Mini Workshop on

"East Asian Economic Development in Historical Perspective"

Center for Economic Institutions (CEI)

&

Global Center of Excellence (G-COE), Hi-Stat

July 3^rd, 2009 (Fri) 10:00~17:30

Venue: 4F Meeting Room, IER, Hitotsubashi University

Preliminary Agenda

10:00-11:00                 Harry Wu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Measuring Quantity and Quality of Chinese Industrial Workforce, 1949-2005 (jointly with Yue Ximing)

11:00-11:10                 Morning Break

11:10-12:10                 Debin Ma, London School of Economics and Political Science, Prices and Exchange Rates in Northern China in 1800-1850: Evidences from the Merchant Account Books

12:10-12:40                 Discussion

12:40-13:40                Lunch Break

13:40-14:40                 Osamu Saito, Hitotsubashi University, Japan's Historical Occupational Structures

14:40-14:50               Afternoon Break

14:50-15:50                 Jean-Pascal Bassino, Paul Valery University, Market (Dis)integration in Postwar Japan: Evidence from Black Market and Regional Price Data

15:50-16:50                 Yue Ximing, Renmin University of China and Hiroshi Sato, Hitotsubashi University, Evolution of Inequality in China over Past Two Decades (will be available later)

16:50-17:30                Discussion