Economic Geography in Historical Perspectives

東大で開かれたカンファレンスに参加。

経済地理や経済史のカンファレンスで、
あまりなじみのない分野なのだが、
いくつか興味のある論文があったので参加。

が、一番のヒットは、
大学院時代の後輩の書いた論文で、
自分ももっとがんばらないと、と刺激を受けた。

プログラムは以下の通り。

UT-LSE Economic History Conference 2009: Economic Geography in Historical Perspectives

Tokyo, The University of Tokyo
January 7th, 2009

Morning Session
Chair: Tetsuji Okazaki (The University of Tokyo)
10:00-11:00　
Peter Howlett (LSE）“Barro and Sala-i-Martin Revisited: Post-war Regional Convergence through a Distribution Dynamics Lens”
Discussant: Takashi Kano (The University of Tokyo)

11:00-12:00
Julen　Esteban-Pretel (The University of Tokyo) " On the Role of Policy Interventions in Structural Change and Economic Development: The Case of Post-war Japan"
Discussant: Masaki Nakabayashi (The University of Tokyo)

Afternoon Session (1)
Chair: Masayuki Tanimoto (The University of Tokyo)
13:00-14:00
Kaori Ito (Tokyo University of Science) “An Information Theoretic Approach to Identify Spatial Patterns of Industrial Agglomerations
Discussant: Tomohiro Machikita (IDE-JETRO)

14:00-15:00
Max Schulze (LSE) “Backward and Remote?: GDP and Market Potential in the Regions of East-Central Europe, 1870-1910”
Discussant: Kentaro Nakajima (Tohoku University)

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

Afternoon Session (2)
Chair: Kazuo Wada (The University of Tokyo)
15:30-16:30
Kentaro Nakajima (Tohoku University) “Agglomeration or Selection?: The Case of the Japanese Silk Reeling Industry, 1896-1916"
Discussant: Janet Hunter (LSE)