Past events

Mar

2018

Crawford School of Public Policy | Australia-Japan Research Centre | Seminar

Abenomics and the Bank of Japan

Professor Wataru Takahashi, Osaka University of Economics.

Wataru Takahashi analyses the key points of reference for analysing the success of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ‘Abenomics’ reforms.

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Tokyo skyline from the Roppongi Hills sky deck

Dec

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Australia-Japan Research Centre | Seminar

Parental leave and women's skill use on the job

Professor Daiji Kawaguchi, University of Tokyo.

Daiji Kawaguchi analyses the heterogeneous impacts of parental leave policy on women’s skill-use intensity by skill-level.

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Nov

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Australia-Japan Research Centre | Workshop

Frontiers in macroeconomics and macroeconometrics

Yunjong Eo, University of Sydney; Kyoji Fukao, Hitotsubashi University; Takashi Kano, Hitotsubashi University; Tatsuyoshi Okimoto, ANU; plus many more.

AJRC and Hitotsubashi Insitute for Advanced Study co-host an academic conference bringing together Australian, Japanese, and other specialists to present papers on macroeconomics with some focus on Japan.

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Oct

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Australia-Japan Research Centre | Seminar

Regulation and urban air pollution: evidence from Japan

Associate Professor Shuhei Nishitateno, Kwansei Gakuin University and Crawford Visiting Fellow.

Shuhei Nishitateno examines the causal effects of the Automobile NOx Control Law on the ambient concentration of NO2 in urban areas in Japan.

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Oct

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Australia-Japan Research Centre | Seminar

Financial market volatility

Professor Isao Ishida, Visiting Fellow, Australia-Japan Research Centre, and Konan University, Japan.

Isao Ishida provides an overview of the financial market volatility literature, and presents a new approach for modelling and forecasting the volatility of equity indices.

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A sunset creates an orange glow behind powerlines in Yokohama, Japan.

Sep

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Australia-Japan Research Centre | Workshop

Workshop on economic and financial analysis of commodity markets

Luke Meehan, Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission; Takashi Kanamura, Kyoto University; Ken Iwatsubo, Kobe University; Joaquin Vespignani , University of Tasmania; Paul Burke, ANU; plus many more.

Experts from Japan, and Australia presents research on electricity markets, economic and financial issues on commodity markets in order to support valuation, risk management strategies and investment decision-making.

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Jul

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Arndt-Corden Department of Economics | HW Arndt lecture series

The 16th H W Arndt Memorial Lecture - The international financial architecture for the 21st century

Professor Takatoshi Ito, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.

Takatoshi Ito discusses modifying the existing international financial architecture to accommodate the emergence of Asia.

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May

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Australia-Japan Research Centre | Seminar

Japan's secular stagnation and monetary policy

Ikuko Fueda-Samikawa, Japan Center for Economic Research.

Ikuko Fueda-Samikawa discusses whether the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level (FTPL) can be an effective way for Japan to escape deflation.

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Mar

2017

Crawford School of Public Policy | Australia-Japan Research Centre | Workshop

Japan, Australia and the new regional economic order workshop

Associate Professor He Ping, Fudan University; Professor Takashi Terada, Doshisha University; Dr Amy King, ANU; Dr Shiro Armstrong, ANU; and many more.

This workshop brings together 20 researchers to discuss issues relating to regional trade, managing bilateral economic and diplomatic relations, and the state of East Asia’s regional architecture.

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