Towards an Effective Implemantation of New Competition Policy
Organized by CPRC/JFTC, 21st Century COE/RES Program, Hitotsubashi University and NIKKEI
The Competition Policy Research Center (CPRC) held the international symposium in close collaboration with the 21st Century COE/RES Program Hitotsubashi University and Nihon Keizai Shimbun(NIKKEI), Inc.. The main purpose of the symposium was to examine the new Antimonopoly Act in Japan and its implementation from theoretical, empirical and comparative viewpoints.
Minutes posted (11 May 2006)
Date | 10:00 - 17:30, 27 January 2006 |
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Venue | Tokyo FM Hall ,Chiyoda-ku TOKYO |
Language | English - Japanese (with simultaneous translation) |
Organizers | CPRC/JFTC, 21st Century COE /RES Program Hitotsubashi University and Nihon Keizai Shimbun(NIKKEI) |
Opening Remarks
10:00-10:10 | Welcome Speech: Dr. Kotaro SUZUMURA, Director, CPRC/JFTC, Professor, Institute of Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University |
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Morning Session:
Key Note Speech
10:10-10:40 | "A New Competition Policy in Japan -To firmly establishedFree and Fair Competition-" Speechpaper(PDF:77KB) Mr. Kazuhiko TAKESHIMA, Chairman, Fair Trade Commission of Japan |
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Invited Speech I
10:40-11:50 | "Corporate Leniency Programs and the Role of theAntitrust Authority in Detecting Collusion" Speaker: Dr.Joseph E. Harrington,Jr., Professor, Department of Economics, The Johns Hopkins University Presentation material (PDF:733KB) Discussion Paper(PDF:316KB) Discussant: Dr. Akihiko MATSUI, Professor, Faculty of Economics,Tokyo University Presentation material(PDF:228KB) |
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Lunch Break 11:50-13:20
Afternoon Session: Invited Speech 2
13:20-14:30 | "Fighting cartels: economic analysis and the EuropeanUnion Experience" Speaker: Dr. Massimo Motta, Professor, Department of Economics, European University Institute Presentation material(PDF:65KB) Discussion Paper(PDF:180KB) Discussant: Dr. Aiko SHIBATA, Commissioner, JFTC Presentation material(PDF:134KB) |
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Break 14:30-14:50
Panel Discussions
14:50-16:50 | Moderator: Dr. Kotaro SUZUMURA Discussant: Dr. Joseph E. Harrington Dr. Massimo Motta Dr. Akihiko MATSUI Dr. Aiko SHIBATA Mr. Akinori UESUGI, Secretary General, JFTC |
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16:50-17:20 | Open Floor Discussions |
Closing Remarks
17:20-17:30 | Dr. Kotaro SUZUMURA |
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