Japan Economic Seminar (JES)

Thursday, March 24, 2022 | 6:00–9:15 PM (EDT)

Friday, March 25, 2022 | 7:00–10:15 AM (Japan Time)

Live Webinar | Japan Economic Seminar

The Japan Economic Seminar thanks the James Nakamura Fund for their support.

Register here. Event Booklet with Full Agenda and Bios Here.

Session 1: “Empowering Women Through Radio: Evidence from Occupied Japan” (PDF)

Presenter: Yoko Okuyama, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Uppsala University

Discussant: John Marshall, Columbia University

Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Columbia University

Session 2: “Paternalism, Autonomy, or Both? Experimental Evidence from Energy Saving Programs” (PDF)

Presenter: Koichiro Ito, Associate Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago

Coauthor(s): Takanori Ida, Takunori Ishihara, Daido Kido, Toru Kitagawa, Shosei Sakaguchi, and Shusaku Sasaki

Discussant: Wolfram Schlenker, Columbia University

Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Columbia University

Session 3: “Place-Based Policies and the Geography of Corporate Investment” (PDF)

Presenter: Cameron LaPoint, Assistant Professor of Finance, Yale School of Management

Coauthor(s): Shogo Sakabe

Discussant: Daniel G. Garrett, University of Pennsylvania

Moderator: David Weinstein, Columbia University

Admission and Contact:

This is a free event. You must register for the webinar to receive the login details. Registrants will receive a link to access the live webinar upon registration.

If you have questions about the event, please contact us at cjeb@gsb.columbia.edu.

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