Asian Household Finance: A Research Project
International Comparison of Household Finance of
China, Japan, and Korea
Date: December 9 (Mon) and 10 (Tue), 2019
Venue: Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Organizer: Tokuo Iwaisako
December 9
10:30-12:30
Tokuo Iwaisako (Hitotsubashi University)
“Japan’s Population Aging and Social Security Reform in International Comparison" References
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30
Xiaobing Feng (Shanghai University of International Finance and Economics)
“Saving and Portfolio Choice over the Life-cycle in China”
14:30-15:30
Kiseok Hong (Ewha University)
“Savings of the Elderly in Korea”
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:00
Junya Hamaaki (Hosei University)
“Households’ Gift Giving Response to Japan’s 2015 Inheritance Tax Reform”
17:00-18:00
Discussion of the project plan (1): Expansion of geographical coverage and addition of research topics (open to public)
December 10
10:00-11:00
Xinmei Wang (Inner Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics )
“Inequality and Retirement Incentives in China”: paper 1; slides 1; Paper 2; slides 2
11:00-12:00
Peng Zhan (Nanjing University of Finance & Economics)
“Income inequality and poverty among elderlies in China.”
12:00-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:15
Hansoo Choi (Kyungpook National University)
“Household Income Inequality in Korea”
14:15-15:15
Stanley Cho (University of New South Wales)
“Distribution of Household Wealth and Portfolio in Korea”
15:15-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:00
Discussion of the project plan (2): Time schedule of the project; publication plan (Closed. Project participants only)
International Comparison of Household Finance of China, Japan, and Korea: Preparatory Research Meeting (March 2019)
Hitotsubashi Auditorium (1st floor), Tokyo, Japan
DAY1: March 21 Thursday
- Tokuo Iwaisako, Hitotsubashi University, "Outline of the Project proposal, including an Overview of Japanese Household Saving
- Masahiro Hori, Hitotsubashi University, "Recent Trend in Japanese Household Consumption: A View from Micro Data Sets"
- Xinmei Wang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, "An Overview of Chinese household finance with the discussions of Chinese Household Income Project Survey (CHIPS) data." (with Peng Zhan)
- Tokuo Iwaisako, Hitotsubashi University, "Disentangling the effect of home ownership on household stock-holdings: Evidence from Japanese micro data" (with Arito Ono, Amane Saito, and Hidnobu Tokuda)
DAY2: March 22 Friday
- Emiko Usui, Hitotsubashi University, "Employment Patterns of the Elderly in Japan: Evidence from the Japanese Study on Aging and Retirement [JSTAR] and the Longitudinal Survey of Middle-Aged and Older Adults"
- Stanley Cho, University of New South Wales "An Overview of Korean Household Finance"
- Discussion on Goals and Scopes of the Project
- Discussions on How to Implement the Project: Timeline, Budgeting, Next Meeting and Etc.
Participants
- Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho (University of New South Wales)
- Masahiro Hori (Hitotsubashi University)
- Tokuo Iwaisako (Hitotsubashi University)
- Hiroyuki Miyamoto (Saitama University)
- Arito Ono (Chuo University)
- Emiko Usui (Hitotsubashi University)
- Xinmei Wang (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
- Katsunari Yamaguchi (Ibbotson Associates Japan, Inc.)