Economic Seminar Series 1
Japan's Economic Challenges and Structural Reform Options—IMF Views
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| [Date] | Monday, January 18, 2016, 14:00-17:00 (Doors open at 13:30) |
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| [Venue] | Ito International Research Center, Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo Map |
| [Hosted-by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute (PARI) / International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
| [Language] | English/Japanese simultaneous interpretation |
Program
| 14:00 | Session 1: Japan's Economic Challenges |
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Speaker
Luc Everaert, Assistant Director, Asia and Pacific Dept. International Monetary Fund (IMF), Japan Mission Chief Discussants
Masaaki Kanno, Managing Director, Chief Economist, J.P. Morgan Akihiko Yoshida, Director, International Organizations Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance Moderator
Naoyuki Shinohara, Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute (PARI), the University of Tokyo |
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| 15:30 | Special Speech |
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Masatsugu Asakawa, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs
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| 15:45 | Session 2: Structural Reform Options—Japan's Labor Market Reform |
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Speakers
Giovanni Ganelli, Deputy Head, Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific, IMF Discussant
Hiroaki Miyamoto, Project Associate Prof., Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), the University of Tokyo Moderator
Akio Fujii, Editor-in-Chief, Nikkei Asian Review, Nikkei Inc. |