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Kazuhiko YOKOTA

Waseda University School of Commerce, Associate Professor
Ph.D
member
Economic Integration and Sustainability

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CV
Associate Professor of School of Commerce, Waseda University. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from University of Colorado at Boulder. He became Associate Professor, Waseda University in April 2009 after serving as Researcher at the Institute of Developing Economies, and as Research Associate Professor at the International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development. He specializes in international trade and multinational corporation issues. His recent academic publications include "Modeling FDI-induced Technology Spillovers," International Trade Journal (2010); "Export-led Growth via Export Platform Strategies: The Impact of Free Trade Agreements on the Structure of FDI," World Economics (2009); "A Decomposition of Factors Influencing Horizontal and Vertical FDI: A Separate Analysis," Eastern Economic Journal (2009); "Extending the Learning-by-exporting Hypothesis: Introducing a Credit Constraint", International Advances in Economic Research (2009); "Lewis Growth Model and China's Industrialization," Asian Economic Journal (2008).
cv_yokota.pdf

Achievements (since 2006 till 2012)

[ Paper ]
  1. Kazuhiko Yokota and Kun-Ming Chen, R&D Spillovers and Foreign Market Entry: Acquisition vs. Greenfield Investment, International Economic Journal, 2011, (forthcoming)
  2. Akinori Tonohara and Kazuhiko Yokota, Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Inequality: Is Skill Upgrading the Culprit?, Applied Economics Letters, Vol.1, No.8, 2011, pp.773-781
  3. Kazuhiko Yokota, Japan's Parts and Components Exports and Complementarity with Foreign Investment , D. Hiratsuka and Y. Uchida eds. Input Trade and Production Networks in East Asia, Edward Elgar, 2010, 84-106
  4. Kazuhiko Yokota and Akinori Tomohara, Modeling FDI-induced Technology Spillovers, International Trade Journal, Vol.24, No.1, 2010, pp.5-34. (Lead Article)
  5. Kazuhiko Yokota and Akinori Tomohara, A Decomposition of Factors Influencing Horizontal and Vertical FDI: A Separate Analysis, Eastern Economic Journal, Vol.35, No.4, 2009, pp.462-478
  6. Kazuhiko Yokota and Akinori Tomohara, Extending the Learning-by-exporting Hypothesis: Introducing a Credit Constraint, International Advances in Economic Research, Vol.15, No.2, 2009, pp. 169-177.
  7. Nazrul Islam and Kazuhiko Yokota, China's Industrialization Viewed from Lewis Growth Model, N. Islam ed., Resurgent China: Issues for the Future, Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2009, pp. 123-148
  8. Akinori Tomohara and Kazuhiko Yokota, Export-led Growth via Export Platform Strategies: The Impact of Free Trade Agreements on the Structure of FDI, World Economics, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2009, pp. 147-160
  9. Nazrul Islam and Kazuhiko Yokota, Lewis Growth Model and China's Industrialization, Asian Economic Journal, Vol.22, No.4, 2008, pp. 359-396
  10. Kazuhiko Yokota, Spillovers and Linkages between Local and Foreign Plants, Hiratsuka, D. and Kimura, F. eds.East Asia's Economic Integration, Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2008, pp. 225-54
  11. Kazuhiko Yokota, Productivity Growth, Innovation, and Catching-up of Medium-size Enterprises in Indonesia: A Nonparametric Approach, ERIA Research Project Report, No. 5, 2008, pp. 133-157
  12. Eui-Gak Hwang and Kazuhiko Yokota, Ethnic Mix and Economic Performance in Japanese Cities, ICSEAD Working Paper Series, No. 2008-26, 2008
  13. Eui-Gak Hwang, Shoichi Yamashita and Kazuhiko Yokota, Exploiting Bright Pearls Hidden in the Pandora's Box of Japanese Urban Growth -Cities and Sources of Economic Growth, ICSEAD Working Paper Series, No. 2008-02, 2008
  14. Kazuhiko Yokota, Parts and Components trade and Production Networks in East Asia-A Panel Gravity Approach, D. Hiratsuka and Y. Uchida eds. Vertical Specialization and Economic Integration in East Asia, Institute of Developing Economies JETRO, 2008, pp.45-59.
  15. Kazuhiko Yokota, Export-led Growth of Developing Countries and Optimal Trade Policy, Area Studies, 41, 2007, pp. 133-144
  16. Akinori Tomohara and Kazuhiko Yokota, Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Inequality: Is Skill Upgrading the Culprit?, ICSEAD Working Paper Series, No. 2007-14. Under review, 2007
  17. Akinori Tomohara and Kazuhiko Yokota, Industry Characteristics and FDI Induced Technology Spillovers, ICSEAD Working Paper Series, No. 2007-16. Under review, 2007
  18. Nazrul Islam and Kazuhiko Yokota, An Initial Look at China's Industrialization in Light of the Lewis Growth Model, East Asian Economic Perspectives, 17(2), August, 2006, pp. 103-132
  19. Akinori Tomohara and Kazuhiko Yokota, Does Foreign Direct Investment benefit Domestic Companies via Increased Productivity: Horizontal, Backward, and Forward Linkages, ICSEAD Working Paper Series, No. 2006-07. Under review, 2006
  20. Kazuhiko Yokota, Export Platform Strategy in Free Trade Agreement, Area Studies, 40, 2006, pp. 151-161
  21. Kazuhiko Yokota, Thailand, East Asian Economic Perspectives, 17(1),Special Issue, February, 2006, pp. 137-150
[ Others ]
  1. Kazuhiko Yokota, Asian Trade and the Hollowing Out of Japanese Industry, Daily Yomiuri Online, September, 2009
  2. Kazuhiko Yokota, A Mystery in International Trade, KIEP CNAEC Opinion, December, 2007

