3rd formal version, October 23, 2018

The 17th International Conferenceofthe Japan Economic Policy Association
Do Our Best Days Lie Ahead?:
Stable Growth or Unstable Decline

Time Schedule and Program

Date: October 26~28, 2018
Host: Keio University
Place: Shonan Fujisawa Campus
Keio University
Kanagawa, Japan1

Time Schedule
Oct.26the day before(240)

14:00~18:00

Excursion to Historical Sites in Fujisawa & Kamakura(120)

18:00~20:00

Executive Committee

Oct.27

1st day
9:00~18:00(35)

9:20~9:55(5)

9:55~10:00

Registration

Ω 1FHall Ω 11

Opening Session

Break ε 22
Regular

Regular

Regular

Regular

RegularSession 3A

Session 4A

Session 5A

Session 6A

Session 9A

Room κ 23

Room κ 11

Room κ 12

Room ε 11

Room ε 12

Session A(120)
10:00~12:00(60)

12:00~13:00(140)

13:00~15:20(10)

15:20~15:30(120)

15:30~17:30(10)

17:30~17:40(120)

17:40~19:40

Oct.28

2nd day

Lunch & Committees (Restaurants, Rooms can be used for lunch.)Hall Ω 11

Plenary Session 1
Break ε 22Hall Ω 11

Plenary Session 2
Break ε 22
Welcome Banquet

8:30~16:00

Registration

South, ΣΩ 1FRegular

Regular

Regular

Regular

RegularSession 4B

Session 5B

Session 9B

Session 10A

Session 11A

Roomκ 23

Roomκ 11

Roomκ 12

Roomε 11Roomε 12

Session B(120)
9:00~11:00(60)

11:00~12:00

Lunch ε 22, Program Committee κ 21 & other Committees
Regular

Regular

Regular

Regular

RegularSession 1

Session 4C

Session 5C

Session 10B

Session 11B

Roomκ 23

Roomκ 11

Roomκ 12

Roomε 11

Room ε 12

Session C(120)
12:00~14:00(10)

Break ε 22

14:00~14:10
Regular

Regular

Regular

RegularSession 2

Session 3B

Session 6B

Session 7

Roomκ 23

Roomκ 11

Roomκ 12

Roomε 11

Session D(120)
14:10~16:10

Regular Session (Report 20min.+Discussion 10min.+Reply 5min.+FloorQ&A 5min.=40min.)2

Excursion
EXCURSION TO HISTORICAL SITES IN KAMAKURA
Kamakura Daibutsu (Great Buddha) and Hachimangu Shrine
the Day Before, OCTOBER 26TH 14:00-18:00
Departure 14:00: Shonandai Station, via 14:30 : Fujisawa Station, to 15:00: Kamakura
Return 16:45 from: Kamakura, via 17:15: Fujisawa Station, via 17:45: Shonandai Station
Arrival 18:00: Shonan Fujisawa Campus of Keio University

Session Program

OPENING SESSION 1ST DAY OCTOBER 27TH 9:20-9:55 Ω11
Master of Ceremonies:
Daisaku GOTO, Secretary General of the Program Committee
Opening Address: Takashi YANAGAWA, President of the JEPA
Explanation of the International Conference:
Naotsugu HAYASHI, Vice Chair of the International Committee
Explanation of the Program:
Mitsuhiko SATAKE: Chair of the Program Committee
Explanation of General Information of the Conference:
Tatsuma WADA, Vice Chair of the Managing Committee

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REGULAR SESSION A 1ST DAY OCTOBER 27TH 10:00-12:00

Session 3A:

Monetary and Financial Policy

Roomκ23

Chair: Akira MAEDA, Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan
Assessing Japanese Monetary Policy through Structural Bayesian VAR with Time-Varying
Parameters
Speaker: Paponpat TAVEEAPIRADEECHAROEN, Lecturer, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
Discussant: Toru YARITA, Professor, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan
Examination of the Bank of Japan's QQE and QQE with a Negative Interest Rate
Speaker: Megumu KINUGAWA, Professor, International University of Kagoshima, Japan
Discussant: Takashi YAGI, Professor, Meiji University, Japan
Causality Relationship between Remittances and Real Effective Exchange Rate: The Case of
Kyrgyz Republic
Speaker: Mirzosaid SULTONOV, Professor, Tohoku University of Community Service and Science,
Tajikistan (Japan)
Discussant: Mitsuhiko SATAKE, Professor, Doshisha University, Japan

