Date: February 7, 2014.
Place: Social Science Plaza B, room 5206. University of California, Irvine
Sponsored by Department of Economics and Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, Irvine.
Breakfast: 8:30 - 9:00
Welcoming Remarks: 9:00 - 9:10
Jan BRUECKNER, Chair, Department of Economics
Louis DESIPIO, Director, Center for the Study of Democracy
William MAURER, Dean, School of Social Sciences
Session I: 9:10 - 10:50
"Fiscal Consolidation in a Political Economy of Japan"
By Toshihiro IHORI; The University of Tokyo
Presented by: Toshihiro IHORI, The University of Tokyo
Discussant: Keigo KAMEDA, Kwansei Gakuin University
"Financing Social Security by Consumption Tax: A Political-Economy Perspective"
By Hideki KONISHI; Waseda University
Presented by: Hideki KONISHI, Waseda University
Discussant: Naomi MIYAZATO, Nihon University
Coffee Break: 10:50 - 11:10
Session II: 11:10 - 12:00
"Social Security, Female Labor Supply, and Fiscal Consolidation"
By Ryuta Ray KATO; International University of Japan
Masumi KAWADE; Nihon University
Presented by: Ryuta Ray KATO, International University of Japan
Discussant: Masatoshi JINNO, Toyo University
Lunch: 12:00 - 13:20
Session III: 13:20-15:00
"Fiscal Consolidation and Local Public Finance in Japan: Approach from the Incentive Design of Inter-governmental Transfers"
By Nobuo AKAI; Osaka University
Presented by: Nobuo AKAI, Osaka University
Discussant: Takeshi MIYAZAKI, Kyushu University
"Electoral System by Generations"
By Takero DOI, Keio University
Presented by: Takero DOI, Keio University
Discussant: Haruo KONDOH, Seinan Gakuin University/Queen's University
Coffee Break: 15:00 - 15:20
Session IV: 15:20 - 16:10
"Budgets under Delegation"
By Kimiko TERAI; Keio University
Amihai GLAZER; University of California, Irvine
Presented by: Kimiko TERAI, Keio University
Discussant: Keisuke HATTORI, Osaka University of Economics
Access
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From Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to UC Irvine
A convenient way of getting to UCI from LAX is by shuttle bus. It takes approximately 1 hour and $50 per person. See this site (in JAPANESE),
[Locating UC Irvine (PDF)]
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Social Science Plaza is No.213 in this Campus Map (PDF).
For further information, please contact Amihai Glazer (e-mail: aglazer@uci.edu; phone 949-824-5974)
Go to The 9th Irvine-Japan Conference on Public Policy.
Last Update on Jan. 27, 2014
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