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日本経済学会連合 1984 INFORMATION BULLETIN OF THE UNION OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATIONS IN JAPAN

This Information Bulletin is designed to serve as an introduction of the academic activities of member associations of the Union t_p the economic societies throughout the world. It will be distril5uted by the secretariat of the L/nion to. economists and societies in other countries which are recognized by the member associations of the Union. -

Managing Editors Makoto IKEDA, Hisanori NISHIYAMA,. Fumimasa HAMADA, Kazuo NIMURA, Tsuneo NAKAUCHI_, International Christian University Kiyoshi OKAMOTO, Hitotsubashi University Junko NISHIKAWA, Metropolitan College of Commerce Haruo SHIMADA, Keio University Shizuya NISHIMURA, Hosei University Hideo TAMURA, Chuo-University Editorial Committee Seiji FURUTA, Keio University lsamu OTA, Tian Kang GO, Yasuo OKADA, Keio University Toshir,obu KATO, Moriyuki TAJIMA, Hitotsubashi University MasamjKIT A, Soka University Shigeru T ANESE, Hitotsubashi Univ釘sity Kenichi MASUI, Mi甜suzaka University Koichi TANOUCHI, Hitotsubashi University Syunsaku NISHIKAWA, Keio University Nobuo YASUI, Chuo iUniversity lkujiro NONAKA, Hitotsubashi University

Directors of the Union

President Su�umu TAKAMIYA, Secretary General Takashi SHIRAISHI, Keio University Takashi FUJII; Soichiro GIGA, 'Masao HAMABAYASHI, Hitotsubashi University Yasuzumi IWAO, Chuo University Takasuke K�BOMURA, Shunsaku NISHIKAWA, Kejo Unive_rsity Kyojiro SOMEYA, Mikio SUMIYA, Tokyo Women's Christian Uni­ versity Shigeru TANESE, Hito_tsubashi University Shuzo TERUOKA, Hirobumi YAMAMOTO, Hosei University YoshiKi YOSHIZAWA, Se,nshu University Auditor Tomoji ICHINOSE, International -Christian Uni­ versity Heizaburo SONODA, Nihon.University --' Emeritus Yoshio ANDD, Yoichi ITAGAKI, Asia University ,Noboru YAMAMOTO, Soka University C>Assistant to Secretary General Norio TAMAKI, Keio University Busin,ess letters to be addressed, Secretariat of The Union of National Economic Associations in Japan, C/0 Professor Takash.i SHIRAISHI, Keio University, Mita, 2-15-45, Minatoku, Tokyo 108, Japan.

. COPYRIGHT 1984 BY T"HE UNION,OF NATIONAL ECOf\JOMOC ASSOCIATIONS - Printed in Japan, : DAITO ART PRINTING CQ.,L TD. Tel. (03) 554..:s341 紫ぷふふぷ今砕ぷぷふふふぷぷふふぷ碑ふぷふふぷふぷふふぷふぷぷぷぷふぷぷ喰 t • 喝 INFORMATION BULLETIN J, { { 街• { • { The publication of The Information Bulletin is part of a program, { { aimed at promoting international exchanges of economic studies, iJ, i commemorating inl981 the 30th anniversary of the establishment of } { 喝 the Union of National Economic Associations in Japan, when the • { first issue of The Information Bulletin appeared. i The purpose of The Bulletin is to introduce all over the world the }i { development of Japanese economic studies. We would be most { 喝 pleased if The Bulletin will assist every sort of academic societies J,i

THE UNION OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATIONS IN JAPAN 日本経済学会連合

The Union of National Economic Associations in Japan was established in 1950, as a sole nationwide federation·of associations of scholars and experts on , commerce, and business administration. In order to obtain membership to the Union, an assodation is subject to a strict examination of its academic activities. As of 1983,'the Union had a membership of 32 associations as in the table of contents. Inclusion of a recent entrant to the Union, Japan Finance Association, brings the total membership for 1984 to 33 assoc za tzo ns. The aims and objectives of the Union are to support scholarly activities of its member associations and to promote academic exchanges both among members themselves, and between Japanese and overseas academic societies. The main activities of the Union are: (I) the publication and distribution of academic materials concerning Japanese economics and papers presented by member scholars, (2) the sending of member scho(ars to overseas conferences, (3) holding and supporting of international con­ ferences in Japan, (4) providing financial assistance to member associations inviiing foreign scholars to Japan, and (5) collecting information on activities of member associations and the issuing of a news·bullet in. The Union published in 1974 "KEIZAIGAKU NO DOKO" (The Trend in Japanese Economics), based on a survey of economic studies undertaken in postwar Japan. The Supplementary volume covering Japanese economic studies after 1974 was published in 1982. The Union and the International Economic Association (/EA) jointly held the Fifth World Congress of the /EA in Tokyo from August 29 to September 3 1978. The Union dispatched 30 member scholars to the Sixth World Congress of the /EA held in in 1980. And most recently, the Union and the International Institute of Public Finance jointly held the Institute's 37th Congress at Tokyo in September 1981. The Union celebreted in 1980 the 30th anniversary of its founding by launching a variety of activities, one of which was the publication of The Bulletin. In editing The Bulletin Mrs.E.O.A. Checkland has been assisting us by correcting Eng/sh, and we are most grateful to her for her kind co-operation.

Address: Professor Takashi SHIRAISHI, Secretary General of the Union, Keio University, Mita 2-15-45 Minato-ku, Tokyo 108, Japan.