KAWAKUBO Takafumi

KAWAKUBO Takafumi

KAWAKUBO Takafumi

Fellow (Specially Appointed)

Assistant Professor, The University of Osaka

Activities at RIETI

Expertise

International Trade, Supply Chain and Firm Dynamics

Research Projects

Education

2023 Ph.D. in Economics, London School of Economics
2018 MRes in Economics, London School of Economics
2016 M.A. in Economics, University of Tokyo
2014 B.A. in Economics, University of Tokyo

Experience

2024 Assistant Professor, Osaka University
2023 Project Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo

Selected Publications and Papers

  • “Do Well Managed Firms Make Better Forecasts?” Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming. (with Nick Bloom, Charlotte Meng, Paul Mizen, Rebecca Riley, Tatsuro Senga, and John Van Reenen)
  • “Do Supply Chain Disruptions Harm Firm Performance? Evidence from Japan,” Working Paper, 2024. (with Takafumi Suzuki)
  • “Spillovers through the Supply Chains: How Large Plant Openings Affect Local Supplier Plants,” RIETI Discussion Paper Series 25-E-083, 2025. (with Takafumi Suzuki)
    https://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/publications/dp/25e083.pdf
  • "Offshoring Bias in Productivity Estimates: Evidence from Japanese Customs Data," RIETI Discussion Paper Series 25-E-129, 2025. (with Kyoji Fukao, Tomohiko Inui, Tetsushi Horie, Young Gak Kim, Hyeog Ug Kwon, and Hongyong Zhang)
    https://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/publications/dp/25e129.pdf
  • "Tax-Motivated Transfer Pricing and Country-by-Country Reporting: Evidence from Japanese Customs Data," CIRJE Discussion Paper Series F-1266, 2026. (with Makoto Hasegawa, Takafumi Suzuki, and Masayoshi Hayashi)
    https://www.cirje.e.u-tokyo.ac.jp/research/dp/2026/2026cf1266.pdf