Session 4A: Growth, Development and Population Policy

Roomκ11Chair: Yuko ARAYAMA, Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan
Six Policies Needed to Ensure That Japan's Best Days Lie Ahead
Speaker: Collins PATRICK, Professor, Azabu University, UK (Japan)
Discussant: Nobuki SUGITA, Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Mechanisms and Impacts of Innovation on Firm Survival: Evidence from Sub-SaharanAfricaSpeaker: Christian OTCHIA, Assistant Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University, Congo DR (Japan)
Discussant: Masaru ICHIHASHI, Professor, Hiroshima University, JapanThe Role of Regional Economic Cooperation Platforms in Supporting Countries Transiting
to Market Economies: Case Study on the Development of the Greater Tumen River Region
Speaker: Yuzuru SATO, Ph.D. Student, Keio University, Japan
Discussant: Yukihiro IIDA, Professor, Nishogakusha University, Japan
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Session 5A: Industrial Organization and Structural Policy
Chair:

Roomκ12

Tomomichi MIZUNO, Associate Professor, Kobe University, Japan

Strategies of the Next Generation Vehicles (NGV) in Japan
Speaker: Mahbubul Alam CHOWDHURY, Professor, Fukuoka Women's University, Japan
Discussant: Kunio KAMIYAMA, Professor, Josai University, Japan
Consumer Valuation of Future Costs Versus Purchase Prices: A Study of Japan’s Auto
MarketSpeaker: Kiyoshi ARAKAWA, Associate Professor, Otsuma Women’s University, Japan
Discussant: Kenta TANAKA, Associate Professor, Musashi University, Japan
Indirect Evidence of Cartel in Indonesian Garlic Trade
Speaker: Eugenia MARDANUGRAHA, Lecturer, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Discussant: Koki ARAI, Professor, Shumei University, Japan

Session 6A: Labor Economics and Policy

Room ε11

Chair: Toshio KOSAKI, Professor, Tokai University, Japan
Does the 2017 Extendable Paid Parental Leave Reform Alleviate General Stress of JapaneseWorking Mothers? An Analysis Based on Coarsened Exact Matching
Speaker: Chi ZHANG*, Ph.D. Student, Kyushu University, China (Japan)
Shunsuke MANAGI, Professor, Kyushu University, Japan
Discussant: Ryousuke NAKAMURA, Lecturer, Fukuoka University, Japan
Elderly Care and Informal Family Care
Speaker: Atsushi MIYAKE, Associate Professor, Kobe Gakuin University, Japan,
Masaya SHINTANI*, Researcher, Kobe University, Japan
Masaya YASUOKA, Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Discussant: Mitsuyoshi YANAGIHARA, Professor, Nagoya University, Japan
Effect of Social Persuasion on Sri Lankan Emerging Adults’ Future Multiple Role Balance
Speaker: Sanjee Udari SAMARANAYAKE*, Ph.D. Student, Saga University, Sri Lanka (Japan)
Toshihiko TAKEMURA, Associate Professor, Saga University, Japan
Discussant: Tsukasa MATSUURA, Associate Professor, Chuo University, Japan
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Session 9A:

Regional, Urban and Transportation Policy

Roomε12Chair: Kazuyasu KAWASAKI, Professor, Toyo University, Japan
Educational Expenditure Heterogeneity between Migrant and Urban Households in China
Speaker: Yiwen CHEN, Ph.D. Student, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (China)
Discussant: Hideyuki, TANAKA, Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan
Does Sentiment of Social Media Sense Mid- to Long-Term Socio-Economic Disaster
Recovery? A Case Study of Hurricane Sandy Focusing on Housing Demand
Speaker: Yuya SHIBUYA*, Ph.D. Student, University of Tokyo, Japan
Hideyuki, TANAKA, Professor, University of Tokyo, Japan
Discussant: Akihiro KAWASE, Associate Professor, Toyo University, JapanThe Supply in The Residential Market and Housing Price Fluctuations: Evidence from
Panel Data of Major 10 Cities in China
Speaker: Di WU, Ph.D. Student, Doshisha University, China (Japan)
Discussant: Tomoya IDA, Professor, Kindai University, Japan

