Meetings

2009 Autumn Semi-Annual Meeting

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Reception Desk: 8:50 to 18:00


09:30 to 11:45 Panel Session 1: Financial History
Rm.C(Rm.31) International Monetary and Financial System in the 1960s: a historical approach
Chair Yago, Kazuhiko Tokyo Metropolitan University

The G10 and Reform of the Global Reserves System in the 1960sPresenter Catherine Schenk University of Glasgow
A British Overseas Bank and the Early Stage of the Euro-dollar MarketPresenter Sugawara, Ayumu Tohoku University
The Ascendency of Asia. Japan and China in the International Financial SystemPresenter Piet Clement Bank for International Settlements

09:30 to 11:45 Contributed Session 1
Rm.A(Rm.11) Financial Institutions I  
Chair Shin-ichi, Fukuda University of Tokyo

Did the Big Bang Make the Japanese Insurance Market Competitive and Efficient ?Presenter Chano, Tsutomu Musashi University
Discussant Yamori, Nobuyoshi Nagoya University
Russell Measure of Technical Efficiency in Japanese BankingPresenter Kunikata, Akira Aomori Public College
Discussant Harimaya, Kozo Sapporo Gakuin University
Competition in Japanese Banking System RevisitedPresenter Gunji, Hiroshi Daito Bunka University
Miura, Kazuki Graduate School, Hosei University
Discussant
Uchida, Hirofumi Kobe University

Rm.B(Rm.21) Monetary Aggregates and Asset Prices in Monetary Policy
Chair Takeda, Yosuke Sophia University

Forward-Looking Monetary Policy: An Effective Means to Prevent Bubbles and the AftermathPresenter Funashima, Yoshito Graduate School, Aoyama Gakuin University
Shoichi Miyahara Aoyama Gakuin University
Discussant Nakashima, Kiyotaka Konan University
Regional (very Narrow) Money-Output Relationship: Panel Cointegration and Structural BreaksPresenter Nagayasu, Jun University of Tsukuba
Discussant Miyao, Ryuzo Kobe University
Individual Stock Returns and Monetary Policy: Evidence from Japanese DataPresenter Shibamoto, Masahiko Kobe University
Discussant Ogawa, Kazuo Osaka University

Rm.D(Rm.22) Empirical Analysis of Monetary Economy  
Chair Kitaoka, Takayoshi Meiji University

Testing Fiscal Sustainability in JapanPresenter Fujii, Takao Kobe University
Discussant Hosono, Kaoru Gakusyuin University
The Impact of Electronic Money on Small Payments: An Empirical Analysis of Macro and Micro DataPresenter Nakata, Masao Kyushu University
Discussant Kitamura, Yukinobu Hitotsubashi University
Service Expenditures and Intertemporal Elasticity of Substitution in JapanPresenter Kozuka, Masafumi Okayama Shoka University
Discussant Nakagawa, Shinobu Bank of Japan

Rm.E(Rm.32) International Monetary Economics Ⅰ  
Chair Takaya, Sadayoshi Kansai University

Pricing to Market and Currency BasketPresenter Nakamura, Chikafumi Graduate School, Hitotsubashi University
Discussant Tsuruga, Takayuki Kansai University
Analysis on β and σ convergences of East Asian currenciesPresenter Yoshimi, Taiyo Graduate School, Hitotsubashi University
Discussant Kitamura, Yoshihiro University of Toyama
Finance Crisis in Central and Eastern Europe and Policy ResponsesPresenter Matsuzawa, Yuusuke Bunri University of Hospitality
Discussant Krawczyk Mariusz Konrad Ryukoku University

Rm.F(Rm.23) Financial Markets in Asia  
Chair Yano, Junji Hiroshima University

A Study of Public Debt Management System in Emerging EconomiesPresenter Nakagawa, Rika Toyo University
Discussant Komatsu, Masaaki Hiroshima University
Determinants of Fund Raising Structure of Listed Companies in VietnamPresenter Okuda, Hidenobu Hitotsubashi University
Lai Thi Phuong Nhung Graduate School, Hitotsubashi University
Discussant Suto, Megumi Waseda University
Indonesia: the Contagion of the Sub-prime Financial Crisis and the Policy ResponsesPresenter Masuda, Atsushi Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Ohshige, Hitoshi Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Discussant Yoshino, Naoyuki Keio University

11:50 to 12:35 Keynote Speaker: Presidential Address  
Rm.C(Rm.31) Bubble and Financial Crisis: A Behavioral Economic Approach
Speaker Tsutsui, Yoshiro President of the Japan Society of Monetary Economics

