The 14th Joint conference of Seoul National University and The University of Tokyo

The 14th Joint conference of Seoul National University

and

The University of Tokyo

Current Topics of Macroeconomics

 

Organizers:

Center for Distributive Justice, The Institute of Economic Research, Seoul National University

The Center for International Research on the Japanese Economy (CIRJE), The University of Tokyo

 

Date: Friday, December 7, 2018

Venue: Kojima Conference Room, Kojima Hall,

Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo

               Program

 

13:15-13:20: Opening Remarks

13:20-14:10: Session 1

Chair: Shin-ichi Fukuda (The University of Tokyo)

Speaker: Makoto Nirei (The University of Tokyo),

"Herding and Power Laws in Financial Markets"

Discussant: Young Sik Kim (Seoul National University)

 

14:20-15:10: Session 2                

Chair: Sagiri Kitao (The University of Tokyo)

Speaker: Jayhwa Hong (Seoul National University),

"Income Volatility and Portfolio Choices" (joint with Yongsung Chang, Marios

Karabarbounis, and Yicheng Wang)

Discussant: Kosuke Aoki (The University of Tokyo)

 

15:10-15: 30: Coffee Break

 

15:30-16:20: Session 3

Chair: Ryuzo Miyao (The University of Tokyo)

Speaker: Kenichi Ueda (The University of Tokyo)

"Speedy Bankruptcy Procedure and Bank Bailouts in General Equilibrium"

Discussant: Soyoung Kim (Seoul National University)

 

16:30-17:20: Session 4

Chair: Ryuzo Miyao (The University of Tokyo)

Speaker: Woong Yong Park (Seoul National University)

"Cross-sectional Distribution of Price Stickiness and Inflation Stability"

Discussant: Tsutomu Watanabe (The University of Tokyo)

 

18:00- Reception Dinner

 

List of participants

Kosuke Aoki (The University of Tokyo)

Daisuke Fujii (The University of Tokyo)

Shin-ichi Fukuda (The University of Tokyo)

Jayhwa Hong (Seoul National University),

Soyoung Kim (Seoul National University)

Young Sik Kim (Seoul National University)

Sagiri Kitao (The University of Tokyo)

Konstantin Kucheryavyy (The University of Tokyo)

Ryuzo Miyao (The University of Tokyo)

Makoto Nirei (The University of Tokyo),

Woong Yong Park (Seoul National University)

Kenichi Ueda (The University of Tokyo),

Tsutomu Watanabe (The University of Tokyo)