Date: August 29-30, 2008
Place: Faculty of Economics, Shinushu University,
3-1-1, Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano
Organizers: Shinshu University,
Korea Productivity Center,
Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University,
Research Institute of Oriental Cultures, Gakushuin University,
College of Economics, Nihon University
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Opening Remarks [PDF: 108KB] Kyoji Fukao and Hak K. Pyo |
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| Session 1 | Studies in industry-level productivity in Korea Chair: Tomohiko Inui |
| 9:15 - 10:00 | The Estimation of Initial and End-of-Period Capital Stocks Hak K. Pyo and Sun Young Jung |
| 10:05 - 10:50 | The Reconciliation of EU-KLEMS Korea Database and KIP Database Keunhee Rhee and Aram Moon |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | coffee and tea break |
| 11:10 - 11:55 | A Satellite Account for Research and Development in Korea Hyunbae Chun and Eun Kyung Jeon |
| 11:55 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| Session 2 | Firm and plant level data analysis in Korea and Japan Chair: Hak K. Pyo |
| 13:00 - 13:45 | Survival Pattern Changes of Korean Manufacturing Establishments before and after the Asian Financial Crisis [PDF: 311KB] Chulwoo Baek |
| 13:50 - 14:35 | Estimates of Total Factor Productivity, ICT Contributions and Resource Reallocation Effects in Japan and Korea [PDF: 368KB] Kyoji Fukao, Tsutomu Miyagawa, Hak K. Pyo and Keun Hee Rhee |
| Session 3 | Why has the productivity growth in Japan slowed down? Chair: Toshiyuki Matsuura |
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| 9:00 - 9:45 | Intangible Investment in Japan: New Estimates and Contribution to Economic Growth [PDF: 262KB] Kyoji Fukao, Tsutomu Miyagawa, Kentaro Mukai, Yukio Shinoda, and Konomi Tonogi |
| 9:50 - 10:35 | Why Do Wages Deviate from Labor Productivity? [PDF: 156KB] Kaoru Hosono, Tatsuji Makino and Yoko Takahashi |
| 10:35 - 10:45 | Closing Remarks Joji Tokui |