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Takero Doi
(Keio University)
December 2018.
* denotes an article or a book written in Japanese.
Doctoral Dissertation
Political economy of the Japanese local finance, University of Tokyo, March 1999.*
Master’s Thesis
A political economic analysis of public investment policy in Japan, University of Tokyo, March 1995.*
Books
Economic Analysis of the Japanese Politics, (with Toshihiro Ihori), Bokutaku-Sha, January 1998.*
Readings in Public Finance, (with Toshihiro Ihori), Toyo Keizai Inc., 5th ed. in April 2000, 6th ed. in April 2001.*
Political Economy of the Japanese Local Finance, Toyo Keizai Inc., June 2000.*
Regional Economy and Fiscal Policy in Japan, Mitsubishi Economic Research Institute, March 2002.*
Public Finance and the Japanese Economy, Kobun-sha, October 2002.*
Introduction to Public Economics, Nippon Hyoron Sha, November 2002.*
Economics of Fiscal Decentralization, Nippon Hyoron Sha, editor, March 2004.*
Economic Policy II, Society of the Promotion for the Open University of Japan, March 2005.*
Economics of Local Bond System, Nikkei Publishing Inc., June 2007.*
The Public Sector in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori), Edward Elgar Publishing, February 2009.
Tax Reform Need To Be Implemented in Japan, Nikkei Publishing Inc., June 2010.*
Fiscal Reconstruction Need To Be Implemented in Japan, Nikkei Publishing Inc., February 2012.*
Global Japan: 2050 Simulations and Strategies, Global Japan Special Committee, Keidanren, the 21st Century Public Policy Institute, April 2012.
Introduction to Public Finance, Nippon Hyoron Sha, April 2017.*
Introduction to Public Economics, 2nd ed., Nippon Hyoron Sha, March 2018.*
Contributions to Books and Conference Volumes
Empirics of the median voter hypothesis in Japan, in Robin Boadway and Baldev Raj, eds., Advances in Public Economics, pp.119-143, Physica-Verlag, Springer-Verlag, July 2000.
Inefficiency of Keynesian policy and fiscal deficits in Japan, in Keimei Kaizuka ed., The Effects and Efficiency of Fiscal Policy, pp.37-63, Toyo Keizai Inc., July 2001.*
Intergovernmental system, in National Institute for Research Advancement ed., Towards Transparency in the Public Sector Management in Japan, National Institute for Research Advancement Research Report No.20010014, pp.179-190, January 2002.*
Sustainability problem, (with Toshihiro Ihori), in Toshihiro Ihori and Masakazu Sato eds., Government Deficit and Fiscal Reform in Japan, pp.45-56, Kluwer Academic Publishers, May 2002.
Fiscal reconstruction, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Hiroki Kondo), in Toshihiro Ihori and Masakazu Sato eds., Government Deficit and Fiscal Reform in Japan, pp.107-122, Kluwer Academic Publishers, May 2002.
The system and role of Local Bonds Permits in Japan, in Toshihiro Ihori and Masakazu Sato eds., Government Deficit and Fiscal Reform in Japan, pp.123-151, Kluwer Academic Publishers, May 2002.
Paying for the FILP, (with Takeo Hoshi), in Magnus Blomström, Jennifer Corbett, Fumio Hayashi and Anil Kashyap eds., Structural Impediments to Growth in Japan, pp.37-69, University of Chicago Press, October 2003.
Sustainability of government deficits in Japan: Including trends in local government finance, (with Toshihiro Ihori), in Noayuki Yoshino, Shigehito Inukai and Nobusuke Tamaki eds., Enhancing Market Functions in Japan, pp.3-29, Keio University Press, March 2004.
Current conditions and problems of the Japanese fiscal policy, in Tadahiro Uematsu and Kazuo Ogawa eds., Japanese Economy, pp.31-60, Minerva Publishing Co., Itd., April 2004.*
Government Financial Institutions: What and how to reform?, in Takatoshi Ito, Hugh Patrick and David E. Weinstein eds., Reviving Japan’s Economy, pp.197-240, The MIT Press, August 2005.
