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Working Papers

2019

1. Going Places: Rail Transport in Japan
   Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration

2018

2. Providing Public Goods and Commons. Towards Coproduction and New Forms of Governance for a Revival of Public Action
   (Offrir des biens publics et des communs. Vers la coproduction et de nouvelles formes de gouvernance pour la revitalisation de l'action publique)
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (10)

2016

3. Factors Affecting Inefficiency Level: Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Public Utility Firms in Japan
   Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration View citations (1)

2015

4. An Analysis of Household Electricity Saving Behavior Using the Stochastic Frontier Function
   Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration View citations (3)
5. An Analysis of the Effects of the Compact City on Economic Activities in Japan
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
6. Determinants of University Tuition in Japan
   Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration
7. Estimation of Social Costs of Highways in Japan
   Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration
   Also in ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2015)
8. The Effect of Demand Response on Electricity Consumption in Japan
   Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration
9. To What Extent Do Public Interest and Private Interest Affect Regulations? An Empirical Investigation of Firms in Japan
   Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration

2014

10. Comparing the Costs of Vertical Separation, Integration, and Intermediate Organisational Structures in European and East Asian Railways
    Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Comparing the Costs of Vertical Separation, Integration, and Intermediate Organisational Structures in European and East Asian Railways, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Bath (2015) View citations (14) (2015)
11. Looking Beyond Europe with a Special Focus on Japan
    Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration View citations (2)
12. Postal Services: Governments and Firms' Perspective
    Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration
13. What Most Affects A Firm' s Costs: Internal or External Factors, or Both?
    Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration

2013

14. Regulation, Competition, Diversification, Governance and Costs: An Empirical Analysis of Public Utility and Manufacturing Firms in Japan
    Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration

2011

15. Maintaining Local Transport Services in Japan
    CIRIEC Working Papers, CIRIEC - Université de Liège View citations (1)
16. Market Size and Vertical Structure in the Railway Industry
    ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of Osaka

2006

17. Privatization of the Japan Highway Public Corporation: Policy Assessment
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
18. Special Post Office, Privatization and Universal Service Obligation Costs
    Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration View citations (1)

2005

19. Productivity Effects and Determinants of Public Infrastructure Investment
    Discussion Papers, Kobe University, Graduate School of Business Administration
    See also Journal Article Productivity effects and determinants of public infrastructure investment, The Annals of Regional Science, Springer (2010) View citations (16) (2010)
20. Productivity Effects and Determinants of the Allocation of Public Infrastructure
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (2)

2004

21. What Type of Public Capital Contributes to Private Production?
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2003

22. Industrial Diversity and Metropolitan Unemployment Rate
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
    See also Journal Article Industrial diversity and metropolitan unemployment rate, The Annals of Regional Science, Springer (2006) View citations (18) (2006)

2002

23. A private-public comparison of bus service operators
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (9)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Economies of scale and scope, merger effects, and ownership difference: an empirical analysis of universities in Japan
   Education Economics, 2024, 32, (6), 882-905
2. Empirical analysis of the factors behind rail infrastructure investment
   Transport Policy, 2024, 150, (C), 244-254

2023

3. Determinants of the adoption of energy efficient water heaters in the residential sector: Evidence from a survey in Japan
   Energy Policy, 2023, 180, (C)
4. Do Consumers Really Pay for SDGs? Re-Evaluating Consumer Behaviour Using Surveys in the USA, Germany, and Japan
   CESifo Economic Studies, 2023, 69, (3), 158-176

2020

5. A comparison of vertical structural types in the railway industry: A simple mathematical explanation model
   Research in Transportation Economics, 2020, 81, (C) View citations (3)
6. An analysis of the inter-effect of structural reforms and rail mode share
   Research in Transportation Economics, 2020, 81, (C) View citations (1)
7. Structural reform of the electricity industry and economic growth
   Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2020, 23, (2), 184-208 View citations (2)
8. The Impact of Structural Reforms and Regulations on the Demand Side in the Railway Industry
   Review of Network Economics, 2020, 18, (1), 1-33 View citations (2)
   Also in Review of Network Economics, 2019, 18, (1), 1-33 (2019) View citations (1)

