Expertise
Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics
Research Projects
Programs (2011-2015)
Economic Analysis of Human Resource Allocation Mechanisms Within the Firm: Insider econometrics using HR data
Policy Research Domains (2006-2010)
Empirical Analysis of Japan's Labor Market: Policy Responses to Fertility Decline and Population Aging
Empirical Analysis of Japan's Labor Market
Economic Analysis of Human Resource Allocation Mechanisms Within the Firm: Insider econometrics using HR data
Policy Research Domains (2006-2010)
Empirical Analysis of Japan's Labor Market: Policy Responses to Fertility Decline and Population Aging
Empirical Analysis of Japan's Labor Market
Education
2002 Ph.D., Economics, Michigan State University
1996 M.A., Economics, Hitotsubashi University
1994 B.A., Economics, Waseda University
1996 M.A., Economics, Hitotsubashi University
1994 B.A., Economics, Waseda University
Experience
2005-present Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University
2003-2005 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
2002-2003 Assistant Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
2003-2005 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
2002-2003 Assistant Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
Selected Publications and Papers
"Peer Effects on Substance Use among American Teenagers," Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 351-367, 2004.
"Human Capital Accumulation of Salaried and Self-Employed Workers," Labour Economics, Vol. 10, pp. 55-71, 2003.
"The Incidence and Effect of Job Training among Japanese Women," Industrial Relations, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 469-477.
"A Market Test of Sex Discrimination: Evidence from Japanese Firm-Level Panel Data," forthcoming in International Journal of Industrial Organization.
"The Causal Effect of Graduating from a Top University on Promotion: Evidence from the University of Tokyo's 1969 Admission Freeze" ( with Wenjie Ma), forthcoming in Economics of Education Review.
"Human Capital Accumulation of Salaried and Self-Employed Workers," Labour Economics, Vol. 10, pp. 55-71, 2003.
"The Incidence and Effect of Job Training among Japanese Women," Industrial Relations, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 469-477.
"A Market Test of Sex Discrimination: Evidence from Japanese Firm-Level Panel Data," forthcoming in International Journal of Industrial Organization.
"The Causal Effect of Graduating from a Top University on Promotion: Evidence from the University of Tokyo's 1969 Admission Freeze" ( with Wenjie Ma), forthcoming in Economics of Education Review.

