Expertise
Policy and Institutions for Innovation
Education
2001 M. Phil. in European Studies, University of Cambridge, UK
1996 Bachelor of Law, the University of Tokyo
Experience
2005.6 Director, Industrial Structure Policy Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI
2004.6 Economic and Industrial Policy Division, METI
2002.7 Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
1996.4 Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
Selected Publications and Papers
Books
- Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation, Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, June 2003 (co-edited with Akira Goto)
- An Economic Analysis of International Price Differentials: Productivity Perspective, Tokyo: NTT Shuppan, 1999
Working Papers
- "Patent Quality, Cumulative Innovation and Market Value: Evidence from Japanese Firm Level Panel Data," IIR Working Paper WP#05-06, February 2005
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
- "How Would an Appreciation of the Renminbi Affect the U.S. Trade Deficit with China?," The B.E. Journal in Macroeconomics: 6, 2006: No. 3, Article 3.
