Journal Article

18. Are US Exports Different from China's Exports? Evidence from Japan's Imports
The World Economy, forthcoming.
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17. Industrial Policy Cuts Two Ways: Evidence from Cotton Spinning Firms in Japan, 1956-1964
with Tetsuji Okazaki
Journal of Law and Economics, forthcoming, August 2010.
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16. Measurement of the Market Power of Firms: The Japanese Case in the 1990s
with Takanobu Nakajima and Kiyohiko G. Nishimura
Industrial and Corporate Change, 18(3): 381-414, June 2009.
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15. Exchange Rate Volatility and MNCs' Production and Distribution Networks: The Case of Japanese Manufacturing MNCs
with Toshiyuki Matsuura and Shujiro Urata
Singapore Economic Review, 53(3): 523-538, December 2008.
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14. Reconsidering the Backward Vertical Linkage of Foreign Affiliates: Evidence from Japanese Multinationals
with Toshiyuki Matsuura, Shujiro Urata, and Yuhong Wei
World Development, 36(8): 1398-1414, August 2008.
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13. The Role of Multinational Fimrs in International Trade: The Case of Japan
with Shujiro Urata
Japan and the World Economy, 20(3): 338-352, August 2008.
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12. An Analysis of a US-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement
with Drusilla K. Brown and Robert M. Stern
World Development, 36(3): 461-484, March 2008.
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11. Foreign-owned versus Domestically-owned Firms: Economic Performance in Japan
with Fukunari Kimura
Review of Development Economics, 11(1): 31-48, February 2007.
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10. Exports, FDI, and Productivity: Dynamic Evidence from Japanese Firms
with Fukunari Kimura
Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 142(4): 695-719, December 2006.
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9. Computational Analysis of the Menu of US-Japan Trade Policies
with Drusilla K. Brown and Robert M. Stern
The World Economy, 29(6): 805-855, June 2006.
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8. An Assessment of the Economic Effects of the Menu of U.S. Trade Policies
with Robert M. Stern
Global Economy Journal, 5(4): Article 22, December 2005.
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7. Computational Analysis of the US FTAs with Central America, Australia, and Morocco
with Drusilla K. Brown and Robert M. Stern
The World Economy, 28(10): 1441-1490, October 2005.
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6. Foreign Technology Acquisition Policy and Firm Performance in Japan, 1957-1970
with Tetsuji Okazaki
International Journal of Industrial Organization, 23(7-8): 563-586, September 2005.
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5. Does the Natural Selection Mechanism Still Work in Severe Recessions? - Examination of the Japanese Economy in the 1990s
with Takanobu Nakajima and Kiyohiko G. Nishimura
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 58(1): 53-78, September 2005.
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4. Services Content of Japanese Trade
Japan and the World Economy, 17(3): 261-292, August 2005.
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3. Computational Analysis of the Free Trade Areas of Americas (FTAA)
with Drusilla K. Brown and Robert M. Stern
North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 16(2): 153-185, August 2005.
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2. Exchange Rate, Exchange Rate Volatility and Foreign Direct Investment
with Shujiro Urata
The World Economy, 27(10): 1501-1536, November 2004.
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1. Japanese Foreign Direct Investment to East Asia and Exchange Rate Policies: Some Longer Term Policy Implications after the Crisis
with Yoko Sazanami and Seiji Yoshimura
Keio Economic Studies, 40(1): 1-26, June 2003.

Working Paper

Productivity, Markup, Scale Economies, and the Business Cycle: Estimates from Firm-level Panel Data in Japan
RIETI Discussion Paper #10-E-040, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, July 2010.
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A Test of the Law of Comparative Advantage, Revisited
Faculty of Business Administration, Working Paper #295, Yokohama National University, April 2010.
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Exports and Jobs: The Case of Japan, 1975-2006
Faculty of Business Administration Working Paper #294, Yokohama National University, April 2010.
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The 'Flying Geese' Patterns of Industrial Development
Faculty of Business Administration Working Paper #289, Yokohama National University, November 2009.
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Trade Liberalization, Economic Growth, and Income Distribution in A Multiple-cone Neoclassical Growth Model
Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series #61, Hitotsubashi University, March 2009.
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Computational Analysis of APEC Trade Liberalization
with Robert M. Stern
RSIE Discussion Paper #578, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, June 2008.
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Chapter in Book and Monograph

12. Japan's Exports and Employment
Quantitative Analysis of Newly Evolving Patterns of International Trade: Fragmentation; Offshoring of Activities; and Vertical Intra-Industry Trade
edited by Robert M. Stern, Singapore: World Scientific, forthcoming.

11. The Benefits of Financial Sector Liberalisation for Least Developed Countries: A Case Study of Ethiopia
with Barbara Peitsch and Robert M. Stern
OECD Investment Policy Perspectives 2008
edited by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris: OECD, pp. 123-135, 2008.

10. Storm in a Spaghetti Bowl: FTAs and the BRIICS
with Margit Molnar and Robert M. Stern
Globalisation and Emerging Economies: Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa
edited by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris: OECD, pp. 187-210, 2008.

9. Issues in U.S.-ROK Economic Relations
with Robert M. Stern
Towards Sustainable Economic & Security Relations in East Asia: U.S. and ROK Policy Options
edited by Korea Economic Institute, Washington, D.C.: Korea Economic Institute, pp. 41-73, 2008.

8. The Determinants of Local Procurements for Japanese Foreign Affiliates: An Estimation of Factor Demand Function
with Toshiyuki Matsuura, Shujiro Urata, and Yuhong Wei
Corporate Strategies in the Age of Regional Integration
edited by Jong-Kil Kim and Pierre-Bruno Ruffini, Cheltenman, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, pp. 77-96, 2007.

7. Economic Effects of A Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
with Robert M. Stern
Washington, D.C.: Korea Economic Institute, 2007.
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6. Why Countries Are So Eager to Establish Bilateral Free Trade Agreements: A Case Study of Thailand
Bilateral Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: Origins, Evolution, and Implications
edited by Vinod K. Aggarwal and Shujiro Urata, New York: Routledge, pp. 206-231, 2006.

5. The Impacts of an East Asia FTA on Foreign Trade in East Asia
with Shujiro Urata
International Trade in East Asia
East Asia Seminar on Economics, volume 14
edited by Takatoshi Ito and Andrew K. Rose, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press/NBER, pp. 217-247, 2005.
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4. Fragmentation and Corporate Performance of Japanese Firms in the Globalization
with Fukunari Kimura
Economic Integration and Multinational Investment Behavior: European and East Asian Experiences
edited by Pierre-Bruno Ruffini, Cheltenman, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, pp. 100-128, 2004.

3. Japanese Foreign Direct Investment Flows to East Asia and the Real Exchange Rate: Lessons from the Asian Financial Crisis
with Yoko Sazanami and Seiji Yoshimura
Economic Integration and Multinational Investment Behavior: European and East Asian Experiences
edited by Pierre-Bruno Ruffini, Cheltenman, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, pp. 129-148, 2004.

2. Exports and Foreign Direct Investment Accelerate Corporate Reforms: Evidence from the Japanese Micro Data
with Fukunari Kimura
Japan's Economic Recovery: Commercial Policy, Monetary Policy, and Corporate Governance
edited by Robert M. Stern, Cheltenman, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, pp. 221-255, 2003.

1. Service Trade in East Asia
with Shujiro Urata
Trade in Services in the Asia-Pacific Region
East Asia Seminar on Economics, volume 11
edited by Takatoshi Ito and Anne O. Krueger, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press/NBER, pp. 379-422, 2003.
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