updated: Jan 21, 2013
Educational Background and Academic positions:
1987 Wheeling High School （Illinois, US）
1992 (B.A.) Department of Economics, Kobe University, Japan
1994 (Master) Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, Japan
1998 (Ph. D course) Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University (Ph.D obtained in 2013), Japan
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
1999 Visiting lecturer, Department of Economics, Nagasaki Prefecture University, Japan
2001 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
2002-2003 Visiting Research Associate, Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz, US
2006-2012 Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
2007 Mar Visiting Professor, School of Business, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
2008 July/Aug Visiting Scholar, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Korea
2012Sep- Professor, Faculty of Economics, Shiga University, Japan
Academic Society:
American Economic Association[98-], Asia Pacific Economic Association[05-], Econometrics Society[04-], International Economics and Finance Society[03-], Japanese Economic Association[98-], Japan Association of Applied Economics, Canadian Economic Association[08-], INFER (International Networks for Economic Research)[08-]
Grants and Scholarship
 | Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS (2011-2013) |
| The Zengin Foundation for Studies on Economics and Finance (2011-2012) |
| Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), JSPS (2008-2010) |
| Yamada Scholarship Foundation (2006-2007) |
| The Zengin Foundation for Studies on Economics and Finance (2000-2001) |
| The Japan Securities Scholarship Foundation (1998-1999) |
［Research］
Research in progress:
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"Public Service Efficiency and Political Cycle" (with Satoshi Honma) |
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"Financial Crisis and Asian Stock Markets" |
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"Intra-Industry Trade between Asia and European Countries: Globalization and Fragmentation" (with Nuno C. Leitao and Horácio C. Faustino) |
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"Intra-Industry Trade and Export Variety" |
Published articles (Refereed Journals)：
|  "An
Empirical Examination of Export Variety: Regional Heterogeneity Within a
Nation" 2011,
World Economy,34(4),
602-622. |
| "Stock
Market Linkage between Asia and the US in Two Crises: Smooth-transition
Correlation VAR-GARCH Approach," 2011, pp.53-81, in Yin-Wong Cheung, Vakas Kakkar and Guonan Ma (ed.),
The Evolving Role of Asia in Global
Finance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. |
| "Fragmentation, Vertical Intra-Industry Trade and Automobile components," 2010, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 30 No.2, pp. 1006-1015. (with Nuno C. Leitao and Horácio C. Faustino) |
| "Vertical Intra-Industry Trade and Foreign Direct Investment between Japan and European Countries," 2009, 37, 351-365, Atlantic Economic Journal. (DOI 10.1007/s11293-009-9192-8)(with Nuno C. Leitao and Horácio C. Faustino) |
| "New Evidence for Exchange Rate Pass-through: Disaggregated Trade Data from Local Ports," 2010, International Review of Economics and Finance, Vol.19, p.3-12. (DOI:10.1016/j.iref.2009.02.006) |
| "How do the Asian Economies Compete with Japan in the US Market, China Exceptional? A Triangular Trade Approach," 2006, the Asia Pacific Business Review, Vol.12, No.3, p285-307. (With Hiro Ito) |
| "Exchange Rate Movements and Tradable Goods Prices in East Asia: An Analysis Based on Japanese Customs Data, 1988-1999", 2001, IMF Staff Papers, Vol.48, No.2, p266-289. (With Shinji Takagi) |
Published articles (Others)：
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"Flying Geese Model of Manufacturing Industry Formation across Japanese Regions: The Role of Kyushu Area" , 2009 、Journal of Industry and Management of Industrial Management Institute, No. 41, p.69-106. (in Japanese, With Kyoko Hirose) |
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"A Preliminary Analysis of Trade Structures between the Fukuoka Economic Area and the Asia Region", 2007Mar、Journal of Industry and Management of Industrial Management Institute, No. 39, p101-171. (in Japanese) |
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"Economic Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment and Trade between Japan and the Asian Countries", 2002, Journal of Industry and Management of Industrial Management Institute, No. 34, p77-105. (in Japanese) |
| "A Cointegration Test of Long-run Purchasing Power Parity between Major Japanese Cities, 1951-1991", (With Shinji Takagi) Osaka Economic Papers Vol.48 No.3/4 (1999) |
Commentary:
| "Behind the High Observed IIT between Korea and Japan: Fragmentation, Domestic Regional Development, and the Korea-Japan FTA" (2009-3-12, CNAEC, KIEP) |
Working Papers (Excluding those published later in journals):
| "Intra-National Regional
Heterogeneity in international trade," 2010 May,
