(Revised)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: Akira TSUCHIYA (Keio Research Institute at Shonan Fujisawa)

Discussant: Yoji TANIGUCHI (Chuo University)

Plenary Session 2
New Economic Governance: The Limit of National Policy and Role of Private Sector

Reinventing Governance in Southeast Asia: What Are Its Impacts on Economic Soveregnty and Self-reliance?(Revised)..........(Abstract)

Speaker: M. Shamsul HAQUE (National University of Singapore)

Discussant: Nobuhiko SUTO (The House of Representatives)

Property Rights in Context: Privatization's Legacy for Corporate Legality in Poland and Russia ..........(Abstract)

Speaker: David M. WOODRUFF (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Discussant: Kunio SAKAI (Aichi Gakuin University)

Private Action and the Public Good: Creating the Right Incentives

Speaker: James A. MIRRLEES (Trinity College, Cambridge)

Closing Session

New Economic Governance toward the 21st Century

Speaker: Hiromi YOKOI (The Former President of the JEPA, Nagoya Gakuin University)