Expertise
International Economics, Development Economics, Applied Microeconometrics
Research Projects
Education
2000 Ph.D., Economics, Stanford University
1995 M. A., Food Research, Stanford University
1991 B. A., Asian Studies, the University of Tokyo
1995 M. A., Food Research, Stanford University
1991 B. A., Asian Studies, the University of Tokyo
Experience
2007- present Associate Professor, Department of International Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo
2005-2007 Associate Professor, School of International Politics, Economics, and Business, Aoyama Gakuin University
2001-2005 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Tokyo Metropolitan University
2000-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University
2005-2007 Associate Professor, School of International Politics, Economics, and Business, Aoyama Gakuin University
2001-2005 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Tokyo Metropolitan University
2000-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University
Selected Publications and Papers
"Does Offshoring Pay? Firm-Level Evidence from Japan," forthcoming in Economic Inquiry, 2008 (with HIJZEN, Alexander and INUI Tomohiko)
"Overseas R&D Activities and Home Productivity Growth: Evidence from Japanese Firm-Level Data," forthcoming in Journal of Industrial Economics, 2008 (with SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi)
"What Determines Overseas R&D Activities? The Case of Japanese Multinational Firms," Research Policy, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2008 (with SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi)
"Knowledge Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment and the Role of R&D Activities: Evidence from Indonesia," Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 55, No. 1, 2006 (with MIYAMOTO Koji)
"Overseas R&D Activities and Home Productivity Growth: Evidence from Japanese Firm-Level Data," forthcoming in Journal of Industrial Economics, 2008 (with SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi)
"What Determines Overseas R&D Activities? The Case of Japanese Multinational Firms," Research Policy, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2008 (with SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi)
"Knowledge Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment and the Role of R&D Activities: Evidence from Indonesia," Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 55, No. 1, 2006 (with MIYAMOTO Koji)