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PLENARY SESSION 1 1ST DAY OCTOBER 27TH 13:00-15:20 Ω11

Theme: "Active Monetary Easing and Stable Growth Policy :Quantitative Monetary Easing andMerits & Demerits of Negative Interest Rates"
Chair: Naotsugu HAYASHI, Professor, Hosei University, Japan
Issues and Challenges of Monetary and Fiscal Policies Caused by Quantity Easing byCentral Banks
Guest Speaker: Jerry L. JORDAN, President of the Pacific Academy for Advanced Studies, USA
Former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland,
Former member of President Ronald Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers
Discussant: Naotsugu HAYASHI, Professor, Hosei University, Japan
Overview of Bank of Japan's Monetary Easing Policy
Guest Speaker: Sayuri SHIRAI, Professor of Economics, Keio University, Japan
Former member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan
Discussant: Megumu KINUGAWA, Professor, International University of Kagoshima, Japan
Are Non-Traditional Monetary Policies Effective for Stable Growth?:
Traditional Theory vs. Non-Traditional Policies
Guest Speaker: Yoshinori SHIMIZU, Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Former President of the Japan Association of Monetary Economics.
Discussant: Keiichiro KOBAYASHI, Professor, Keio University, Japan

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PLENARY SESSION 2 1ST DAY OCTOBER 27TH 15:30-17:30 Ω11

Theme:" Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Stable Growth Policy "Chair: Tatsuma WADA, Professor, Keio University, JapanIs Business Cycle Asymmetry Intrinsic in Industrialized Economies
Guest Speaker: James C. MORLEY, Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Sydney,
Australia
Discussant: TBD
Estimating the Impacts of Tariff Changes: Three Illustrative Scenarios
Guest Speaker: Anthony E. LANDRY, Senior Research Advisor, Bank of Canada, Canada
Adjunct Professor of Finance, Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: TBD

WELCOME BANQUET 1ST DAY OCTOBER 27TH
SOUTH, Σ

17:40-19:40

Master of Ceremonies:
Tatsuma WADA, Vice Chair of the Managing Committee
Welcome Speech: Takashi YANAGAWA, President, the JEPA
Takeshi KAWAZOE,
Dean of Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Taro OZAWA, Chair of the Managing Committee of the JEPA2018
Vice Dean of Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Welcome Speech for Next Year:
Yoji TANIGUCHI, Chair of the Managing Committee of the JEPA2019
Professor, Chuo University
Short Speeches from Various Countries:

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REGULAR SESSION B

Session 4B :2ND DAY OCTOBER 28TH

9:00-11:00

Growth, Development and Population Policy

Room κ23

Chair: Terukazu SURUGA, Professor, Okayama Shoka University, Japan
Growth for Micro Enterprises in Developing Countries: Evidence from Phone Card
Wholesalers in Mongolia
Speaker: Mongoljin BATSAIKHAN, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, Mongolia(Qatar)
Discussant: Shin-ichi HANADA, Lecturer, Hirosaki University, JapanThe Effects of Longevity and Fertility on Educational Attainment
Speaker: Koji YASUDA*, Research Fellow, Kobe University, Japan
Tomoko KINUGASA, Professor, Kobe University, Japan
Discussant: Ryokichi CHIDA, Professor, Meiji University, Japan
Minimum Wage, Endogenous Growth, and Social Welfare
Speaker: Chung-Yuan KUO, Assistant Professor, National Taichung University of Science andTechnology; Hungkuang University, Taiwan
Chung-Hui LAI*, Assistant Professor, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Discussant: Nozomu ABE, Professor, Meiji Gakuin University, Japan

