WESEAMS 2025
The 1st Workshop of the East and South-East Asian Macroeconomic Society
WESEAMS 2025
The 1st Workshop of the East and South-East Asian Macroeconomic Society
Latest Updates
・September 13 (Sat) - Update
Session VI: Behavioral Macro - Cancellation: Donghoon Yoo
・September 12 (Fri) - Update
Session II: Macro Prudence - Steve Wu has been moved to Day 2, Session VI.
・September 10 (Wed) - Update
Session VI: International Macro - Cancellation: Changhua Yu
Date & Time
September 13, 2025 (Saturday), 9:00 – 17:45 (Registration from 8:15)
September 14, 2025 (Sunday), 9:00 – 17:45 (Registration from 8:30)
Venue
The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus
Economics Research Building, 3rd Floor – Lecture Hall No. 2 and 3
International Academic Research Building, 3rd Floor – Lecture Hall No. 8
Schedule
Day 1 – September 13, 2025
09:00 – 10:30 Parallel Session I
15-minute break
10:45 – 11:45 Keynote Speech
Professor Eric Swanson, University of California, Irvine
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 14:15 Parallel Session II
15-minute break
14:30 – 16:00 Parallel Session III
15-minute break
16:15 – 17:45 Parallel Session IV
18:30 – 20:30 Dinner Kadoya Sanjo-tei (on Hongo Campus) Google Map
Those registered for the dinner are kindly asked to gather at 18:10
in the lobby on the 1st floor of the Faculty of Economics Building.
Day 2 – September 14, 2025
09:00 – 10:30 Parallel Session Ⅴ
15-minute break
10:45 – 11:45 Keynote Speech
Professor Zheng Michael Song, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch
12:45 – 14:15 Parallel Session Ⅵ
15-minute break
14:30 – 16:00 Parallel Session Ⅶ
15-minute break
16:15 – 17:45 Parallel Session Ⅷ
Adjourn
Program
Keynote Speeches
September 13, 2025 (Saturday) – Lecture Hall No. 2, 10:45 – 11:45
Professor Eric Swanson, University of California, Irvine
“The Past, Present, and Future of the Fed Information Effect”
Slides
Session Chair: Kosuke Aoki (University of Tokyo)
September 14, 2025 (Sunday) – Lecture Hall No. 2, 10:45 – 11:45
Professor Zheng Michael Song, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
"A Lost Decade of Fiscal Misallocation"
Session Chair: Ippei Fujiwara (Keio University and ANU)
*Please note: The keynote sessions will run from 10:45 to 11:45 (not 10:45 to 11:15 as previously stated in our email).
Parallel Sessions
Parallel Sessions Program Day 1 – Updated as of September 12, 2025
Parallel Sessions Program Day 2 – Updated as of September 12, 2025
Parallel Sessions Program PDF (Day 1 & Day 2) – Updated as of September 12, 2025
Each presentation, inclusive of discussion, is limited to 30 minutes.
Organizers
Kosuke Aoki (University of Tokyo)
Ippei Fujiwara (Keio University and ANU)
Program Committee
Kosuke Aoki (University of Tokyo)
Chun-Che Chi (Academia Sinica)
Ippei Fujiwara (Keio University and ANU)
Jinill Kim (Korea University)
Sang Seok Lee (Asia School of Business)
Wenlan Luo (Tsinghua University)
Donghai Zhang (National University of Singapore)
Funding Support
Center for Advanced Research in Finance (CARF), The University of Tokyo
Contact
WESEAMS 2025 Secretariat <weseams2025[at]e.u-tokyo.ac.jp>