12:35 to 13:35 Lunch    
University Hall  

13:35 to 15:50 Panel Session 2: Monetary Policy  
Rm.C(Rm.31) Recent Trends of Monetary Policy Analysis and the Financial Crisis
Chair Miyao, Ryuzo Kobe University

Usefulness and Limits of New Keynesian Model: A View of Policy-making(tentative)Presenter Kimura, Takeshi Bank of Japan
A Homework for Macroeconomics from the Global Financial CrisisPresenter Kobayashi, Keiichiro Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
The New Third Way?  Retrospect and Prospect for Monetary EconomicsPresenter Takeda, Yosuke Sophia University

13:35 to 15:50 Contributed Session 2  
Rm.A(Rm.11) Financial Institutions Ⅱ
Chair Nakajima, Masashi Reitaku University

Two Standards of Capital Regulation in Japan’s regional banksPresenter Yajima, Itaru Norinchukin Research Institute and Graduate School, Chuo University
Discussant Nagata, Kunikazu Kagoshima University
How Does the Stability of Loan Relations Depend on its Duration?: Evidence from Firm- and Bank-Level DataPresenter Miyakawa, Daisuke Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Discussant Harimaya, Kozo Sapporo Gakuin University

Rm.B(Rm.21) Finance    
Chair Takahashi, Toyoharu Chuo University

Managerial Decisions on Payout Policy: the Choice between Share Repurchases and Cash DividendsPresenter Omori, Kozo Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking Company, Ltd.
Tsuchimura, Yoshiaki Kanagawa University
Kurasawa, Motonari Yokohama National University
Discussant Kaneko, Takashi Keio University
Debt Structure and Capital Structure Based on the Renegotiation of Bank DebtPresenter Tomita, Shintaro Graduate School, Keio University
Ikeda, Naoshi Graduate School, Keio University
Tsuji, Yukitami Keio University
Discussant Teshima, Nobuyuki Senshu University

Rm.D(Rm.22) Theoretical Analysis of Monetary Economy  
Chair Ue, Katsuya Kansai University

(1) Strategic Complementarity and Bank’s Lending Behavior-model describing endogenously how indirect finance carry
 out the role by their own behavior –
Presenter Hobara, Nobuhiro Hitotsubashi University
Discussant Fujiwara, Kenya Kobe University
Assets Price Change by Bank Capital Regulation and Optimal Risk WeightsPresenter Yamashiro, Ken Graduate School, Hitotsubashi University
Discussant Yasuda, Yukihiro Tokyo Keizai University
Note on Modeling of Suicide under a Borrowing Constraint within a Framework of Real Options ModelsPresenter Suzuki, Tomoya Kansai University
Discussant Hori, Keiichi Ritsumeikan University

Rm.E(Rm.32) International Monetary Economics Ⅱ  
Chair Ogawa, Eiji Hitotsubashi University

The Structural Change of Trade Balance in JapanPresenter Yamamoto, Shugo Graduate School, Kobe University
Discussant Kawasaki, Kentaro Toyo University
Hamburger Prices and GlobalizationPresenter Fukumoto, Yukio Osaka University of Economics
Discussant Nakata, Hayato Meisei University

Rm.F(Rm.23) Current Issues in International Finance  
Chair Iwata, Kenji Kyushu University

The Money Flow and its Economic Influence of New Money Center “Middle East”Presenter Shukuwa, Junichi Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Discussant Nemoto, Tadanobu Chuo University
Islamic Unit Trust and Shari’ah Compliant Securities in MalaysiaPresenter Fukushima, Yasuhiro Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Discussant Nakagawa, Rika Toyo University
Current ‘Reforms’ of IMF Programs and Issues to be solvedPresenter Ohta, Hideaki Ehime University
Discussant Iwamoto, Takekazu Kyoto University

16:00 to 17:00 Invited Speaker  
Rm.C(Rm.31) On the Securities Market after the Global Financial Crisis (tentative)

9:30 to 11:45 Panel Session 3: International Finance  
Rm.C(Rm.31) Global Imbalance and International Financial Crisis
Chair Fujita, Seiichi Kobe University

Global Imbalance RevisitedPresenter Tanaka, Soko Chuo University
Yen Carry Trades, Global Imbalance and International Financial CrisisPresenter Iwatsubo, Kentaro Kobe University
Global Economic Crisis and Cross-Border Capital Movements:
Implication to Global Economic Order
Presenter Shirai, Sayuri Keio University
Discussant Takenaka, Masaharu Ryukoku University
Discussant Shimizu, Satoshi Japan Research Institute