Session 5B : Industrial Organization and Structural Policy

Roomκ11Chair: Yukio MIYATA, Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Location, Price, and Welfare in the Presence of An On-line Firm
Speaker: Yi-Jie WANG, Assistant Professor, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan
Discussant: Kentaro TACHI, Professor, Komazawa University, Japan
Firm Size, Rate of Return on Capital, and Increasing Returns to Scale – Cases of Japanese
Financial and Information Communication Service Sectors –Speaker: Atsushi MIYAKE*, Associate Professor, Kobe Gakuin University, Japan
Yasuyuki OSUMI, Professor, University of Hyogo, Japan
Discussant: Satoru HASHIMOTO, Associate Professor, Teikyo University, Japan
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Session 9B : Regional, Urban and Transportation Policy

Roomκ12Chair: Yoichi OBUCHI, Professor, Josai University, Japan
An Investigation into the Impact of Climatic and Economic Variables on Inbound Tourism
Demand in Japan
Speaker: Kazuhiko NAKAHIRA*, Associate Professor, Meikai University, Japan
Masahiro YABUTA, Professor, Chuo University, Japan
Discussant: Takahiro TSUGE, Professor, Konan University, Japan
Can We Get Used to In-vehicle Crowding of Train?
Speaker: Junya KUMAGAI*, Ph.D. Student, Kyushu University, Japan
Mihoko WAKAMATSU, Assistant Professor, Kyushu University, Japan
Shunsuke MANAGI, Professor, Kyushu University, Japan
Discussant: Masafumi TAMURA, Associate Professor, Hachinohe Gakuin University, JapanAn Analysis of the Heterogeneity of Consumers’ Eco-friendly Behavior
Speaker: Misuzu TAKAO, Ph.D. Student, Chuo University, Japan
Discussant: Satoshi HONMA, Professor, Tokai University, Japan.

Session 10A : Resource and Environmental Policy

Room ε11

Chair: Munenori NOMURA, Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Japanese Households’ Preferences for Energy after the Deregulation of Electricity and Gas
MarketSpeaker: Shin KINOSHITA, Lecturer, Ryukoku University, Japan
Discussant: Madoka SAWABE, Research Economist, Central Research Institute of Electric Power
Industry, Japan
Determinant of Household Energy Efficiency Investment: Analysis of Refrigerator
Purchasing Behavior
Speaker: Jiaxing WANG *, Ph.D. Student, Aoyama Gakuin University, China (Japan)
Makoto SUGINO, Associate Professor, Yamagata University, Japan
Shigeru MATSUMOTO, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
Discussant: Kimihito ISE, Deputy Director, Japan Electric Power Information Center, Japan10

Tragedy of Commons in Fish Markets: Olympic Style Harvesting and Individual Quota
Management System
Speaker: Tetsuo OKAZAKI*, Professor, Takushoku University, Japan
Masataka NAKAJIMA, Graduate Student, Takushoku University, Japan
Discussant: Ryoichi NAMIKAWA, Professor, Teikyo University, Japan

Session 11A :International Economic Policy

Roomε12Chair: Fumio YOSHINO, Professor, Takushoku University, Japan
Stock Transactions and Financial Integration in Australia: The Missing Links
Speaker: Rajarshi MITRA, Assistant Professor, Nanjing University of Information Science andTechnology, India (China)
Discussant: Atsuyuki KATO, Associate Professor, Kanazawa University, Japan
Development on Trade Finance Literature and New Evidence: Review on Researches andEmpirical Analysis on the Impact of RMB Offshore Market
Speaker: Yikeshan NUERMAIMAITI, Ph.D. Student, Meiji University, China (Japan)
Discussant: Tasuku FUJITA, Lecturer, Jobu University, Japan
Economic and Environmental impacts of carbon taxes in East Asia to meet the 2050 2℃
targets : An analysis using E3ME-FTT model
Speaker: Unnada CHEWPREECHA*, Principle Modeler, Cambridge Econometrics, UK
Pollitt HECTOR, Director, Cambridge Econometrics, UK
Soocheol LEE, Professor, Meijo University, Korea (Japan)
Discussant: Daisaku GOTO, Associate Professor, Hiroshima University, JapanREGULAR SESSION C 2ND DAY OCTOBER 28TH 12:00-14:00

