Date and Time

Saturday, December 20th, 2025
10:25 a.m. – 5:20 p.m. (Lunch: 12:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.)

Schedule

10:25 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Opening remarks: Yan Ma (Kobe University)

Chair: Yunfang Hu (Kobe University)

• 10:30 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
  Vladimir Tyazhelnikov (The University of Sydney) “Input Complementarity and Spatial Organization of Firms (with Edwin Jiang)”
• 11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Yuting Chen (Yokohama National University) “Reverse Selection in Asymmetric Trade with Heterogeneous Firm (with Jiahua Che and Wen Zhou)”

Chair: Seiichiro Mizuta (Kobe University)

• 1:50 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  Haitao Cheng (Hitotsubashi University) “Green Consumption and Corporate Environmental Responsibility in North-South Trade (with Jota Ishikawa and Nori Tarui)”
• 2:40 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
  Tatsuya Asami (Momoyama Gakuin University) “Gender-based Barriers to Female Workers and Entrepreneurs: Occupational Choice and GDP Effects in Japan (with Takeo Hori and Ryonghun Im)”

Chair: Michael Zierhut (Kobe University)

• 3:40 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
  Jota Ishikawa (Gakushuin University) “Carbon Tax and Border Tax Adjustments with Technology and Location Choices (with Haitao Cheng)”
• 4:30 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.
  Eric Bond (Vanderbilt University) “International Patent Families: Where to Apply (with Zachary Luther)”

5:10 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.
Closing Remarks: Noritsugu Nakanishi (Kobe University)

Venue

The Large Meeting Room of Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, Rokko-dai 1st Campus, Main Building 2F

Language

English

Co-organized by

Kaken (B): No. 24K00255, No. 24K00258, No. 22H00845, and No. 23K22115

Intended Participants

• Professors of GSBA, GSE and RIEB, Kobe University
• Graduate students of GSBA and GSE, Kobe University

How to register

Please register at the URL below by Thursday, December 11th, 2025.
https://forms.gle/ZQpLHqkgH5MpREcdA

Contact

Yan Ma (Professor of GSBA, Kobe University)
mayan003[at]kobe-u.ac.jp