CIRJE Conferences 2025

LMU-Todai Econometrics Workshop  
Organizer Ryo Okui (The University of Tokyo) and Daniel Wilhelm (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU))
Date September 24-26, 2025
Venue Semianr Room 1 (Setptember 24), Kojima Confrence Room (September 25 and 26), Economics Research Annex (Kojima Hall), The University of Tokyo
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Overview This research meeting was organized to promote research exchange in the field of econometrics between Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), Germany, and the University of Tokyo. Following a highly successful meeting held in Munich last year, this year's event took place in Tokyo. On September 24, a mini-conference was held where four graduate students from the University of Tokyo and two from LMU presented their research. They received valuable feedback from researchers from both institutions. From September 25 to 26, the LMU-Todai Econometrics Workshop took place, with participation from researchers at both universities as well as those from the Munich and Tokyo areas. During these sessions, they presented their latest research findings. The number of participants is around 25, including 14 presenters. For this event, eight researchers from Munich (including two graduate students) and one researcher from the United Kingdom visited Japan. It enabled us further to deepen the research exchange between Japan and Germany. Notably, the establishment of collaborative relationships among junior researchers, including graduate students, was a significant achievement and represents an important step forward for the advancement of econometric research in both countries.



Providence, Propaganda, and Profit in the Early Modern English World  
Organizer Koji Yamamoto and Christy Wang
Date September ４－６, 2025
Venue Kojima Confrence Room, Economics Research Annex (Kojima Hall), The University of Tokyo
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JER/SNSF workshop on Recent Advances in Econometrics

Organizer

Shosei Sakaguchi

Date August 12-13, 2025
Venue Otaru University of Commerce
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Overview The workshop was held over two days with the aim of discussing recent developments in econometric research and concluded successfully with active participation. A total of 43 researchers and graduate students from Japan and abroad attended, including 19 international participants who presented cutting-edge work, particularly on causal inference and statistical treatment choice. Leading scholars from Europe, North America, and Asia gathered in one place, fostering lively discussions and the exchange of diverse ideas. Many young researchers and graduate students also took part, making the workshop a valuable opportunity for them to engage with the latest developments and trends in econometric research.

NBER Japan Project Meeting, Summer 2025  
Organizer Kosuke Aoki (The University of Tokyo), Shiro P. Armstrong (The Australia-Japan Research Center at Australian National University), Charles Yuji Horioka (The National Bureau of Economic Research), and David Weinstein (The Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia University)
Date July 29-30, 2025
Venue Asian Development Bank Institute
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Overview NBER Japan Project Meeting, Summer 2025, was held on July 29 - 30 at the Asian Development Bank Institute in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. A total of eight papers were presented, each with an assigned discussant, leading to lively and constructive exchanges. The presentations covered a wide range of topics related to Japan - including history, labor, public finance, welfare, and corporate organization - and generated active debate among participants. Across the papers, particular attention was given to refining causal inference, assessing long-term effects, and drawing policy implications. A notable feature of the discussions was the way in which contemporary challenges facing Japanese society were connected to their historical contexts.

The 20th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Trade Seminars

Organizer Taiji Furusawa
Date June 28-29, 2025
Venue Seminar Room 1, 2, and Kojima Confrence Room, Economics Research Annex (Kojima Hall), The University of Tokyo
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Overview The Asia Pacific Trade Seminars (APTS) is the worldwide forum for researchers in international trade and investment, held annually in universities in Asia Pacific region. The University of Tokyo its meeting in 2019, 2021 (virtually), and 2022 (virtually). This time, the University of Tokyo hosted the 20th meeting of the APTS in person on June 28-29. Sixty papers, selected from the submission, were presented. The meeting boasted diversified participants from all over the world, high-quality presentations and discussions, and wide variety of subjects covered. The meeting attracted about 90 participants, who all enjoyed presenting their works, learning from others’ presentations, and exchanging research ideas. Thanks to the financial and professional support by the CIRJE, the meeting ended with a huge success.

Chinese Political Economy Tokyo Seminar

Organizer Tomoko Shiroyama and Asei Ito (The University of Tokyo)
Date June 14, 2025
Venue Kojima Confrence Room, Economics Research Annex (Kojima Hall), The University of Tokyo
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Overview This workshop focused on the increasingly popular field of political economic analysis on China, with researchers from both domestic and international institutions presenting their latest findings. First, Professor David Yang (Harvard University) presented his research titled On the Centralization of Policy Making in China, providing an empirical analysis of the policy implementation process of the Chinese government during the reform era from the perspectives of centralization and decentralization. Professor Ying Bai (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) followed with his presentation titled Knowledge Suppression and Resilience under Censorship:
Three-century Book Publications in China, in which he discussed the historical case of the censorship during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, based on text data, and analyzed the implementation and effects of historical censorship. Next, Professor Yiling Zhao (Peking University) presented Salt Trafficking and Violent Human Capital, examining how institutional price differences in salt influenced smuggling and human capital within regions.
Professor Tomoko Shiroyama (The University of Tokyo) reported on the 1931 Yangzi River Flood in 1931 Yangzi River Flood: State, Society, and Water in Republican China, where she simulated the scale of the flood based on daily precipitation data and raised important questions about the role of the state during the Republican period. Professor Matthew Noellert (Hitotsubashi University) presented Kin Migration Patterns in Rural China, 1920s-1960s, in which he discussed the patterns of population movement between the 1940s and 1960s, based on survey records from Shanxi Province conducted in the 1960s. Finally, Professor Asei Ito (The University of Tokyo) delivered a presentation titled Political Leaders and Business Cycle in China, examining the relationship between the policy orientation of political leaders and the business cycle during the reform era in China.
In each session, in addition to the presenters and discussants, other researchers and graduate students actively engaged with questions, leading to lively discussions.