Dear SSJ members,

The French Research Institute on Japan at the Maison franco-japonaise is pleased to invite you to its next webinar. 

Japan's Productivity Puzzle

Friday 21th April / 12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Webinar on Japanese Economy and Society /
Online / In English, without translation

Speaker: Franz Waldenberger (Director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies)

To sustain income levels in face of a rapidly aging society, Japan will need to increase labor productivity. Value added per hour worked has been increasing over the last 30 years, but it remains very low in comparison to other OECD countries. In 2021, it was below 60% the US level. This is surprising given Japan's excellent resource conditions: a high education level of its workforce, high investment in research and development and relative abundance of capital. The presentation will try to resolve Japan's productivity puzzle and discuss possible ways on how productivity could be increased.

Moderator: Sébastien LECHEVALIER (FRIJ-MFJ)
Organization: FRIJ-MFJ
Co-organization: CCI France Japon
Support: French Embassy in Japan

Registration: https://www.mfj.gr.jp/agenda/2023/04/21/2023-04-21_ls/