SEMINAR SERIES
Applied Microeconomics Seminar (Joint with Historical Economics Workshop)
Yutaro Takayasu, Yuya Aikawa, Yuzuru Kumon, Hiroshi Kumanomido, and Junichi Yamasaki（the University of Tokyo, Doshisya University, University of Mancheseter, LMU Munich, Kyoto University, respectively）
- Date&Time:
- 2025.8.7 (Thu) 13:00-17:25
- Venue:
- SMBC hall on B1F, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics, East Bldg., Yoshida Campus, Kyoto University
- Language:
- English or Japanese
- Contact:
- Junichi Yamasaki
[Time Table]
13:00-13:45
"The Origins of Lean Production: U.S. Training for Japanese Firms after WWII"
Yutaro Takayasu (U of Tokyo, with Michela Giorcelli, Mari Tanaka, and Yuki Higuchi)
14:50-15:35
"TBA"
Yuya Aikawa (Doshisha U)
-- 20min break--
15:35-16:20
"Gendered Labor and Structural Transformation: Industrializing Japan"
Yuzuru Kumon (U of Manchester)
13:45-14:30
"The Japanese Who's Who: Elite, Adoption, and Family Composition in the 1900s"
Hiroshi Kumanomido (LMU Munich)
-- 20min break--
16:40-17:25
"Where Does Regime Change Lead to Industrialization?"
Junichi Yamasaki, (Kyoto U, with Masahiro Kubo, Ken Miura, Michihiro Nakamura)