Research&Seminar
Growth strategy forum
Dec. 14: [Commemorative Presentation as the President of Japanese Economic Association] The 47th AGI Growth Strategy Forum on "What I Have Learned about the Behavior of Japanese Households during My Forty-Year Research Career (40年の研究者生活から日本の家計行動について何を学んだか？)" (online) [finished]
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We invite distinguished speakers to deliver lectures at our “AGI Growth Strategy Forums” for the general public on topics such as economic and industrial trends in the international community, information that contributes to the development of the Kitakyushu region, and lessons from other countries’ experiences for enhancing economic growth. (This forum will be held online and free of charge.)
*Please refer to the following for details.
Date and Time
Thursday, December 14, 2023, from 2 PM to 3:30 PM
*A Q&A session is scheduled after the presentation.
Presenter
Dr. Charles Yuji HORIOKA
President, Japanese Economic Association; Distinguished Professor, AGI; and Project Professor, Kobe University
Presentation Title
Commemorative Presentation as the President of Japanese Economic Association
“What I Have Learned about the Behavior of Japanese Households during My Forty-Year Research Career”
(Original Japanese title: 40年の研究者生活から日本の家計行動について何を学んだか？)
Abstract
In this talk, I will discuss what I have learned during my 40-year
research career about whether the consumption and saving behavior of Japanese households differs from that of households in other countries and, in particular, about whether or not Japanese households are more or less rational, more or less selfish, more or less altruistic, more or less forward-looking, and more or less myopic than households in other countries.
◆ Hosted by Asian Growth Research Institute (AGI)
◆ Jointly Hosted by the City of Kitakyushu, and the Kitakyushu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
◆ Sponsored by the Industry Club of West Japan
Language
Japanese
Presenter Biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in 1956
B.A. in Economics, Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University
Project Professor, Kobe University; Distinguished Professor, Asian Growth Research Institute; Invited Professor and Professor Emeritus, Osaka University; President, Japanese Economic Association; and President-elect, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth
Register to Participate
Registration Deadline
Tuesday, December 12
Leaflet
AGI Growth Strategy Forum on Thursday, December 14［in pdf format］
TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE (REQUESTS FROM AGI)
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④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.
⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.
【NOTE】
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AGI Seminars
[finished] July 15: AGI Seminar "The demographic transition and stagnation in countries vulnerable to climate change" (online)
We invite researchers who are engaged in research on Asia and hold AGI Seminars. Your participation is more than welcome!
*This seminar is free of charge and will be held online.
*Please refer to the following for details.
Date and Time
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
*A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation.
Presenter
Dr. Nguyen Thang DAO, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Roehampton, London, UK
Title
The demographic transition and stagnation in countries vulnerable to climate change
Abstract
Climate change, environmental degradation, and high population growth can trap Sub-Saharan Africa in prolonged economic stagnation. We develop a novel theoretical framework showing how climate-induced resource depletion increases women’s time spent collecting essentials like water and firewood, reducing investment in girls’ education. This perpetuates gender inequality in education and income, slowing fertility decline and reinforcing population growth. A larger population further degrades resources, creating a feedback loop of stagnation. Empirical analysis of 44 African countries (1960 – 2017) supports these findings, revealing adverse climate effects on local resources and education gaps. Addressing these interconnected challenges is critical to breaking the stagnation cycle and fostering sustainable development.
Language
English presentation and material(s)
Presenter Biography
I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Economics at the University of Roehampton London. My research focuses on Economic Growth, Demographic Economics, and Environmental & Resource Economics. I study how climate change-induced environmental degradation, gender inequality, and high population growth contribute to long-term economic stagnation in climate-vulnerable countries. I also explore anthropogenic tipping points in coupled human–natural systems, emphasizing how user heterogeneity—especially through the “effort-sorting effect”—intensifies resource depletion as abundance declines. My broader work combines theoretical modeling and empirical analysis to understand development challenges at the intersection of demography, environment, and inequality.
To Participate
1. Online Registration
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2. E-mail Registration
Please send us an e-mail at office@agi.or.jp with your name, affiliation and phone number.
We will send you a Zoom link for participation via e-mail by the day before the seminar.
