Productivity Research Network

Second Workshop - Empirical research on productivity and innovation

11 - 12 Jan 2018

Asian Development Bank Institute- Build. 8F, 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Postal #: 100-6008

PROGRAMME

Thursday, 11 Jan

8:30 AM Registration followed by Coffee/Tea

9:00 AM Welcome: Chul Ju Kim, Deputy Dean (ADBI), Filippo di Mauro (NUS-Business School)

Keynote Address: 9.05 AM John Romalis (University of Sydney)

10:05 AM Session 1: Macro/Finance/FX Session Chair: Peter Morgan (ADBI)

Understanding Global Productivity Cycles Hideaki Hirata (), Raju Huidrom (International Monetary Fund), Ergys Islamaj (World Bank), M. Ayhan Kose (World Bank)

Exchange Rate Appreciations and Corporate Risk Taking Ilhyock Shim (BIS), Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan (University of Maryland), Xiaoxi Liu (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Discussant for two papers: Filippo di Mauro (NUS-Business School)

11:30 AM Break

11:45 AM Session 1: Macro/Finance/FX (continued)

Aggregate Consequences of Credit Subsidy Policies: Firm Dynamics and Misallocation In Hwan Jo, Assistant Prof of Economics (NUS), Tatsuro Senga (Queen Mary University)

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(Un)Competitive Devaluations and Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Abenomics Alexander Rodnyansky, Assistant Professor of Economics (University of Cambridge)

Discussant for two papers: Johan Sulaeman, Associate Professor (NUS-Business School)

1.15 PM Lunch

2:00 PM Session 2: Innovation/Spillovers Session Chair: Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean (ADBI)

Regulation, Innovation, and the Porter Hypothesis: Examining Outcomes in Chinese Pollution Control Policy Areas Liqun Zhuge, Research Assistant (Zhejiang University), Matthew T. Higgins, Richard B. Freeman

Is Free Trade Good or Bad for Innovation? Tuan Anh Luong, Senior Lecturer (DE MONTFORT University), Qing Liu, Ruosi Lu, Yi Lu

Discussant for two papers: Andy Feng, Senior Economist (MTI-Singapore)

3.30 PM Break

4.00 PM Session 2: Innovation/Spillovers (continued)

Spillover Effects of Inward Foreign Direct Investment By Economic Region: Evidence From Vietnamese Microdata Pham Thi My Hanh (Foreign Trade University), Pham Thi My Dung

Efficiency, Innovation, and Imported Inputs: Determinants Of Export Performance Among Indian Manufacturing Firms Marco Grazzi (University of Bologna), Nanditha Mathew, Daniele Moschella

Discussant for two papers: Mun Heng Toh, Associate Professor (NUS-Business School)

5:30 PM Coffee and networking session

6.00 PM ADJOURN

6:30 PM Dinner Venue: Kazan Kaikan Building 37F

Friday, 12 Jan

8:30 AM Coffee/Tea

9:00 AM Session 3: Trade/GVC Session Chair: Johan Sulaeman, Associate Professor (NUS-Business School)

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Debt in Tiered-Production Networks Ben Charoenwong, Assistant Professor of Finance (NUS-Business School)

Trade Uncertainty and Firm Investment Daisy Nguyen (WTI), Roberta Piermartini (WTO)

Discussant for two papers: Toshihiro Okubo, Professor (Keio University)

10:30 AM Break

10:45 AM Session 4: Measuring Productivity Session Chair: Yanbo Wang, Assistant Professor (NUS Business School)

Do Manufacturing Entrepreneurs in Australia Have (or Develop) a Productivity Advantage? Sasan Bakhtiari (Australian Department of Industry, Innovation & Science)

Forecasting Firm Performance with Machine Learning: Evidence from Japanese Firm-level Data Daisuke Miyakawa, Associate Professor (), Yuhei Miyauchi, Christian Perez

Discussant for two papers: Kevin Fox, Professor of Economics (University of New South Wales)

12.15 PM Lunch

1.00 PM Session 4: Measuring Productivity (continued)

Misallocation, Policy Distortions, and the Plant-level Productivity Archawa Paweenawat (University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce), Thitima Chucherd, Nakarin Amarase

Is The State-owned Enterprises A Major Source Of Resource Misallocation? Empirical Evidence From Vietnam Long Q. Trinh (ADBI), Peter Morgan (ADBI)

Interactive Map Of Special Economic Zones In Vietnam Huong Nguyen (WTI), Anh Viet Hoang, Dam Manh Pham

Discussant for three papers: Sasan Bakhtiari (Australian Department of Industry, Innovation & Science), Zheng Guanyu, Senior Advisor (New Zealand Productivity Commission), Lay Lian Chuah (World Bank-Malaysia Office) TENTATIVE

2:30 PM Break

2.45 PM Session 5: Data Discussion/Networking Session Chair: Kevin Fox, Professor of Economics (University of New South Wales)

Participants to the PRN data collection exercise will in turn briefly present their respective progress and issues New Zealand: Zheng Guanyu, Senior Advisor (New Zealand Productivity Commission) Thailand: Minh Tam Bu

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Indonesia: Angsoka Yorintha Paundralingga India: Marco Grazzi (University of Bologna) Japan: Kazuma Edamura, Tomohiko Inui Malaysia: Jiaming Soh (Bank Negara Malaysia) TENTATIVE Vietnam: Long Quang Trinh, Economist (ADBI) Australia: Sasan Bakhtiari, Senior Economist (Australian Department of Industry, Innovation & Science)

6.00PM Adjourn

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Cristian Badarinza, Assistant Professor, Department Real Estate (NUS) Filippo di Mauro, Visiting Professor, Department of Strategy & Policy (NUS Business School) Peter J. Morgan, Senior Consultant for Research (ADBI) Johan Sulaeman, Associate Professor, Department of Finance (NUS Business School) Andy FENG (Ministry of Trade and Industry – Singapore) Gee Hee HONG (IMF) Kenichi UEDA (University of Tokyo) Yanbo WANG Department of Strategy & Policy (NUS Business School)

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