About the Workshop
This workshop aims to bring together leading experts from around the globe to discuss the latest research and facilitate the exchange of ideas in the fields of Macroeconomics, Health Economics, Labor and Family Economics, Public Policy, Demography, and Sustainability. We expect to have around 19 presentations in total.
Keynote Speaker:
Mariacristina De Nardi (University of Minnesota)
Confirmed Invited Speakers (in alphabetical order):
Jérôme Adda (Bocconi University)
Marco Bassetto (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
Toni Braun (GRIPS)
Yongsung Chang (Seoul National University)
Matthias Doepke (London School of Economics)
Christine Ho (Singapore Management University)
Ayşe İmrohoroğlu (University of Southern California)
Peter Rupert (University of California at Santa Barbara)
Ananth Seshadri (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Alessandra Voena (Stanford University
Important Dates
Submission deadline: September 15, 2025
Notification of acceptance: September 30, 2025
Registration of Non-speaking participants: January 15, 2026
Registration fee payment for non-speaking participants: January 15, 2026
Registration deadline for OIST-affiliated participants: February 6, 2026
Workshop dates: March 18-20, 2026
Preliminary Program
DHI_Program_Draft_updRegistration Information
Registration for OIST-affiliated participants is here.
Registration for outside-OIST participants has now been closed. For any inquiries, please contact Yuliya Kulikova.
If you have registered, but cannot attend, please read the information below:
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Participation fees will be refunded if cancellations are made in written form via email to workshop@oist.jp not later than 10 business days prior to the start of the workshop. Please note that there will be a fee of 3.6% if you decide to cancel and get a refund.
In case of a natural disaster (typhoon, earthquake, etc.), which results in the cancellation of the workshop, participant fees will be refunded after subtracting the processing fee of 3.6%.
Venue
Address 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun Okinawa, Japan 904-0495
Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (Seminar Room B250) on Level B of the Central Building. See the map below for local access information.
Talks will also be broadcast online; please consult this page later for connection information.
Accomodation
Presenters will stay at the Moon Beach Hotel.
A limited number of rooms is available free of charge for non-presenting participants. Please indicate if you would like to apply during registration. Please note that if the demand for free rooms exceeds the supply, preference for free accommodation will be given to PhD students and early career researchers.
Non-presenting participants who cannot be accommodated on campus are kindly requested to book their own accommodation.
We recommend staying between the Fuchaku and Tancha area, where many hotels are located.
Recommended hotels around OIST (if you stay in one of them, we can organize local transportation to/from the workshop venue for you free of charge):
The Moon Beach Resort -- workshop venue hotel
The Peridot Hotels - walking distance to OIST
Hotel Monterey Okinawa Spa & Resort
Excursion
On March 20, after the talks, we will go on an afternoon excursion. We’ll travel by bus with an English-speaking guide to the north of Okinawa, stopping first at a family-run restaurant for an authentic Okinawan (vegetarian) lunch. We will then continue to our main destination: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.
Please note that the aquarium admission fee (currently 2,180 JPY) is not included in the registration fee.
At the destination, participants will have free time to explore the aquarium and the surrounding park area at their own pace.
Churaumi Aquarium is located within Okinawa Expo Park, which also offers several nearby attractions:
Native Okinawan Village and Omoro Arboretum
There is also a Souvenir Shop at Aquarium and several food and drinks options.
After the excursion, the bus will take us to the Moon Beach Hotel, where we will gather for the Goodbye Dinner.
Organizers & Contact
Yuliya Kulikova, OIST
Sagiri Kitao, GRIPS
Yasuyuki Sawada, University of Tokyo
Code of Conduct
We are committed to making our workshops (workshop(s) organized by OIST, hereinafter “our workshop(s)”) an inclusive space for sharing ideas and knowledge. We will not tolerate disrespectful communication, discrimination, harassment, or bullying in any form. As such, all participants attending our workshops are required to comply with this Code of Conduct. To provide all participants with the opportunity to benefit from our workshops, we at OIST are dedicated to a positive, safe and harassment-free experience. Harassment in any form is specifically prohibited.
Full Statement on Code of Conduct:
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