Presentations at international conferences (since 2006 till 2012)

  1. Guest lecture, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2011/08, Japanese SMEs and Trade Liberalization, APEC Symposium on Enhancing SME Capacity of Managing the Risks Associated with Trade Liberalization (Taipei, Taiwan)
  2. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2011/04, Markups, Productivity, and Ownership Structure in Chinese Enterprises, Western Economic Association International 9th Biennial Pacific Rim Conference (Brisbane, Australia)
  3. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2010/12, Learning by Exporting? The Case of Chinese Firms, Globalization and Its impact on Corporate Strategies (Keio University, Tokyo)
  4. Guest lecture, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2010/11, Asian Economic Cooperation, Woosuk University (Jeollabuk-do, Korea)
  5. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2010/10, Learning by Exporting? -The Case of Chinese Firms-, East Asian Economic Association 12th International Convention. (Seoul, Korea)
  6. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2010/07, Learning by Exporting -The Case of Chinese Firms, Western Economic Association Internation 85th Annual Convention (Portland, U.S.A.)
  7. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2009/11, Does FDI induce Parts and Components Trade?, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, U.S.A.)
  8. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2008/12, Japanese Economy and City Development, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University (Shanghai, China)
  9. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2008/11, Trade Structure of Parts and Components in the World Economy -Is East Asia unique?, East Asian Economic Association, 11th Annual Conference (Manila, Philippines)
  10. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2008/06, Parts and Components Trade and the Impact of FDI, Western Economic Association International, 83rd Annual Conference (Honolulu, U.S.A.)
  11. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2008/06, Parts and Components Trade in East Asia and the Importance of Productivity for Development, National Productivity Corporation (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
  12. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2008/01, Productivity Growth, Innovation, and Catching-Up of Medium- Size Enterprises in Indonesia, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (Bangkok, Thailand)
  13. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2007/09, Vertical Integration in East Asia, Korean Institute for International Economic Policy (Seoul, Korea)
  14. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2007/09, TFP Growth in Japan, National Productivity Corporation (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
  15. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2007/06, Does Foreign Direct Investment benefit Domestic Companies via Increased Productivity?, Thailand Development Research Institute (Bangkok, Thailand)
  16. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2007/03, Measuring Productivity, National Productivity Corporation (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
  17. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2006/11, Import Structure, Foreign Direct Investment, and Firm-Level Productivity: Evidence from Thai Manufacturing Industries, East Asian Economic Association, 10th Annual Conference (Beijing, China)
  18. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2006/10, Import Structure, Foreign Direct Investment, and Firm-Level Productivity: Evidence from Thai Manufacturing Industries, Social and Economic Research of University of Indonesia (Jakarta, Indonesia)
  19. Oral presentation, Kazuhiko Yokota, 2006/08, Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Inequality, East West Center (Honolulu, U.S.A.)

Past research grants (since 2006 till 2012)

  1. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2009
  2. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2008
  3. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2007
  4. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2006

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