Session 1 :Theory of Economic Policy

Chair: David FLATH, Professor, Ritsumeikan University, USA (Japan)
Approach from Growth Accounting in Macroeconomic Fluctuation
Speaker: Hiroyoshi KASAHARA, Ph.D. Student, Reitaku University, Japan
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Room κ23

Discussant: Jun ANDO, Associate Professor, Niigata University of International and Information
Studies, Japan

Session 4C: Growth, Development and Population Policy

Room κ11

Chair: Kazuki TAKETOSHI, Ryukoku University, Japan
Productivity Changes in the Vietnamese Manufacturing Sector through the Period of WTO
Participation
Speaker: Tadashi SONODA*, Professor, Nagoya University, JapanThi Bich Lien VU, Associate Professor, Nagoya University of Economics, Vietnam(Japan)Tien Dung NGUYEN, Lecturer, Vietnam National University, Vietnam
Discussant: Tomohiro KITAMURA, Lecturer, Kobe University, JapanCan Households with Irrigation Perform Better in Rice Production? Evidence from Lao
PDR
Speaker: Bouasone SENGSOURIVONG*, Ph.D. Student, Hiroshima University, Laos (Japan)
Masaru ICHIHASHI, Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan
Discussant: Shigeru MATSUMOTO, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan

Session 5C: Industrial Organization and Structural Policy

Roomκ12Chair: Akio TORII, Professor, Chuo University, JapanThe Effect of Inside and Outside Female Directors on Firm Performance －Comparison of
The First Section, Second Section, Mothers, and JASDAQ of in the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Market－Speaker: Hiroaki NIIKURA*, Assistant Professor, Musashino University, Japan
Miki SEKO, Professor, Musashino University, Japan
Discussant: Yoshihiko AKASHI, Professor, Osaka University of Commerce, Japan
Patent Citation Network and Firm Productivity: The Case of Photovoltaic
Speaker: Jong-Rong CHEN, Professor, National Central University, Taiwan
Discussant: Xingyuan ZHANG, Professor, Okayama University, China (Japan)
Quantitative Analysis of Parts Supplier’s Followership FDI
Speaker: Yasushi MORIUCHI*, Ph.D. Student, Okayama University, Japan12

Xingyuan ZHANG, Professor, Okayama University, China (Japan)
Discussant: Yoshihiko AKASHI, Professor, Osaka University of Commerce, Japan

Session 10B:

Resource and Environmental Policy

Room ε11

Chair: Takafumi KATO, Professor, Nagoya University, Japan
Has FDI Expanded Air Pollution in China?
Speaker: Guanyu LU, Ph.D. Student, Waseda University, China (Japan)
Discussant: Ayumu TANAKA, Associate Professor, Chuo University, Japan
Drive-Force of Low-Carbon Business: Differences under Kyoto Protocol and Paris
Agreement
Speaker: Mari YOSHITAKA, Part-time Lecturer, Keio University, Japan
Yoshiki YAMAGATA, Principal Researcher, Center for Global Environmental Research,
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Discussant: Kosuke NINOMIYA, Professor, Yamanashi Prefectural University, Japan
To Do or Not to Do? Board Composition and Environmental Policy
Speaker: Jun XIE*, Ph.D. Student, Kyushu University, China (Japan)
Wataru NOZAWA, Assistant Professor, Kyushu University, Japan
Shunsuke MANAGI, Professor, Kyushu University, Japan
Discussant: Kazuka NAMBU, Associate Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan

Session 11B:

International Economic Policy

Room ε12

Chair: Toshiyasu IZAWA, Professor, Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan
Market-and-Export-Oriented Growth on ASEAN’s Inward FDI Efficiency
Speaker: Nathapornpan Piyaareekul UTTAMA, Assistant Professor, Mae Fah Luang University,
ThailandDiscussant: Norihito TANAKA, Professor, Kanagawa University, Japan
Examining Domestic Value-Added in China’s Exports: A Structural Decomposition Analysis
Approach
Speaker: Haoliang ZHU, Ph.D. Student, Doshisha University, China (Japan)
Discussant: Mirzosaid SULTONOV, Professor, Tohoku University of Community Service and13

