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Working Papers

2025

1. Geopolitical Risk and Supply Chain Diversification: Evidence from Japanese multinational firms
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
2. Measuring Political Leader’s Geopolitical Risk Perceptions
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Measuring political leader's geopolitical risk perceptions, International Economics, Elsevier (2025) View citations (1) (2025)
3. Unpacking China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy: Patterns, drivers, and implications
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

2023

4. Policy Agenda and Trajectory of the Xi Jinping Administration: Textual Evidence from 2012 to 2022
   Policy Discussion Papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
5. Political Visits and Firm Value: Evidence from central leaders’ local tours in China
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

2022

6. Catching the Political Leader's Signals: Economic policy uncertainty and firm investment in China
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
   See also Journal Article Catching the political leader's signal: Economic policy uncertainty and firm investment in China, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2023) View citations (3) (2023)

2020

7. COVID-19 and Social Distancing in the Absence of Legal Enforcement: Survey Evidence from Japan
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (7)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2020) View citations (7)

2014

8. Industrial Agglomeration and Dispersion in China: Spatial reformation of the "workshop of the world"
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
   See also Journal Article Industrial Agglomeration and Dispersion in China: Spatial Reformation of the "Workshop of the World", China Economic Policy Review (CEPR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2014) (2014)
9. What Types of Science and Technology Policies Stimulate Innovation? Evidence from Chinese firm-level data
   Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Measuring political leader's geopolitical risk perceptions
   International Economics, 2025, 183, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Measuring Political Leader’s Geopolitical Risk Perceptions, Discussion papers (2025) View citations (1) (2025)
2. Uncovering Xi Jinping's Policy Agenda: Text As Data Approach
   The Developing Economies, 2025, 63, (1), 9-46 View citations (2)

2023

3. Catching the political leader's signal: Economic policy uncertainty and firm investment in China
   China Economic Review, 2023, 81, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Catching the Political Leader's Signals: Economic policy uncertainty and firm investment in China, Discussion papers (2022) (2022)

2022

4. Mobile health technology as a solution to self-control problems: The behavioral impact of COVID-19 contact tracing apps in Japan
   Social Science & Medicine, 2022, 306, (C) View citations (1)
5. Risk Management Strategies of Japanese Companies in China: Political Crisis and Multinational Firms
   Social Science Japan Journal, 2022, 25, (1), 177-180
6. Variations in Early-Stage Responses to Pandemics: Survey Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan
   Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2022, 6, (2), 235-258 View citations (4)

2017

7. Multi-level and Multi-route Innovation Policies in China: A Programme Evaluation Based on Firm-level Data
   Millennial Asia, 2017, 8, (1), 78-107

2014

8. Industrial Agglomeration and Dispersion in China: Spatial Reformation of the "Workshop of the World"
   China Economic Policy Review (CEPR), 2014, 03, (01), 1-29
   See also Working Paper Industrial Agglomeration and Dispersion in China: Spatial reformation of the "workshop of the world", Discussion papers (2014) (2014)

Chapters

2023

1. Digitales China: Politische Initiativen, Fortschritte und Herausforderungen
   Springer

2022

2. Digital China: Policy Initiatives, Progress, and Challenges
   Springer View citations (1)

2017

3. Bottom-Up Industrialization in the People’s Republic of China: A Case Study of Industries Producing Small Things in Zhejiang
   Springer View citations (1)