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The Japanese Economic Review - Call for Proposals on "Macroeconomics and Japan's Reality"

Guest Editors:
Etsuro Shioji (Chuo University)
Jouchi Nakajima (Hitotsubashi University)

The Japanese Economic Review (JER) would love to solicit proposals for a  JER-HIAS-Kakenhi Joint Conference titled "Macroeconomics and Japan's Reality: Effects of Monetary and Fiscal Policies”. The conference will be jointly hosted by the JER, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study (HIAS), and the Kakenhi Project 23H00048 (Project Leader: Toshiaki Watanabe). It will be held at Hitotsubashi University, in Tokyo, Japan, on August 24 (Sunday) and 25 (Monday), 2025. All papers accepted for the conference will be considered for publication in the special conference volume of the JER in April 2026.

We cordially invite the submissions of original research contributions encompassing a wide spectrum of topics related to monetary and fiscal policies in Japan. These topics include, but are not limited to

  • Inflation and inflation expectations
  • Behaviors of households/firms/banks/other financial institutions
  • Financial markets (JGBs, ETFs, REITs, exchange rates, etc.)
  • Fiscal multiplier
  • Debt sustainability
  • Monetary-fiscal policy interactions
  • Time series data analysis
  • Analysis based on unorthodox data (big data, text data, high-frequency data, etc.)
  • Flow of funds and other types of financial statistics
  • Calibration

Authors are kindly requested to submit either a detailed abstract of 3-5 pages or a preliminary version of the paper in PDF format via email to jer2025macro@gmail.com, using the subject line "Submission to JER Special Issue." Do not submit through the usual online editorial system of the JER. The papers should represent original research not published elsewhere. Since the papers are intended for publication in the JER, authors will not be able to publish or reprint the work elsewhere without the permission of the guest editors. Those who submitted a paper will receive a receipt notice within a week after submission. The submission deadline for proposals is March 28, 2025 (Friday). The guest editors, in collaboration with the JER editorial board, will select the papers. Authors will be notified by May 9, 2025 (Friday) if their paper has been selected.

Following this initial screening process, all selected papers will be presented at the JER special conference scheduled to take place at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan, on August 24 (Sunday) and 25 (Monday), 2025, after which each paper will go through a streamlined review process. More detailed information regarding the conference will be provided in due course. Please note that JER will cover travel and accommodation expenses for selected presenters.

All the papers presented at the conference will be included in the HIAS Discussion Paper Series (unless the author opts out).

For any inquiries or further information, please do not hesitate to contact the guest editors via email (jer2025macro@gmail.com), using the subject line "JER Special Issue." We are looking forward to your submission.

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