“The 14th AGI-Fudan University Development Forum (FY 2023)” was held on December 4, 2023

We signed an academic exchange agreement with “the School of Social Development and Public Policy”, Fudan University located in Shanghai, China in 2006, and we have been holding a joint forum every year since 2010. This year was our 14th forum, and was held in person for the first time after the Corona pandemic. With the theme of “Declining Birthrates in East Asia: Causes, Impacts, and Countermeasures,” we presented and discussed on situations in Japan and China.

AGI-Fudan University Development Forum FY 2023

○Date: Monday, December 4, 2023
○Venue: Asian Growth Research Institute
○Theme: Declining Birthrates in East Asia: Causes, Impacts, and Countermeasures

○Joint Organizer: School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, China

PROGRAM

[Organizers] Morning Session: ZHANG, Linlin　　Afternoon Session; PENG, Xue

[Presentations] (English Presentations and Discussions)

Opening Remarks: ZHANG, Zhen, President and Professor, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, China

Session 1 (9:15am-10:15am)

“Regional Disparities of TFR in Japan and the Underlying Factors”
DAI, Erbiao, President and Professor, AGI

“The impact of longevity on fertility decisions”
ZHANG, Zhen, Director and Professor, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University 　

Session 2 (10:25am-11:55am)　
“Impact of the introduction of municipal telework on the number of marriages in the region: Evidence from Japan”
KOMATSU, Sho, Assistant Professor, AGI

“The role of assortative mating in marital infidelity: insights from China”
LUO, Weixiang, Associate Professor, Institute of Population Research, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University

“Telework, Domestic Migration, and Marriage Intention: Evidence from Micro-data Analysis in Japan”
PENG, Xue, Assistant Professor, AGI

Session 3 (1:30pm-3:00pm)　

“Who are healthier? The Hierarchy of Self-rated Health among Older Adults in Urban China”
PAN, Zehan, Associate Professor, Institute of Population Research, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University

“The impact of energy poverty on health: Evidence from Vietnam”
NGUYEN-Phung, Thu Hang, Assistant Professor, AGI

“The Impact of Public Health Emergencies on Chinese Small and Medium-sized Enterprise”
ZHANG, Linlin, Assistant Professor, Institute of Population Research, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University

Session 4 (3:10pm-4:10pm)
“Impacts of Population Aging on Pharmaceutical Innovation”
SHEN, Ke, Professor, Institute of Population Research, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University

“Birth Order and Gender Differences in the Division of Elderly Support within Chinese Family in the Process of Individualization”
TAO, Tao, Associate Professor, School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China

date：2023.12.25
Category：Research Activities Seminars