This international workshop was held at Gakushuin University and supported by KAKENHI grant 25K05112, and brought together leading researchers to explore firm-level insights on productivity, technological adoption, and business dynamism across Asia and Europe. Presentations covered topics such as the impact of AI and robotics on labor markets, firm-level data for policymaking, and cross-country comparisons of productivity trends. The event highlighted the value of micro-data in shaping effective economic policy and fostering evidence-based research collaboration.

Main Presentations:

• “Zero-zero” Loan Policy and Moral Hazard
  Kenichi Ueda & Tasuku Sato (University of Tokyo)

• Strengthening Policy Research via Firm-Level Information: The CompNet Project
  Filippo di Mauro (Chairman of CompNet)

• The Impact of AI and Robots on Employment, Wages, and Industrial Structure
  Kenta Ikeuchi (RIETI)

• Robot Adoption and Firm Performance: Evidence from Japan
  Tomohiko Inui (Gakushuin University)

• Diagnosing Business Dynamism: Evidence from Japan and European Countries
  Daisuke Miyagawa (Waseda University) & Miho Takizawa (Gakushuin University)

• Merger Patterns, Costly Exit, and Aggregate Implications
  Yojiro Ito (Bank of Japan)

• AI and Intangible Investments in Korea from The Survey of Business Activities
  Pyo Hak K. & Keun Hee Rhee (Seoul National University / Institute of Economic Research)