Sustainability, Inflation, and Public Debt Policy in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Kiyoshi Mitsui), in David G. Mayes and Jan Toporowski eds., Open Market Operations and Financial Markets, pp.293-320, Routledge, May 2007.
Sustainability, debt management, and public debt policy in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Kiyoshi Mitsui), in Takatoshi Ito and Andrew Rose eds., Fiscal Policy and Management in East Asia, East Asia Seminar on Economics Volume 16, pp.377-412, University of Chicago Press, October 2007.
Tax Policy under the ‘Generational Election System’, in Toshihiro Ihori and Kimiko Terai eds., The Political Economy of Fiscal Consolidation in Japan, pp.145-165, Springer, January 2015.
Journal Articles
Decentralization in the Japanese local finance: A survey and an extension of local taxes and local public goods, Journal of Economic Studies (University of Tokyo) vol.38, pp.33-44, May 1996.*
Flypaper effect in Japanese urban expenditure, Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.40, pp.95-119, September 1996.*
Distribution of interregional grant and government party: National Government Disbursement and the LDP, (with Masahiro Ashiya), Japan Center for Economic Research Economic Journal vol.34, pp.180-195, April 1997.*
Theory of income distribution in the 1990s, Kokumin Keizai no.160, pp.37-59, July 1997.*
Policies, business cycles, and elections in Japan, Journal of Economic Studies (University of Tokyo) vol.40, pp.29-45, February 1998.*
Panel analysis of public capital in Japan, Kokumin Keizai no.161, pp.29-45, March 1998.*
The sustainability of national and local government deficits in Japan, (with Toru Nakazato), Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.47, pp.76-105, October 1998.*
Empirics of the median voter hypothesis in Japan, Empirical Economics vol.24 issue 4, pp.667-691, December 1999.
Distribution of public-capital-generated gains among factors, Journal of Social Science vol.51 no.4, pp.91-113, March 2000.*
Intertemporal substitution in Japanese local expenditures, (with Toshihiro Shimizu and Toru Nakazato), Sophia Economic Review vol.45 no.1&2, pp.153-165, March 2000.*
Flypaper and spillover effects in Japanese urban expenditure, Keio Journal of Economics vol.93 no.1, pp.75-90, April 2000.*
The sustainability of government deficits and fiscal policy in Japan, Economic Analysis: A Series of Policy Research (Economic Planning Agency) vol.16, pp.9-35, September 2000.*
Debt management policy and the fiscal theory of the price level, Economic Analysis: A Series of Policy Research (Economic Planning Agency) vol.16, pp.169-211, September 2000.*
Defects and reform of the Local Allocation Tax grants in Japan, Economics, vol.3, pp.70-79, September 2000.*
Empirical analysis of Local Bond Permits in Japan, Journal of Social Science vol.52 no.4, pp.27-51, March 2001.*
Economic analysis of budgetary decision on public works in Japan, Policy Research for Land, Infrastructure and Transport, (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport), vol.5, pp.45-51, June 2001.*
Herd behavior of Japanese economists, (with Masahiro Ashiya), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization vol.46 issue 3, pp.343-346, November 2001.
Japanese fiscal reform: Fiscal reconstruction and fiscal policy, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Hiroki Kondo), Japan and the World Economy vol.13 issue 4, pp.351-370, December 2001.
Welfare analysis of local public finance system in Japan: A simulation based on dynamic optimization with multi-regions, Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.61, pp.3-33, February 2002.*
Analysis of bond management policy concerning the maturity structure of the Japanese Government Bonds, Economic Analysis (Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office) vol.163, pp.123-154, March 2002.*
An implicit subsidy for interest payment through the Local Bonds Permits in Japan, Keio Journal of Economics vol.95 no.1, pp.139-159, April 2002.*
Government deficits, political inefficiency, and fiscal reconstruction in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Hiroki Kondo), Annals of Economics and Finance, vol.3 no.1, pp.169-183, May 2002.
Fiscal reconstruction and local interest groups in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori), Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, vol.16 no.4, pp.492-511, December 2002.
