8th World KLEMS Conference Tokyo, March 2025

The 8th World KLEMS Conference, hosted by Gakushuin University, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Productivity Center and Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) took place at the International House of Japan, Roppongi, Tokyo, from March 27-28, 2025. Welcoming around 100 participants, the conference featured 1 plenary session, 15 parallel sessions, an opening keynote, a dinner speech, and the panel discussion on global supply chains and productivity encompassing a diverse array of topics with about 50 paper presentations. During in-person sessions and events, conference participants exchanged knowledge on productivity and economic growth.