Enhancing Understanding of the Asia-Pacific Economies and their Business Systems
Established at Columbia Business School in 1986 under the direction of Professor Hugh Patrick, the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) promotes knowledge and understanding of Japanese business and economics in an international context. The Center is a research organization widely recognized for its international programs, which provide prominent speakers from the public and private sectors a forum for collaboration and reflection on Japan, the United States, and the global economy.
Upcoming Event(s) in Fall 2009
Economic Recovery and Growth in Asia and the Pacific
Monday, November 23, 2009
6:00-7:30p.m. (reception to follow)
142 Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Speaker: Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank
Commentator: Shang-Jin Wei, N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy, Columbia Business School
Moderator: David Weinstein, Carl S. Shoup Professor of Japanese Economy, Columbia University; Associate Director for Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School
The Quantitative Revolution and the Crisis: How Have Quantitative Financial Models Been Used and Misused
Friday, December 4, 2009
8:30a.m.-2:00p.m.
Casa Italiana, The Italian Academy, Columbia University
Keynote Speaker: Donald MacKenzie, Sociology, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh
A Special Lecture with William C. Dudley, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of NY
Columbia University’s World Leaders Forum
Monday, December 7, 2009
5:45-7:00p.m.
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library, Columbia University
Speaker: William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Past Event(s) in Fall 2009
Japan’s Historic Election — Cause & Consequence
Thursday, September 24, 2009
4:30-6:00p.m. (reception to follow)
Kellogg Center, School for International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Speaker: Gerry Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
The Great Crash of 2008 and China
Monday, October 26
4:30-6:00p.m.
918 International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Speaker: Ross Garnaut, Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne; former Australian Ambassador to China
Coping with Crisis: Financial Policy in the U.S. and Japan
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
6:00-7:30p.m. (reception to follow)
Uris 301, Columbia Business School
Speakers include:
Heizo Takenaka, Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
Patrick Bolton, Barbara and David Zalaznick Professor of Business, Columbia Business School
Takatoshi Ito, Visiting Professor, Finance and Economics Division, Columbia University; Professor, The University of Tokyo
