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Working Papers

2023

1. Zombie Lending, Labor Hoarding, and Local Industry Growth
   Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Zombie lending, labor hoarding, and local industry growth, Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2022

2. Does a Financial Crisis Impair Corporate Innovation?
   Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics

2020

3. Government Financial Institutions and Capital Allocation Efficiency in Japan
   Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Government financial institutions and capital allocation efficiency in Japan, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
4. Local Economic Impacts of Legislative Malapportionment
   Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Local economic impacts of legislative malapportionment, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2019

5. The Effects of Lender of Last Resort on Financial Intermediation during the Great Depression in Japan
   Working Papers, Tokyo Center for Economic Research
   Also in CIGS Working Paper Series, The Canon Institute for Global Studies (2019)
   Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics (2019)
   CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (2019)
   See also Journal Article The effects of lender of last resort on financial intermediation during the great depression in Japan, European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society (2022) (2022)

2017

6. The Effects of Ethnic Chinese Minority on Vietnam's Regional Economic Development in the Post-Vietnam War Period
   Working Papers, Tokyo Center for Economic Research View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Effects of Ethnic Chinese Minority on Vietnam’s Regional Economic Development in the Post-Vietnam War Period, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2015

7. Taking the Lord's Name in Vain: The Impact of Connected Directors on 19th century British Banks
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in Working Papers, Tokyo Center for Economic Research (2014)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014)
   Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics (2014)
   See also Journal Article Taking the lord's name in vain: The impact of connected directors on 19th century British banks, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2014

8. Attribution Error in Economic Voting: Evidence From Trade Shocks
   Working Papers, Tokyo Center for Economic Research View citations (1)
   Also in Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics (2013)
   See also Journal Article ATTRIBUTION ERROR IN ECONOMIC VOTING: EVIDENCE FROM TRADE SHOCKS, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2015) View citations (5) (2015)

2011

9. Contingent Capital and Bank Risk-Taking among British Banks before World War I
   Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
10. Does Taxation on Banks Tax Bank Borrowers? Evidence from the Tokyo Bank Tax Experiment
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics
11. Related lending and banking development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Related lending and banking development, Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan (2011) View citations (19) (2011)

2010

12. Elections and Political Risk: New Evidence from Political Prediction Markets in Taiwan
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics View citations (8)

2009

13. Bank Integration and Local Credit Cycle:Evidence from Japan
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics
14. Transmission of Liquidity Shock to Bank Credit: Evidence from the Deposit Insurance Reform in Japan
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Transmission of liquidity shock to bank credit: Evidence from the deposit insurance reform in Japan, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier (2011) View citations (4) (2011)

2008

15. Crowding-Out Effects of a Government-Owned Depository Institution: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Japan
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2006

16. Market Discipline and Deposit Insurance Reform in Japan
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article Market discipline and deposit insurance reform in Japan, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2006) View citations (42) (2006)
17. Mixing Family Business with Politics in Thailand
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Mixing Family Business with Politics in Thailand, Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association (2006) View citations (12) (2006)
18. The Emergence of Market Monitoring in Japanese Banks: Evidence from the Subordinated Debt Market
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article The emergence of market monitoring in Japanese banks: Evidence from the subordinated debt market, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2007) View citations (15) (2007)

2005

19. Soft Related Lending: A Tale of Two Korean Banks
    Wesleyan Economics Working Papers, Wesleyan University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Soft related lending: A tale of two Korean banks, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2007) View citations (3) (2007)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Zombie lending, labor hoarding, and local industry growth
   Japan and the World Economy, 2024, 71, (C)
   See also Working Paper Zombie Lending, Labor Hoarding, and Local Industry Growth, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers (2023) (2023)

2022

2. Local economic impacts of legislative malapportionment
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2022, 131, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Local Economic Impacts of Legislative Malapportionment, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers (2020) (2020)
3. The effects of lender of last resort on financial intermediation during the great depression in Japan
   (Ginko Hatan gaoyobosu Densenkoka no Bunseki (The analyses of the effect of contagion caused by bank failures))
   European Review of Economic History, 2022, 26, (3), 448-478
   See also Working Paper The Effects of Lender of Last Resort on Financial Intermediation during the Great Depression in Japan, Working Papers (2019) (2019)

2020

4. Government financial institutions and capital allocation efficiency in Japan
   Journal of Banking & Finance, 2020, 118, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Government Financial Institutions and Capital Allocation Efficiency in Japan, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2019

5. Regulatory responses to banking crisis: Lessons from Japan
   Global Finance Journal, 2019, 39, (C), 10-16 View citations (1)

