Expertise
Policy and Institutions for Innovation
Education
2000 Boston University, M.A. Economics
1994 University of Tokyo, B.A. Economics
Experience
2014 Senior General Manager,Secretarial Department,SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
2013 Director, Southwest Asia office, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
2012 Director, Planning and Research Office, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
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.