Science, Tajikistan (Japan)

REGULAR SESSION D 2ND DAY OCTOBER 28TH 14:10-16:10

Session 2:

Public Finance and Fiscal Policy

Room κ23

Chair: Hiroo HARADA, Professor, Senshu University, JapanTax Structure and Political Instability in Africa
Speaker: Gadong Toma DALYOP, Lecturer, University of Jos, Nigeria
Discussant: Masao TSURI, Professor, Okayama University, Japan
Fiscal Consolidation with Public Wage Reductions
Speaker: Hsieh-Yu LIN*, Postdoctoral Researcher, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Juin-Jen CHANG, Professor, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Nora TRAUM, Professor, North Carolina State University, USA
Shu-Chun Susan YANG, Professor, National Sun Yat-Sen University and theInternational Monetary Fund, USA
Discussant: Mizuki NAKAMA, Professor, Yamaguchi University, Japan
Factor Analysis of the Amount of Hometown Tax Payment Received in Municipalities in
Hokkaido
Speaker: Kanae MUSHA, Professor, Sapporo University, Japan
Discussant: TBD

Session 3B: Monetary and Financial Policy

Roomκ11Chair: Tohru NAGAHARA, Associate Professor, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Firm Heterogeneity and the Dynamics of Credit Rationing in Japan
Speaker: Hirokazu MIZOBATA, Associate Professor, Kansai University, Japan
Discussant: Tohru NAGAHARA, Associate Professor, Shibaura Institute of Technology, JapanCounterfactual Inflation-Targeting in Nepal
Speaker: Tomoya SUZUKI, Professor, Kansai University, Japan
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Discussant: Naoto YAGI, Associate Professor, Keiai University, Japan
Financial Literacy, Behavioral Factors, and Financial Choices of Consumers
Speaker: Tetsuya KAWAMURA, Lecturer, Japan University of Economics, Japan
Tomoharu MORI, Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Taizo MOTONISHI*, Professor, Kansai University, Japan
Kazuhito OGAWA, Professor, Kansai University, Japan
Discussant: Kazuhiko NAKAHIRA, Associate Professor, Meikai University, Japan

Session 6B: Labor Economics and Policy

Roomκ12Chair: Nobuko NAGASE, Professor, Ochanomizu University, JapanThe Gender Difference in the Burden of Having Children:
Evidence from Life Satisfaction Data
Speaker: Tsukasa MATSUURA, Associate Professor, Chuo University, Japan
Discussant: Yasuhiro TSUKAHARA, Professor, Meiji University, Japan

Session 7: Public Economics and Public Choice

Roomε11Chair: Hirokuni IIJIMA, Professor, Chuo University, Japan
Incumbency and Crowding Out of Intergovernmental Grants -- Evidence from Lottery
Grants in Taiwan
Speaker: Shih-Ying WU, Professor, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Discussant: Shio ANDOH, Lecturer, Tokoha University, Japan
Sustainability Analysis of Bangladesh Government
Speaker: Dilruba BEGUM, Master’s Student, Ritsumeikan University, Bangladesh (Japan)
Discussant: Taro OHNO, Associate Professor, Shinshu University, Japan
Supply of Funds of a Local Government by Public Competition
Speaker: Masatoshi YAMAMOTO, Senior Researcher, Keio Research Institute of SFC, Japan
Discussant: Takashi YATAGAI, Professor, Miyazaki University, Japan

Note: The mark * right after the name shows that the person is the speaker.

