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
Workshop dates: March 18-20, 2026
Preliminary Program
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Registration Information
Registration fee for participants is 30,000 JPY. It includes accommodation for presenters, local transportation, meals, dinners and an excursion on March 20 (excluding entrance fees). We do not cover the cost of travel to and from Okinawa, but a (very) limited number of travel fellowships are available. Please indicate if you would like to apply during the paper submission.
Registration for non-speaking participants is now open here.
Registration fee for non-presenting participants is 30,000 JPY. It includes:
- Meals during the workshop: coffee breaks, lunches, and dinners on March 18, 19, and 20.
- Transfer from Naha Airport to the OIST campus/recommended hotels (only for arrivals on March 17)
- Transfer from the OIST campus/recommended hotels to Naha Airport (only for departures on March 21)
- If you stay in one of the recommended hotels (see below), we can also arrange local transportation to/from the workshop venue for you on the days of the Workshop.
- Participation in the excursion (entrance fee is not included).
Information for registration fee payment:
To complete your registration, please pay the registration fee of 30,000 JPY using the following link:
https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ00ib5RaSceO24Ac0co1u
Please note that if the number of registrations exceeds our capacity, we may close the registration form early. Your place is not guaranteed until the payment has been received and we send you the confirmation of your participation.
・Please note that the deadline for payment is January 15.
・Please note that after the completion of fee payment, there will be a fee of 3.6% if you later decide to cancel and get a refund.
・If the cardholder and participant names are different, please contact workshop@oist.jp.
・You will receive an email from stripe.com after your payment is completed.
<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.
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, in the second half of the day, there will be an excursion. More details will be posted here in due time.
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.