Registration Deadline
Monday, July 14 at 12:00 pm
Leaflet
AGI Seminar on July 15 [in PDF format]
How to Join Us Online
Staff Workshop
[finished] May 29: Staff Seminar “The Impact of Foreign-born Care Worker Share on Regional Elderly Mortality Rate: Seven Years After Japan Introduced the Nursing Care Visa” (online)
We regularly hold Staff Seminars for research presentations and information exchanges among AGI Researchers.
*This seminar will be online and free of charge.
*Please refer to the following for details.
Date and Time
Thursday, May 29, 2025 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
*A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation.
Presenter
Dr. Xue PENG, Assistant Professor, AGI
Title
The Impact of Foreign-born Care Worker Share on Regional Elderly Mortality Rate: Seven Years After Japan Introduced the Nursing Care Visa
Abstract
Japan faces a critical shortage of care workers due to its rapidly aging population. To address this gap, the country has increasingly relied on foreign-born Certified Care Workers (CCWs) following the introduction of the Nursing Care visa in 2017. However, the impact of this policy on elderly health outcomes remains unclear. This study examines whether the share of foreign-born CCWs affects regional elderly mortality rates in Japan. Using prefecture-level panel data from 2017 to 2023 and fixed-effects models, we do not find significant association between the proportion of foreign-born CCWs and mortality rates among those aged 85 and above. This result may reflect either the current number of foreign-born workers remains too limited to influence the elderly health outcomes, or that their quality of care is comparable to that of native workers. Either way, the finding supports the continued use of immigration policies to address Japan’s care workforce shortage. This study contributes new empirical evidence from an Asian context, where research on this issue is still emerging.
Language
English presentation and material(s)
Researcher Biography
Dr. Peng obtained a bachelor’s degree in urban planning from Peking University and a doctoral degree from the Graduate School of Social System Studies at the University of Kitakyushu. She has 11 years of practical experience in urban planning in China. Currently, she serves as an Assistant Professor at the Asia Growth Research Institute and a Visiting Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University. Her research focuses on international and domestic population mobility, tourism, urban and regional development, and urban planning, utilizing spatial and econometric analysis methods. She has published papers in international academic journals such as Humanities and Social Sciences Communications and Economic Analysis and Policy.
To Participate
1. Online Registration
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2. E-mail Registration
Please send us an e-mail at office@agi.or.jp with your name, affiliation and phone number clearly stated.
We will send you a Zoom link for participation via e-mail by the day before the seminar.
Registration Deadline
Wednesday, May 28 at 12:00 pm
Leaflet
Staff Seminar on May 29 [in PDF format]
How to Participate Online
Other Seminars
We held "The 15th AGI-Fudan University Development Forum (FY 2024)" on December 6, 2024
AGI signed an academic exchange agreement with “the School of Social Development and Public Policy”, Fudan University located in Shanghai, China in 2006. We have been holding a joint forum every year since 2010, and we just held our 15th joint forum in person at Fudan University on Friday, December 6. The forum was hosted by Fuday University this year. The theme of the forum was “Declining Birthrates in East Asia: Causes, Impacts, and Countermeasures”, which is the same as last year, and researchers from AGI and Fudan University presented and discussed on situations in Japan, China and Taiwan.
AGI-Fudan University Development Forum FY 2024
○Date: Friday, December 6, 2024
○Venue: Fudan University, Shanghai, China
○Theme: Declining Birthrates in East Asia: Causes, Impacts, and Countermeasures
○Host: School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, China/ Co-Host: Asian Growth Research Institute
PROGRAM
Opening Remarks: ZHANG, Zhen, Professor & Director, Institute of Population Research, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University
Session 1
Organizer: SHEN, Ke, Vice Dean, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University; Professor, Institute of Population Research
“Taiwan’s Foreign Caregiver Acceptance System and Implications for East Asia”
DAI, Erbiao, President & Professor, AGI
“Housing (de-)Financialisation in China: Reviving Affordable Housing Schemes in the Post-Crisis Era”
SHEN, Jie, Professor & Director, Institute of Population Research, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University
“Internet use and fertility intention in China”
KOMATSU, Sho, Assistant Professor, AGI
Session 2
Organizer: LUO, Weixiang, Vice Director, Institute of Population Research, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, China; Assistant Professor
“Health Disparity among Older Adults in Urban China: Does Labor Migration Matter?”
