Expertise
Economic History, Development Economics, Comparative Institutional Analysis
Research Projects
Education
1986 Ph.D., Economics, the University of Tokyo
1981 B.A., Economics, the University of Tokyo
1981 B.A., Economics, the University of Tokyo
Experience
2007- Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
2002-2004 Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
2002 Visiting Professor, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (France)
2002-2003 Visiting Professor, Stanford University
1996-1997 Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
1999- Professor, Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo
1989 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo
1986 Research Associate, Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo
2002-2004 Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
2002 Visiting Professor, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (France)
2002-2003 Visiting Professor, Stanford University
1996-1997 Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
1999- Professor, Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo
1989 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo
1986 Research Associate, Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo
Selected Publications and Papers
Books
Production Organizations in Japanese Economic Development (edited), London: Routledge, 2007
Contemporary Japanese Economic System and its Historical Origins (co-edited with Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara), New York: Oxford University Press
Working Papers
"Role of Courts in Economic Development: A Case of Prewar Japan," (with Masaki Nakabayashi) CIRJE Discussion Paper Series, F-517
"Economic Development, Income Inequality and Social Stability in Prewar Japan," CIRJE Discussion Paper Series, F-500
"Listing Policy and Development of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the Pre-War Period," CIRJE Discussion Paper Series, F-495
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
"Micro-aspects of Monetary Policy: Lender of Last Resort and Selection of Bank," Explorations in Economic History, 44: 657-679, 2007
"Effects of Bank Consolidation Promotion Policy: Evaluating the 1927 Bank Law in Japan," (with Michiru Sawada) Financial History Review, 14(1), 29-61, 2007
"Voice and Exit in Japanese Firms during the Second World War: Sanpo Revisited," Economic History Review, 59(2): 374-395, 2006
"Measuring the Extent and Implications of Director Interlocking in Prewar Japanese Banking Industry," (with M. Sawada and K. Yokoyama), Journal of Economic History 65(4): 1082-1115, 2005
"Foreign Technology Acquisition Policy and Firm Performance in Japan: 1957-1970: Micro-aspects of Industrial Policy," International Journal of Industrial Organization, 23: 563-586, 2005
"The Role of the Merchant Coalition in Pre-modern Japanese Economic Development: An Historical Institutional Analysis," Explorations in Economic History, 42: 184-201, 2005
Production Organizations in Japanese Economic Development (edited), London: Routledge, 2007
Contemporary Japanese Economic System and its Historical Origins (co-edited with Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara), New York: Oxford University Press
Working Papers
"Role of Courts in Economic Development: A Case of Prewar Japan," (with Masaki Nakabayashi) CIRJE Discussion Paper Series, F-517
"Economic Development, Income Inequality and Social Stability in Prewar Japan," CIRJE Discussion Paper Series, F-500
"Listing Policy and Development of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the Pre-War Period," CIRJE Discussion Paper Series, F-495
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
"Micro-aspects of Monetary Policy: Lender of Last Resort and Selection of Bank," Explorations in Economic History, 44: 657-679, 2007
"Effects of Bank Consolidation Promotion Policy: Evaluating the 1927 Bank Law in Japan," (with Michiru Sawada) Financial History Review, 14(1), 29-61, 2007
"Voice and Exit in Japanese Firms during the Second World War: Sanpo Revisited," Economic History Review, 59(2): 374-395, 2006
"Measuring the Extent and Implications of Director Interlocking in Prewar Japanese Banking Industry," (with M. Sawada and K. Yokoyama), Journal of Economic History 65(4): 1082-1115, 2005
"Foreign Technology Acquisition Policy and Firm Performance in Japan: 1957-1970: Micro-aspects of Industrial Policy," International Journal of Industrial Organization, 23: 563-586, 2005
"The Role of the Merchant Coalition in Pre-modern Japanese Economic Development: An Historical Institutional Analysis," Explorations in Economic History, 42: 184-201, 2005

