Dear colleagues and friends,
I am happy to inform you about the workshop organized by Fondation France-Japon de l'EHESS on March 20th & 21st in Paris.
Next conferences of this research program will be held in Tokyo (2013) and Brussels (2014) Please find the program below Sincerely yours sebastien lechevalier

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Sebastien LECHEVALIER
Director
Fondation France-Japon de l'EHESS
105 bd Raspail 75006 Paris FRANCE
tel: 33 (0)1 53 63 51 99
sebastien.lechevalier@ehess.fr
Webpage: http://ffj.ehess.fr

Is deindustrialization inevitable?

The future of
manufacturing in Japan, Korea, Germany, and France
Workshop organized by the Fondation France-Japon de
l’EHESS

Paris, 20-21 March, 2012

With the support of (alphabetical order):

Air Liquide, ANA, Asiana, EHESS,
EU-Japan Center for Industrial Cooperation, Japan
Foundation, Michelin, Région Ile-de-France, RIETI,
Toshiba International Foundation

Locations:

1)
Sessions 1 to
2: EHESS, Amphithéâtre François Furet, 105 bd Raspail
75006 Paris (Métro :
Notre-Dame-des-Champs or Saint-Placide)

2)
Session
3 : EHESS, Salle Jean-Pierre Vernant (8ème étage)
190-198
avenue de France 75244 Paris cedex 13 (Métro : Quai de
la Gare)

3)
Session
4 : MINEFI, salle de réunion Vauban 6063 Ouest 1 (Métro
: Bercy)

Contact and information :
ffj@ehess.fr

Tuesday, 20 March

9:00 a.m. -9:15 a.m. Welcome Adress and general
introduction
by Sébastien Lechevalier (Director of Fondation
France-Japon de l’EHESS)

Part I: Domestic dynamics of
deindustrialization

Chair: Jacques Mairesse (INSEE & EHESS)

Discussants: Sanghoon Ahn (KDI) & Hiroshi
Ohashi (The University of Tokyo)

09:15 -9:45 a.m. Lilas Demmou (OECD & Paris
8):

“Deindustrialization in France
between 1980 and 2007: investigating the causes and
their respective
contributions “

10:15 a.m. Gilbert Cette (Banque de France)

“Productivity growth and levels in France, Japan, the
UK, and the US in 20th Century”

10:45 a.m. Discussion and Coffee Break

11: 15 a.m.
Kyoji Fukao (Hitotsubashi University)

“Japan's experience of deindustrialization and
its impact on Japan's growth”

11:45 a.m. Keun Lee (Seoul National University)
“Productivity gap between manufacturing
and services in Korea: comparison with Japan 221;

12.15 p.m. Yoko
Konishi (RIETI)

“Productivity of Service Providers:
Microeconometric measurement in the case of hair
salons”

Part II: The international dimensions of
deindustrialization

Chair: Cornelia Storz (Goethe Universität, Frankfurt)

Discussant:
Kyoji Fukao (Hitotsubashi University) & Sébastien
Lechevalier (EHESS)

2:00 p.m. Wooseok Ok (Incheon University)

“The determinants of de-industrialization in Korea - a
preliminary evaluation”

2:30 p.m. Hongshik Lee (Korea University):

“It Matters where you go outward foreign direct
investment and multinational employment at home"

3.00 p.m. Discussion and Coffee Break

3:30 p.m. Minsik Choi (Ewha Womans University):

"Threat Effects of Outward Foreign Direct Investment on
Manufacturing Wages in Korea"

4.00 p.m. Sanghoon Ahn (KDI)

"Globalization, Deindustrialization, and Productivity
Dynamics: A Comparison of the Manufacturing Sector in
Korea and Japan"

4.30 p.m. Discussion

Wednesday, 21 March

Part III: Innovation, industrial dynamics and
employment

Chair: Sébastien Lechevalier (EHESS)

Discussants: Sarah Guillou (OFCE) & Keun Lee (Seoul
National University)

9.00 a.m Marco Vivarelli (Universita Cattolica
del Sacro Cuore)

“Sectoral specificities in the relationship between R&D
and employment”

9.30 a.m. Jacques Mairesse (INSEE & EHESS)

“Does innovation stimulate employment? A
firm-level analysis using comparable micro data on four
European
countries”

10.00 a.m. Discussion and Coffee break

10.15 a.m. Cornelia Storz (Goethe Universitat,
Frankfurt)

“Understanding the emergence of new industries and its
impact on manufacturing dynamics”

10.45 a.m. Jun Suzuki (GRIPS)

“Technological Flexibility and Diversity in
De-industrialization Process: What Happens to
Inventors?“

11.15 a.m. Concluding Remarks and Perspectives

Part 4: Roundtable - Revisiting industrial policies

Chair: Yuko Harayama (OECD)

2:00 p.m. Dirk Pilat (OECD)

“European Industry and Global Competitiveness:
Some considerations”

2:30 p.m. Hiroshi Ohashi (The University of
Tokyo):

"Towards New Industrial Policy in Japan"

3.00 p.m. Pyoung Yol Jang (STEPI):

"Innovation Policy for the Integration of Manufacturing
and Service in Korea"

3:30 p.m. Discussion and Coffee Break

4.00 p.m. Sarah Guillou (OFCE)

"Industrial Policy and Globalization"

4.30 p.m. Pierre Fery (DG Trésor) & Gregoire
Postel-Vinay (DGCIS)

“Main issues for industrial policy in France
and Europe”

5.00 p.m. General discussion

5.30 p.m. Closing