CJS Thursday Lecture Series | From Malthus to Miracle: Rethinking the Economic Development of Japan
David Weinstein, Carl S. Shoup Professor, Department of Economics, Columbia University; Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
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Why was Japan the only non-Western nation to industrialize in the nineteenth century? This presentation argues that academic efforts to reinvent Japan's character-based language in the early 1870s facilitated a massive amount of translation of technical books. Unlike what we see in other 19th-century countries, Japanese industries then grew in sectors that had the most to learn from western technical texts, providing strong evidence that investments in academic research can have large and long-lasting impacts on economic growth in pre-industrial countries.
U-M alumnus David Weinstein is the Carl S. Shoup Professor of Japanese Economy at Columbia University. He is also the director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), co-director of Columbia’s APEC Study Center, co-director of the Japan Project at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a member of the Center for Economic Policy Research and the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee. Previously, Prof. Weinstein was chair of the Department of Economics and a senior economist as well as a consultant at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Prior to joining the Columbia faculty, Professor Weinstein held professorships at the University of Michigan and Harvard University. He also served on the Council of Economic Advisors.
His teaching and research interests include international economics, corporate finance, and the Japanese economy. Prof. Weinstein earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from the University of Michigan and his B.A. at Yale University. He is the recipient of many grants and awards, including five National Science Foundation grants, an Institute for New Economic Thinking grant, a Bank of International Settlements Fellowship, and a Google Research Award.
This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
Why was Japan the only non-Western nation to industrialize in the nineteenth century? This presentation argues that academic efforts to reinvent Japan's character-based language in the early 1870s facilitated a massive amount of translation of technical books. Unlike what we see in other 19th-century countries, Japanese industries then grew in sectors that had the most to learn from western technical texts, providing strong evidence that investments in academic research can have large and long-lasting impacts on economic growth in pre-industrial countries.
U-M alumnus David Weinstein is the Carl S. Shoup Professor of Japanese Economy at Columbia University. He is also the director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), co-director of Columbia’s APEC Study Center, co-director of the Japan Project at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and a member of the Center for Economic Policy Research and the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee. Previously, Prof. Weinstein was chair of the Department of Economics and a senior economist as well as a consultant at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Prior to joining the Columbia faculty, Professor Weinstein held professorships at the University of Michigan and Harvard University. He also served on the Council of Economic Advisors.
His teaching and research interests include international economics, corporate finance, and the Japanese economy. Prof. Weinstein earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from the University of Michigan and his B.A. at Yale University. He is the recipient of many grants and awards, including five National Science Foundation grants, an Institute for New Economic Thinking grant, a Bank of International Settlements Fellowship, and a Google Research Award.
This lecture is made possible with the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
| Building: | Weiser Hall |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Asia, Economics, japan, Japanese Studies |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Center for Japanese Studies, International Institute, Asian Languages and Cultures |
