Winter International Trade Seminar (WITS)
Information
Date :
Sunday 4 Mar 2018, 09:00 → 17:30 Asia/Tokyo
Venue:
3F (Otaru University of Commerce, Sapporo Satellite, Sapporo55 Bld.)
Co-Hosts:
1.Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S), Grant No. 26220503, “Diverse Risk Assessment in the Global Economy from the Viewpoint of International Economics”
2.Otaru University of Commerce
Program:
- 09:00 → 09:10
Opening Remarks
given by Jota Ishikawa (Hitotsubashi University) - 09:10 → 11:30
Session 1
Chair: Taiji Furusawa (Hitotsubashi University)- 09:10（1h）
What is a Foreign Firm and does it Matter?
Discussant: Tran Trang (Hitotsubashi University)
Speaker: Pascalis Raimondos (Queensland University of Technology) - 10:20（1h）
The Impact of a Natural Disaster on Foreign Direct Investment and Vertical Linkages
Discussant:Misato Sato (Kyoto Sangyo University)
Speaker: Hayato Kato (Keio University)
- 09:10（1h）
- 11:30 → 15:00
Session II
Chair: Lex Zhao (Kobe University)- 11:30（1h）
Intellectual Property Infringement by Imports and the US ITC: the Role of Injunctive Relief
Discussant: Yoko Sakamoto (University of Wisconsin & Hitotsubashi University)
Speaker: James Brander (University of British Columbia) - 12:30（1h 30m）
Lunch - 14:00（1h）
Open-Access Renewable Resources and Urban Unemployment: Dual Institutional Failures in a Small Open Economy
Discussant: Haitao Cheng (Hitotsubashi University)
Speaker: Ichiro Daito (Keio University)
- 11:30（1h）
- 15:10 → 17:20
Session III
Chair: Yoichi Sugita (Hitotsubashi University)- 15:10（1h）
Multichannel Distribution under International Oligopoly
Discussant: Kunihiko Sato (Hitotsubashi University)
Speaker: Cong Pan (Nagoya University of Commerce and Business) - 16:20（1h）
Nurturing an Infant Industry by Markovian Subsidy Schemes
Discussant: Makoto Tanaka (Hitotsubashi University)
Speaker: Ngo Van Long (McGill University)
- 15:10（1h）
- 17:20 → 17:30
Closing Remarks
given by Chisato Shibayama (Otaru University of Commerce)