¿Por qué ahorran los hogares japoneses? Caídas en la renta y situación del mercado de trabajo, (English title: Precautionary saving and employment risk in the 1990s) Información Comercial Española no.807, pp.57-81, October 2003. (in Spanish)
Corporation taxation, equipment investment, and credit channels of monetary policy, Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.69, pp.46-73, December 2003.*
Local government bond and its disposal scheme, Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.71, pp.5-40, June 2004.*
Increase in saving rate and precautionary saving motive in Japan, Economic Analysis (Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office) vol.174, pp.97-176, June 2004.*
Local borrowing subsidized through the Local Allocation Tax grants: Does it increase public capital spending?, (with Shun-ichiro Bessho), Japan Center for Economic Research Economic Journal vol.51, pp.33-58, March 2005.*
Economic analysis of debt management policy: views and suggestions, Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.76, pp.124-149, May 2005.*
Comparative institutional analysis of local government bonds, Economic Review vol.56, pp.203-217, July 2005.*
Debt management policies, maturity structure and fiscal sustainability, Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.79, pp.166-187, October 2005.*
The ‘Quaternity’ reform of intergovernmental system in Japan, ASTEION vol.64, pp.65-96, May 2006.*
Economic analysis on local government debts, Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.82, pp.161-196, May 2006.*
Local government bonds and fiscal discipline, (with Tomoko Hayashi and Nobuyuki Suzuki), Economic Analysis (Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office) vol.178, pp.97-154, November 2006.*
Cutting down on inefficient public expenditures and central bank independence, Keio Economic Studies vol.43 no.1, pp.1-19, December 2006.
Simulation analysis of policies to ensure Japan’s fiscal sustainability, Keio Journal of Economics vol.100 no.4, pp.131-160, January 2008.*
Analysis on flow of funds among the central and local governments in Japan, Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.88, pp.57-95, March 2008.*
Local government bond and local financial institutions: Survey on local financial institutions and its policy implications, (with Tomoko Hayashi and Nobuyuki Suzuki), Economic Analysis (Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office) vol.180, pp.82-144, March 2008.*
Stably securing the financial resources for social security and fiscal reconstruction, Japan Medical Association Journal vol.51 no.2, pp.103-112, March-April 2008.
An analysis on economic and fiscal effects of introducing ‘Super-prefectures’ (Do-shu), Keio Journal of Economics vol.101 no.3, pp.113-135, October 2008.*
Trends in expenditures of local governments and fiscal soundness, Journal of Municipal Problems, vol.61 no.2, pp.77-98, February 2009.*
A micro-simulation of effects on households of introducing child-care benefits: Using data of Japanese Household Panel Survey (JHPS), Economic Review vol.61 no.2, pp.137-153, April 2010.*
Local governments in the red: Hints from an international comparison, ASTEION vol.73, pp.45-68, October 2010.*
Poverty traps with Local Allocation Tax grants in Japan, Japanese Economic Review vol.61, iss.4, pp.466–487, December 2010.
Economic analysis of destination-based taxation, Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.102, pp.128-145, January 2011.*
Indicators in the administrative cash flow statements in accordance with the law relating to the financial soundness of local governments in Japan, (with Masatake Sotoyama and Dai Yoshioka), Financial Review (Ministry of Finance) vol.105, pp.113-145, March 2011.*
Japanese government debt and sustainability of fiscal policy, (with Takeo Hoshi and Tatsuyoshi Okimoto), Securities Analysts Journal vol.49, no.11, pp.41-50, November 2011.*
Japanese government debt and sustainability of fiscal policy, (with Takeo Hoshi and Tatsuyoshi Okimoto), Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, vol.25, no.4, pp.414-433, December 2011.
