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Shujiro Urata

Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies
Ph.D.
Program Sub-Leader (in charge of developing human resources)
Economic Integration and Sustainability

Homepage
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CV
Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (International Relations), Waseda University since 2005. Ph.D. in Economics. He specializes in International Economics. After holding positions such as Scholar at the Brookings Institution, Economist of World Bank, and Professor of School of Social Sciences at Waseda University, he took the present position from April 2005. His major publications include Winning in Asia, Japanese Style: Market and Nonmarket Strategies for Success (co-ed. Palgrave, 2002); Competitiveness, FDI and Technological Activity in East Asia (co-ed. Edward Elgar, 2003); Bilateral Trade Agreements: Origins, evolution, and implications (co-ed. Routledge, 2005); The Political Economy of the Proliferation of FTAs (co-authored, Korea Economic Research Institute, 2005); Multinationals and Economic Growth in East Asia (co-ed. Routledge, 2006); Free Trade Agreements in the Asias-Pacific (co-ed. World Scientific, Singapore, 2010).
cv_urata.pdf

Achievements (since 2006 till 2012)

[ Paper ]
  1. Urata,S., Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific, Singapore: World Scientific,, 2009, (co-edited with Christopher Findlay)
  2. Urata,S., Exclusion Fears and Competitive Regionalism in East Asia, in Mireya Solis, Barbara Stallings, and Saori N. Katada (eds.), Competitive Regionalism: FTA Diffusion in the Pacific Rim, England: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, pp. 27-53
  3. Urata,S., Proliferation of FTAs and the WTO, in Yonghyup Oh (ed.), The World Economy with the G-20, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2009
  4. Urata,S., Analysis of the Restrictions on Foreign Direct Investment in Free Trade Agreements, in Christopher Findlay and Shujiro Urata (eds.), Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific, Singapore: World Scientific,(Co-authored with John Sasuya), 2009, pp. 81-130
  5. Urata,S., On the Use of Free Trade Agreements by Japanese Firms, in Christopher Findlay and Shujiro Urata (eds.), Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific, Singapore: World Scientific,(Co-authored with Katsuhide Takahashi), 2009, pp.241-257
  6. Urata, S., Kiyota,K., Matsuura,T.,and Wei,Y., Reconsidering the Backward Vertical Linkages of Foreign Affiliates: Evidence from Japanese Multinationals, World Development, Volume 36, Issue 8, 2008, pp.1938-1414
  7. Urata, S., Competitive Regionalism in East Asia : An Economic Analysis, GIARI Working Paper, 2008
  8. Urata,S., The Emergence and Proliferation of FTAs in East Asia, East Asian Economies and New Regionalism, Abe Shigeyuki and Bhanupong Nidhipraba eds., Kyoto University Press, 2008, 39-80
  9. Urata, S., The Changing Patterns of International Trade in East Asia, A New East Asia - Toward a Regional Community -, NUS Press, 2008
  10. Urata, S., Kiyota,K. and Matsuura,M., Exchange Rate Volatility and MNCs' Production and Distribution Networks: The Case of Japanese Manufacturing MNCs, Singapore Economic Review, vol. 53, no.3,, 2008, pp.523-538
  11. Urata, S., Institutionalization of Regional Economic Integration in East Asia, GIARI Working Paper, 2008-E16, 2008
  12. Urata,S., The Role of Multinational Firms in International Trade: The Case of Japan (Co-authored with Kozo Kiyota), Japan and the World Economy, Volume 20, Issue 3, 2008, 338-352
  13. Urata,S., The Impacts of East Asia FTA: A CGE Model Simulation Study(co-authored with Mitsuyo Ando), Journal of International Economic Studies, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Vol.11, No.2,, 2007, 3-75
  14. Urata, S., et al., The Impacts of East Asia FTA: A CGE Model Simulation Study, Journal of International Economic Studies, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Vol.11, No.2, 2007, pp. 3-75
  15. Urata, S., et al., The Political Economy of the Proliferation of FTAs., Peter A Petri and Sumner J.La Croix eds. Challenges to the Global Trading System, Routledge, 2007, pp. 43-57
  16. Urata, S., Japan's FTA Strategy and Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific, Morrison, C. E. Mori, K. and Hirano, K. eds. A New East Asia: Toward a Regional Community and Pedrosa, S. eds. An APEC Trade Agenda? The Political Economy of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007, pp.99-126
  17. Urata, S., Japan's New Foreign Economic Policy: A Shift toward a Strategic and Activeist Model?, Asian Policy Review, Vol.2 Issue. 2, 2007
  18. Urata,S., International Intrafirm Transfer of Management Technology by Japanese Multinational Corporations(co-authored with T. Matsuura and Y. Wei), Commercialization and Transfer of Technology: Major Country Case Studies Almas Heshmati,Young-Bock Sohn and Young-Roak Kim eds., Nova Publishers,, 2007, 115-132
  19. Urata,S., Japan's FTA Strategy and Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific, An APEC Trade Agenda? The Political Economy of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific,Charles E. Morrison and Eduardo Pedrosa, eds., Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 2007, 99-126.
  20. Urata, S., FDI Flows, their Determinants, and Economic Impacts in East Asia, Multinationals and Economic Growth in East Asia.Shujiro Urata, Chia Siow Yue and Fukunari Kimra eds, Routledge, New York, 2006
[ Book ]
  1. Urata, S., et al, Multinationals and Economic Growth in East Asia, Routledge, New York,, 2009
  2. Urata, S., The Creation of Regional Production Networks in Asia Pacific: The Case of Japanese Multinational Corporations, Palacios, J. J. eds. Multinational Corporations and the Emerging Network Economy in Asia and the Pacific, Routledge, 2007, pp.114-138
  3. Urata, S., Trade, FDI-Driven Economic Growth, and Regional Economic Integration in East Asia, Ralph A. Cossa and Akihiko Tanaka eds. An East Asian Community and the United States, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2007, pp. 42-68 / p.232
  4. Urata,S., The Changing Patterns of International Trade in East Asia., Mori, K. and Hirano, K. eds. A New East Asia: Toward a Regional Community, 2007, pp.100-155
[ Others ]
  1. Urata,S., Comment on 'Shares of the Rich and the Rest in the World Economy: Income Divergence Between Nations, 1820-2030', Asian Economic Policy Review, volume 3, issue 1, 2008, 85-86
  2. Urata,S., Book review Global Change and East Asian Policy Initiatives, Shahid Yusuf, M. Anjum Altaf, and Kaoru Nabeshima, eds., New York, Oxford University Press for the World Bank 2004, Economic Development and Cultural Change,, volume 56, number 1,, 2007, 232-234
  3. Urata,S., Growing FTAs & Their Impact on World Trade, Japan Spotlight, Japan Economic Foundation, July/Augus, 2007, 22-23

Presentations at international conferences (since 2006 till 2012)

Past research grants (since 2006 till 2012)

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