PAN, Zehan, Vice Director, Institute of Population Research, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University; Professor
“Aging Farmers and the Role of Community in Adaptation to Extreme Temperature Effects on Crop Yields”
KO, Yi-Chun. Assistant Professor, AGI
“Evaluation of Labor Supply Potential of the Low-age Elderly in China”
ZHANG, Linlin, Associate Professor, Institute of Population Research, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University
Closing Remarks: DAI, Erbiao. Professor & President, AGI, and WANG, Guixin. Professor, Institute of Population Research, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University
Asian Seminar
FY2013 Asian Seminar
第168回 （2013年11月16日、参加者68名）
「低炭素と持続可能性を両立する地域づくりの最前線～北九州市の取り組みから～」
・基調講演
「エネルギー・環境・生態系を最適化するアジアの地域づくり―3Ｅネクサス」
武内 和彦 東京大学サステイナビリティ学連携研究機構・機構長、国連大学上級副学長
・事例報告
「ダイナミックプライシングの効果について」
依田 高典 京都大学大学院経済学研究科教授
「アジア低炭素化センターの取り組み」
石田 謙悟 北九州市環境局環境国際戦略室アジア低炭素化センター担当部長
「北九州市の海外水ビジネス・協力の取り組み」
小石 佐織 北九州市上下水道局海外・広域事業部長
・講評・コメント
住 明正 国立環境研究所理事長
第167回 （2013年10月1日、参加者63名）
日韓海峡圏研究報告「持続可能な環境都市」
・基調講演
「北九州市東田地区における持続可能な開発への取り組み」
網岡 健司 NPO法人北九州サスティナビリティ研究所理事
・研究報告会
Session １
1 自治体の低炭素都市形成戦略のあり方
天野 宏欣(あまの ひろやす) (公財)福岡アジア都市研究所 主任研究員
2 佐賀市における持続可能な「環境都市」戦略
五十嵐 勉 佐賀大学教授
3 市民と企業から見た持続可能な環境都市：北九州市の取り組み
今井 健一 (公財)国際東アジア研究センター主席研究員
Session 2
1 釜山地域の環境コミュニティビジネス活性化方案
梁 鎭宇 釜山発展研究院 先任研究委員
2 気候変化対応のための光州広域市の低炭素グリーン都市造成方案
金 峯辰 光州発展研究院研究委員
3 蔚山型生態都市の成果とその評価
李 尚火玄 蔚山発展研究院 先任研究委員
第166回 （2013年9月10日、参加者58名）
「北朝鮮の対外貿易と朝鮮半島の南北協力に関する展望」
高麗大学校 名誉教授
黄 義王玉
第165回 （2013年7月24日、参加者51名）
「私たちの身のまわりのエレクトロニクス」
九州工業大学大学院 工学研究院電気電子工学研究系電子デバイス部門 教授
大村 一郎
（独）産業技術総合研究所 エネルギー技術研究部門電力エネルギー基盤グループ グループ長
西澤 伸一
第164回 （2013年6月3日、参加者75名）
「グローカル産業としての林業の可能性～九州の林業の動向を中心に～ 」
北九州市立大学大学院マネジメント研究科 教授
城戸 宏史
第163回 （2013年4月23日、参加者67名）
「国際東アジア研究センター平成24年度研究報告～『東アジア』『産業と物流』『環境政策』～」
公益財団法人国際東アジア研究センター 研究員
Asia Development Conference
The 3nd International Conference
The 3nd International Conference on the ”ConstructingCreative Cities and their Collaboration in Asia”
Date：November 19-21, 2007
Venue：Rihga Royal Hotel Kokura
Keynote Speech
”The art of creative city making： Building on Asia’s distinctiveness”
Director, COMEDIA, UK
Charles LANDRY
OPen Symposium
“Strategy for Making Creative Cities in Asia”
Panelists
Prof., Osaka City University, Japan
Masayuki Sasaki
Director, ItozuZoo, Japan
Toshiro IWANO
Assoc. Prof., Temple University, Japan
Geeta MEHTA
President, RPA, N.Y.,USA
Robert YARO
Director, COMEDIA, UK
Charles LANDRY
Moderator
Prof., The University of Kitakyushu, Japan
Hidehiko TANIMURA