A simulation analysis of dynamic incidence of corporate income tax, Keio Journal of Economics vol.105 no.1, pp.15-29, April 2012.*
Fiscal agendas in the universal health insurance system of Japan, Medicine and Drug Journal vol.48, no.9, pp.101-108, September 2012.*
Roles of taxes and premiums in social insurances of health care and long-term care, Keio Journal of Economics vol.106 no.1, pp.95-107, April 2013.*
Trends and forcast of the comprehensive reform of social security and tax, Japanese Journal of Health Economics and Policy vol.25, no.1, pp.3-17, January 2014.*
New estimation of future costs for medical care and long-term care after the comprehensive reform of social security and tax: Refinment of the government projection, Keio Journal of Economics vol.107 no.1, pp.1-24, April 2014.*
Fiscal agendas after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Keio Journal of Economics vol.107 no.2, pp.33-47, July 2014.*
Rethinking role of government financial institutions and private financial institutions, Securities Analysts Journal vol.53 no.1, pp.30-42, January 2015.*
Microsimulation of personal income tax reform from tax deductions to tax credit, Keio Journal of Economics vol.109 no.1, pp.61-86, April 2016.*
Effect of deductions of personal income tax on imcome inequaliry in Japan: A microsimulation of reform of spousal tax deductions and tax credit, Economic Review vol.68 no.2, pp.150-168, April 2017.*
Is Abe's fiscal policy Ricardian?: What does the fiscal theory of prices mean for Japan?, Asian Economic Policy Review vol.18, no.1, pp.46-63, January 2018.
Discussion Papers
Central bank independence promotes budgetary efficiency, Institute of Social Science Discussion Paper Series No. F-68, University of Tokyo, April 1998. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Empirics of the median voter hypothesis in Japan, Institute of Social Science Discussion Paper Series No. F-69, University of Tokyo, May 1998. (PDF file of the full paper available)
New evidence on the median voter hypothesis in Japan, Institute of Social Science Discussion Paper Series No. F-72, University of Tokyo, August 1998. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Environmental taxes and pollution control in the international economy, Institute of Social Science Discussion Paper Series No. F-75, University of Tokyo, September 1998.
Is Japanese local finance really centralized?: From a viewpoint of the revenue-expenditure nexus, Institute of Social Science Discussion Paper Series, University of Tokyo, September 1998. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Analysis of intertemporal allocation in Japanese local expenditure, (with Toshihiro Shimizu and Toru Nakazato), Institute of Social Science Discussion Paper Series No. J-82, University of Tokyo, February 1999.*
Herd behavior of Japanese economists, (with Masahiro Ashiya), Osaka University ISER Working Paper No.479, May 1999. (postscript file available)
The sustainability and management of Japanese government deficits, Keio Economic Society Discussion Paper Series No.9905, July 1999.*
Japanese fiscal reform: Fiscal reconstruction and fiscal policy, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Hiroki Kondo), CIRJE Discussion Paper Series No. F-83, Center for International Research on the Japanese Economy, University of Tokyo, July 2000. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Increase in saving rate and precautionary saving motive in Japan, ESRI Discussion Paper Series No.1, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, March 2001.*
Fiscal analysis of Japanese local governments, (with Koichiro Mori), Japan Medical Association Research Institute Working Paper No.55, October 2001.*
Paying for the FILP, (with Takeo Hoshi), National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No.9385, December 2002. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Paying for the FILP, (with Takeo Hoshi), Center on Japanese Economy and Business Working Paper No.206, Columbia Business School, February 2003. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Central and local governments: Redesign of intergovernmental relation in Japan, RIETI Discussion Paper Series No.04-J-016, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, March 2004.*
Precautionary saving and employment risk in the 1990s, PRI Discussion Paper Series No.04A-03, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance Japan, March 2004. (PDF file of the full paper available)
To establish sustainability of government deficits: Methodology and application, PRI Discussion Paper Series No.04A-04, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance Japan, March 2004. (PDF file of the full paper available)
A missing link in decentralization reform in Japan: ‘Trinity Reform Package’, PRI Discussion Paper Series No.04A-08, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance Japan, May 2004. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Local goverment bond and local financial institutions-Surveys on local financial institutions and its policy implications-, ESRI Discussion Paper Series No.154, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, September 2005.*
