Macro Economy

Productivity, Technology, and Growth

Program Overview

Macro Economy Research Conference
16 November 2016
Urbannet Otemachi Building, Tokyo

Program

Opening Remarks
Koji Nagai, Nomura Foundation
Morning Session
Moderator: C-H Kwan, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research

Why is U.S. Productivity Growth So Slow? Possible Explanations and Policy Responses
Barry Bosworth, Brookings Institution

Comments
Masahiro Kawai, University of Tokyo

The Slowdown of German Productivity Growth
Steffen Elstner, German Council of Economic Experts

Comments
Barry Bosworth, Brookings Institution

Luncheon Talk
Hard Brexit or What? Options for Britain (and the EU)
Paola Subacchi, Chatham House
Afternoon Session

Labor Market Reform under Abenomics and Productivity
Takashi Miwa, Nomura Securities

Comments
Atsushi Nakajima, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry

Moderator: Tomo Kinoshita, Nomura Securities

The Drivers of China's Economic Growth in the Late Stage of Industrialization
Zhao Changwen, Development Research Center of the State Council

Comments
C-H Kwan, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research

The Productivity Puzzle: Why Improving Labour Productivity is Critical for Europe's Economic (and Political) Stability
Paola Subacchi & Marco Colagrossi, Chatham House

Comments
Steffan Elstner, German Council of Economic Experts

Talk
What Lies Ahead for U.S. Economic Policy in the Trump Administration
Barry Bosworth, Brookings Institution
Closing Remarks
Tetsu Ozaki, Nomura Holdings