Seminars & Events

IDE Workshop

Social Implications of Trade and Development

Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) will have a workshop in the afternoon of October 27.

The workshop invites two world-renowned scholars, Professor. Fabien Moizeau (University of Rennes 1) and Professor. Jacque-François Thisse (Université Catholique de Louvain and Chief Senior Researcher, IDE-JETRO), and many active scholars from Universities and IDE-JETRO. This workshop is a unique trial in combining development with trade from the perspective of "social implications", as shown in the workshop title.

Date&time:

October 27, 2016 (Thursday) 12:55-18:20

Venue:

C21 Meeting Room, IDE-JETRO  
(3-2-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan)

Program:

(Tentative)

12:55-13:00 Opening Remarks: Hitoshi Sato (IDE-JETRO)
Session 1 (13:00-15:30)
13:00-13:50 Fabien Moizeau (Université de Rennes 1) "Cultural Dynamics, Social Mobility and Urban Segregation"
Discussant: Jacque-François Thisse (Université Catholique de Louvain , IDE-JETRO)
13:50-14:40 Seiro Ito (IDE-JETRO) "An Economic Analysis of Risky Occupations"
Discussant: Yukako Ono (Keio University)
14:40-15:30 Yuya Kudo (IDE-JETRO) "Why Is Levirate Marriage Eroding in Africa?"
Discussant: Takeshi Aida (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
15:30-15:45 Break
Session 2 (15:45-18:15)
15:45-16:35 Hitoshi Sato "Temporary Jobs and Globalization"
Discussant: Taiji Furusawa (Hitotsubashi University)
16:35-17:25 Kazunobu Hayakawa (IDE-JETRO, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore) "Tariff Scheme Choice"
Discussant: Yoichi Sugita (Hitotsubashi University)
17:25-18:15 Takahiro Fukunishi (IDE-JETRO) "Labor Compliance and Factory Performance: Evidence from Cambodian Garment Industry"
Discussant: Banri Ito (Aoyama Gakuin University)
18:15-18:20 Closing Remarks: Jacque-François Thisse
Languages:

English

Organizer:

IDE-JETRO

Participation fee:

Free

Contact:
Institutional Cooperation and Networking Division, Research Planning Department, IDE-JETRO
Tel: 043-299-9612
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