Local Goverment bond and fiscal discipline of local goverments-Country experience and lessons-, ESRI Discussion Paper Series No.155, Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, September 2005.*
Debt management, and public debt policy in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Kiyoshi Mitsui), CIRJE Discussion Paper Series No. F-387, Center for International Research on the Japanese Economy, University of Tokyo, October 2005.(PDF file of the full paper available)
Simulation analysis of debt management policies to ensure the sustainability of Japan’s public debt, RIETI Discussion Paper Series No.06-J-032, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, April 2006.*
Soft-budget constraints and local expenditures, (with Toshihiro Ihori), CIRJE Discussion Paper Series No.F-422, Center for International Research on the Japanese Economy, University of Tokyo, May 2006. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Sustainability, debt management, and public debt policy in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Kiyosih Mitsui), National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No.12357, July 2006. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Sustainability, debt management, and public debt policy in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Kiyosih Mitsui), Tokyo Center for Economic Research Working Paper E-6, September 2006. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Poverty traps with Local Allocation Tax Grants in Japan, Keio/Kyoto Global COE Discussion Paper Series DP2010-002, May 2010. (PDF file of the full paper available)
A Simulation analysis of the incidence of corporate income tax, RIETI Discussion Paper Series No.10-J-034, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, June 2010.*
Japanese government debt and sustainability of fiscal policy, (with Takeo Hoshi and Tatsuyoshi Okimoto), National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper No.17305, August 2011. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Tax policy under the ‘Generational Election System’, Project on Intergenerational Equity Discussion Paper No.633, September 2014. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Incidence of corporate income tax and optimal capital structure: A dynamic analysis, RIETI Discussion Paper Series No.16-E-022, March 2016. (PDF file of the full paper available)
Papers Presented at Conferences
A political economic analysis of public investment policy in Japan, at the Annual Meeting of Japanese Association of Economics and Econometrics, September 1995.
Empirical analysis of intergovernmental grants in Japan, at the 52nd Congress of Japan Institute of Public Finance, October 1995.
Income redistribution policy and democracy, at the Annual Meeting of Japanese Association of Economics and Econometrics, September 1996.
Distribution of interregional grant and government party: National Government Disbursement and LDP, (with Masahiro Ashiya) at the Annual Meeting of Japanese Association of Economics and Econometrics, September 1996.
The median voter hypothesis in the Japanese local finance, at the 53rd Congress of Japan Institute of Public Finance, October 1996.
Public expenditures and electoral systems: Empirics of the median voter hypothesis in Japan, at the 53rd Congress of International Institute of Public Finance, Kyoto, Japan, August 1997.
International Political Economy of Fiscal and Monetary Policies: Fiscal Deficit and Central Bank Independence, at the Annual Meeting of Japanese Association of Economics and Econometrics, September 1997.
Economic forecast and incentives, (with Masahiro Ashiya) at the Annual Meeting of Japanese Association of Economics and Econometrics, September 1997.
Time series analysis of fiscal policy in Japan and the U.S., at the 54th Congress of Japan Institute of Public Finance, October 1997.
Environmental taxes and pollution control in the international economy, at Annual Meeting of Japanese Economic Association, September 1998.
Analysis of intertemporal allocation in Japanese local expenditure, (with Toshihiro Shimizu and Toru Nakazato) at the 55th Congress of Japan Institute of Public Finance, October 1998.
Flypaper effect in Japanese urban expenditure: A reconsider, at the 3rd Conference of the Japan Public Choice Society, July 1999.
On Japanese debt management policy, at the Annual Meeting of Japanese Economic Association, October 1999.
Japanese fiscal reform: Fiscal reconstruction and fiscal policy, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Hiroki Kondo) at the 56th Congress of Japan Institute of Public Finance, October 1999.
Government deficits and fiscal reconstruction in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Hiroki Kondo) at the 56th Congress of International Institute of Public Finance, Sevilla, Spain, August 2000.
System and role of Local Bonds Permits in Japan, at Canada-Japan Conference on Fiscal Federalism and Public Finance, Tokyo, Japan, June 2001.
