I am a postdoctoral researcher at JGU Mainz. I obtained my Ph.D. degree in Economics at LMU Munich. I am interested in international trade, globalization and labor market, and digital economy.
E-mail: mina.taniguchi at uni-mainz.de
June 2025: Gave a policy talk 'Effects of the Trump Tariffs on Germany and the EU' @ Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Feb 2025: Presented @ Göttinger Workshop on International Economics
Work in progress
Language effect of trade, with Andrea Lassmann
Firm size distribution in the mobile app industry, with Yoko Shibuya
Estimating the wage effects of immigration: Does firm heterogeneity matter?
Publications
Kiyota, Kozo, Sawako Maruyama, and Mina Taniguchi. "The China syndrome: A cross‐country evidence." The World Economy 44.9 (2021): 2758-2792.
Taniguchi, Mina. "The effect of an increase in imports from China on local labor markets in Japan." Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 51 (2019): 1-18.
Working papers
Honda, Jiro, Hiroaki Miyamoto, and Mina Taniguchi. "Exploring the Output Effect of Fiscal Policy Shocks in Low Income Countries." IMF Working Paper No. 20/12 (2020).
Fabinger, Michal, Yoko Shibuya, and Mina Taniguchi. "International Influences on Japanese Supply Chains." RIETI Discussion Paper Series 17-E-022 (2017).
2025
Economic geography, regional and urban economics (Tutorial)
2024
Economic geography, regional and urban economics (for master: Lecture, Tutorial)
Development and Growth (for master: Tutorial)
Seminar for bachelor thesis: Topics in International Economic Policy
2023
Development and Growth (for master: Tutorial)
Seminar for master students: Multinational Firms