UESUGI Iichiro
Consulting Fellow
Deputy Director, Policy Planning Division, Business Environment Department, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Associate Professor, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Deputy Director, Policy Planning Division, Business Environment Department, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Associate Professor, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Expertise
Corporate Finance, Monetary Policy, Financial Market, Macro-Economics
Education
2000 Ph.D., in Economics University of California,San Diego
1993 Bachelor of Economics, University of Tokyo
1993 Bachelor of Economics, University of Tokyo
Experience
2007- Associate Professor, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
2006-2007 Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Deputy Director, Research Office, Business Environment Department, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, METI
2002 Fellow, RIETI
2000 Macroeconomic Affairs Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI
1995 Planning Divison, Coal Department,Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, MITI
1993 Research Division, Industrial Policy Bureau, MITI
2006-2007 Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Deputy Director, Research Office, Business Environment Department, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, METI
2002 Fellow, RIETI
2000 Macroeconomic Affairs Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI
1995 Planning Divison, Coal Department,Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, MITI
1993 Research Division, Industrial Policy Bureau, MITI
Selected Publications and Papers
Journal Articles:
"Economic Conditions and Japanese Firm Financing," (coauthored with Guy M. Yamashiro) Economics Bulletin, Aug 2006
"Trading Company Finance in Japan," International Journal of Business, Vol.11, No.1, Jan 2006
"Does Trade Credit Substitute for Bank Loans? Evidence from Japanese SMEs,"(in Japanese) JCER Economic Journal, Vol. 52, Oct 2005
"Measuring the Liquidity Effect: The Case of Japan," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Vol. 16, No. 3, Sep 2002
Unpublished Papers:
"Effectiveness of Credit Guarantees in the Japanese Loan Market," (coauthored with Koji Sakai and Guy M. Yamashiro)RIETI Discussion Paper Series(06-E-004), Feb 2006
"Firm Age and the Evolution of Borrowing Costs: Evidence from Japanese Small Firms," (coauthored with Koji Sakai and Tsutotmu Watanabe)RIETI Discussion Paper Series(05-E-026), Nov 2005
"The Role of Collateral and Personal Guarantees in Relationship Lending: Evidence from Japan's Small Business Loan Market," (coauthored with Arito Ono)RIETI Discussion Paper Series(05-E-027), Nov 2005
"How Trade Credit Differs from Loans: Evidence from Japanese Trading Companies," RIETI Discussion Paper Series (04-E-028), Sep 2004
"On the Relationship Between the Very Short Forward and Spot Interest Rate," RIETI Discussion Paper Series (03-E-013), May 2003
Monetary Policy, the Banking System, and Short-term Money Instruments, Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, San Diego, June 2000
"Economic Conditions and Japanese Firm Financing," (coauthored with Guy M. Yamashiro) Economics Bulletin, Aug 2006
"Trading Company Finance in Japan," International Journal of Business, Vol.11, No.1, Jan 2006
"Does Trade Credit Substitute for Bank Loans? Evidence from Japanese SMEs,"(in Japanese) JCER Economic Journal, Vol. 52, Oct 2005
"Measuring the Liquidity Effect: The Case of Japan," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Vol. 16, No. 3, Sep 2002
Unpublished Papers:
"Effectiveness of Credit Guarantees in the Japanese Loan Market," (coauthored with Koji Sakai and Guy M. Yamashiro)RIETI Discussion Paper Series(06-E-004), Feb 2006
"Firm Age and the Evolution of Borrowing Costs: Evidence from Japanese Small Firms," (coauthored with Koji Sakai and Tsutotmu Watanabe)RIETI Discussion Paper Series(05-E-026), Nov 2005
"The Role of Collateral and Personal Guarantees in Relationship Lending: Evidence from Japan's Small Business Loan Market," (coauthored with Arito Ono)RIETI Discussion Paper Series(05-E-027), Nov 2005
"How Trade Credit Differs from Loans: Evidence from Japanese Trading Companies," RIETI Discussion Paper Series (04-E-028), Sep 2004
"On the Relationship Between the Very Short Forward and Spot Interest Rate," RIETI Discussion Paper Series (03-E-013), May 2003
Monetary Policy, the Banking System, and Short-term Money Instruments, Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, San Diego, June 2000