Fiscal reconstruction and local interest groups in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori) at the 14th Annual NBER-CEPR-TCER Conference, Tokyo, Japan, December 2001.
FILP: How much has been lost? How much more will be lost?, (with Takeo Hoshi) at the NBER Conference on Structural Impediments to Growth in Japan, Tokyo, Japan, March 2002.
Political economy of preventing corruption, at 2002 Annual Meeting of Japanese Political Science Association, Matsuyama, Japan, October 2002.
Financial health of the FILP agencies and estimation of bad loans in the FILP, at the 59th Congress of Japan Institute of Public Finance, October 2002.
Paying for the FILP, (with Takeo Hoshi) at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, Washington D.C., U.S.A., January 2003.
Japan’s reform for decentralization: ‘Trinity reform package’, (with Shunichiro Bessho) at the International Symposium on the Legislation of Fiscal Transfers, Dali, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China, December 2003.
Government Financial Institutions: What and how to reform, at US-Japan Conference on the Solutions for the Japanese Economy, Academy Hills, Tokyo, Japan, June 2004.
Debt management, fiscal and monetary policy in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Kiyoshi Mitsui) at Public Economic Theory 2005, Faculté des sciences économiques et de gestion, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France, June 2005.
Sustainability, debt management, and public debt policy in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Kiyoshi Mitsui) at the 16th Annual East Asian Seminar on Economics, Westin Philippine Plaza Hotel, Manila, Philippine, June 2005.
Toward reform of local bond system in Japan, (with Tomoko Hayashi) at ESRI International Conference “Policy Options for Sustainable Economic Growth in Japan,” Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, September 2005.
Sustainability, debt management, and public debt policy in Japan, (with Toshihiro Ihori and Kiyoshi Mitsui) at the Conference on New Perspectives on Fiscal Sustainability, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, October 2005.
Transfer of tax revenue and rent-seeking activity: An appraisal of Japan’s fiscal decentralization, (with Nobuo Akai and Toshihiro Ihori) at the 8th International Meeting of Associationfor Public Economic Theory, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A., July 2007.
Transfer of tax revenue and rent-seeking activity: An appraisal of Japan’s fiscal decentralization, (with Nobuo Akai and Toshihiro Ihori) at the 63rd Congress of International Institute of Public Finance, University of Warwick, Warwick, U.K., August 2007.
Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental debt management, (with Toshihiro Ihori) at the 67th Conference of International Atlantic Economic Society, Rome, Italy, March 2009.
Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental debt management, (with Toshihiro Ihori) at the 10th Annual Conference of Association for Public Economic Theory, National University of Ireland at Galway, Galway, Ireland, June 2009.
Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental debt management, (with Toshihiro Ihori) at the Annual Conference of Korean Association of Public Finance, Shilla Hotel Jeju, Jeju, South Korea, October 2009.
Dynamic analysis on the incidence of corporate income tax, at the 11th Annual Conference of Association for Public Economic Theory, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2010.
Japanese government debt and sustainability of fiscal policy, (with Takeo Hoshi and Tatsuyoshi Okimoto) at the 23th Annual NBER-CEPR-TCER Conference, University of Tokyo, December 2010.
Japanese government debt and sustainability of fiscal and monetary policy, (with Takeo Hoshi and Tatsuyoshi Okimoto) at the ANU-Japan Workshop on Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, January 2011.
Japanese government debt and sustainability of fiscal policy, (with Takeo Hoshi and Tatsuyoshi Okimoto) at the 12th Annual Conference of Association for Public Economic Theory, Indiana University, U.S.A., June 2011.
Japanese government debt after the Great East Japan Earthquake, at the 75th Congress of Society for the Economic Studies of Securities, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan, June 2011.
Economic and fiscal policies during recovery period following the Great East Japan Earthquake (Symposium: Task of financial and capital markets for reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake), at the 2011 Autumn Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Monetary Economics, Kinki University, Osaka, Japan, September 2011.
Controlling fiscal deficits under federal and unitary systems, at the 2012 Conference of Canadian Economics Association, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, June 2012.
