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Working Papers

2013

1. 'By a Silken Thread': Regional Banking Integration and Pathways to Financial Development in Japan's Great Recession
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
   Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2012)
   Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program (2012)
   ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich (2012)
2. Greenhouse Gas Emission Controls and Firm Locations in North-South Trade
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
3. Household formation and residential energy demand: Evidence from Japan
   Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program
4. Regional Variations in Productivity Premium of Exporters: Evidence from plant-level data
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
5. Trade and Industrial Policy Subtleties with International Licensing
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
6. Trade, Transboundary Pollution and Market Size
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics (2013)
7. Which Firms are Left in the Periphery? - Spatial Sorting of Heterogeneous Firms with Scale Economies in Transportation
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics (2013)
8. Why is Exporting Hard in Some Sectors?
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

2012

9. International Trade, Offshoring and Heterogeneous Firms
   Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)
10. Networked FDI: Sales and Sourcing Patterns of Japanese Foreign Affiliates
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2012) View citations (1)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (1)
11. New Aspects of Intra-industry Trade in EU Countries
    Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program
    Also in IDE Discussion Papers, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO) (2012)
    See also Journal Article in The World Economy (2012)
12. Skew productivity distributions and agglomeration: Evidence from plant-level data
    Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program
13. Structural Estimation and Interregional Labour Migration: Evidence from Japan
    Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program
14. The Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Firms: A Spatial Analysis
    Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2013)

2011

15. Anti-agglomeration Subsidies with Heterogeneous Firms
    Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program
    Also in Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University (2011)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Regional Science (2012)
16. Are Capital Intensive Firms the Biggest Exporters?
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011)
17. Business Cycle, Currency and Trade, Revisited
    Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Pacific Economic Review (2012)
18. Does International Trade Really Lead to Business Cycle Synchronization?-A panel data approach
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Manchester School (2011)
19. Environmental Outsourcing
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
    Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2010) View citations (3)
20. Firms Location under Demand Heterogeneity
    CREA Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research in Economic Analysis, University of Luxembourg View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2012)
21. Industrial relocation policy, productivity and heterogeneous plants: Evidence from Japan
    Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2012)
22. International trade, CO2 emissions and heterogeneous firms
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
23. New Aspects of Intra-Industry trade: Evidence from EU-15 countries
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (3)
24. No trade, one-way or two-way trade?
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010)
25. On the development strategy of countries of intermediate size - An analysis of heterogeneous firms in a multi-region framework
    Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (1)
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University (2010) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2012)
26. Productivity distribution, firm heterogeneity, and agglomeration: Evidence from firm-level data
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
    Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2010) View citations (1)
27. Size Matters: Multi-plant operation and the separation of corporate headquarters
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
28. Why Has the Border Effect in the Japanese Machinery Sectors Declined? The Role of Business Networks in East Asian Machinery Trade
    Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
    Also in Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2008)
    Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Discussion Paper Series, Keio/Kyoto Joint Global COE Program (2011)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Integration (2011)

2010

29. Environmental Product Standards in North-South Trade
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University (2010)
    Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2010)
    CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University (2010)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Development Economics (2011)
30. Environmental Standards under International Oligopoly
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
    Also in Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2010)
    CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University (2010)
31. Environmental and Trade Policies for Oligopolistic Industry in the Presence of Consumption Externalities
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (1)
32. Firm Heterogeneity and Location Choice
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
33. Industrial Relocation Policy and Heterogeneous Plants Sorted by Productivity: Evidence from Japan
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University (2010) View citations (2)
34. International Rent-shifting under Foreign Entry through R&D and Licensing
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
35. On the Development Strategy of Countries of Intermediate size - An Analysis of Heterogenous Fims in a Multiregion Framework
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics
36. On zero and asymmetric trade flows
    CREA Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research in Economic Analysis, University of Luxembourg
37. Shake Hands or Shake Apart? International Relationship of Japan with Global Blocs
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economie Internationale (2008)
38. Spatial Relocation with Heterogeneous Firms and Heterogeneous Sectors
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics (2010)
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2010)
39. The Intranational Business Cycle in Japan
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2011)
40. The spatial selection of heterogeneous firms
    Open Access publications from Université catholique de Louvain, Université catholique de Louvain View citations (2)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (9)
    CREA Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research in Economic Analysis, University of Luxembourg (2008) View citations (2)
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University (2008) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (2010)
41. Trade, Environmental Regulations and Industrial Mobility: An Industry-Level Study of Japan
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Ecological Economics (2010)

2009

42. Greenhouse-Gas Emission Controls and International Carbon Leakage through Trade Liberalization
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
    Also in CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University (2008) View citations (6)
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University (2008) View citations (1)
    Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2008) View citations (2)
43. Tax Competition with Heterogeneous Firms
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
44. Tax reform, delocation and heterogeneous firms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2009)
45. The UK Intranational Trade Cycle
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
    Also in Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The Univeristy of Manchester (2008) View citations (2)
    SERC Discussion Papers, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE (2009)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009)

2008

46. Firms’ location Under taste and demand heterogeneity
    CORE Discussion Papers, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (1)
47. Globalization and Business Cycle Transmission
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    Also in Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The Univeristy of Manchester (2008) View citations (2)
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University (2008) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in The North American Journal of Economics and Finance (2009)
48. Heterogeneous Quality Firms and Trade Costs
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University View citations (5)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2008) View citations (5)
49. Tax Reform, Delocation and Heterogeneous Firms: Base Widening and Rate Lowering Reforms
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
50. Tax reform, delocation and heterogeneous firms: Base widening and rate lowering rule
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University
51. The Intranational Business Cycle: Evidence from Japan
    Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (2)
    Also in Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The Univeristy of Manchester (2008) View citations (2)
    Discussion Paper Series, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University (2008) View citations (2)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (3)

