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Publication

“An Estimation of the Inside-Bank Premium” (with Tadanobu Nemoto and Yoshiaki Ogura), forthcoming in the Journal of the Japanese and International Economies. RIETI DP.
“The Effects of Public Capital Infusions on Banks' Risk-Shifting to the Deposit Insurance System in Japan” (with Brahim Guizani), Journal of Financial Stability vol. 26 (October 2016), 15-30. working paper version.
“Are Trade Creditors Relationship Lenders?” (with Hirofumi Uchida and Gregory Udell), Japan and the World Economy, vol. 25-26 (January-March 2013), 24-38.
“Foreign Direct Investment and Regulatory Remedies for Banking Crises: Lessons from Japan” (with Linda Allen and Suparna Chakraborty), Journal of International Business Studies, vol. 42, no. 7 (May 2011), 875-893. working paper version with a slightly different title
“Information Verifiability, Bank Organization, and Bank Competion: The Benefit of Bank-Borrower Relationships in Japan” (with Masaji Kano, Hirofumi Uchida and Gregory Udell), Journal of Banking and Finance, vol. 35, no. 4, (April, 2011) 935-954.
“Does a Large Loss of Bank Capital Cause Evergreening? Evidence from Japan,” Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, vol. 24, no1 (March 2010).
“Bank Size and Lending Relationships in Japan,” Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, vol. 22, no. 2 (June, 2008), (co-authored with Hirofumi Uchida and Gregory F. Udell).

· “Prudential Regulation and the “Credit Crunch”: Evidence from Japan,” working paper version, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, vol. 39, no. 2-3 (March/April 2007).

· “Household Saving in Japan,” The Japanese Economic Review, vol. 52, no. 2 (June 2001) (co-authored with David W. Campbell)

· “A Comparison of Household Asset/Saving Surveys in Japan,” Economic Review (Keizai Kenkyu), vol. 51, no. 1 (January 2000), (co-authored with David W. Campbell)

“Are Americans More Altruistic than the Japanese? A U.S.-Japan Comparison of Saving and Bequest Motives,” International Economic Journal, vol 14, no.1 (Spring 2000), (co-authored with Charles Yuji Horioka, Hideki Fujisaki, and Takatsugu Kouno)
“Why Do People Save? A Micro Analysis of Motives for Household Saving in Japan,” Economic Journal, vol 107, no.442 (May 1997), (co-authored with Charles Yuji Horioka) (lead article of May 1997 issue)
“Do the Aged Dissave in Japan? Evidence from Micro Data,” Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, vol. 10, no. 3 (September 1996), (co-authored with Charles Yuji Horioka, Norihiro Kasuga and Katsuyo Yamazaki)

Working Paper

“Does the Policy Lending of the Government Financial Institution Mitigate the Credit Crunch? Evidence from the Loan Level Data in Japan,” (with Masahiro Sekino).
“Bank Size and Bank Balance Sheet Effects on Loan Pricing: Evidence from Main Bank - Small and Medium Enterprize Relationships in Japan”
“Do Governmental Finacial Institutions Help Startups Grow? Evidence from Japan,” (with Hikaru Fukanuma and Tadanobu Nemoto), was presented at "Public versus Private Ownership of Financial Institutions", a conference hosted by Center for Financial Studies, an der Universitat Frankfurt.

Work in Progress

Teaching

Tohoku Short Program

TMU09 Monetary Policy and Banking