Kyushu
Sangyo University Discussion Paper Series No. 42. (with Kyoko Hirose) |
| "Is
this Time Different for Asia?: Evidence from Stock Markets," 2010 Feb,
Kyushu Sangyo
University Discussion Paper Series No. 40. |
| "Financial
Crisis, Exchange Rate and Stock Market Integration,"2009 Dec,
Kyushu Sangyo University Discussion
Paper Series No. 38. |
| "Market
Share and Exchange Rate Pass-through: Competition among Exporters of the
Same Nationality,"2009 Nov,
Kyushu Sangyo University Discussion Paper
Series No. 37. |
| "Regional
Heterogeneity in intra-national and international trade," 2009 Nov, Kyushu
Sangyo University Discussion Paper Series No. 36. (with Kyoko Hirose) |
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"On-going
and Completed Interventions and Yen/Dollar Expectations - Evidence from
Disaggregated Survey Data," 2009 Oct,
Kyushu Sangyo
University Discussion Paper Series No.35. (with Jan C. Rülke) |
| "Intra-Industry Trade between Japan and European Countries: A Closer Look at the Quality Gap in VIIT," 2008 Dec, Technical University of Lisbon Working Paper Series No.53.(with Nuno C. Leitao and Horácio C. Faustino) |
| "Intra-Industry Trade Between Japan and Korea: Vertical Intra-Industry Trade, Fragmentation and Export Margin," 2008 Aug, Kyushu Sangyo University Discussion Paper Series No.32./2009 Jun, CNAEC Research Series 09-03, KIEP. |
| "Industry Location and Variety Growth: Empirical Examination of Regional Exports,"2008 Mar, Kyushu Sangyo University Discussion Paper Series No.30. |
| "Export-platform Investment with Proximity and Product Differentiation: Empirical Evidence from Port-level International Trade," 2007 Dec, Kyushu Sangyo University Discussion Paper Series No.28 |
| "Distance on FDI and Trade: The Role of China and Mexico in the Pacific Basin," 2005, Kyushu Sangyo University Discussion Paper Series No.24. (With Hiro Ito) |
| "Outsourcing of Intermediate Manufacturing Products in Asian Economies," 2005, Kyushu Sangyo University Discussion Paper Series No.21 |
| "Foreign Direct Investment and Exchange Rate Pass-through: Export Pricing Behavior of Japanese Multinational Corporations," 2005, Kyushu Sangyo University Discussion Paper Series No.20 |
| "Foreign Direct Investment and Exchange Rate Pass-through: Access to Foreign Markets",2001, Kyushu Sangyo University Discussion Paper Series No.8 |
| "Exchange Rate Movements and Tradable Goods Prices in East Asia: An Analysis Based on Japanese Customs Data, 1988-1998", 1999, IMF Working Paper No.99/31 (With Shinji Takagi) |
| "The Effects of Vertical Structure on Exchange Rate Pass-through",1999,Kyushu Sangyo University Discussion Paper Series No.5 |
Referee Review:
The Japanese Economic Review, Climate Policy, International Economic Journal, Kinyu Keizai Kenkyu (Review of Monetary and Financial Studies), Pacific Economic Review, Review of International Economics, Economic Modeling, Journal of Economic Surveys, Journal for the Asia Pacific Economy, International Review of Economics and Finance, Emerging Markets Trade and Finance
presentations at international conferences and seminars:
| Indiana, US (2011/5) |
| Milas,Turkey (2010/7) |
| Hong Kong (2009/12) |
| Tokyo, Japan (2009/8) |
| Kyoto, Japan (2009/3) |
| Fukuoka, Japan (2009/3) |
| Evora, Portugal (2008/9) |
| Seoul, Korea (2008/7) (One week as visiting scholar) |
| Singapore (2008/7) |
| Seoul, Korea (2008/6) |
| Taipei, Taiwan (2008/5) |
| Murcia, Spain (2008/3) |
| Kobe, Japan (2008/3) |
| Tokyo, Japan (2008/2) (only as discussant) |
| Hong Kong, China (2007/12) |
| Hong Kong, China (2007/7) |
| Taipei, Taiwan (2007/7) (2 conferences) |
| Taipei, Taiwan (2007Mar) (2-week seminar) |
| Tokyo, Japan (2007Feb) (only as discussant) |
| Hong Kong, China (2006Dec) |
| Gyeong Ju, Korea (2006Dec) |
| Taipei, Taiwan (2006Oct-Nov) (4 seminars) |
| Wien, Austria (2006Sep) |
| Tokyo, Japan (2005Jul) |
| Xi'an, China (2005Jun) |
| Nottingham, UK (2004Sep) |
| Beijing, China (2004Jun) |
| Hong Kong, China (2004May) |
| Madrid, Spain (2003Sep) |
| Michigan, US (2003Jun) |
| Santa Cruz, US (2003May) |
| Lille, France (2002Mar) |
Conference presentations：
| "Is
this Time Different for Asia?: Evidence from Stock Markets," Japanese
Economic Association Conference, Chiba University, 2010 June./Euro2010
SSEM Conference, Milas/Bodurm, Turkey, 2010July. |
| "Intra-National Regional
Heterogeneity in international trade," GRIPS Policy Modeling
Conference, Niigata University, 2010May./ Midwest International Trade
Conference, Notre Dame University, USA, 2011May. |
| "Financial
Crisis, Exchange Rate and Stock Market Integration," All China
Economics International Conference, City U of Hong Kong, 2009Dec/Japan
Monetary Society Conference, Kobe University, 2010Sep. |
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"Market
Share and Exchange Rate Pass-through: Competition among Exporters of the
Same Nationality," Japanese Economic Association Conference, Kyoto
University, 2009June/ Far Eastern Meeting of Econometric Society, Tokyo
University, 2009Aug/ Japan Association of Applied Economics, Kobe
