| Rank | Associate Professor |
|---|---|
| Degree | Ph.D. in Economics from Kyoto University |
| Personal website | https://sites.google.com/site/ryosukeokazawa/english |
| Phone | +81 6 6605 2286 |
| okazawa at econ.osaka-cu.ac.jp (please replace “at” with “@”) |
Education
- 2005 B.A. : Kyoto University
- 2007 M.A. : Kyoto University
- 2010 Ph.D. : Kyoto University
Carreer
- 2010 : Post Doctoral Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
- 2013- : Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka City University
Class Taught
Macroeconomic Analysis
About Me
My research fields are macroeconomics, political economics, and labor economics. I have a strong interest in long-term effect of economic and political institutions on economic growth.
Message to Students
Value your time as students and find your goals for the future.
Research Field
Macroeconomics, Political Economics, Labor Economics
Research Keywords
Public Choice, Institution, Unemployment, Inequality
Affiliated Academic Organizations
Japanese Economic Association
Selected Publications:
- “Within-group heterogeneity and civil war” (with Nobuhiro Mizuno), Economics of Governance, Vol. 18(2), pp. 153–177, 2017.
- “Inequality, extractive institutions, and growth in nondemocratic regimes” (with Nobuhiro Mizuno, Katsuyuki Naito), Public Choice, Vol. 170 (1), pp.115–142, 2017.
- “Skill-biased technical change, educational choice, and labor market polarization: The U.S. versus Europe”, Journal of Economic Inequality, Vol. 11(3), pp. 321–342, 2013.
- “Labor Immobility in Japan: Its Causes and Consequences” (with Kenn Ariga), in Japan’s Bubble, Deflation, and Long-term Stagnation, edited by K. Hamada, A. Kashyap, and D. Weinstein, MIT Press, 2011.
- “Colonial experience and postcolonial underdevelopment in Africa” (with Nobuhiro Mizuno), Public Choice, Vol. 141, pp.405–419, 2009.