17:10 to 17:50 General Meeting  
Rm.C(Rm.31)

18:10 to 20:10 Welcome Reception  
University Hall

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Reception Desk: 9:00 to 15:30

9:30 to 11:45 Panel Session 3: International Finance  
Rm.C(Rm.31) Global Imbalance and International Financial Crisis
Chair Fujita, Seiichi Kobe University  

Global Imbalance RevisitedPresenter Tanaka, Soko Chuo University
Yen Carry Trades, Global Imbalance and International Financial CrisisPresenter Iwatsubo, Kentaro Kobe University
Global Economic Crisis and Cross-Border Capital Movements:
Implication to Global Economic Order
Presenter
Shirai, Sayuri Keio University
Discussant Takenaka, Masaharu Ryukoku University
Discussant Shimizu, Satoshi Japan Research Institute 

9:30 to 11:45 Contributed Session 3  
Rm.A(Rm.11) Regional Banking in Japan  
Chair Yamori, Nobuyoshi Nagoya University

The Corporate Governance of Regional BanksPresenter Mori, Yuji Graduate School, Waseda University
Discussant Hanazaki, Masaharu Development Bank of Japan
An Analysis of the Loan-Debt Margins of Shinkin Banks During the Recent Economic ExpansionPresenter Ishibashi, Shohei Osaka Sangyo University
Discussant Aoki, Tatsuhiko Shinshu University
Study on the Promotion of Regional Finance and the Roles of Regional BankPresenter Takachiho, Yasunaga Tamagawa University
Discussant Okuno, Hiroyuki Aichi University

Rm.B(Rm.21) Finance and Portfolio Selection  
Chair Kamoike, Osamu Tohoku Fukushi University

Academic Background and Household Portfolios RevisitedPresenter Kitamura, Yukinobu Hitotsubashi University
Uchino, Taisuke Graduate School, Hitotsubashi University
Discussant Muramoto, Tsutomu Seijo University
Are Chinese Stock Investors Watching Tokyo?: An Analysis with High-Frequency DataPresenter Hirayama, Kenjiro Kwansei Gakuin University
Tsutsui, Yoshiro Osaka University
Discussant Kawanishi, Satoshi Sophia University

Rm.D(Rm.22) Financial Markets in China  
Chair Sui, Qing-yuan Yokohama City University

Chinese Direct Investment in Manufacturing: Its Patterns and Determinants-An Empirical AnalysisPresenter Miyamoto, Michiko Akita Prefectural University
Ro, Kin Graduate School, Akita Prefectural University
Shimazaki, Yoshiaki Akita Prefectural University
Discussant Ji, Cong Senshu University
Scale Economy and Competitiveness of Chinese Insurance IndustryPresenter Yuan, Yuan University of Tokyo
Matsuda, Takuma Kanto Gakuin University
Discussant Koibuchi, Satoshi Chiba University of Commerce

Rm.E(Rm.32) US Financial System  
Chair Nishigaki, Narunto Okayama University

A Market Trend of ABL in U.S.A. and the Trend of Thought in the Undercurrent:
The Construction of a Deep Relationship in Attaching Great Importance to the Going Concern Value of the Borrower
Presenter Unakami, Yasuo Japan Finance Corporation
Discussant Nemoto, Tadanobu Chuo University
Global Financial Crisis and US Interest Rate Swap SpreadsPresenter Ito, Takayasu Niigata University
Discussant Abiko, Yuichi Kinki University
Evolution of Shadow Banking System and Hedge FundsPresenter Sekimura, Shogo Saitama University
Discussant Noshita, Yasutoshi Kokushikan University

11:45 to 12:45 Lunch    
University Hall  

12:45 to 15:15 Symposium    
Rm.C(Rm.31) Financial Regulatory Reforms after the Global Financial Crisis
Chair Miyao, Ryuzo Kobe University

Causes of the Global Financial Crisis and the Need to Reform Financial Sector Regulation and SupervisionPresenter Takeda, Masahiko Hitotsubashi University
Global Financial Crisis and International Responses: Outcomes of the G20 Summit Meeting and On-going Financial Regulatory ReformsPresenter Nakao, Takehiko Director-General, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance
Prudential Policy in JapanPresenter Kuroda, Akio Meiji University
Discussant Jinushi, Toshiki Kobe University
Discussant Ikeo, Kazuhito Keio University