10th Biennial Pacific Rim Conference
March 14-17, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan
Hosted by Keio University and the Tokyo Center for Economic Research
Keynote Address: Robert Engle, 2003 winner of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
Opening Address: Atsushi Seike, President of Keio University
Other Keynote Speakers: Takatoshi Ito, Dean, Graduate School of Economics and Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, and WEAI 2013 President-Elect and Program Chair George G. Kaufman, Loyola University of Chicago.
The Japan Risk Management Society will hold sessions in conjunction with the conference where related topics include disaster preparedness and response, liability limits, and nuclear power.
More broadly, topics will cover the world economy, economic theory and measurement, the role of law in the creation of economic prosperity, financial fragility and reform, economic activity in Asia and the Pacific, and analysis of contemporary economic policy.
Program Committee Chairmen
- George G. Kaufman
Professor of Finance and Economics, Loyola University of Chicago
WEAI Executive Board and President-Elect 2013 - Fukunari Kimura
Professor of Economics, Keio University - Eiji Hosada
Professor of Economics, Keio University - Makoto Yano
Professor of Economics, Kyoto University
Director, WEAI Executive Board - Darwin C. Hall
Professor of Economics, California State University, Long Beach
Executive Director, WEAI Executive Board
Program Committee Members
- Chenggang Xu
President, Asia Law and Economics Association
Quoin Professor in Economic Development, University of Hong Kong - Katsuyuki Kamei
General Secretary, Japan Risk Management Society
Professor of RIsk Management, Faculty of Safety Science, Kansai University
Participating Organizations