2018

6. The Effects of Ethnic Chinese Minority on Vietnam’s Regional Economic Development in the Post-Vietnam War Period
   Journal of Development Studies, 2018, 54, (9), 1680-1697 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Effects of Ethnic Chinese Minority on Vietnam's Regional Economic Development in the Post-Vietnam War Period, Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2017

7. Japan's Lost Decade: Did Decline in Innovation Lead to Loss of Competitiveness in Japanese Industries?
   Economics Bulletin, 2017, 37, (2), 1318-1326

2016

8. Taking the lord's name in vain: The impact of connected directors on 19th century British banks
   Explorations in Economic History, 2016, 59, (C), 75-93 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Taking the Lord's Name in Vain: The Impact of Connected Directors on 19th century British Banks, CEPR Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)

2015

9. ATTRIBUTION ERROR IN ECONOMIC VOTING: EVIDENCE FROM TRADE SHOCKS
   Economic Inquiry, 2015, 53, (1), 258-275 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Attribution Error in Economic Voting: Evidence From Trade Shocks, Working Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
10. Japan’s financial regulatory responses to the global financial crisis
    Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2015, 7, (1), 51-67 View citations (5)
    See also Chapter Japan's Financial Regulatory Responses to the Global Financial Crisis, World Scientific Book Chapters, 2015, 145-166 (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2013

11. Contingent capital and bank risk-taking among British banks before the First World War
    Economic History Review, 2013, 66, (1), 132-155 View citations (27)
12. Economic shocks and civil conflict: Evidence from foreign interest rate movements
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 103, (C), 77-89 View citations (11)

2012

13. Does taxation on banks mean taxation on bank-dependent borrowers?
    Economics Bulletin, 2012, 32, (4), 3439-3448
14. Local economic effects of a government-owned depository institution: Evidence from a natural experiment in Japan
    Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2012, 21, (1), 1-22 View citations (7)

2011

15. Bank Integration and Transmission of Financial Shocks: Evidence from Japan
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2011, 3, (1), 155-83 View citations (45)
16. Elections and political risk: New evidence from the 2008 Taiwanese Presidential Election
    Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7-8), 837-849 View citations (31)
    Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7), 837-849 (2011) View citations (30)
17. Related lending and banking development
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2011, 42, (3), 406-426 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Related lending and banking development, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (21) (2011)
18. Transmission of liquidity shock to bank credit: Evidence from the deposit insurance reform in Japan
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2011, 25, (2), 143-156 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Transmission of Liquidity Shock to Bank Credit: Evidence from the Deposit Insurance Reform in Japan, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers (2009) View citations (2) (2009)

2009

19. Ideologies, vested interest groups, and postal saving privatization in Japan
    Public Choice, 2009, 138, (1), 137-160 View citations (19)
20. Japan's return to gold: Turning points in the value of the yen during the 1920s
    Explorations in Economic History, 2009, 46, (3), 314-323 View citations (9)
21. Political Determinants of Government Loans in Japan
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2009, 52, (1), 41-70 View citations (10)
22. Political Influence and Declarations of Bank Insolvency in Japan
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2009, 41, (1), 131-158 View citations (36)
    Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2009, 41, (1), 131-158 (2009) View citations (8)

2008

23. The evolution of a national banking market in pre-war Japan
    Explorations in Economic History, 2008, 45, (1), 17-29 View citations (11)

2007

24. Soft related lending: A tale of two Korean banks
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2007, 31, (6), 1713-1729 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Soft Related Lending: A Tale of Two Korean Banks, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers (2005) View citations (3) (2005)
25. The emergence of market monitoring in Japanese banks: Evidence from the subordinated debt market
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2007, 31, (5), 1441-1460 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper The Emergence of Market Monitoring in Japanese Banks: Evidence from the Subordinated Debt Market, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers (2006) (2006)

2006

26. Market discipline and deposit insurance reform in Japan
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2006, 30, (12), 3433-3452 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Market Discipline and Deposit Insurance Reform in Japan, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers (2006) View citations (41) (2006)
27. Mixing Family Business with Politics in Thailand
    Asian Economic Journal, 2006, 20, (3), 241-256 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Mixing Family Business with Politics in Thailand, Wesleyan Economics Working Papers (2006) View citations (12) (2006)

Chapters

2017

1. Japan’s Regulatory Responses to Banking Crisis
   Chapter 6 in Achieving Financial Stability Challenges to Prudential Regulation, 2017, pp 63-77 View citations (1)

2015

2. Japan's Financial Regulatory Responses to the Global Financial Crisis
   Chapter 6 in The First Great Financial Crisis of the 21st Century A Retrospective, 2015, pp 145-166 View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Japan’s financial regulatory responses to the global financial crisis, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2015) View citations (5) (2015)