KAWAKUBO Takafumi

KAWAKUBO Takafumi

KAWAKUBO Takafumi

Fellow (Specially Appointed)

Assistant Professor, Osaka University

Activities at RIETI

Expertise

International Trade, Supply Chain and Firm Dynamics

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 Supply Chain Disruptions Harm Firm Performance? Evidence from Japan,” Working Paper, 2024. (with Takafumi Suzuki)
  • “Do Well Managed Firms Make Better Forecasts?” NBER Working Paper 29591, 2021. (with Nick Bloom, Charlotte Meng, Paul Mizen, Rebecca Riley, Tatsuro Senga, and John Van Reenen)
  • “Markups and Pass-through along the Supply Chains,” RIETI Discussion Paper 24-E-068, 2024. (with Takafumi Suzuki)