Controlling fiscal deficits under federal and unitary systems, at the 8th Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Economic Association, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore, June 2012.
Welfare analysis on comprehensive reform of social security and tax, at the 10th Biennial Pacific Rim Conference of Western Economic Association International, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, March 2013.
Finance and welfare policies for the development of sustainable social welfare, at Joint Workshop on Economic Policies for Further Growth of Japan and Korea, KKR Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, April 2013.
Reform for the new system of government: Toward special zones for regional government (Doshu-Sei), at Symposium of Science Council of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, November 2013.
A study of public finance from viewpoints of behavioral economics (Panel discussion: “Studies of the Japanese economy from viewpoints of behavioral economics -Public finance, finance, medical care, and energy-”), at the 7th Annual Meeting of Association of Behavioral Economics and Finance, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, December 2013.
Electoral system by generation, at the 10th Irvine-Japan Conference on Public Policy, University of California, Irvine, U.S.A., February 2014.
A panel study of recent reform in personal income taxation in Japan, at the 20th International Panel Data Conference, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan, July 2014.
Tax policy under the ‘Generational Election System’, at the 15th Annual Conference of Association for Public Economic Theory, University of Washington, U.S.A., July 2014.
Incidence of corporate income tax and optimal capital structure: A dynamic analysis, at the 11th International Conference of Western Economic Association International, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand, January 2015.
Incidence of corporate income tax and optimal capital structure: A dynamic analysis, at the 16th Annual Conference of Association for Public Economic Theory, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, July 2015.
Incidence of corporate income tax and optimal capital structure: A dynamic analysis, at the Annual Meeting of World Finance Conference, Universidad del CEMA, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2015.
Changing corporate behavior by corporate tax reform in Japan: Tax base shifting from corporate income to labor cost, at the 22nd International Panel Data Conference, Esplanade Hotel Fremantle, Fremantle, Australia, June 2016.
A simulation analysis of the dynamic effects of corporate tax reform in Japan, at the 17th Annual Conference of Association for Public Economic Theory, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2016.
Tax Incidence in Base Shifting from Corporate Income to Labor Cost: A Simulation of the Dynamic Effects of Corporate Tax Reform in Japan, at the 2017 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 2017.
Tax Incidence in Base Shifting from Corporate Income to Labor Cost: A Simulation of the Dynamic Effects of Corporate Tax Reform in Japan, at the 92nd Annual Conference of Western Economic Association International, Marriott Marquis & Marina, San Diego, U.S.A., June 2017.
Incidence of Corporate Tax and Optimal Capital Structure: Simulation of Dynamic Effects of Tax Reform in Japan, at the 85th International Atlantic Economic Conference, Cumberland Hotel, London, United Kingdom, March 2018.
Corporate Value, Capital Structure and Social Welfare after Corporate Tax Reform: The Case of Japan, (with Hiroshi Katagi) at the 93rd Annual Conference of Western Economic Association International, Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, Vancouver, Canada, June 2018.
Corporate Value, Capital Structure and Social Welfare after Corporate Tax Reform: The Case of Japan, (with Hiroshi Katagi) at the 2018 International Conference of World Finance Conference, Le Meridien Ile Maurice Hotel, Pointe aux Piments, Republic of Mauritius, July 2018.
Editorial Positions
Editorial Board Member, Economic Analysis (Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office), 2013- Present.
Editorial Board Member, Annals of Japan Institute of Public Finance, 2010- Present.
Editorial Board Member, Kokumin Keizai, 2001-2004.
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social Science, 1998-1999.
Positions in Academic Societies
Executive Director, Japan Institute of Public Finance, April 2013- March 2016.
Member, Science Council of Japan, August 2006- March 2017.
Director, Japan Institute of Public Finance, April 2008- March 2013.
Secretary, Japan Public Choice Society, April 2000- March 2006.
Treasurer, Tokyo Center for Economic Research, May 2004- April 2006.
Executive Board Member, Japan Public Choice Society, April 2006- March 2012.
Executive Board Member, Tokyo Center for Economic Research, May 2006- April 2012.
