Press Release
2016/9/30
[16-09] Public Lecture entitled “Current Developments in the East Asian and Chinese Economies” by Professor Kai Kajitani from Kobe University, Japan
The Embassy of Japan in Ireland and the Trinity Centre for Asian Studies are pleased to announce that a public lecture entitled “Current Developments in the East Asian and Chinese Economies” by a Japanese expert on Chinese economies, Professor Kajitani from Kobe university in Japan, will be held at 19.00 on Monday 10 October at Robert Emmet Lecture Theatre (Room 2037), Arts Building, Trinity College. This public lecture is one of the events to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland.
In this public evening lecture, Prof Kajitani will address the current state of the East Asian economy and discuss the role of the Chinese economy in East Asia and in the world economy. This public lecture will examine the issues surrounding the accumulation of capital in the Chinese economy and its potential impacts, exploring the objectives and prospects for Chinese economic policy.
Professor Kajitani, a leading international scholar of Chinese economies, specialises in the study of Chinese economics, Development Economics and Comparative Economics, and has published extensively in these areas.
According to Mrs Mari Miyoshi, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland, “China is now the second largest economy in the world and its economic future has drawn much attention, not only from those in Asia, but also from those in the rest of the world, including Europe. I expect that Professor Kajitani’s public lecture will provide us with valuable insights to understand the future direction of this enormous country, which Japan shares an inseparable relationship.”
We would be pleased to be contacted by the press or media, and would be happy to conduct interviews for this public lecture.
(Contact)
Trinity Centre for Asian Studies Room 2012, Arts Building Trinity College Dublin
Dublin 2.
TEL: +353 1 896 1560 / 2941
E-mail: tcas@tcd.ie (Dr. Lorna Carson)
Economic Section, Embassy of Japan in Ireland
TEL: +353 1 202 8314
Email: dhallinan@ir.mofa.go.jp
In this public evening lecture, Prof Kajitani will address the current state of the East Asian economy and discuss the role of the Chinese economy in East Asia and in the world economy. This public lecture will examine the issues surrounding the accumulation of capital in the Chinese economy and its potential impacts, exploring the objectives and prospects for Chinese economic policy.
Professor Kajitani, a leading international scholar of Chinese economies, specialises in the study of Chinese economics, Development Economics and Comparative Economics, and has published extensively in these areas.
According to Mrs Mari Miyoshi, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland, “China is now the second largest economy in the world and its economic future has drawn much attention, not only from those in Asia, but also from those in the rest of the world, including Europe. I expect that Professor Kajitani’s public lecture will provide us with valuable insights to understand the future direction of this enormous country, which Japan shares an inseparable relationship.”
We would be pleased to be contacted by the press or media, and would be happy to conduct interviews for this public lecture.
(Contact)
Trinity Centre for Asian Studies Room 2012, Arts Building Trinity College Dublin
Dublin 2.
TEL: +353 1 896 1560 / 2941
E-mail: tcas@tcd.ie (Dr. Lorna Carson)
Economic Section, Embassy of Japan in Ireland
TEL: +353 1 202 8314
Email: dhallinan@ir.mofa.go.jp
Profile:
Prof. Kai KAJITANI
Present Position:
Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University
Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, 2001, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
M.A. in Economics, 1994, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
B.A. in Economics, 1992, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Career History:
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, April 2010- March 2014
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kobegakuin University, April 2004- March 2010
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kobegakuin University, October 2000 –March 2004
Fields of Research:
Studies for Chinese Economy, Development Economics, Comparative Economics
Publication:
Authored Books
The Fiscal and Financial System in Modern China: The Economics of Globalization and Central-Local Relation, Nagoya University Press, August 2011. (in Japanese)
Articles in Books
"China," Chap.7, in Steven Rosefielde, Masaaki Kuboniwa, Satoshi Mizobata eds. Two Asias: The Emerging Postcrisis Divide, World Scientific Pub Co Inc., February, 2012.
"Local Finance and Governments in the Economic Development of China and India: Distribution and Economic Efficiency," Chap.8, in Moriki Ohara,M. Vijayabaskar, Hong Lin eds. Industrial Dynamics in China and India: Firms, Clusters, and Different Growth Paths, Palgrave Macmillan, October, 2011.
Articles in Journal
"Land Markets and Regional Government Rent Seeking Behavior", Japan Digital Library / International Circumstances in the Asia-Pacific Series (China), The Japan Institution of International Affairs, March 2016.
“Over Accumulation of Capital as the Trap of "Harmonious Society," Journal of Chinese Economic Studies, Vol.9, No.2, 2012. (in Japanese)
Prof. Kai KAJITANI
Present Position:
Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University
Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, 2001, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
M.A. in Economics, 1994, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
B.A. in Economics, 1992, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Career History:
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, April 2010- March 2014
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kobegakuin University, April 2004- March 2010
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kobegakuin University, October 2000 –March 2004
Fields of Research:
Studies for Chinese Economy, Development Economics, Comparative Economics
Publication:
Authored Books
The Fiscal and Financial System in Modern China: The Economics of Globalization and Central-Local Relation, Nagoya University Press, August 2011. (in Japanese)
Articles in Books
"China," Chap.7, in Steven Rosefielde, Masaaki Kuboniwa, Satoshi Mizobata eds. Two Asias: The Emerging Postcrisis Divide, World Scientific Pub Co Inc., February, 2012.
"Local Finance and Governments in the Economic Development of China and India: Distribution and Economic Efficiency," Chap.8, in Moriki Ohara,M. Vijayabaskar, Hong Lin eds. Industrial Dynamics in China and India: Firms, Clusters, and Different Growth Paths, Palgrave Macmillan, October, 2011.
Articles in Journal
"Land Markets and Regional Government Rent Seeking Behavior", Japan Digital Library / International Circumstances in the Asia-Pacific Series (China), The Japan Institution of International Affairs, March 2016.
“Over Accumulation of Capital as the Trap of "Harmonious Society," Journal of Chinese Economic Studies, Vol.9, No.2, 2012. (in Japanese)