Research Dept. of Japanese and Asian Economies’

International Conference ofMicroeconometric Analysis– Methodology, Data & EmpiricsA Joint Meeting withEconomic Development Seminar Series
COE-Hi Stat and International Seminar
Date:

10-11 March 2007

Conference Venue:

Meeting Room (4F)

Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

Program■■■■■■■■ ＜10 March 2007＞< 9:45 ~ 9:55 > Registration< 9:55 ~ 10:00 > Opening Address■■■■■■■■

O.Saito(Chair:Session 1 ＜10：00～12：25＞

N. Abe)10：00～10：45 Onsite Research: Governmental Data Availability in North America.

(in Japanese)
R. Kambayashi (Hitotsubashi University)

Discussant: H. Matsui (National Statistics Center)
10：45～11：30

A Duration Analysis of Hair Salon Consumers Behavior and Prediction ofRevisits Rate～～～～～～～～～
11：45～12：25

Y. Konishi (Hitotsubashi University)＜Coffee Break

11:30 ~ 11:45＞～～～～～～～～～

Women's Subjective Health in Japan: Demographic Background,

Economic Factors, and Employment Status
H. Noguchi (Toyo Eiwa University)
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～～～～～～＜Lunch～～～～～～

12:30 ~ 14:00＞@ Annimbou 杏仁坊-Chinese Restaurant1-19-15 Naka, Kunitachi-shi, (042)-577-1236(Chair:Session 2 ＜14：00～15：30＞
14：00～14：45

Y. Konishi)

An Empirical Study of the Japanese Wage-Tenure Profile
J. Nakamura (Nihon University)

14：45～15：30 Family Bargaining and Care for the Frail Parents

M. Kohara (Osaka University)～～～～～～～～～＜Coffee Break

15:30 ~ 15:45＞(Chair: R. Kambayashi)

Session 3 ＜15：45～18：00＞
15：45～16：30～～～～～～～～～

Technology Adoption with Uncertain Profits: The Case of Fibre Boats inSouth India
S. Klonner (Cornell University)
16：30～17：15

Labor Contracts and Time Allocation in Developing Countries: Reviewand Evidence from India and Myanmar
T. Kurosaki (Hitotusubashi University)
17：15～18：00

Consumption, Hours, and Wealth Determination over the Life Cycle
N. Abe* (Hitotsubashi University)
N. Inakura (Tsukuba University) and T. Yamada (Rissho University)

18：20～

Conference Dinner

＠Ouka 桜花-Japanese RestaurantNaka 1-9-46 Kinbundou Building B1F, Kunitachi city(042)-572-7185
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＜11 March 2007＞■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■(Chair:Session 4 ＜10：00～13：10＞
10：00～10：45

T. Kurosaki)

On identification and estimation of mixture models in econometrics
Y. Kitamura (Yale University)

10：45～11：30

Least Squares Estimators for Rank Size Rule Regression
Y. Nishiyama (Kyoto University)～～～～～～～～～

11：40～12：25＜Coffee Break

11:30 ~ 11:40＞～～～～～～～～～

Who suffered from the superstition in the marriage market? The case ofHinoeuma in Japan
H. Akabayashi (Keio University)

12：25～13：10

Measuring the Firm-Specific Productivities
Y. Konishi* (Hitotsubashi Univ.),
H. Ichimura (Univ. of Tokyo) and Y. Nishiyama (Kyoto Univ.)

T. Kurosaki

Closing Address3

Sponsorships
We are grateful for the financial assistances from:◇ International Seminar in Hitotsubashi University◇ JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science), Research Grant #18730185

Organization◇ Department of Japanese and Asian Economy in Institute Economic Research,Hitotsubashi University (日本アジア経済研究部門，一橋大学経済研究所)◇Economic Development Seminar Series （経済発展研究会）◇COE-Hi Stat （21 世紀 COE 社会科学の統計分析拠点構築）

Organizers
Osamu Saito(Hitotsubashi University)

Takashi Kurosaki(Hitotsubashi University)

Naohito Abe(Hitotsubashi University)

Ryo Kambayashi(Hitotsubashi University)

Yoko Konishi(Hitotsubashi University)4

Lunch@Annimbou 杏仁坊; (042)-577-1236

Dinner

＠Ouka 桜花; (042)-572-7185
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