Program Committee Member, Annual Meeting of Japanese Economic Association held at University of Osaka Prefecture, Japan, September, 2000.
Program Committee Member, Annual Meeting of Japan Public Choice Society held at Senshu University, Japan, July, 2004.
Program Committee Member, Annual Meeting of Japan Public Choice Society held at Yokohama City University, Japan, July, 2005.
Program Committee Member, Annual Meeting of Japan Institute of Public Finance held at Hitotsubashi University, Japan, October, 2005.
Program Committee Member, Annual Meeting of Japanese Economic Association held at Nihon University, Japan, September, 2007.
Program Committee Member, Annual Meeting of Japanese Economic Association held at Senshu University, Japan, September, 2009.
Program Committee Member, Annual Meeting of Japan Public Choice Society held at Keio University, Japan, July, 2010.
Program Committee Member, Annual Meeting of Japan Institute of Public Finance held at Seijo University, Japan, October, 2011.
Local Organizing Committee Chair, Annual Meeting of Japan Institute of Public Finance held at Keio University, Japan, October, 2013.
Program Committee Member, Annual Meeting of Japanese Economic Association held at Sophia University, Japan, September, 2015.
Program Committee Member, World Finance Conference 2016 held at St. John’s University, New York, U.S.A., July, 2016.
Local Organizing Committee Member, 73rd Congress of International Institute of Public Finance to be held at University of Tokyo, Japan, August, 2017.
Program Committee Chair, Annual Meeting of Japanese Economic Association held at Musashi University, Japan, June, 2019.
Referee Work
Economic Analysis, Economic Review, Economics Bulletin, Japan Center for Economic Research Economic Journal, Japanese Economic Review, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Policy Studies, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, Journal of Public Economics, Keio Economic Studies, Kokumin Keizai, Public Choice Studies, Keio Journal of Economics, Metroeconomica.
Seminar Presentations
University of Tokyo (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003), Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan (1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2015), Tokyo Metropolitan University (1997), University of Tsukuba (1997), Nagoya University (1997, 2004, 2007), Osaka University (1997, 1999, 2001), Yokohama National University (1997), Yokohama City University (1997), Japan Development Bank (1998), Keio University (1998, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016), Hitotsubashi University (1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016), Institute of Statistical Research (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014), Nagoya City University (1999), University of Osaka Prefecture (1999), Aoyama Gakuin University (1999), Economic Planning Agency, Government of Japan (2000), Sungkyunkwan University (2000), Kobe University (2000), University of California at San Diego (2001), Stanford Japan Center (2001), Bank of Japan (2001, 2011), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005), Development Bank of Japan (2002, 2008), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan (2002), Gakushuin University (2002), National Institute for Research Advancement (2003), Central Bank of Republic of Indonesia (Bank Indonesia) (2003), National Development Planning Agency (Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional: BAPPENAS) (2003), Research Institute of Economic, Tread, and Insudtry (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010), Ministry of Finance, the Kingdom of Thailand (2003), Pusan National University (2004), University of California at Berkeley (2007), National Institute for Environmental Studies (2008), Chukyo University (2009), University of California at Irvine (2010, 2017), Development Bank of Japan (2016).
Discussions
Congress of International Institute of Public Finance (1997, 2007), Annual Meeting of Japanese Association of Local Public Finance (1998), Annual Meeting of Japanese Economic Association (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010), Congress of Japan Institute of Public Finance (1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018), Annual Meeting of Japan Economic Policy Association (2001), Annual NBER-CEPR-TCER Conference (2001, 2010), Workshop on Tax Reforms in Japan at Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (2002), Design Japan Committee, National Institute for Research Advancement (2003), Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Monetary Economics (2003, 2012), Annual Meeting of Japan Law and Economics Association (2003), Annual NBER-CEPR-TCER-RIETI Conference (2003), Annual Meeting of Japan Public Choice Society (2004, 2005, 2006), Annual Meeting of Public Choice Society (2010), Annual Conference of Asia-Pacific Economic Association (2012), Annual Meeting of World Finance Conference (2015).