University, 2009Nov. |
| "On-Going versus Completed Interventions and Yen/Dollar Expectations: Evidence from Disaggregated Survey Data," WEAI Pacific Rim Conference, Ryukoku University, 2009Mar./Japanese Economic Association Conference, Senshu University, 2009Oct. |
| "Intra-Industry Trade Between Japan and European Countries: A Closer Look at Quality Gap in VIIT," INFER Annual Conference, Evora(Portugal), 2008Sep. |
| "Intra-Industry Trade Between Japan and Korea: Vertical Intra-Industry Trade, Fragmentation and Export Margins," Japan Applied Economics Conference, Kumamoto Gakuin University, 2008June./ Korea and the World Economy VII, Seoul and Chuncheon, 2008June. / KIEP Seminar, 2008Aug. |
| "International Trade between Japan and Taiwan: Intra-Industry Trade and Export Variety," Asia-Pacific Business & International Trade Conference, Soochow University, 2008May |
| "Industry Location and Variety Growth: Empirical Examination of Regional Exports," One-day Workshop on: Trade, IO and Regional Growth, Kobe University, 2008MAR/ Japanese Economic Association Conference, Tohoku U, 2008June. [formerly as "Decomposition of National Exports: Another Dimension of Variety," All China Economics International Conference II, City University of Hong Kong, 2007Dec.] |
| "A New Evidence for Exchange Rate Pass-through: Disaggregated Trade Data from Local Ports," All China Economics International Conference, City University of Hong Kong, 2006Dec./ 7th INFER Workshop on International Economics, University of Murcia, 2008Mar/ International Conference on Econometrics and the World Economy, Fukuoka University, 2009Mar. |
| "Export-platform Investment with Proximity and Product Differentiation: Empirical Evidence from Port-level International Trade," Far Eastern Meeting of Econometric Society, Howard International House, 2007July/ Asia-Pacific Economic Association 3rd Annual Conference, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2007July [formerly as "Distance and Home-market Effect: Japanese Local Port Trades with the Asia Region," Seminar at Academia Sinica, Taipei, 2006Oct/ Japan Association of Applied Economics, Hiroshima Shudo University, 2006Nov/ Conference on Globalization and the Regional Economic Development, Gyeong Ju TEMF Hotel, 2006Dec.] |
| "Exchange Rate Pass-through: An Empirical Analysis," Asia Pacific Economic Association Conference, Hitotsubashi Unversity, 2005July |
| "Outsourcing of Intermediate Manufacturing Products in Asian Economies," Conference on WTO, China and the Asian Economies, III, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2005June/ Japanese Economic Association Conference, Chuo University, 2005Sep/ European Trade Study Group Conference, Universitat Wien, 2006Sep [PDF(outsourcing)][PowerPoint(outsourcing)]/ Seminar at National Chiao Tung University, 2006Nov/ Seminar at Soochow University, 2006Nov/ International Conference on Economic Development and Industrial Efficiency of East Asia, Soocho University, 2007 July. |
| "How Does China Compete with Japan: A Triangular Trade Approach," Conference on Asia Pacific Economies: Multilateral vs Bilateral Relationships, APEC Study Center, City University of Hong Kong, 2004May/Japanese Economic Society Conference (Meiji Gakuin University)2004May/Conference on WTO, China and the Asian Economies, II, Renmin University of China, 2004June/European Trade Study Group Conference, University of Nottingham, 2004Sep |
| "Foreign Direct Investment and Exchange Rate Pass-through: Export Pricing Behavior of Japanese Multinational Corporations", UCSC Brown Bag Seminar, 2003Mar/ West Coast Japan Economic Seminar, University of California2003May/ IEFS Workshop, Central Michigan University 2003June/ European Trade Study Group Conference, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2003Sep/ Seminar at National Chiao Tung University, 2006Nov |
| "Foreign Direct Investment and Exchange Rate Pass-through: Access to Foreign Markets," West Japan Economic Society (Kyushu Kyoritu University）2001FebPDF(old ver)/Japanese Economic Association Conference（Hitotubashi University）2001Oct/International Finance Conference (Kyushu University)2001Dec PDF（RevisedVersion） PPT(Power Point), /University of Lille I,2002Mar |
| "The Effect of Asian Currency Crisis on Trade: Machinery and Electrical Industry Trade between Japan and East Asia",Japan Economic Policy Conference (Kyushu Sangyo University）1999May |
| "The Effects of Vertical Structure on Exchange Rate Pass-through", West Japan Economic Society (Kurume University)1998Oct / Japanese Economic Association Conference (Kagawa University)1999May |
| "Exchange Rate Movements and Tradable Goods Prices in East Asia: An Analysis Based on Japanese Customs Data, 1988-1998", West Japan Economic Society (Seinan Gakuin University）1999Feb /Japanese Economic Association (Tokyo University）1999Oct |
| "Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Price of Tradable Goods: Current Account and PPP"，IEFS (International Economics and Finance Society)−Japan Conference (Kobe University)1997Dec |