EJARN Conference “Monetary Policy in Japan and Europe”Markus Heckel

ASIEN – Nr. 145 (2017) pp. 106–107

Goethe University Frankfurt, June 9–10, 2017

The annual conference of the European Japan Advanced Research Network (EJARN) took place at the Goethe University Frankfurt, this year focusing on “Monetary Policy in Japan and Europe”. The conference was co-organized by Professor Dr. Cornelia Storz and Dr. Markus Heckel in cooperation with the Interdisciplinary Center for East Asian Studies (IZO).

The first day of the conference focused on keynotes related to monetary policy (Session 1: Monetary Policy), while the second day offered a broader scope of topics (Session 2: Politics, Security, and Political Economy in the EU and Japan). The conference attracted more than 60 speakers, scholars and invited participants ranging from policymakers, representatives from the business sector (e.g. the Hôjinkai [Association of Japanese enterprises in Frankfurt]), and students. Professor Marie Söderberg (Stockholm School of Economics and EJARN director), Yoshitaka Tsunoda (Deputy Consul General, Japan), and Professor Cornelia Storz (Goethe University) welcomed the participants with an opening address…