2006

52. Agglomeration, Offshoring and Heterogenous Firms
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
53. Home Market Effect and Regulation Costs - Homogeneous Firm and Heterogeneous Firm Trade Models
    IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies View citations (2)
54. Home Market Effect, regulation costs and heterogeneous firms
    Cahiers de la Maison des Sciences Economiques, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1) View citations (3)
    Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2006) View citations (2)
55. Shake Hands or Shake Apart? Pre-war Global Trade and Currency Blocs--the role of the Japanese Empire
    IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies
56. Trade Bloc Formation in Interwar Japan --Gravity Model Analysis-- (forthcoming in Journal of the Japanese and International Economies)
    IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies

2005

57. Heterogeneous Firms, Agglomeration and Economic Geography: Spatial Selection and Sorting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Geography (2006)

2004

58. Geographical Concentration, Comparative Advantage, and Public Policy
    IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies
59. Heterogeneous Firms, Agglomeration and Economic Geography: Selection and Sorting
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
60. Intra-industry Trade and Production Networks
    IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies View citations (2)
61. Why Has the Border Effect in the Japanese Market Declined?
    IHEID Working Papers, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies
62. Why Has the Border Effect in the Japanese Market Declined? The Role of Business Networks in East Asia
    Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (1)
    Also in Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2004) View citations (1)

2003

63. The Border Effect in the Japanese Market: A Gravity Model Analysis
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University (2000)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Japanese and International Economies (2004)

2002

64. An Econometric Analysis of Trade Diversion under NAFTA
    Working Papers, Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2002) View citations (7)
    Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2002) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in The North American Journal of Economics and Finance (2003)

2000

65. The Turn-around in the Production Pattern and Internal Geography by the Foreign Innovation
    Discussion Papers, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University

Journal Articles

2013

1. Energy-saving regulations and commodity prices
   Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2013, 15, (1), 93-132
2. The carbon dioxide emissions of firms: A spatial analysis
   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2013, 65, (2), 290-309
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

3. ANTIAGGLOMERATION SUBSIDIES WITH HETEROGENEOUS FIRMS
   Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (2), 285-299 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
4. BUSINESS CYCLE, CURRENCY AND TRADE, REVISITED
   Pacific Economic Review, 2012, 17, (1), 160-180
   See also Working Paper (2011)
5. Firms' locations under demand heterogeneity
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42, (6), 961-974 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
6. Industrial relocation policy, productivity and heterogeneous plants: Evidence from Japan
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42, (1-2), 230-239
   See also Working Paper (2011)
7. New Aspects of Intra-industry Trade in EU Countries
   The World Economy, 2012, 35, (9), 1126-1138
   See also Working Paper (2012)
8. On the development strategy of countries of intermediate size—An analysis of heterogeneous firms in a multi-region framework
   European Economic Review, 2012, 56, (4), 747-756
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

9. DOES INTERNATIONAL TRADE REALLY LEAD TO BUSINESS CYCLE SYNCHRONIZATION?—A PANEL DATA APPROACH
   Manchester School, 2011, 79, (2), 318-332
   See also Working Paper (2011)
10. Environmental Product Standards in North–South Trade
    Review of Development Economics, 2011, 15, (3), 458-473 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
11. Ricardian Comparative Advantage and Geographical Concentration
    Review of Development Economics, 2011, 15, (4), 620-637
12. The intranational business cycle in Japan
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2011, 63, (1), 111-133 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
13. Why Has the Border Effect in the Japanese Machinery Sectors Declined?: The Role of Business Networks in East Asian Machinery Trade
    Journal of Economic Integration, 2011, 26, 651-671
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

14. The UK intranational business cycle
    Journal of Forecasting, 2010, 29, (1-2), 71-93 View citations (1)
15. The spatial selection of heterogeneous firms
    Journal of International Economics, 2010, 82, (2), 230-237 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
16. Trade, environmental regulations and industrial mobility: An industry-level study of Japan
    Ecological Economics, 2010, 69, (10), 1995-2002 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2009

17. Firm heterogeneity and Ricardian comparative advantage within and across sectors
    Economic Theory, 2009, 38, (3), 533-559 View citations (10)
18. Globalization and business cycle transmission
    The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2009, 20, (2), 91-99 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
19. Tax Reform, Delocation, and Heterogeneous Firms
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2009, 111, (4), 741-764 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
20. Trade liberalisation and agglomeration with firm heterogeneity: Forward and backward linkages
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2009, 39, (5), 530-541 View citations (6)

2008

21. Shake Hands or Shake Apart? International Relationship of Japan with Global Blocs
    Economie Internationale, 2008, (113), 35-64
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2007

22. Intra-industry Trade, Reconsidered: The Role of Technology Transfer and Foreign Direct Investment
    The World Economy, 2007, 30, (12), 1855-1876 View citations (4)
23. Trade bloc formation in inter-war Japan.: A gravity model analysis
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2007, 21, (2), 214-236 View citations (1)

2006

24. Heterogeneous firms, agglomeration and economic geography: spatial selection and sorting
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2006, 6, (3), 323-346 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

25. The border effect in the Japanese market: A Gravity Model analysis
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2004, 18, (1), 1-11 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

26. An econometric analysis of trade diversion under NAFTA
    The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2003, 14, (1), 3-24 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2002)