15Organization of the 17th International Conference
The JEPA
President: Takashi YANAGAWA
The International Committee of the JEPA
Chair: Akira MAEDA
Vice Chair: Naotsugu HAYASHIThe Program Committee of the JEPA2018 International Conference
Chair: Mitsuhiko SATAKE
Vice Chair: Kazuhiko NAKAHIRA
Vice Chair: Shumpei YAOITA
Secretary General: Daisaku GOTO
Vice Secretary General: Tomoko KIGUGASAMembers:
David FLATH, Mitsuhio SATAKE, Kentaro TACHI, Kanae MUSHA, Tetsuhiko IZUMI, Mizuki
NAKAMA,

Naotsugu

HAYASHI,

Kazuhiko

NAKAHIRA,

Toru

NAGAHARA,

Yuko

ARAYAMA, Ryokichi CHIDA, Tomoko KINUGASA, Kazuki TAKETOSHI, Yoshihiko
AKASHI,

TakashiYANAGAWA,

Kunio

KAMIYAMA,

SatoruHASHIMOTO,Risa

HAGIWARA, Tsukasa MATSUURA, Kazufumi YUGAMI, Katsuyoshi OKUI, Taro OZAWA,
Shumpei YAOITA, Mazuru NAKAMURA, Kazuhiro YAGUCHI, Toshiaki KOUNO, Kazuyasu
KAWASAKI, Satoshi WATANABE,

Syun-ichi MAEKAWA, Akira MAEDA, Masahiro

YABUTA, Patrick Q. COLLINS, Tatsuma WADA, Yukihiro IIDA, Hajime MOTEGI, Mirzosaid
SULTONOV, Kanji MURAMATSU, Daisaku GOTO, Yujiro OIWA, Yoji TANIGUCHI,
Kazuyuki ISHIDAThe Managing Committee of the JEPA2018 International Conference
Chair: Taro OZAWA
Vice Chair: Tatsuma WADA
Members:
Masatoshi TAMAMURA, Keiichiro KOBAYASHI, Kazuhiko NAKAHIRA
Hideyuki KOBAYASHI, Mari YOSHITAKA

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(Revised: October 26, 2018)

Call for Papers
International Journal of Economic Policy Studies (IJEPS)
Those who have presented their papers at the JEPA international conferences are cordiallyinvited to submit their manuscripts to publish in the International Journal of Economic Policy
Studies (IJEPS). The IJEPS is an official refereed-journal of the Japan Economic Policy
Association (JEPA). Starting from January 2019, it is scheduled to be published twice a yearwith Springer Nature. See the publisher’s webpage: http://springer.com/42495
The IJEPS is calling for high-quality papers for the next issues. Follow the instructions below.

Submission Instruction
1. Qualification
IJEPS accepts all submissions any time in principle. However, to be given a priority treatment,
the submitted paper must have been accepted and presented at one of the JEPA Conferences. It
also needs to be revised in accordance with comments and advises offered by the conference
attendees including discussants and chairpersons before submitting to the journal.

2. Deadline
The revised full paper must be submitted by one of the following deadlines so that it can easily
fit into the cycle of the journal issues.
Deadline 1: The end of December
Deadline 2: The end of July
Handling for reviews is on a first-come and first-served basis, and once decision of publication
is made, the paper is put on online-first publication before the printed version becomes available.
Thus, earlier submission will greatly benefit the author.

3. Format and Size
The length of the paper is expected to be around 6,000 to 8,000 words including all formulae,
references, tables and figures. Times New Roman and font size 11 point are recommended.

4. Language
For those who are Japanese-native speakers, the following option is available: The entire
peer-review process can be made in Japanese while the paper itself is written in English. That is,the corresponding author can obtain peer-review reports in Japanese and is allowed to makereplies in Japanese.
For those who wish to take this option, please indicate as it is in the Toko Renraku Hyo(contact form) at the time of submission. For the detail, see the following web-site where theform is available: http://jepa.jp/jepajournal2-2/

5. Submission
Submit (1) cover letter (and Toko Renraku Hyo, if applicable), and (2) the manuscript (mustcontain abstract, keywords, and JEL codes; author information should be only included in theseparable first page) by using “Submit Online” function at
http://springer.com/42495
For inquiry, write to ijeps@jepa-hq.com
Akira Maeda
IJEPS Editor
Professor, The University of Tokyo