ONLINE STAFF SEMINAR ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10

We regularly hold Staff Seminars for research presentations and information exchanges among AGI Researchers.
We usually hold these seminars in person at our institute. However, this seminar will be held online in order to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus.
*Please refer to the following for details.

Date and Time

Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
*A question-and-answer session of approximately 15 minutes is scheduled at the end of the presentation.

Participation Fee

Free

Language

Japanese presentation and material(s)

Presenter

Dr. Hiroshi Sakamoto, Research Associate Professor, AGI

Topic

「世界経済における格差の再検討」

Abstract

世界経済が成長する過程で生じる格差について再検討する。

ここでは、各経済の1人当たりの実質GDPのデータを用いて、各年における相対所得を計算し、平均からの乖離を基に、5階層または7階層に分類する。

そして、これらの時系列による階層変化を集計し、確率モデル（マルコフ連鎖）を推計、
エルゴード収束分布を求める。

結果、高所得分布に収束する地域として、アジア、ヨーロッパ、北米などが出てくるが、
サブサハラ地域は、低所得分布に収束し、地域間で大きな違いがあることが判明した。

To Participate

Please send an E-mail to 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 Wednesday, December 9.）

Deadline for Participation Request

Your E-mail must be sent to us by the morning of Wednesday, December 9.

Leaflet

Staff Seminar on Thurs., Dec. 10 [in PDF Format]

TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE (REQUESTS FROM AGI)

You can either download the Zoom application in advance (1) or participate via a browser without downloading the Zoom application (2).
Please choose one of the above two methods.
*If you are using a Smartphone, please choose (1).

(1) TO PARTICIPATE BY DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION
① Please download an online distribution application “Zoom” (free of charge) onto your computer or Smartphone.
*Click Here for How to Download the Application

You can download the application onto your computer by clicking the 【ダウンロード】 button.

You can also download the application from these pages.
・For iPhones and iPads
» Download Zoom Application

・For Android phones
» Download Zoom Application

② We will send you a Zoom link to the E-mail address provided in your participation request E-mail by the day before the seminar.

③ Please click and open the Zoom link between 3:45 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday, December 10. ⇒ You will be asked to wait in a “Waiting Room.”

④ When it is time to start the seminar (4:00 pm), we will let all participants in at once.

⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at around 4:45 pm. 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.

(2) TO PARTICIPATE VIA A BROWSER WITHOUT DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION (ONLY FOR COMPUTERS)

① We will send you a Zoom link to the E-mail address provided in your participation request E-mail by the day before the seminar.

② Please click and open the Zoom link between 3:45 pm and 4:00 pm on Thursday, December 10.

③ Please click the 『ブラウザから参加』 at the bottom portion of your screen (if not displayed, please click the 『ここをクリック』). ⇒ You will be asked to wait in a “Waiting Room.”

④ When it is time to start the seminar (4:00 pm), we will let all participants in at once.

⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at around 4:45 pm. 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】

◇ Participants’ microphones will be turned on at the beginning. Please make sure to mute your microphone during the presentation. During a question-and-answer session scheduled at the end of the presentation, please unmute your microphone.
◇ If you would like to turn off your audio (microphone) and image (video), please click the microphone icon and video icon at the bottom left portion of your screen. The icons will be crossed by a red diagonal line.
◇ Depending on your computer or Wi-Fi signal strength, there could be a case where you will not be able to participate in the seminar or you will lose an internet connection in the middle of the seminar. However, we are unable to deal with those cases individually. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.

date：2020.11.30
Category：Seminars