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Joint Workshop:
Economic Measurement Group Workshop Asia 2013
Data Gaps and Economic Measurement

Date: October 15-16, 2013
Venue: Sanjo Kaikan, University of Tokyo

(Invitation Only)
Comtact: cshimizu@reitaku-u.ac.jp (Chihiro Shimizu)

Organizers:

Erwin Diewert, University of British Columbia and University of New South Wales
Kiyohiko Nishimura, University of Tokyo
Tsutomu Watanabe, University of Tokyo
Chihiro Shimizu, Reitaku University & University of British Columbia
Koji Nomura, Keio University

Sponsors:

University of Tokyo(東京大学)
Reitaku University(麗澤大学)
Hitotsubashi University(一橋大学)
University of British Columbia
Recruit Housing Institute(リクルート住まい研究所)


Day 1

Moderator: Chihiro Shimizu(Reitaku University & University of British Columbia)

9:30 Tea & Opening

Opening remarks: Kiyohiko Nishimura (University of Tokyo)

Part 1: The SNA (National Accounts)
9:50-12:40

Chair: Tsutomu Watanabe (University of Tokyo)

Keynote Speech: 9:50-10:20
Paul Schreyer (OECD)
Pressing Measurement Issues in the National Accounts


10:20-11:00
Marshall Reinsdorf (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Title: Effect of Offshoring and Country Substitution on Measurement of Prices and Productivity


Discussant: Itsuo Sakuma (Senshu University)

11:00-11:20
Coffee break


11:20-12:00
Koji Nomura (Keio University)
Title: Measurement of Depreciation using Japan's Disposal Data of Fixed Asset


Discussant: Paul Schreyer (OECD)


12:00-12:40
Taehyoung Cho (Bank of Korea)
Title: Measuring the Evolution of Korea’s Material Living Standards: 1980-2010
Presentation Slide


Discussant: Tsutomu Miyagawa (Gakushuin University)


Lunch 12:40-13:45


Part 2: RPPIs and CPPIs (Residential and Commercial Property Price Indexes)
13:45-17:30
Chair: Yoshitsugu Kanemoto (National Graduate Institute for Public Studies)

Luncheon Speech: 13:45-14:15
Kiyohiko Nishimura (University of Tokyo)
Data Gaps and Economic Measurement:A (Former) Practitioner’s Viewpoint


14:15-14:55
Chihiro Shimizu (Reitaku University & UBC)
Title: Commercial Property Price Indexes for Tokyo
(A Conceptual Framework for Commercial Property Price Indexes)


Discussant: Wong, Kelvin (University of Hong Kong)
Presentation Slide


14:55-15:35
Yongheng Deng (National University of Singapore):
Title: Matching Indices for Thinly-Traded Commercial Real Estate in Singapore
Presentation Slide


Discussant: Yasuhiro Nakagami (Seikei University)

15:35-16:00
Coffee break


16:00-16:40
Erwin Diewert (University of British Columbia and University of New South Wales):
Title: Residential Property Price Indexes for Tokyo
Presentation Slide


Discussant: Yongheng Deng (National University of Singapore)


16:40-17:20
Chihiro Shimizu (Reitaku University & UBC)
Title: The Estimation of Owner Occupied Housing Indexes using the RPPI: The Case of Tokyo
Presentation Slide



Discussant: Man Cho (Korean Development Institute)

Dinner (Invitation Only)





Day2

Moderator: Chihiro Shimizu(Reitaku University & University of British Columbia)

9:30 Tea & Opening

Part3: PPI & CPI
9:50-12:40

Chair: Shigeru Kawasaki (Nihon University)

Keynote Speech: 9:50-10:20
Erwin Diewert (University of British Columbia and University of New South Wales), The Consumer Price Index: Recent Developments
Presentation Slide



10:20-11:00
Kozo Ueda (Waseda University)
Title: What Drove Japan's Deflation: Decomposition Analysis into Regular, Sales, Frequency, and Magnitude Components
Presentation Slide
Discussant: Kevin Fox (University of New South Wales)


11:00-11:20
Coffee break


11:20-12:00
Satoshi Imai (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
Title: Product Downsizing and Hidden Price Increases: Evidence from Japan's Deflation Period
Presentation Slide


Discussant: Masahiro Higo (Bank of Japan)



12:00-12:40
Takashi Unayama (Ministry of Finance)
Title: The consumer behavior of elderly households and Price indexes
Presentation Slide


Discussant: Iichiro Uesugi (Hitotsubashi University)



Lunch 12:40-13:45


Part4: CPI & RPPI
13:45-16:10

Chair: Kevin Fox (University of New South Wales)

13:45-14:25
Naohito Abe (Hitotsubashi University)
Title: Who Faces Higher Prices? An Empirical Analysis Based on Japanese Homescan Data
Presentation Slide


Discussant: Marshall Reinsdorf (Bureau of Economic Analysis)


14:25-15:05


Tsutomu Watanabe (University of Tokyo)
Title: How Much Do Official Price Indexes Tell Us About Inflation
Presentation Slide


Discussant: Kevin Fox (University of New South Wales)

15:05-15:30
Coffee break


15:30-16:10
Chau, Kwong Wong (University of Hong Kong)
Title: Problems and practical solutions for developing tradable repeat sales indices: a Hong Kong case study.
Presentation Slide


Discussant: Jing Wu (Tsinghua University)

Closing remarks:
Tsutomu Watanabe (University of Tokyo)






Open Seminar: Financial Crisis and Property Price Indexes
Date: October 18, 2013
Venue: Hiroike-Chikuro Memorial Hall, Reitaku University

Organizers:
Reitaku University
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism