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■ Division of Economics (Economics)Faculty supervisors are marked with an asterisk (＊). (Japanese alphabetical order)

Position Name Area and Subject Research Theme(s) Page＊Professor Yoshio Iida Public Economics Theoretical and Experimental Research on the Problem of Voluntary

Contributions of Public Goods 8＊Professor Kazuhiro Igawa International Economic Theory Theoretical and Empirical Study in International Economics 9＊Professor Kozo Ichida Information Processing Theory Optimization of Systems 10＊Professor Mitsuji Okamoto Japanese Economy Economic Development of Japan (Analysis of Medium- and Long-Term Issues) 11＊Professor Yoshihiro Ogawa Urban Economic Theory Economic Analysis of Urban Problems 12＊Professor Hidenori (Sobei) Oda Microeconomics Multi-Sector Growth Theory, Computational Economics, Logic, Experimental

Economics, Neuroeconomics 13＊Professor Kingo Kakino Theory of Small and Midsize

EnterprisesEmpirical Research on Local Industries in Contemporary Japan

14＊Professor Yusaku Kataoka Statistics Application of Econometrics to Labor Problems 15＊Associate Professor Tomoyuki Kamo Microeconomics,

Mathematical EconomicsGeneral Equilibrium Theory, Mathematical Economics

16＊Professor Sadami Kikugawa Industrial Policy Deregulation, Research on German Competition Policies 17＊Professor Fumio Kuriki Agricultural Policy Sociological Research on Development of Modern Agricultural Workers 18＊Professor Fujio Goto Theory of Economic Systems The North Korean Economy 19＊Associate Professor Kentaro Saito Economic History of Europe Labour history of Britain, Comparative studies in labour history 20＊Associate Professor Takuji Saito Managerial Economics Corporate Governance 21＊Associate Professor Cen Zhiwei Chinese Economic Theory Theoretical and Empirical Research on the Effects of Public Sector/Monopolistic

Enterprises on Economic Growth 22＊Associate Professor Kota Sugahara Local Public Finance Regional Competition under Decentralization, Interregional Disparity in

Fiscal Power 23＊Professor Yasushi Tanaka Labor Economics Theory of Human Capital, OJT Theory, Factors Determining the Ratio

of Students Entering Post-Secondary Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Analysis of Aging Societies with Declining Birthrates 24

＊Professor Toshiaki Tamaki Economic History History of North European Trade from the 16th through 18th Centuries 25＊Associate Professor Akira Terai Macroeconomics Macroeconomics and the Japanese Economy 26＊Professor Nobuo Teramachi International Economics Theoretical and Empirical Studies in International Trade 27＊Professor Shigeki Tomo History of Economics Economic Theories of the Austrian and Cambridge Schools 28＊Professor Nobuhisa Namimatsu Agricultural Policy History of Agriculture in Britain and Japan 29＊Associate Professor Yoshiko Nishimura Financial Theory Financial Education and Portfolio selection Behavior of Household 30＊Associate Professor Park Seung Joon Environmental Economics The Environmental Tax Reform: Theory and Practice Worldwide 31＊Professor Kazuhito Habara Theory of International Finance Theory of International Finance, International Economics 32＊Associate Professor Tadashi Fukui Economics of Social Security Public Policy for Heterogeneous Individuals who Confront Life-cycle Uncertainty 33＊Professor Atsuo Fukuda Theory of Finance Empirical Research on Japan's Capital Markets and Corporate Finance 34＊Associate Professor Atsuko Fujino -

KakinamiLabor Economics Empirical Research for socioeconomic factors of population problems

35＊Visiting Professor Reishi Maruya Economic Policy Theory of Social Market Economy 36＊Professor Mikio Yagi International Investment Theory International Securities Investment, Corporate Expansion Overseas 37＊Associate Professor Hiroyuki Yashio Japanese Tax System Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Taxes on Japanese Economy 38＊Professor Futoshi Yamauchi Economic History of Japan Economic History of Early-Modern and Modern Rural Society in Japan 39＊Professor Katsuhiro Yamada Macroeconomics Dynamic Adjustment 40＊Professor Setsuko Yukawa Development Economics Economic Development in Latin America 41＊Visiting Professor Hajime Wago Financial Econometric Analysis Financial Econometric Analysis Using Bayesian Methods 42

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Yoshio Iida■ Area and Subject Taught: Public Economics■ Research Theme(s):

Theoretical and Experimental Research on the Problem of Voluntary Contributions of Public Goods

■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of International Public Policy, Osaka University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Public Goods, Income Redistribution, Experimental Economics■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1917■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]Technology related to expertise in the environment or industry is not supplied by public institutions, but in theoretical terms it can be considered a type of public goods. As the difficulty of achieving the targets specified in the Kyoto Protocol shows, it is generally hard to obtain an appropriate level of such public goods by relying on voluntary contributions. My research focuses on this problem; that is to say, I use theoretical and experimental means to analyze the extent to which we can rely on voluntary supply by rational individuals to provide public goods.In recent years, I have focused particularly on the use of research methods from experimental economics to explore the reasons for the deviation between the theory and actual human behavior in tests involving public goods. Obtaining sufficient voluntary contributions of public goods is difficult in theory, but in actuality there are many examples in society where voluntary contributions occurs. What sorts of factors make voluntary contributions achievable? What makes it difficult or works to worsen voluntary contributions once it is achieved? I have been categorizing all sorts of possible factors and attempting to verify them.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 飯田善郎，"相対所得における他者とは誰か：アンケート調査から"　京都産業大学論

集社会学系列，第26号，2009．２） Yoshio Iida, "The effect of the Inter-group Competition in the Prisoner's Dilemma

Game", Developments on Experimental Economics, Sobei Ｈ. Oda(ed.), Springer, 2007.３） 飯田善郎，"実験経済学ソフト　z-Treeの変数概念"　京都産業大学論集社会科学系列，

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Kazuhiro Igawa■ Area and Subject Taught: International Economic Theory■ Research Theme(s):

Theoretical and Empirical Study in International Economics■ Academic Degrees:

Doctor of Philosophy (Economics), Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A.Doctor of Economics, Kobe University

■ Keywords for Research Field: Monetary Unification, Exchange Rates, International Economics

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[Research Overview]Approaches to the theory of international finance proceed from either international macro theory or from financial theory. I take the international macro theory approach. International macroeconomics focuses on the macroeconomic aspects of international economics, so it considers even trade or direct investment from a macro perspective. Recently, Japan's FTA strategy toward the East Asian community of nations and East Asia as a whole has become an issue, and I am interested in theoretical research on the strategy and a monetary unification in East Asia.

[Notable Publications and Works]Korea-Japan FTA and IT Industry in Korea: In the Progress of globalization and East Asian economic integration (in Japanese) ;『韓・日FTAと韓国IT産業：グローバル化と東アジア経済統合の進展の中で』（趙　炳澤と共編著）研究叢書66，経済経営研究所，2006年２月，333頁Theory of International Economics (in Japanese) ;『国際経済理論』（中西訓嗣・広瀬憲三と共編著）有斐閣ブックス，2003年４月，364頁Structural Reform in Korea and Economic Cooperation among Japan, Korea and East Asia (in Japanese) ;『韓国の構造改革と日韓・東アジアの経済協力』（金　奉吉と共編著）研究叢書60，経済経営研究所，2003年２月，309頁

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Kozo Ichida■ Area and Subject Taught: Information Processing Theory■ Research Theme(s):

Optimization of Systems■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Engineering, Kyoto University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Information Processing, Optimization, Tax Systems■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1741■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]The problems of optimizing decision-making arise in a variety of fields, including economics, business administration, science, and engineering. Up to now these problems have been approached using two main approaches. The first one is using calculation methods employing random numbers, such as Monte Carlo methods and genetic algorithms. These make it possible to arrive at a system's optimal state through simulations of physical or biological phenomena. The second approach extends the range of ordinary numbers to numbers called intervals and employs a method called interval calculation. This method of calculation is more time-consuming than calculations involving ordinary numbers, but it always yields an exact range of optimal solutions. Recently, I have used a variety of optimization algorithms to solve optimal taxation problems. In addition to the above, I am interested in topics such as analysis and evaluation of enterprises, account auditing, Japanese public finance, and financial engineering.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 「最適所得課税について｜所得税が所得のベキ乗に比例する場合の労働供給｜」（2008

年12月）京都マネジメント・レビュー、第14号。２） 「租税・年金政策について」（2008年12月）京都マネジメント・レビュー、第14号。３） 「最適所得課税理論と日本の申告所得税」（2006年6月）京都マネジメント・レビュー、

第9号。４） 「最適所得課税について（2）」（2005年12月）京都マネジメント・レビュー、第8号。５） 「学校法人のキャッシュ・フロー計算書」（2004年12月）京都マネジメント・レビュー、

第6号。６） 「最適所得課税について」（2004年3月）京都産業大学論集、社会科学系列第21号。

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Mitsuji Okamoto■ Area and Subject Taught: Japanese Economy■ Research Theme(s):

Economic Development of Japan (Analysis of Medium- and Long-Term Issues)

■ Academic Degrees: Master of Economics, Kyoto Sangyo University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Human Resources, Capital Formation, Export and Import Conditions■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1601

[Research Overview]I examine both theoretical and empirical aspects of the development of the Japanese prewar and postwar economies. I am particularly interested in "capital formation," including human resources, and conditions relating to the external economy. My goal is to identify the consistent characteristics of the Japanese economy, viewed from medium- and long-term perspectives, and to clarify current and future issues in a coolheaded manner.(In addition, as part of my research on the Japanese economy, I was engaged in investigation and research on the Chinese economy. I participated in the Chinese Economy Project at the Open Research Center (ORC), a group research project of the Graduate School Division of Economics that was organized as a five-year program starting in 2001.)

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 『混沌と錯綜：中国東北の世界』（とき選書） 1999年5月　新潟日報事業社２） 「中国への直接投資：経過といくつかの問題点について ｜99年度環日本海社会研究部

会調査報告（北京・上海・大連での日系企業の訪問調査から）｜ 」2002年12月　新潟産業大学『経済学部紀要』No.22

３） 「日本の高失業率は持続するか？」2000年12月　京都産業大学『経済経営論叢』 第35巻 第3，4号４） 京都産業大学ＯＲＣ中国プロジェクト編『中国経済の市場化・グローバル化』 2006年12月　晃洋書房（第2章執筆）

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Yoshihiro Ogawa■ Area and Subject Taught: Urban Economic Theory■ Research Theme(s):

Economic Analysis of Urban Problems■ Academic Degrees: Master of Economics, University of Tokyo■ Keywords for Research Field:

New Urban Economics, Theory of Local Public Goods, Urban Structures, Regional Balance

■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1723■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]Urban problems can be broadly classified into categories such as residential and industrial zones, transport, environment, beautification, and so on. I do theoretical and empirical analyses of themes such as these by focusing on economic aspects that operate through market mechanisms. In particular, using social mobility as a benchmark, and against a background of thriving economies in large cities (which increasingly revolve around services and information) and contrastingly declining economies in smaller cities, I am searching for ways to promote balanced interurban economic development. It is well known that so-called "economies of scale and agglomeration" act on cities, resulting in the further development of large urban centers and perpetuating unipolar concentration in Tokyo as an effect of the pursuit of efficiency. Partly as a way to control this economic mechanism, the equitable supply of "local public goods" from outside the market plays an important role. I am attempting to evaluate the optimal supply of local public goods and the optimal urban structure, with the distribution of industry and population in cities as a central issue, by examining population movement between cities and variations in land rent, which represents the utility value of land.

[Notable Publications and Works]1) (2008) An Equilibrium Analysis of Urban Economies with Regional Development

Projects –Roles of Transportation Costs and Production Functions– ACTA HUMANISTICA ET SCIENTIFICA UNIVERSITATIS SANGIO

KYOTIENSIS Social Science Series No.25 March 2008 pp.49-64 (in Japanese)2) (1992) On the Optimal Urban Structures with Local Public Goods "On the Optimal Urban Structures" Hirofumi Uzawa (ed.) TOKYO UNIVERSITY

PRESS Mar. 1992 pp.45-71 (in Japanese)3) (1989) On the Atkinson-Stiglitz Paradox THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, TOKYO UNIVERSITY January 1989 pp.2-6 (in

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Hidenori (Sobei) Oda■ Area and Subject Taught: Microeconomics■ Research Theme(s):

Multi-Sector Growth Theory, Computational Economics, Logic, Experimental Economics, Neuroeconomics

■ Academic Degrees: Ph.D., University of Sussex■ Keywords for Research Field:

Multi-Sector Growth Theory, Logic, Experimental Economics, Economics Education, Neuroeconomics

■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1709■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]1. Multi-sector growth theory: I continue to do research on economies in which

technology progresses non-proportionally, and consumption and demand expand non-proportionally. [1]

2. Logic: I formulate and analyze human inferences, both within one's own belief system and regarding one's own belief system. [2]

3. Experimental economics: I conduct economic experiments with young researchers specializing in the sciences and humanities, both inside and outside the university. [3, 4]

4. Economics education: Together with colleagues and graduate students under my supervision, I study the results of economics education (how one's thinking changes when one studies economics) and develop and evaluate materials for teaching economics. [5]

5. Neuroeconomics: Together with graduate students under my supervision, I study human brain activity in situations in which one selects remuneration options, including factors such as likelihood and delay. [6]

[Notable Publications and Works][1] Sobei H. Oda (2007): "Formulating Non-proportionally Growing Economies: A

Generalisation of Pasinetti's Analysis" in Bulletin of Political Economy, 1 (2), pp. 129-159.[2] M. Yasugi and S. H. Oda (2002): “A note on the wise girls puzzle”, in Economic

Theory, vol.19, pp.145-156.”[3] Kazuhito Ogawa, Yusuke Koyama and Sobei H. Oda (2006): "A Middleman in An

Ambiguous Situation: Experimental Evidence" in Journal of Socio-Economics, 35 (3), pp.412-439.

[4] Hiroyasu Yoneda and Sobei H. Oda: "Towards an Understanding of Choice under Uncertainty and Intertemporal Preference Within a Unified Framework: An fMRI Study of Risky and Intertemporal Decision-making", to be presented at the 15th World Congress of the International Economic Association, Istanbul, 25-29 June 2008.

[5] Ryohei Haitani and Sobei H. Oda: "What students learn from Classroom Experiments and what they don't". to be presented at the 15th World Congress of the International Economic Association, Istanbul, 25-29 June 2008.

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Kingo Kakino■ Area and Subject Taught: Theory of Small and Midsize Enterprises■ Research Theme(s):

Empirical Research on Local Industries in Contemporary Japan■ Academic Degrees: Master of Economics, Doshisha University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Local Industries, Traditional Industries, Nishijin Weaving Industry, Small and Midsize Enterprises, Inter-Enterprise Specialization

■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1822

[Research Overview]In contemporary Japan, small and midsize enterprises not only function as subcontractors to the large enterprises, but are also active in light industry, trading, and the service industry. They support the very foundations of Japan's economy.There are more than 500 so-called local industries consisting of concentrations of such small and midsize enterprises, all manufacturing the same type of product, scattered throughout Japan. They occupy a significant position in regional economies and play an important role. In Kyoto there are many traditional local industries, and I am conducting ongoing empirical research on such industries, with a particular focus on the Nishijin weaving industry, which presents a classic example.The Nishijin weaving industry has produced a wide variety of yarn-dyed silk fabrics under both horizontal and vertical inter-business divisions of labor. Recently, however, there has been a slump in both production and shipments due to factors such as the declining popularity of traditional Japanese dress and the effects of offshore production. In addition, the industry faces many other issues such as the aging of employees, the deterioration of techniques and skills, and the multilayered distribution system. I am studying possible measures to deal with these issues. Field surveys of the traditional industries of Kyoto, such as the Kyo Yuzen dyeing industry, are also carried out with a view toward preserving the equipment employed thereby.

[Notable Publications and Works]１． 「京都の伝統産業と道具類−道具類調査結果にもとづく考察−」（『同志社商学　第60巻

第5・6号』同志社商学会、2009年3月、所収。）（2007年度・2008年度実施の「道具類調査」結果にもとづき、京都の伝統産業ではその不振と環境保護の高まりの中、一部の道具類および原材料等において確保難があることを実証した。）

２． 『道具類等に係る研究事業報告書』京都産業大学、2008年３月。（京都の伝統産業のうち工芸分野を対象にした聞き取り調査をおこない、筆・刷毛など一部の道具・原材料の確保の難易状況を明らかにした。）

３． 「転換点を迎えた京都の伝統産業政策−『京都市伝統産業活性化検討委員会　提言』を中心に経済面から−」（稲賀繁美編『伝統工藝再考　京のうちそと』思文閣出版、2007年7月、所収。）（京都の伝統産業の不振が続く中、京都市のその振興政策の重点が、従来の業界単位支援中心型、「事前調整」型、「定型」型から、個別企業・企業グループ単位支援中心型、公募型、プロジェクト型へと変換していることを、『提言』から明らかにした。）

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Yusaku Kataoka■ Area and Subject Taught: Statistics■ Research Theme(s):

Application of Econometrics to Labor Problems■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics, Nagoya University■ Keywords for Research Field: Econometrics, Statistics■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1783■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]Firms use a variety of measures to avoid poor management and to strengthen management effectiveness. One of these is change of working conditions, specifically, disadvantageous change through collective agreements and work rules. Examples of such disadvantageous change include (1) modification of accounting methods to reduce the rate of pay, (2) reduction of retirement allowances, (3) introduction of new mandatory retirement rules or lowering of the mandatory retirement age, and (4) extension of work hours.Observing that disadvantageous change in work rules will produce the desired results only if the changes are rational, the following seven factors need to be considered: the degree of disadvantage suffered by workers due to the modification of work rules; the need for the changes to the employer; the appropriateness of the work rules themselves following the changes; compensation measures; negotiations with the labor union; the response of other labor unions and employees; and the general situation of Japanese society. At present my research focuses on the following points, based on a large amount of data on precedents:1. What is the relationship between the specific type of disadvantageous change and

the likelihood a legal judgment will provide an affirmation (ruling favorable to the employer) or denial (ruling unfavorable to the employer) of rationality?

2. To what extent is an affirmation of rationality more likely when the disadvantageous change is accompanied by compensation measures?

[Notable Publications and Works]1) Introductory Statistics, 2nd. Ed., chapter 7, Yuhikaku, 2009, pp.127-155, in Japanese.2) Some Statistical Properties for Grade Point Average Systems, Kyoto Sangyo

University, Social Science Series No.25, 2008, pp.81-104, in Japanese.3) Reasonableness Determinations and its Standards of Disadvantageous Changes in

Work Rules, unpublished, 2008, in Japanese.4) Classifying Cases of Disadvantageous Changes in the Work Rules: Some Finite

Sample Results, Kyoto Sangyo University, Social Science Series No.21, 2004, pp.31-55, in Japanese.

5) The Disadvantageous Changes in the Piece-rate Salary, Kyoto Sangyo University, Social Science Series No.20, 2003, pp.17-33, in Japanese.

6) The First Moment of an Ordinary Least Squares Estimate for Bivariate Koyck Distributed Lag Models, The Economic Studies Quarterly, 1990, Vol.41, pp.205-220.

7) The Exact Moments of Ordinary Least Squares Estimators for Koyck Distributed Lag Models, International Economic Review, 1986, Vol.27, pp.245-260.

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Tomoyuki Kamo■ Area and Subject Taught:

Microeconomics, Mathematical Economics■ Research Theme(s):

General Equilibrium Theory, Mathematical Economics■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics, Doshisha University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Mathematical Economics, General Equilibrium Theory, Game Theory

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[Research Overview]1. Algebraic methods in social choice theory I am doing research on problems such as aggregation of preferences and voting

system theory that involves introducing an algebraic structure to social choice theory, the theoretical foundation of welfare economics, and using methods from commutative algebra and algebraic geometry.

2. Game theoretic analysis of risk-sharing and information I study the problem of how various risks confronting economic society should be

allocated based on the complex information available (risk-sharing) using methods from game theory on dynamic and cooperative games. My research involves the application of this analysis to the building of game models for financial markets and asset prices.

3. Research on game theory and its applications

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 世代重複モデルとケインズ経済学―均衡財政乗数に関するノート 同志社大学経済学論叢　第52巻第4号　（2001）２） 一般均衡分析におけるゲーム理論的方法 同志社大学経済学論叢　第52巻第2号　（2000）３） The Effects of Capital Taxation in Incomplete Markets 同志社大学経済学論叢　第50巻第4号　（1999）４） 森嶋通夫著作集5『需要理論 実物と金融』岩波書店（入谷 純，加茂知幸，宮川敏治，

吉田建夫訳）（2004）５） “Arithmetic Social Choice: Arrow's Theorem and Single Peaked Preference”, 神戸大

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Sadami Kikugawa■ Area and Subject Taught: Industrial Policy■ Research Theme(s):

Deregulation, Research on German Competition Policies■ Academic Degrees: Master of Economics, Kobe University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Competition, German Competition Policies, Deregulation■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1707■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]My research focuses on the economic and competition policies of Walter Eucken of the German Freiburg School. Eucken was strongly opposed to the economic policies of the Hitler regime between 1933 and 1945. He even went so far as to urge his students to engage in civil disobedience when Hitler became chancellor. Even while Hitler was in power, Eucken thought about how Germany should administer its economy in the post-Hitler period, and he provided economic guidance to Germany after the war ended. He made a distinction between the economic order and economic processes. Reflecting on the excesses of the Hitler period, he said that the role of the state should be limited to forming and maintaining the economic order, which he saw as corresponding to the rules of a game, and that the state must not intervene in economic processes, which correspond to decisions about who produces what, how, and for whom. Eucken believed that decisions regarding economic processes must be made freely by individual economic actors. He used the term competitive order to express this idea, which is the essence of a market economy. Eucken's ideas were introduced in the administration of the economy of postwar Germany under the concept of the "social market economy." When the contemporary Japanese economy is viewed from the perspective of Eucken's thinking, one is stunned by the extent to which the state remains powerfully involved in economic processes. What is now referred to as deregulation is merely an attempt to put into practice what Eucken advocated more than half a century ago. My research examines Eucken's policy ideas from the standpoint of the Japanese economy, where "big bangs" are needed in many areas.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 「株主の権利と経営主権」『合理化』4月号（453号）2005年4月1日発行２） 「市場経済と競争政策」『公正取引』2月号、No.652号　2005年2月15日発行３） 「日本経済・金融の現状と市場経済原理による対策」平成11（1999）年3月経済経営論

叢第33巻第4号４） 「カリフォルニアのコメ事情の周辺−コメ増産の制約：人口増加と水不足−」平成4

（1992）年3月　経済経営論叢第26巻第4号５） 「ドイツの構造政策−旧西ドイツを中心として」平成3（1991）年6月津田他偏『現代

経済体制と経済政策』晃洋書房６） 「独禁法の精神と消費税転嫁カルテル」昭和63（1988）年12月経済経営論叢第23巻第3号７） 「コメの自由化問題について」昭和62（1987）年3月経済経営論叢第21巻第4号８） 「アメリカにおける産業政策の動向」昭和59（1984）年3月経済経営論叢第18巻第4号９） 「西ドイツにおける新自由主義−オイケンの競争政策を中心として−（1）」昭和 57

（1982）年12月経済経営論叢第17巻第3号10） 「西ドイツにおける新自由主義−オイケンの競争政策を中心として−（2）」昭和 58

（1983）年3月経済経営論叢第17巻第4号11） 「西ドイツにおけるカンツェンバッハの最適競争強度論−いわゆる『広い寡占論』−」

昭和53（1978）年9月経済経営論叢第13巻第2号12） 「オイケンの完全競争」昭和52（1977）年3月富大経済論集22-3

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Fumio Kuriki■ Area and Subject Taught: Agricultural Policy■ Research Theme(s):

Sociological Research on Development of Modern Agricultural Workers■ Academic Degrees: Master of Agriculture, Kyoto University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Regional Resources, Agricultural Education, Subsistence Farming■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1916■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]Factors such as the safety of agricultural commodities, the drop in the food self-sufficiency rate, and the aging of farming communities are often pointed to as indicating a crisis situation for Japan's agriculture and farming communities. In addition, based on the concept of "food mileage," it has been shown that, in Japan, three times as much energy is consumed in food procurement as is the case in the United States. These facts indicate the seriousness of the natural and socio-environmental problems facing agricultural regions.Can't we think of some way out of this impasse? My research attempts to identify problem-solving measures aimed at utilizing regional resources and protect the environment by rebuilding the overall vitality of regional agriculture and farming communities.In addition, as the Chinese economy has become more internationalized in recent years, economic disparities have widened between cities and farming communities as well as between the eastern, central, and western regions of the country. I am also engaged in research on the modernization of Chinese agriculture and the issues such efforts currently face, taking into account aspects including agriculture, farming communities, and persons engaged in agriculture as well as agricultural and forestry resources.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 久力文夫「中国農業近代化への試練」2003.3京都産業大学大学院経済研究科オープン

リサーチセンター　DPシリーズNo.CHINA-08 ：近代化を進める中国農業の克服すべき諸課題についての概観２） 久力文夫「山崎延吉の農村計画論―地域自治の確立と村格の向上―」2003.3『京都産

業大学論集』社会科学系列　第２０号 ：安城農学校長山崎延吉の農民の自助努力による農村計画について、その現代的意義３） 久力文夫「中国農業近代化の�路―資源の制約を克服し得るか―」京都産業大学ORC

中国経済プロジェクト編『中国経済の市場化・グローバル化』2006年12月、晃洋書房 ：三農問題解決のために進められる農業産業化政策は、農地、水資源、農法、人材な

ど多くの困難に直面している４） 久力文夫「中国の水資源問題」2008.2京都産業大学大学院経済研究科オープンリサー

チセンター　DPシリーズNo.CHINA-23 ：中国の水資源の状況が砂漠化の進展、水質悪化など生活や産業にマイナスの影響を

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Fujio Goto■ Area and Subject Taught: Theory of Economic Systems■ Research Theme(s):

The North Korean Economy■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics, Kyoto Sangyo University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Reform and Market Opening, Rare Metals■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1948

[Research Overview]Recently, I am examining to predict the economic policy that North Korea may take in future. I am particularly interested in whether or not North Korea will actually embark on reform and open of its closed economy, and what the effects would be if these policies were to be taken.The foundation for this sort of inquiry is the research I have done in the past on various topics, including the following topics concerning the North Korean economy: estimation of industrial production indices (1944 to the 1970s), estimation of GDP in the 1950s, agricultural policies in the 1960s, history of economic policies from the time immediately following the Second World War to the 1990s, the food crisis and agricultural policies in the 1990s, food imports from the 1990s onward, and estimation of terms-of-trade indices for trade with China.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 「1990年代前半の北朝鮮の対中国貿易」伊豆見元・張達重編（2004年）『金正日体制の

北朝鮮−政治・外交・経済・思想−』慶応義塾大学出版会、pp.263-289。２） 「北朝鮮の改革的経済政策と中国への金属鉱物輸出」中野守編（2006）『現代経済シス

テムと公共政策』中央大学出版部、pp.323-341。３） 「北朝鮮の対中国貿易」『経済政策ジャーナル』日本経済政策学会（2008）通巻第60号、

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Kentaro Saito■ Area and Subject Taught: Economic History of Europe■ Research Theme(s):

Labour history of Britain, Comparative studies in labour history

■ Academic Degrees: Ph.D., Cambridge University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Economic history in Europe and the United States, Labour■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1706■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]I am engaged in historical research on labour in Britain and Japan. I am interested in changes in the influence on the shop floor of skilled workers, as well as changes in skill formation, apprenticeship, and technical education, in Britain from the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. My empirical research is about the machinery and textile industries, and my work is based on primary sources in the British National Archives and various regional archives. My research on Japan focuses on the integration of the labour market from the Meiji era to the prewar period Showa era. Presently, I am compiling a database of wages and prices from statistics covering various prefectures and doing statistical analysis of fluctuations of them between regions. Taking specifie type of construction workers such as carpenters, as well as engineers, as representative of skilled labour, and agricultural workers as representative of unskilled labour, I am analyzing the integration of the labour market in many dimensions. My target is to identify patterns in modernization and industrialization in Japan by comparing the findings of the above research with the cases of Britain and other western countries.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 「近代日本における労働市場統合と生活水準に関する一試論−熟練労働者と農業労働

者の地域間賃金変動の分析、1899−1940−」『三田学会雑誌』97巻４号（2005年１月）２） Employers'Organizations and Wage Question of Skilled Workers:Power structure

in the EEF and skill shortages in the British engineering industry,1933-34, Keio Economic Studies Vol.39,no1(2002)

３） 「技能・徒弟制・熟練供給−戦間期イギリス機械産業におけるトゥールメーカーを事例にして」、『社会経済史学』68巻１号、（2002年７月）.

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Takuji Saito■ Area and Subject Taught: Managerial Economics■ Research Theme(s):

Corporate Governance■ Academic Degrees: Ph.D.(Economics), Hitotsubashi University■ Keywords for Research Field: Corporate Governance

[Research Overview]Over the last few decades, Japanese firms have attracted public and academic attention. Many studies have investigated the characteristics of Japanese firms, for example, long-term employment, relational trading, the main banking system, cross shareholdings, and the role of bureaucrats. However, views on the merits of these attributes have fluctuated in line with the business cycle of Japan. In the 1970s and 1980s, when the Japanese economy overcame two oil shocks and Japanese firms expanded their business overseas, many economists have attempted to explain Japanese management styles using economic theory. However, after the collapse of the bubble economy, Japanese management style was criticized for being behind the times. The evaluation of Japanese management remains uncertain because there are many things that are poorly understood. It is important to analyze corporate governance to understand corporate behavior. In Japan, many studies in the corporate governance area have been limited to the role of the main banks. In the US, many studies show that there are various corporate governance mechanisms, for example, board and executive compensation that affect corporate behavior and performance. Therefore, the aim of my research is to explore Japanese management style by analyzing the corporate governance mechanism, which has been the subject of little previous research.

[Notable Publications and Works]１． "Family Firms and Firm Performance: Evidence from Japan", Journal of the Japanese

and International Economies , vol.22 (4), 2008, pp.620-646２． "The Relationship Between Financial Incentives for Company Presidents and Firm

Performance in Japan", Japanese Economic Review , vol.59 (4), 2008, pp.401-418. (with K. Kubo)

３． "Intra-Board Heterogeneity and the Role of Bank-Dispatched Directors in Japanese Firms: An Empirical Study", Pacific-Basin Finance Jouenal , vol.16 (5), 2008, pp.572-590. (with H. Odagiri)

４． 「配当政策と経営者持株：エントレンチメントの観点から」経済研究，第60巻第1号，2009年，47-59頁（久保克行と共著）

５． 「合併・買収と従業員の賃金」日本労働研究雑誌，第560号，2007年，4-16頁（久保克行と共著）

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Cen Zhiwei■ Area and Subject Taught: Chinese Economic Theory■ Research Theme(s):

Theoretical and Empirical Research on the Effects of Public Sector/Monopolistic Enterprises on Economic Growth

■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics, Kyoto University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Long-Term Economic Growth, Rent Seeking■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1627■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]Taking the actual Chinese economy as its theoretical backdrop, my research involves theoretical and empirical analysis of the effects on economic growth of government, nationally owned (public) enterprises, and monopolistic enterprises, considering the rent seeking problem (public economics) believed to exist within the real economy and incorporating a growth model (endogenous growth theory) based on R&D investment and public expenditure. The discussion developing from this research is based on the following understanding of the problems concerned: When, in the context of economic activity such as R&D investment and public expenditure, enterprises attempt to utilize the incompleteness of the market to achieve their goals and reap profits through political means (rent seeking), the effects on long-term growth of R&D investment and public expenditure posited by endogenous growth theory are not always particularly large. In addition, government taxation and subsidy policies may not function effectively under these circumstances, further distortions can occur in the distribution of productive resources, and long-term growth can be adversely affected. The message of this research has a practical meaning if we believe that such problems exist within the real economy to a greater or lesser extent.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 「Rent-Seeking，公的支出と長期成長−「余裕」活動を伴う公的支出による成長モデル−」Discussion

Paper No.980102，立命館DPシリーズ，1999．２） 「Rent-Seeking R＆Dと長期持続成長−「余裕」活動を伴う１部門R＆D成長モデル−」Working

Paper No.J-11，Faculty of Economics，Kyoto University，1999．３） 「予測し難い中国経済−中国経済成長の持続可能性を中心に」，吉田和男編『日本経済再生の条件』シュ

プリンガー・フェアラーク東京，pp196−pp210，2002年．４） 吉田和男監訳『クルーグマン国際経済学』（「まえがき」，「第6章」），エコノミスト社，ppV−ppXVi，

pp155−pp207，2002年．５） 「Rent-Seekingを伴う長期成長の可能性と経済政策効果」，Open Research Center, Kyoto Sangyo

University, Discussion Paper Series No. CHINA-05, March 2003６） 「Rent-Seekingを伴う中国R&D投資と長期成長」，Open Research Center, Kyoto Sangyo University,

Discussion Paper Series No. CHINA-01, February 2002（掲載：『京都産業大学論集』（社会科学系）第21号，2004）

７） 「中国公共支出と経済成長に関する理論分析」京都産業大学 ORC Discussion Paper シリーズ，No.CHINA-09,2005。

８） 「海外直接投資による中国経済発展への効果」京都産業大学ORC Discussion Paperシリーズ,No.CHINA-15.2006。（掲載：京都産業大学ORC中国プロジェクト編『中国経済の市場化・グローバル化』晃洋書房，pp169−pp221，2006年12月，第7章）

９） （共著）『中国経済の市場化・グローバル化（第１巻）』京都産業大学ORC研究成果報告書，pp.83−pp.149，2006.

10） （共著）“A Variety Expansion Model of Growth with Rent Seeking Activities,”ORC Discussion Paper Series, Kyoto Sangyo University, No. CHINA-24, 2008.

11） （共著）「中国地域経済発展における税効果」Open Research Center，Kyoto Sangyo University，Discussion Paper Series No.CHINA-27，pp.1−pp.28，2008.

12） （共著）『中国経済の市場化・グローバル化（第２巻）』京都産業大学ORC研究成果報告書，pp.41−pp.93，pp.203−pp.247，2008.

13） （共著）“Are they keeping up with Tokyo? ” Faculty of Economics，Kyoto Sangyo University，Discussion Paper Series No.2008-4，pp.1−pp26，2008.

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Kota Sugahara■ Area and Subject Taught: Local Public Finance■ Research Theme(s):

Regional Competition under Decentralization, Interregional Disparity in Fiscal Power

■ Academic Degrees: Master of Economics, Kobe University of Commerce■ Keywords for Research Field:

Decentralization, Fiscal Competition, Interregional Disparity■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1493■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]My research concerns the decentralization to the sub-central governments, a process that is being attempted in Japan as in many other countries. My main theme is examination of the sort of decentralization and grants to the sub-central governments required in Japan from a variety of viewpoints, taking into account problems such as excessive competition between regions under decentralization, disparity in fiscal power among regions, and issues arising from the political and economic relations between the central and sub-central governments.

[Notable Publications and Works]1) Fiscal Competition among Japanese Prefectures, Aichi University Journal of

Economics, 171, pp.1-29，November 2006. (in Japanese, jointed by Professor Kunizaki)2) Interregional disparity in Tax Revenue, and the Redistributive Effect of the Local

Allocation Tax, Stimulation of Regional Economy, and Interregional Equilibrium, The Study Report of the Open Research Center (the Project Term of Regional Economy)， Chapter 5，pp.147-164，March 2006. (in Japanese)

3) Intergovernmental Grants and Endogenous Lobbying, Kyoto Sangyo University Journal, Social Science Series 21, pp159-172, March 2004. (in Japanese)

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Yasushi Tanaka■ Area and Subject Taught: Labor Economics■ Research Theme(s):

Theory of Human Capital, OJT Theory, Factors Determining the Ratio of Students Entering Post-Secondary Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Analysis of Aging Societies with Declining Birthrates

■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics, London School of Economics■ Keywords for Research Field:

Human Capital, Ratio of Students Entering Post-Secondary Education, OJT■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1833■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]1. Theory of human capital: I analyze the effects of education and training on

productivity and wages.2. OJT theoretical models: On-the-job training (OJT) refers to a process whereby

workers learn skills and improve productivity while doing their jobs. I attempt to answer questions about OJT, such as the following, by creating theoretical models: (1) How can productivity be increased? (2) What effect will higher productivity have on wages? and (3) Who bears the burden, the worker or the manager?

3. Factors determining the ratio of students entering post-secondary education: I carry out regression analysis using actual prefectural or time series data to determine the factors that determine the percentage of students continuing on to post-secondary education. Major factors include wage disparities between high school and university graduates, university tuition fees, university proximity, and occupations and academic qualifications of parents.

4. Economic inequality: I employ methods such as the Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve to examine changes in the degree of inequality in income and asset distribution in postwar Japan as well as inequality in income and asset distribution worldwide.

5. Economic analysis of aging societies with fewer children: I perform economic analysis by assessing the current conditions of aging societies with declining birthrates.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 少子高齢化の地域経済における影響（２００４）：ORC報告書２） サーベイ：賃金決定の理論　労働市場のモデルから労働トレーニングのモデルへ （２０００）：京都産業大学論集３） 女子の大学進学率決定要因（１９９８）：経済経営論叢、京都産業大学経済経営学会

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Toshiaki Tamaki■ Area and Subject Taught: Economic History■ Research Theme(s):

History of North European Trade from the 16th through 18th Centuries■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Literature, Osaka University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Baltic Sea, Trade, Economic History, Commerce■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1715■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]The central focus of my research is commercial relations between the Baltic region and Western Europe from the 16th through 18th centuries. The Baltic region supplied Western Europe with materials essential to shipbuilding, iron, and other primary commodities-outward expansion by Western Europe countries would not have been possible without Baltic imports. Thus, research on trade relations between the Baltic region and Western Europe leads naturally to research on outward expansion by the countries of Western Europe. Nevertheless, the number of studies in this field remains quite small, both in Japan and in Europe.For my research in this field, I rely mainly on trade statistics. I hope to shed light on the realities of trade between Western Europe and the Baltic region by comparing data from a variety of sources, including transit duty data for the Sound, the strait between Denmark and the Scandinavian peninsula; Customs 3, which contains British trade data; Swedish trade statistics; and Dutch trade statistics.

[Notable Publications and Works]1) (with Katsumi Fukasawa, et. al) International Commerce, Kyoto, 2002 (in Japanese). Statistical study on British and Dutch trade with the White and Baltic Seas in early

modern period2) (with Shigeru Akita, et. al) Hegemonic States and World System, Tokyo, 2002 (in

Japanese). Comments on Dutch Hegemony3) Commerce and Economy in Northern Europe, Tokyo, 2008 (in Japanese). A book on the trade of Northern Europe in early modern period

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Akira Terai■ Area and Subject Taught: Macroeconomics■ Research Theme(s):

Macroeconomics and the Japanese Economy■ Academic Degrees: M.A. in Economics, University of Tokyo■ Keywords for Research Field:

Macroeconomics, Empirical Analysis of the Japanese Economy■ E-mail:

【Research Overview】In macroeconomics, economic policy plays an important role. For example, a temporary increase in government purchases may not only raise national income through the “multiplier,” which implies a simultaneous relationship, but it may also serve as a signal regarding future economic policy. In other words, even if economic policy does not change quantitatively today, such a policy may be effective because economic agents interpret it as an important signal. That is, agents may change their expectations, and may change their behaviors. My academic interest is in “inflation expectations,” which is a typical index of expectations. Since there are no sufficiently reliable statistics that measure inflation expectations in Japan directly, I am studying the method of measuring inflation expectations. I am also studying how to evaluate the relationship between inflation expectations and various economic indices. These researches include the study of the “New Keynesian Phillips curve.” Since such research identifies the economic patterns in which agents foresee the future, these can then be used in the formulation of appropriate fiscal and monetary policies.

[Notable Publications and Works]1) 『経済学のはじめの一歩』晃洋書房, 朴勝俊氏, 飯田善郎氏との共著2) “Offsetting Behavior of Seat Belt Use. An examination of Japanese prefectural panel

data,” Kikan Seisaku Bunseki, 2, pp.19-30. (co-authored with Kanji Muramatsu and Yasuyuki Iida, written in Japanese)

3) “Applications of the Carlson-Parkin Method to Japanese Price Expectations,” The Economic Analysis, 175, pp.170-192. (co-authored with Masahiro Hori, written in Japanese)

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Nobuo Teramachi■ Area and Subject Taught: International Economics■ Research Theme(s):

Theoretical and Empirical Studies in International Trade■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics, Nagoya City University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Trade Structure, Trade Policy, Foreign Direct Investment■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1854■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]The field of international economics can be roughly divided into "theory of international trade" and "theory of international finance." My main area of specialization is the former, theory of international trade. Through international transactions goods, money, labor, and enterprises move across national borders. I am engaged in theoretical and empirical analysis of economic phenomena, conflicts of economic interests, and economic policies associated with such trade.Recently, I have been conducting research about international trade and foreign direct investment related to the Japanese economy, making use the analytical tools of international trade theory.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 寺町信雄「日中間の貿易構造の特徴―1996年-2005年―」『経済学研究（北海道大学）』

Vol.58，no.4，2009年3月，525-545２） 寺町信雄「中国(大陸)･香港･台湾間の貿易構造―カナダ統計局WTAの1990-2002年

貿易データを用いて―」京都産業大学ORC DP Series no. CHINA-18, March 2007３） 寺町信雄「中国の対外貿易政策と貿易構造」京都産業大学ORC中国経済プロジェクト

編『中国経済の市場化･グローバル化』晃洋書房, 2006年12月, 第5章４） 寺町信雄「中国野菜輸入増加に関わる経済利害を中心にして」『京都産業大学論集』社

会科学系列第21 号, 2004年3月, 1-30５） 林原正之・寺町信雄「直接投資とリカード貿易モデル―小島理論について―」『追手門

経済論集』第38巻第1号, 2003年9月, 33-53６） 寺町信雄・林原正之「国際貿易と直接投資：理論の潮流Ⅱ」日本国際経済学会編『Ｉ

Ｔ時代と国際経済システム』有斐閣, 2002年, 292-308

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Shigeki Tomo■ Area and Subject Taught: History of Economics■ Research Theme(s):

Economic Theories of the Austrian and Cambridge Schools■ Academic Degrees: Ph.D., University of Innsbruck■ Keywords for Research Field:

Austrian, Cambridge School, Logical Positivism, Marginalism■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1725■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]I explored (in my degree thesis) the intellectual development of Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk, a member of the Austrian School of economists, through his achievement of social recognition not only as an economic theorist but also as a practicing financier, while touching on his relations with other economists of his time and the educational system and history of fiscal reform in the Habsburg Empire. I have also issued a transcription and Japanese translation of lecture notes recorded by Böhm-Bawerk's students during his time in Innsbruck. This transcription was reissued in 1998 together with a completely different set of lecture notes discovered in 1995 (an outcome from the work completed as a research fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation). After that, my research has focused on the development of the economic thought of the Austrian School during the interwar period, in particular the influence of Othmar Spann on the formation of the thinking of economists such as Morgenstern, Hayek, and Mises. I participated as project leader in "Management and Disclosure of Materials Related to the Theory of the Market Economy" at the Open Research Center from 2000 to 2005. As a visiting scholar of Wolfson College at Cambridge University during the 2006 academic year, I made research on the introduction and development of the Moral Sciences Tripos at Cambridge University in the 19th century.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） Ph.D. Thesis：Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk - Ein grosser österreichischer Nationalökonom

zwischen Theorie und Praxis -, Metropolis Verlag, Marburg, 1994２） Editorial Work： Eugen von Böhm-Bawerks Innsbrucker Vorlesungen über

Nationalökonomie - Wiedergabe aufgrund zweier Mitschriften, Metropolis Verlag, Marburg, 1998

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Nobuhisa Namimatsu■ Area and Subject Taught: Agricultural Policy■ Research Theme(s):

History of Agriculture in Britain and Japan■ Academic Degrees: Master of Agriculture, Kyoto University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Agricultural Policy, History of Agriculture, History of Agricultural Thought

■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1921■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]My research concerns the evolution and development of agriculture in the modern period. My starting point is the development of Japanese agriculture; the development of agriculture in Britain, which influenced the evolution of Japanese agriculture, is also one of the subjects of my analysis. I am particularly interested in the period from the 18th century onward, but my focus is on the personalities and systems (the development of agricultural schools and agricultural testing stations) involved in agricultural research, as approached through historical materials and documents (books on agriculture). One interesting characteristic of persons engaged in agricultural research is that some of them were not "scientists" per se. In addition, agricultural schools and agricultural testing stations had distinctive characteristics not found in the general run of institutions of higher education and research. I consider the question of how these aspects of the British system affected Japan.In addition to the relationship between Britain and Japan, my research covers connections with the regional identity of Kyoto and Japan's traditional ways of thinking. When we look at the development of modern agriculture, we see many fascinating points of connection between the Kyoto region and Japan's agricultural history-the first western-style stock farm in Japan was located in Kyoto, for example. Furthermore, Ninomiya Sontoku can be advanced as an exemplar of traditional thinking in Japanese agriculture, and I am doing research on his role in the evolution of the science of agriculture in Japan. Naturally, the connection between Kyoto and Ninomiya Sontoku is also one of my research themes.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 「20世紀初頭イギリスにおける農業科学政策―開発委員会と研究体制の確立」、2009年

3月、『京都産業大学論集』、社会科学系列、第26号、93〜129ページ。 ：イギリスの農業研究体制の確立について考察し、開発委員会の役割を明らかにした。２） 「太田朝敷の地域発展論―沖縄の「独立自尊」をめぐって」、2009年3月、『京都産業大

学論集』、人文科学系列、第40号、135〜174ページ。 ：福沢諭吉の独立自尊という考え方が、太田朝敷の地域発展論に与えた影響を考察した。３） 「マイクロクレジットと報徳論の課題―バングラデシュのグラミン銀行をめぐって｣（劉

金才・草山昭編『報徳思想と経済倫理』、2008年10月、学苑出版社、135〜158ページ）。 ：グラミン銀行と報徳社の比較を通してマイクロクレジットと報徳論の課題を考察した。

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Yoshiko Nishimura■ Area and Subject Taught: Financial Theory■ Research Theme(s):

Financial Education and Portfolio selection Behavior of Household■ Academic Degrees: Master of Economics, Okayama University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Financial Education, Investor Behavior, Portfolio Selection of Household■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1891■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]Our research aims to illuminate, using quantitative analysis, the effects of financial education and portfolio selection behavior of household. We also study financial education in schools and workplaces. In particular, I examine the effects of financial education on portfolio efficiency, using data obtained from portfolio management simulation games. Our research shows that portfolio efficiency is better increased by obtaining rudimentary statistical knowledge of concepts such as variance and standard deviation, than by obtaining detailed knowledge of financial instruments. Better-educated households are more likely to hold diversified portfolios and are better able to take advantage of investment opportunities.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 学校における金融教育の次なる一歩，西村佳子・村上恵子，2008年3月，京都産業大

学教職研究紀要第3号，49-74ページ．２） 金融知識の習得とポートフォリオの最適化，西村佳子・西田小百合・村上恵子，2005

年3月，岡山大学経済学会雑誌第36巻第4号，139-153ページ．３） 個人のリスク回避度と金融教育の効果―パネルデータによる予備的分析―，村上恵

子・西田小百合・西村佳子，2004年2月,広島県立大学論集第7巻第2号，67−79ページ．

４） 資産管理のための意思決定トレーニング・ツール―個人のリスク選好を考慮した金融教育の教材としてシミュレーション・ゲームを用いる試み―，西村佳子・村上恵子，2005年10月，日本シミュレーション＆ゲーミング学会全国大会論文報告集．

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Park Seung Joon■ Area and Subject Taught: Environmental Economics■ Research Theme(s):

The Environmental Tax Reform: Theory and Practice Worldwide■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics, Kobe University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Environmental Tax Reform, Germany, Republic of Korea, Nuclear Power, Waste Management

■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1862■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]A variety of environmental problems fall within the scope of my research, but my main interest is the environmental tax reform. With regard to the problem of global warming, the idea of a carbon tax is being studied at the government level in Japan, as in other countries, as an effective economic measure for limiting emissions of greenhouse gases. In European countries, not only have measures such as a simple carbon tax, but environmental taxation reform has been implemented in hopes of reducing the existing tax and social security burdens in order to deal with serious unemployment problems. These steps have been adopted in anticipation of a theoretical "double dividend" of environmental improvement and increased employment.This possibility of a "double dividend" has controversially debated among European and American environmental economists and scholars of public finance from the 1990s onward. A wealth of simulation analysis indicates that the possibility is real. I am studying the prospects for realizing the environmental tax reform in Japan by examining the political and economic aspects, with reference to the reality in European countries such as Germany.Recently, I have also conducted research on topics such as emissions trading systems, waste management, environmental policy in the Republic of Korea (South Korea), and nuclear power.

[Notable Publications and Works]1) The "Double Dividend" of an Environmental tax Reform, Koyo shobo, 2009 (book in

Japanese)2) The Double Dividend of an Environmental Tax Reform in Japan –a CGE Analysis

based on the 1995 Input-Output Table–, Acta Humanistica et Scientifica Universitatis Sangyo Kyotiensis, Social Science Series No.21, March 2004, pp.137-160 (paper in English)

3) Renewable Electricity Promotion Policy in Korea –Feature and Challenges through the Comparative Analysis of EU and Japanese Policy–, Journal of Environmental Policy (Korea Environmental Institute), Vol.7, No.4 2008 (paper written with Prof. Lee Soo-Cheol in Korean)

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Kazuhito Habara■ Area and Subject Taught: Theory of International Finance■ Research Theme(s):

Theory of International Finance, International Economics■ Academic Degrees: Master of Liberal Arts, University of Tokyo■ Keywords for Research Field: Theory of Exchange Rate Fluctuation■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1727■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]I am interested in theoretical and empirical research on macro- and microeconomic base concerning the causes of international capital movements; theoretical path of reciprocal feedback mechanisms between exchange rates, the prices of various financial assets such as stocks and bonds, and macroeconomic transformation brought about by international capital flows: I am also interested in theoretical research on intermediate areas between theories of international finance such as theory of exchange rates and theories of international trade, particularly the H-O theorem.

[Notable Publications and Works]１）京都マネジメント･レビュー：平成１４年：Why exchange rate is indeterminate in

open macro economic models：ワルラスの法則・オイラー式から為替相場不決定問題を考察。

２）京都産業大学論集、社会科学系列：平成１４年：アジア通貨危機−金融市場技術からの視点：金融市場技術の不安定化作用からのアジア通貨危機の考察。

３）京都産業大学経済経営学会、経済経営論叢：為替相場変動の考え方：オーバーシュート･モデルの欠落点問題の考察。

４）KSU Economic and Business Review : １９９８: Regression Analysis of Yen-Dollar Exchange Rate, 回帰分析による対ドル為替相場変動の要因分析。

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Tadashi Fukui■ Area and Subject Taught: Economics of Social Security■ Research Theme(s):

Public Policy for Heterogeneous Individuals who Confront Life-cycle Uncertainty

■ Academic Degrees: Ph.D. (Economics), Kyoto University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Life Cycles, Idiosyncratic Risk, Public Economics■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1874■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]The diversity of individual's economic circumstances is occurred due to not only their own decision but also exogenous shocks such as illness or unemployment. Observing the inequality in temporary economic states could not shed light on the comprehension of the inequality in lifetime welfare. On the other hand, observing the transition of aggregate economic valuables would overlook the heterogeneity of individual welfare. Designs of public policy require an overall comprehension of varied individuals facing different economic circumstances at different life stages.The subjects of the research are the heterogeneity in individual attributes that can change during one's lifetime, such as economic ability, health status, or family arrangements. In general, redistribution policy for equalizing the economic results has a negative effect on individuals' efforts. When, however, individuals confront undiversified risk, redistribution policy also has a function as insurance system by dispersing the risk among many individuals. Therefore, redistribution policy could also encourage individuals' making an effort to achieve better economic results. Balancing these two effects of redistribution policy on individual decisions is required for the current public policy.

[Notable Publications and Works]1) Iwamoto, Yasushi and Tadashi Fukui (2007), "Introduction of Funding Scheme for

Health and Long-term Care Insurance, (in Japanese)" Financial Review, No. 87, pp.44-73. ：Long-term Financial Simulation of the Funding Scheme for Health and Long-term

Care Insurance2) Fukui, Tadashi (2003), "Welfare Effects of Tax Policy under Uncertain Rate of Return,

(in Japanese)" Kyoto Sangyo Daigaku Ronshu (Social Science Series), No. 20, pp.89-105. ：Normative Analysis on Tax Policy under Uncertainty in Wealth Accumulation3) Fukui, Tadashi (2001), "Labor Income Taxation and Investment in Human Capital

under Uncertainty, (in Japanese)" Keizai Ronso, Vol. 168, No. 4, pp. 22-37. ：Theoretical Analysis on Labor Income Tax and the Human Capital Accumulation4) Iwamoto, Yasushi and Tadashi Fukui (2001), "The Effect of Incomes on Living

Arrangements, (in Japanese)" JCER Economic Journal, No. 42, pp.21-43. ：Empirical Analysis on the Relationship between Family Living Arrangements and

Their Income levels5) Yoshida, Kazuo and Tadashi Fukui (2000), "Estimate of Structural Deficit in Japanese

Finance: Policy Evaluation based on Structural Budgetary Balance, (in Japanese)" Financial Review, Vo. 53, pp. 162-84.

：An Estimation of Structural Budgetary Balance until 1990's

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Atsuo Fukuda■ Area and Subject Taught: Theory of Finance■ Research Theme(s):

Empirical Research on Japan's Capital Markets and Corporate Finance

■ Academic Degrees: Master of Economics, Doshisha University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Finance■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1705■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]We can think of an enterprise's stock price as a reflection of its future profitability. In particular, if stock markets operate efficiently, we would expect stock prices to change immediately to reflect changes in investor expectations regarding future profitability. If this was the case, we would be able to determine the meaning of events that affect the future profitability of an enterprise by examining the movement of stock prices on the days those events occurred. (This sort of empirical approach is called an event study.)Event studies are often used to test hypotheses related to corporate finance, such the effects of corporate mergers and acquisitions, dividend increases, and the issuing of new stock (capital increases by public offering). A large amount of data has been amassed through such studies. My present research explores the effects of debt forgiveness by banks for companies that are experiencing business slumps, on the companies affected and other companies in the same industry. If debt forgiveness retards the process of industry restructuring and simply leads to the creation of so-called "zombie companies," such events should have negative effects on other companies in the same industry. I am presently studying Japanese data based on this hypothesis.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 「事業撤退と企業価値」、2007年、『京都産業大学論集』２） 「債務免除は同業他社にとって吉報か凶報か」、2005年、『京都産業大学論集』 銀行が経営不振企業に対して債務免除を行なうというニュースが同業他社の株価にど

のような影響を与えるかを実証分析３） 「投資主体別株式保有行動の実証分析」、2003年、『京都産業大学論集』 情報劣位にあると考えられる個人株主は公開情報がどのような特徴を持つ株式を選好

するかを実証分析４） ｢株式分割と企業利益｣、2001年、『経済学論叢』（同志社大学） 株式分割がその後の企業業績につながっているかどうかを見ることによってシグナリ

ング仮説を検証５） ‘Dividend Changes and Earnings Performance in Japan’，2000 年、Pacific-Basin

Finance Journal 配当の変化がその後の企業業績の変化に対応しているかどうかを見ることでシグナリ

ング仮説を検証６） ｢株主代表訴訟はコーポレート･ガバナンスの手段として有効か｣、2000年、小佐野･

本多編著『現代の金融と政策』所収 株主代表訴訟の株価への影響を見ることによって、コーポレートガバナンスとしての

有効性を検証７） ‘Main Bank Relationships and Capital Structure in Japan’、1996年、Journal of

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Atsuko Fujino - Kakinami■ Area and Subject Taught: Labor Economics■ Research Theme(s):

Empirical Research for socioeconomic factors of population problems■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics■ Keywords for Research Field:

Child labor, gender, Birthrate decline, family policy■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1974■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]I have chosen the empirical search for socioeconomic factors of serious population problems as the focus of my research. In "Child Labor in Developing Countries- Is High Fertility a Cause or a Result of Child Labor?" (Japanese title: Hatten Tojoukoku no Jidou-roudou-Kodakusan wa Kekka nanoka Genin nanoka), published in 1997, which examined child labor in India, I demonstrated the relationships between child labor, health, education and fertility based on a theoretical model and also made a positive analysis based on Indian government statistics.Recently, I have also been conducting experimental studies on the causes of the recent low birth rates in Japan. For this research, with the cooperation of local public authorities and labor unions, I have carried out three (2003, 2007, and 2008) large-scale personal surveys and have performed quantitative analysis on the results. I have also engaged in frequent analyses of interview-based surveys.

[Notable Publications and Works]1) ‘The History of Child Labor in Japan’ Part8 East and Pacific, section1 East Asia, Hugh.

D. Hindman ed., “The World of Child Labor: An History and Regional Survey”, M. E. Sharpe New York 2009 (in English).

2) "Child Labor and Gender Bias in Japan: The Historical Perspectives," Journal of Gender Studies Japan, 2007, Vol.10, pp.27-40 (in Japanese).

3) "The Effect of a Husband's Household Participation on the Couple's Desire for Additional Children: The Empirical Evidence from Micro Data," Journal of Population Studies , 2006, No.38, pp.21-41 (in Japanese).

4) "Low Fertility Issues in Japan: Based on the Analysis of Individual Data," Family Studies (At the Hyogo Institute for Study of Family Issues), 2005, No. 4. pp. 15-27 (in Japanese).

5) "Fertility Behavior and Labor Supply of Married Women in Japan: The Impact of a Husband's Participation in Household Work and a Wife's Family Values," Journal of Population Studies , 2002, No.31, pp.19-35 (in Japanese).

6) Child Labor in Developing Countries: Is High Fertility a Cause or a Result of Child Labor? Akashi Shoten, Tokyo, 1997 (in Japanese).

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Visiting Professor　Reishi Maruya■ Area and Subject Taught: Economic Policy■ Research Theme(s):

Theory of Social Market Economy■ Academic Degrees: Master of Economics, Kobe University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Germany, Social Market Economy, Distribution Policy■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1505（ext 3431）■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]The term social market economy refers to the socioeconomic system and economic policy concept of (West) Germany. The postwar German economy was rebuilt and expanded in line with the orderly policy ideas of neoliberal economists. The first attraction of the social market economy (concept) was that, although grounded in the idea of a liberal market economy, it provided an orderly policy regime that balanced the strong belief in market principles of the American neoliberal economists with an emphasis on the intrinsic defects of the market system. It is also important to remember that during the 1940s and 1950s the western bloc countries embraced Keynesian economics, the welfare state, and a mixed economy, while the eastern bloc states had planned economies on the Marxist model. The second attraction of the social market economy was the exceptional performance of the West German economy, whose structure and systems were constructed according to a grand design. The fact that this design was not simply an academic concept, but had proved extremely functional in practical application, was of tremendous worth. Naturally, the presence of such extraordinary people as Erhard and Müller-Armack must not be overlooked, but the concept itself still stands up to scrutiny when viewed from a contemporary perspective. My lifelong research theme is the consideration of the special characteristics of the social market economy, the role is played, and why it was eventually modified.

[Notable Publications and Works]１． 「相対的貧困：最近におけるドイツ分配政策の課題」明大商学論叢第91巻2号　2009

年3月２． 「ドイツにおける分配問題」海外社会保障研究No.159　2007年　夏３． 「生協総合評価の方法と課題」神戸大学経済学研究　2007年2月４． “Der Ökonomische Effekt einer Erohöhung der Arbeitslosenleistungen”, Kobe

University Economic Review 2003年2月５． 「秩序への思惟：新自由主義経済政策構想再考」日本経済政策学会年報2000年3月

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Mikio Yagi■ Area and Subject Taught: International Investment Theory■ Research Theme(s):

International Securities Investment, Corporate Expansion Overseas■ Academic Degrees:

Master's Degree, Osaka University; Master of Arts, University of Rochester■ Keywords for Research Field:

International Capital Movement, Multinational Corporations, Corporate Expansion Overseas, International Finance

■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1861■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]My research concerns topics such as international financial and capital markets, the foreign exchange market, multinational corporations, and international finance. I am also studying international aspects of the rapidly developing Chinese economy.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 共著：京都産業大学ＯＲＣ中国経済プロジェクト編（2006）『中国経済の市場化・グ

ローバル化』晃洋書房２） 論文：「中国のＷＴＯ加盟と外資直接投資」世界問題研究所紀要第18巻（平成12年３

月発行、66―87頁）、2000年3月。３） 論文：「中国のＦＤＩ政策」世界問題研究所紀要第17巻（特集号） （平成11年３月発行、

86―112頁）、1999年3月。４） 論文：「『東アジア経済の奇跡』の維持可能性」世界問題研究所紀要第15巻（平成10年

３月発行、1―26頁）、1998年3月。５） 共編著：『多極化する世界経済と日本』平成2年2月、晃洋書房

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Associate Professor　Hiroyuki Yashio■ Area and Subject Taught: Japanese Tax System■ Research Theme(s):

Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Taxes on Japanese Economy■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics, Hitotsubashi University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Tax Reform, Tax Burden, Empirical Analysis■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]In Japan, reform of the fiscal restructure is inevitable to deal with the expected rise of social security costs and today's massive fiscal deficits. By the report of the government advisory counsil on the fiscal system in 2006, which strongly insisted on not only government expenditure cut but also the tax reform, much closer attention has come to be paid to how the role of tax system should be in Japan.To study the role of taxation, research should be conducted from the various points of view, such as empirical analyses of the effects of tax reform on the economy, economic theory, and tax systems in foreign countries. Besides, the empirical research of the tax reform is not enough in Japan due to restriction of date availability. My aim of the research is to consider how the Japanese tax system should be through various economic analyses.

[Notable Publications and Works]『高齢化社会のくらしと経済』2007年、秀和システム（共著）「格差拡大への税制の対応　−還付可能な税額控除の活用」『税経通信』2007年４月号（共著）「個人自営業者の所得分散行動に関する実証分析　−節税動機は専従者給与分配に影響を与えるか−」『財政研究』第２巻2006年

「税制と事業形態選択　−日本のケース−」日本財政学会叢書『財政研究』第１巻2005年（共著）"The Role of Personal Income Tax to Mitigate Widening Income Inequality: the Case of Japan," Journal of Income Distribution 16(3), 2007 (with E. Tajika)

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Futoshi Yamauchi■ Area and Subject Taught: Economic History of Japan■ Research Theme(s):

Economic History of Early-Modern and Modern Rural Society in Japan

■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics■ Keywords for Research Field:

Japanese History, Economic History, Regional History, Social History■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1768■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]My main field is rural society in Japan: How did the market economy penetrate rural society? How did rural society react to it? What aspects of the rural social structure were beneficial from the standpoint of the development of a market economy? What aspects were not beneficial? What effects did the market economy have on the social structure?I conduct empirical research on questions such as these related to the development of the market economy and its effects on the social structure. I discover, catalog, and read old documents from places such as rural libraries, museums, and old houses. I try to recreate the specific behavior and consciousness of persons of those times and the society they built, and I consider larger trends within the market economy as a whole. Because my research addresses social structure, it is not limited to economics; I incorporate findings from a variety of academic fields, including sociology, ethnology, anthropology and others. In the future, I hope to expand my studies on the theme of rural society and the move to a market economy to include the comparison with other Asian countries as well as Europe and North America. In this way I hope to provide assistance to scholars interested in the special characteristics of market economies, their origins in different regions, and the reasons for them.

[Notable Publications and Works]「近世村落社会における共同性の諸相」日本村落研究学会編『近世村落社会を再考する』農山漁村文化協会、2009年1月

「耕地と自然災害」「年貢の賦課と徴収」長谷部弘他編『近世日本の地域社会と共同性』刀水書房、2009年3月

「近世村落と個別土地所有」『村落社会研究ジャーナル』14巻２号2008年3月

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Katsuhiro Yamada■ Area and Subject Taught: Macroeconomics■ Research Theme(s):

Dynamic Adjustment■ Academic Degrees: Master of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Theoretical Economics, Macrodynamics, Disequilibrium■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1728■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]Equilibrium analysis is still the main current in economics, but arriving at equilibrium is something that is only possible in the realm of theory, as a careful examination of adjustment mechanisms easily shows. Therefore, it is not wise to simply draw policy implications from an analysis of equilibrium values with some bias included. Research employing a dynamic adjustment process and the construction of models from more realistic factors is the only way to improve precision.The main types of models I study are discrete price adjustment models. Recently, I have also become interested in models of population variation and movement. I have worked as a joint researcher in the Regional Economy Department of the Open Research Center at the Division of Economics, using a model developed under a research contract with the city of Kyoto to forecast fluctuations in regional demand based on population changes (fluctuations). I am presently focusing on the works of F. P. Ramsey and considering problems that I hope will make a contribution to the refinement of Keynes's thinking on subjective probability.The results of my research have been used to create an economic analysis software program called YSCP. To find out about this program, type "YSCP" or "Katsuhiro Yamada Seminar" into your favorite search engine.

[Notable Publications and Works]A Study of Modern Economic Theory, Doubunkan, 1995 (in Japanese).'Discrete Price Adjustment and Time Series Analysis: Spectral Representation of Chaotic Series,' Kyoto Sangyo University essays. Social science series 15 pp.1-24 1998 (in Japanese).Principles of Economics : PPT vesion, Koyo-shobo, 2004 (in Japanese).

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Professor　Setsuko Yukawa■ Area and Subject Taught: Development Economics■ Research Theme(s):

Economic Development in Latin America■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics, Osaka University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Economic Development, Latin America, Poverty■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1716

[Research Overview]Among issues related to economic development in Latin America, and Mexico in particular, my research focuses on poverty and employment.

[Notable Publications and Works]１） 「貿易自由化政策下のメキシコ労働市場とジェンダー」、『京都産業大学論集』社会科学

系列第25号、2008． （貿易自由化が進められたメキシコでは労働市場の女性化と二極分化が起きたことを

明らかにする）２） 「メキシコにおける女性労働の増加と貧困緩和」、『京都産業大学論集』社会科学系列第

23号、2006． （メキシコにおける近年の急速な女性労働の増加が家計レベルでの貧困緩和に与えた

効果を検証する）３） 「メキシコにおける政策改革と女性労働」、『国際開発研究』第13巻第1号. 2004． （メキシコの政策改革が労働市場に与えた影響を女性労働に焦点を当てて分析する）４） 「メキシコにおける新自由主義的政策改革と農村貧困層」、『ラテン ･ アメリカ論集』

No.36､ 2002． （メキシコにおける政策改革が農村貧困層に与えた影響を分析する）５） 『ラテンアメリカ経済論−経済発展と政策改革―』、1999､ 中央経済社。 （20世紀後半のラテンアメリカの経済発展と近年の政策改革を分析する）６） 『新訂　開発計画論』、1999、大明堂。 （途上国における開発計画の実効性向上の要因を検討する）７） 『メキシコ経済論』､ 1982､ 大明堂。 （メキシコの経済発展を様々な角度から分析し､ その課題を明らかにする）

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Division of Economics (Economics) ＊Visiting Professor　Hajime Wago■ Area and Subject Taught: Financial Econometric Analysis■ Research Theme(s):

Financial Econometric Analysis Using Bayesian Methods■ Academic Degrees: Doctor of Economics, Osaka University■ Keywords for Research Field:

Bayesian Econometric Analysis, State Space Models, Business Cycle Models, Qualitative Variable Models

■ Office Phone Number: 81-75-705-1736■ E-mail:

[Research Overview]In many fields of the natural sciences, social sciences, and behavioral sciences, one arrives at a solution by analyzing the structure of the subject of study. When analyzing a structure based on observation data it is often useful, generally speaking, to represent factors that cannot be observed directly as latent variables, for example by using a hierarchical model. Latent variable modeling can be applied in any field. Reasons for this include recent advances in statistical modeling methods and computational skill. In this type of model, the inherent characteristics of the subject of analysis and unobservable variations in the discrete data are represented as latent variables and random effects, enabling a complex structure to be expressed as a simple model. In the maximum likelihood estimation method of hierarchical modeling, which is designed to accommodate latent variables, multivariate numerical integration is necessary. For this purpose, I have developed efficient estimation and utilization methods for statistical models employing Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods based on simulation, and applied them to actual problems. MCMC methods were originally developed in Bayesian statistics to obtain a marginal posterior distribution from a high-dimensional simultaneous distribution. Therefore, we can specify a model using a Bayesian statistical framework, assume a hierarchical structure of parameters having several levels, and develop a dynamic model that allows for temporal and spatial changes. My recent research is centered on econometric analysis through the application of Bayesian statistics. Currently, I am analyzing economic and financial data using MCMC methods and focusing on spatial econometric analysis that takes interaction into account.

[Notable Publications and Works]1) "Bayesian estimation of smooth transition GARCH model using Gibbs sampling",

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Elsevier, 64, 63-78, 2004.2) 「Markov chain Monte Carlo and its applications to economic time series data」Amari,

Takeuchi, Takemura, and Iba eds.,『Frontior in Statistical Sciences：Computational Statistics II Markov chain Monte Carlo and its applications』Iwanami，213-292, 2005. (in Japanese)

3) 『Bayesian Econometrics：Markov chain Monte Carlo and its applications』（Eds.）Toyo-Keizai, pp. 382，2005．(in Japanese)

4) "Spatial Interaction of Crime Incidents in Japan," Proceedings of International Congress on Modeling and Simulations, 407-413. with Kakamu, K. and W. Polasek, 2005

5) "Model Choice for Panel Spatial Models: Crime Modeling in Japan," Kakamu, K., W. Polasek and H. Wago, in (H.-J. Lenz and R. Decker eds) Advances in Data Analysis, Springer, 237-244. 2007.

6) 「Bayesian Econometrics」Minotani, Nawata, and Wago ed.『Econometrics Handbook』Asakura Shoten，2007 (in Japanese).

7) "Small Sample Properties of Panel Spatial Autoregressive Models: Comparison of Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood Methods," Kakamu, K and H. Wago, Spatial Economic Analysis, Vol. No.3, 305-15, Routledge.

8) "Estimation of Regional Business Cycle in Japan using Bayesian Panel Spatial Autoregressive Probit Model," Kakamu, K. and H. Wago and H. Tanizaki, forthcomming in Handbook of Regional Economics, Nova Science Publisher.