Research

Publications in Refereed Journals

• "TFP Growth Slowdown and the Japanese Labor Market in the 1990s" (joint with Julen Esteban-Pretel and Ryo Nakajima), Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 24, 1, 50-68 (2010).
• "Does the Diversity of Human Capital Increase GDP?: A Comparison of Education Systems," (joint with Katsuya Takii) Journal of Public Economics, 93, 7-8, 998-1007 (2009).
• "Inequality and Education Decisions in Developing Countries," (joint with Catalina Gutierrez) Journal of Economic Inequality, 7, 1, 55-81 (2009).
• "The Gender-Asymmetric Effect of Working Mothers on Children's Education: Evidence from Japan," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 22, 4, 586-604 (2008).
• "Timing of Trade Liberalization," Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 16, 4, 447-473 (2007).
• "Inequality as a Determinant of Child Labor," Economics Letters, 80, 93-97 (2003).

(In Japanese)

• "Do Childbirth Subsidies Matter for Fertility? Evidence from Japanese Health Insurance Data" (joint with Toshiaki Kouno) JCER Economic Journal (Nihon Keizai Kenkyu), Japan Center for Economic Research, 61, 94-108 (2009).

Working Papers

• "Testing the Incentive Effects in Tournaments with a Superstar" (joint with Kazutoshi Ishino), mimeo, January 2010, Tokyo Institute of Technology.
• "Does Maternal Employment in Early Childhood Matter for Educational Attainment?" (joint with Yuzo Yamamoto), Department of Social Engineering DP 2010-02, December 2009, Tokyo Institute of Technology.
• "Maternal Employment and Labor Supply of Single and Married Women" (joint with Tetsuya Shimane, in Japanese), mimeo, November 2009, Tokyo Institute of Technology.
• "On the Role of Job Assignment in a Comparison of Education Systems" (joint with Katsuya Takii), OSIPP Discussion Paper, DP-2009-E-005, July 2009, Osaka University.
• "Are Contingent Jobs Dead Ends or Stepping Stones to Regular Jobs? Evidence from a Structural Estimation" (joint with Julen Esteban-Pretel and Ryo Nakajima), October 2008, RIETI Discussion Paper.
• "On the Role of Parental Aspiration for Children's Educational Attainment," mimeo, October 2006, Tokyo Institute of Technology.
• "Financial Decentralization and Educational Performance: Evidence from State-level Panel Data for the United States" (joint with Nobuo Akai and Masayo Sakata) mimeo, August 2005, Osaka University.
• "Gender Specialization in Households: An Empirical Analysis of Human Capital Transmission," (joint with Francesc Ortega) mimeo, November 2004, Osaka University.
• "On the Benefits of a Mixed Educational Regime," mimeo, September 2004, Osaka University.
• "School Choice and Long-run Inequality," mimeo, September 2001, New York University