Stanford Summer Juku on Japanese Political Economy (SSJ-JPE)

August 11-14, 2014

Oksenberg Conference Room

Stanford Japan Program at Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center

The Japan Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (S-APARC) at Stanford University started Stanford Summer Juku (SSJ) in 2014.  In SSJ, researchers on Japanese politics and Japanese economy get together and discuss their research in a relaxed setting. The second annual meeting is held at Stanford on August 11-14, 2014.  The first two days again focus on research in political science/political economy and international relations, and the latter two days focus on research in economics and business.

Takeo Hoshi, Kenji E. Kushida, Phillip Lipscy

Program

8/11/2013

8:30-9:00    Breakfast

9:00-10:15  Session I:

"Japan's Abandoned Partisans: Realignment after Electoral Reform", Kenneth McElwain (University of Michigan)

Discussants:
Daniel M. Smith (Harvard University)
Karen Jusko (Stanford University)
 

10:15-10:45  Break

10:45-12:00  Session II:

"Political Dynasties and the Selection of Cabinet Ministers: The Legacy Advantage in Japan and Ireland" Daniel M. Smith (Harvard University), Shane Martin (University of Leicester)

Discussants:
Gary Cox (Stanford University)
Kenneth McElwain (University of Michigan)

12:00-1:00  Lunch

1:00-2:15    Session III:

"Running the Right Race: The Impact of Electoral Rules on Celebrity Candidate Entry", Justin Reeves (University of California, San Diego)

Discussants:
Ikuo Kume (Waseda University)
Kenneth McElwain (University of Michigan)
 

2:15- 3:30   Session IV:

"Chasing the Median Voter: A Legislator Experiment on Support for Agricultural Protectionism", Megumi Naoi (University of California, San Diego)

Discussants:
Kenneth Scheve (Stanford University)
Kay Shimizu (Columbia University)

8/12/2013

8:30-9:00   Breakfast

9:00-10:15 Session I:

"Inside the Castle Gates: The Political Strategies of Foreign Multinational Corporations and Institutional Change in Japan", Kenji E. Kushida (Stanford University)

Discussants:
William Grimes (Boston University)
Masahiko Aoki (Stanford University)

10:15-10:45  Break

10:45-12:00  Session II:

"Institions and Central Bank Norm Diffusion: Abenomics and the Delayed Break with the Monetary Orthodoxy", Gene Park (Loyola Marymount University), Saori Katada (University of Southern California), and Giacomo Chiozza (Vanderbilt University)

Discussants:
William Grimes (Boston University)
Phillip Lipscy (Stanford University)

12:00-1:00  Lunch

1:00-2:15    Session III:

"Guns and Trades: How Realist Rhetoric Mobilizes Mass Support for Trade Agreements", Ikuo Kume (Waseda University)

Discussants:
Daniel M. Smith (Harvard University)
Steve Vogel (University of California, Berkeley)

2:15-3:30    Session IV:

"Japan Agriculture (JA) and the Institional Parameters of Local Agricultural Innovation", Patricia Maclachlan (University of Texas) and Kay Shimizu (Columbia University)

Discussants:
Megumi Naoi (University of California, San Diego)
Kenji E. Kushida (Stanford University)

6:30        Group Dinner

8/13/2013

8:30-9:00    Breakfast

9:00-10:15  Session I:

"The Impact of Japan on Western Management: Theory and Practice", Christina L. Ahmadjian (Hitotsubashi University) and Ulrike Schaede (University of California, San Diego)

Discussants:
Mariko Sakakibara (University of California, Los Angeles)
Robert Cole (University of California, Berkeley)

10:15-10:45  Break

10:45-12:00  Session II:

"Does Unconventional Monetary Policy Affect Inequality? Evidence from Japan", Ayako Saiki (De Nederlandsche Bank) and Jon Frost (De Nederlandsche Bank)

Discussants:
Helen Popper (Santa Clara University)
Brad DeLong (University of California, Berkeley)

12:00-1:00  Lunch

1:00-2:15    Session III:

"Do Risk Preferences Change? Evidence from Panel Data Before and After the Great East Japan Earthquake", Chie Hanaoka(Kyoto Sangyo University), Hitoshi Shigeoka (Simon Fraser University), Yasutora Watanabe (Northwestern University)

Discussants:
Chiaki Moriguchi (Hitotsubashi University)
Takeo Hoshi (Stanford University)

2:15-3:30    Session IV:

"The Economics of Attribute-Based Regulation: Theory and Evidence from Fuel-Economy Standards", Koichiro Ito (Boston University) and James M. Sallee (University of Chicago)

Discussants:
Hiroyuki Kasahara (University of British Columbia)
Junjie Zhang (University of California, San Diego)

8/14/2013

8:30-9:00    Breakfast

9:00-10:15  Session I:

"Abenomics: Preliminary Analysis and Outlook", Joshua K. Hausman (University of Michigan) and Johannes F. Wieland (University of California, San Diego)

Discussants:
Michael Hutchison (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Takatoshi Ito (University of Tokyo)

10:15-10:45  Break

10:45-12:00  Session II:

"The Effect of Bank Recapitalization Policy on Corporate Investment: Evidence from a Banking Crisis in Japan", Hiroyuki Kasahara (University of British Columbia), Yasuyuki Sawada (University of Tokyo), and Michio Suzuki (University of Tokyo)

Discussants:
David Vera (Fresno State University)
Mark Spiegel (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)

12:00-1:00  Lunch

1:00-2:15    Session III:

"Lending to Unhealthy Firms in Japan during the Lost Decade: WTF", Suparna Chakraborty (University of San Francisco) and Joe Peek(Federal Reserve Board)

Discussants:
Ayako Yasuda (University of California, Davis)
Satoshi Koibuchi (Chuo University)