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Agenda


A Comparison of the Productivity of Japanese, Chinese,
Korean and European Firms


Venue: Seminar Room (#1121)
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
11th Floor, Annex Building, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)


Date: March 2nd, 2007



Hosted by
Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER)
Center for Economic Institutions (CEI), Institute of Economic Research (IER), Hitotsubashi University
Center for China and Asian Studies (CCAS) of Nihon University

With cooperation from
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)




Workshop: A Comparison of the Productivity of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and European Firms: Methodology and Preliminary Resultsnue
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9:30-9:35Opening remarks by Kyoji Fukao (Hitotsubashi University)

Session Chair: Yoshitaka Kurosawa(Nihon University)
9:35-10:351. TFP growth of listed firms in Japan, China and Korea and an international comparison of their TFP levels
Kyoji Fukao (Hitotsubashi University), Tomohiko Inui (Nihon University), Tangjun Yuan (Hitotsubashi University), Hyeog Ug Kwon (Nihon University), Young Gak Kim (Hitotsubashi University) and Moosup Jung (Seoul National University)
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10:35-10:50Coffee Break
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10:50-12:302. Long-Term Performance of the Business Groups: The Case of Chaebols Before abd After the Crisis in Korea
Keun Lee (Seoul National University)AKineung Choo (Seoul National University)
3. Do exporters have anything to learn from foreign multinationals?
Richard Kneller (The University of Nottingham)
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12:30-13:30Luncheon
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Mini-Conference:
@A Comparison of the Productivity of Japanese, Chinese, Korean and European Firms: Is China's Productivity Growth Slowing Down?
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13:30-15:00Session Chair: Yupana Wiwattanakantang(Hitotsubashi University)
@1. Can China's Growth be Sustained? A Productivity Perspective
Zheng Jinghai (Goteborg University)
Discussant: Sebastian Lechevalier (EHESS, Japan Center)
2. How Productive Is Chinese Industry ?
An Empirical Analysis of Provincial Productivity in China (1979-2001)
Harry Wu (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Discussant: Sanghoon Ahn (Korea Development Institute)
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15:00-15:15Coffee Break
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15:15-17:45Session Chair: Richard Kneller (The University of Nottingham)
3. TFP comparison of Japanese, Chinese and Korean listed firms
Kyoji Fukao (Hitotsubashi University), Tomohiko Inui (Nihon University), Hyeog Ug Kwon (Nihon University) Fumihide Takeuchi (JCER), Shigesaburo Kabe (JECR), Deiqiang Liu (Tokyo Gakugei University) and Keiko Ito (Sensyu University)
Discussant: Kazuyuki Motohashi (The University of Tokyo)
4. Measure and Comparison of Efficiency Enterprises in Chinese manufacturing industry and Its Exogenous Determinants(2000-2004)
Liu Xiaoxuan (Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Discussant: Tsutomu Miyagawa (Gakushuin University)

5. Free discussion
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18:00-Dinner
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