2019

9. Necessary demand and extra demand of public utility product: identification using the stochastic frontier model
   Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2019, 46, (1), 45-64 View citations (1)
10. Regulation, public interest, and private interest: an empirical investigation of firms in Japan
    Empirical Economics, 2019, 56, (4), 1433-1454 View citations (1)

2017

11. How do governance factors affect inefficiency? Stochastic frontier analysis of public utility firms in Japan
    Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2017, 44, (3), 267-289 View citations (1)
12. Magnitude of external costs of highways in Japan
    Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, 2017, 1, (2), 337-357 View citations (1)

2015

13. Comparing the Costs of Vertical Separation, Integration, and Intermediate Organisational Structures in European and East Asian Railways
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2015, 49, (3), 496-515 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Comparing the Costs of Vertical Separation, Integration, and Intermediate Organisational Structures in European and East Asian Railways, Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
14. Estimation of optimal metropolitan size in Japan with consideration of social costs
    Empirical Economics, 2015, 48, (4), 1713-1730 View citations (1)

2014

15. How Does Market Size Affect Vertical Structure When Considering Vertical Coordination? Application to the Railway Industry
    Pacific Economic Review, 2014, 19, (5), 657-676 View citations (2)
16. Managerial incentive, organizational slack, and performance: empirical analysis of Japanese firms’ behavior
    Journal of Management & Governance, 2014, 18, (1), 245-284 View citations (3)
17. Structural reforms in the railways: Incentive misalignment and cost implications
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2014, 48, (C), 16-23 View citations (13)

2013

18. Does vertical separation reduce cost? An empirical analysis of the rail industry in European and East Asian OECD Countries
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2013, 43, (1), 31-59 View citations (34)

2011

19. Estimation of Social Costs of Transport in Japan
    Urban Studies, 2011, 48, (16), 3537-3559 View citations (7)

2010

20. Determinants of privatization of public corporations: evidence from the Japanese experience
    Empirical Economics, 2010, 39, (2), 515-535 View citations (4)
21. Productivity effects and determinants of public infrastructure investment
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2010, 44, (3), 493-521 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Productivity Effects and Determinants of Public Infrastructure Investment, Discussion Papers (2005) (2005)

2009

22. Does yardstick regulation really work? Empirical evidence from Japan’s rail industry
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2009, 36, (3), 308-323 View citations (26)

2007

23. Privatization of the Japan Highway Public Corporation: Focusing on Organizational Structure Change†
    Transport Reviews, 2007, 28, (4), 469-493

2006

24. Industrial diversity and metropolitan unemployment rate
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2006, 40, (1), 157-172 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Industrial Diversity and Metropolitan Unemployment Rate, ERSA conference papers (2003) (2003)

2005

25. Regulation and Deregulation in the Japanese Rail Industry
    ifo DICE Report, 2005, 3, (04), 10-15 View citations (2)

2004

26. Privately Owned Railways' Cost Function, Organization Size and Ownership
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2004, 25, (3), 297-322 View citations (16)
27. Rail operation-infrastructure separation: the case of Kobe rapid transit railway
    Transport Policy, 2004, 11, (3), 251-263 View citations (11)

2003

28. The Post Office vs. Parcel Delivery Companies: Competition Effects on Costs and Productivity
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2003, 23, (3), 299-319 View citations (25)

2001

29. articles: Identifying network density and scale economies for Japanese water supply organizations
    Papers in Regional Science, 2001, 80, (2), 211-230 View citations (60)

1999

30. An assessment of the Japan Railway companies since privatization: Performance, local rail service and debts
    Transport Reviews, 1999, 19, (2), 117-139 View citations (8)

1996

31. EFFECTS OF JAPAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS' PRIVATIZATION ON LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
    Papers in Regional Science, 1996, 75, (2), 177-199 View citations (2)

Books

2012

1. Regulatory Reform of Public Utilities
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (7)

Chapters

2018

1. Redefining the borders between public, social economy and for-profit organizations in the provision of public services: The case of Japan
   Chapter 4 in Providing public goods and commons. Towards coproduction and new forms of governance for a revival of public action, 2018, vol. 1, pp 75-91

2004

2. The Japanese Experience with Railway Restructuring
   A chapter in Governance, Regulation, and Privatization in the Asia-Pacific Region, 2004, pp 305-336 View citations (13)