Public Economics
Research and Education
I teach economics at Seijo University.
My research mainly focuses on fiscal competition among governments.
This website provides information about my research and publications.
About
I received my Ph.D. in Economics from Nagoya University in 2022. I then served as an Assistant Professor and later a Lecturer at the College of Business Administration and Information Science, Chubu University. In 2025, I joined the Faculty of Economics at Seijo University as an Associate Professor. I have also been a collaborative researcher at the Economic Research Center, Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University, since 2023.
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Publications
Refereed Papers
Unemployment, Fiscal Competition, and the Composition of Public Expenditure
Public Finance Review, 2025 (with Arihiro Kuzawa and Toshiki Tamai)
This paper examines how unemployment affects local governments' spending on public services and infrastructure when they compete to attract investment.
Nash Equilibria in Models of Fiscal Competition with Unemployment
Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2024 (with Toshiki Tamai)
This paper examines how unemployment affects competition between local governments over tax rates and public spending.
Unemployment and Endogenous Choice on Tax Instruments in a Tax Competition Model: Unit Tax versus Ad Valorem Tax
International Tax and Public Finance, 2024 (with Toshiki Tamai)
This paper studies how unemployment influences governments' choices between fixed taxes per unit of capital and taxes based on its value.
Entry in Tax Competition and Intergovernmental Transfer
Economics Bulletin, 2021
This paper examines how the number of competing regions affects fiscal competition and the design of financial transfers between governments.
Tax Competition, Unemployment, and Intergovernmental Transfers
International Tax and Public Finance, 2019 (with Toshiki Tamai)
This paper examines how financial transfers between local governments can improve public services when tax competition affects unemployment.
Discussion Papers
Open to Outsiders? Fiscal Commitment and Spillovers from Local Public Services
CIRJE Discussion Papers, 2026 (with Hikaru Ogawa)
This paper examines how allowing nonresidents to use local public services affects government policies and social welfare.
Quantity or Quality of Children? Fertility, Human Capital, and Inheritance of Tastes for Education Investment
SSRN Research Paper, 2025 (with Weizhen Hu)
This paper explores how parents' attitudes toward education, passed down across generations, affect education spending and the number of children they have.
Equilibrium Leadership in Tax Competition: The Role of Capital-Labor Substitution/Complement
Economic Research Center Discussion Paper, 2025 (with Toshiki Tamai and Yaqi Wang)
This paper examines whether large or small countries take the lead in tax competition, depending on how capital and labor contribute to production.
Optimal Nonlinear Income Taxes in an Overlapping Generations Model
SSRN Research Paper, 2023 (with Weizhen Hu)
This paper examines how competition to attract workers affects income tax policies and public spending in an economy with multiple generations.