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Working Papers

2024

1. Mass Reproducibility and Replicability: A New Hope
   I4R Discussion Paper Series, The Institute for Replication (I4R) View citations (6)

2021

2. Banks, Credit Supply, and the Life Cycle of Firms: Theory and Evidence from Late Nineteenth Century Japan
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University

2018

3. Trade and Immigration, 1870-2010
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2017

4. THE SAMURAI BOND: CREDIT SUPPLY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN PRE-WAR JAPAN
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
5. Upstart Industrialization and Exports, Japan 1880-1910
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (2)

2016

6. A Tale of Two Sics: Japanese and American Industrialization in Historical Perspective
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article A tale of two SICs: Japanese and American industrialisation in historical perspective, Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand (2016) (2016)
7. The Engine and the Reaper: Industrialization and Mortality in Early Modern Japan
   CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (1)
   Also in RCESR Discussion Paper Series, Research Center for Economic and Social Risks, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2015)
8. The engine and the reaper: The impact of industrialisation on mortality in early modern Japan
   Working Papers, Economic History Society
   See also Journal Article THE ENGINE AND THE REAPER: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND MORTALITY IN LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY JAPAN, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (13) (2017)

2015

9. A nation without a corporate income tax: Evidence from nineteenth century Japan
   Discussion Papers in Economics and Business, Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics View citations (3)
   Also in CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2015) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Taxes and the Choice of Organizational Form in Late Nineteenth Century Japan, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2017) View citations (6) (2017)
10. East Asian Industrial Pioneers: Japan, Korea and Taiwan
    CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (14)
11. Pollution Havens and the Trade in Toxic Chemicals: Evidence from U.S. Trade Flows
    ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2010) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Pollution havens and the trade in toxic chemicals: Evidence from U.S. trade flows, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (7) (2015)

2014

12. A tale of two SICs: industrial development in Japan and the United States in the late nineteenth century
    Working Papers, Economic History Society
    See also Journal Article A tale of two SICs: Japanese and American industrialisation in historical perspective, Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand (2016) (2016)

2013

13. Financial intermediation and late development in Meiji Japan, 1868 to 1912
    CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Financial intermediation and late development in Meiji Japan, 1868 to 1912, Financial History Review, Cambridge University Press (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
14. Railroad expansion and entrepreneurship: Evidence from Meiji Japan
    AJRC Working Papers, Australia-Japan Research Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University View citations (3)
    Also in CEH Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2013) View citations (3)

2010

15. Globalization and Price Dispersion: Evidence from U.S. Trade Flows
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
16. Technological Leadership and Late Development: Evidence from Meiji Japan, 1868-1912
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Technological leadership and late development: evidence from Meiji Japan, 1868–1912, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2011) View citations (16) (2011)

2009

17. Entrepreneurship and Japanese Industrialization in Historical Perspective
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
18. U.S. Trade in Toxics: The Case of Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies

2008

19. Financial Intermediation and Late Development: The Case of Meiji Japan, 1868 to 1912
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies

2006

20. Occupational Diversification, Offshoring and Labor Market Volatility
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article What Kind of Job is Safer? A Note on Occupational Vulnerability, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Banks, credit supply, and the life cycle of firms: Evidence from late nineteenth century Japan
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2023, 154, (C)

2022

2. World War II and Southeast Asia: Economy and Society under Japanese Occupation. By Gregg Huff. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. Pp. xxx, 523. $120.00, hardcover
   The Journal of Economic History, 2022, 82, (1), 331-332

2020

3. Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order. By J. C. Sharman. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019. Pp. xii, 196. $27.95, paperback
   The Journal of Economic History, 2020, 80, (4), 1233-1234
4. The Samurai Bond: Credit Supply, Market Access, and Structural Transformation in Pre-War Japan
   The Journal of Economic History, 2020, 80, (2), 457-500 View citations (3)

2019

5. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress. By Steven Pinker. London: Allen Lane, 2018. Pp. xvii, 556. £25, hardcover
   The Journal of Economic History, 2019, 79, (1), 315-318
6. Give and Take: Poverty and the Status Order in Early Modern Japan. By Maren A. Ehlers. Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center, 2018. Pp xiv, 351. $49.95, hardcover
   The Journal of Economic History, 2019, 79, (3), 904-905

2018

7. Upstart Industrialization and Exports: Evidence from Japan, 1880–1910
   The Journal of Economic History, 2018, 78, (4), 1068-1102 View citations (1)
8. Yokohama and the Silk Trade: How Eastern Japan Became the Primary Economic Region of Japan, 1843–1893. By Yasuhiro Makimura. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2017. Pp. xx, 255. $105, hardcover
   The Journal of Economic History, 2018, 78, (3), 949-950

2017

9. THE ENGINE AND THE REAPER: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND MORTALITY IN LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY JAPAN
   Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 56, (C), 145-162 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper The engine and the reaper: The impact of industrialisation on mortality in early modern Japan, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
10. Taxes and the Choice of Organizational Form in Late Nineteenth Century Japan
    The Journal of Economic History, 2017, 77, (2), 440-472 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper A nation without a corporate income tax: Evidence from nineteenth century Japan, Discussion Papers in Economics and Business (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2016

11. A tale of two SICs: Japanese and American industrialisation in historical perspective
    Australian Economic History Review, 2016, 56, (2), 174-197
    See also Working Paper A Tale of Two Sics: Japanese and American Industrialization in Historical Perspective, CEH Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
    Working Paper A tale of two SICs: industrial development in Japan and the United States in the late nineteenth century, Working Papers (2014) (2014)
12. Regional Inequality and Industrial Structure in Japan: 1874-2008, by Kyoji Fukao, Jean-Pascal Bassino, Tatsuji Makino, Ralph Papryzycki, Tokihiko Settsu, Masanori Takashima and Joji Tokui ( Maruzen Publishing Company, Ltd, Tokyo, 2015 ), pp. 350
    The Economic Record, 2016, 92, (296), 141-143 View citations (1)
13. The Company and the Shogun: The Dutch Encounter with Tokugawa Japan. ByAdam Clulow. New York: Columbia University Press, 2014. xvi + 330 pp. Maps, illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $65.00. ISBN: 978-0-231-16428-3
    Business History Review, 2016, 90, (1), 181-184

2015

14. Pollution havens and the trade in toxic chemicals: Evidence from U.S. trade flows
    Ecological Economics, 2015, 112, (C), 150-160 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Pollution Havens and the Trade in Toxic Chemicals: Evidence from U.S. Trade Flows, ANU Working Papers in Economics and Econometrics (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2014

15. Railroad Expansion and Industrialization: Evidence from Meiji Japan
    The Journal of Economic History, 2014, 74, (3), 863-886 View citations (25)

2013

16. Financial intermediation and late development in Meiji Japan, 1868 to 1912
    Financial History Review, 2013, 20, (2), 111-135 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Financial intermediation and late development in Meiji Japan, 1868 to 1912, CEH Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (5) (2013)

2011

17. Technological leadership and late development: evidence from Meiji Japan, 1868–1912
    Economic History Review, 2011, 64, 99-116 View citations (16)
    Also in Economic History Review, 2011, 64, (s1), 99-116 (2011) View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Technological Leadership and Late Development: Evidence from Meiji Japan, 1868-1912, Working Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2010

18. What Kind of Job is Safer? A Note on Occupational Vulnerability
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 17 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Occupational Diversification, Offshoring and Labor Market Volatility, MPRA Paper (2006) (2006)