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Personal Information

Ph.D. in Economics (Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Japan)

Associate Professor at Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

fukugawa[atmark]tohoku.ac.jp


Professional backgrounds

2020 Stand-in Professor, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

2018 Visiting Scholar, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER), Taipei, Taiwan

2017 Visiting Scholar, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia

2013 Visiting Professor, Libera Universita Internazionale degli Studi Sociali (LUISS), Rome, Italy

2012 Visiting Professor, Ecole Superieure des Sciences Commerciales d’Angers (ESSCA), Angers, France

2012 Visiting Professor, University of Strasbourg, France

2011 Visiting Professor, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, South Korea

2009- Associate Professor, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan


Award

The Best Paper in Asia-Pacific Small Business Management Award (received at the 55th Annual International Council for Small Business World Conference)

Fukugawa, N. (2010) Strategic fit between regional innovation policy and regional innovation system: A case of local public technology centers in Japan.


Publications

Fukugawa, N. (2024) Productivity Effects of Innovation Intermediaries for SMEs: Evidence from Japan’s Kohsetsushi, Asian Journal of Technology Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2024.2305737 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2023) Sources of Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Incorporating Manufacturing Kohsetsushi: Evidence from panel data of technology extension, RIETI Discussion Paper, 23-E-062.

Fukugawa, N. (2023) Determinants of Commercialization Modes of Science: Evidence from panel data of university technology transfer in Japan, RIETI Discussion Paper, 23-E-053.

Fukugawa, N. (2023) Effects of the quality of science and innovation on venture financing: Evidence from university spinoffs in Japan, Applied Economics Letters, Volume 30, Issue 16, pp 2129-2135. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2022.2094319 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2022) Effects of incorporating public innovation intermediaries on technology transfer performance: Evidence from patent licensing of Japan’s Kohsetsushi, Heliyon, 8(10), E11139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11139

Fukugawa, N. (2022) Effects of the quality of science on the initial public offering of university spinoffs: Evidence from Japan, Scientometrics, Volume 127, pp 4439–4455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-022-04433-3 [SCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2022) Effects of the Quality of Science and Innovation on Venture Finance: Evidence from University Spinoffs in Japan, RIETI Discussion Paper, 22-E-006.

Fukugawa, N. (2021) Emergence and development of entrepreneurship and innovation intermediaries: The case of business incubators in Japan, in Mian, S. (ed.), Handbook of Research on Business & Technology Incubation and Acceleration: A Global Perspective. Edward Elgar Publishing, Chapter 13, pp 230-245. ISBN: 978 1 78897 477 6

Fukugawa, N. (2019) Determinants and impacts of public agricultural research: Product-level evidence from agricultural Kohsetsushi in Japan, Scientometrics, Volume 120, Issue 3, pp 1475–1498. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-019-03158-0 [SCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2019) Determinants and impacts of incorporation of public technology transfer organizations: Evidence from Japan's Kohsetsushi, RIETI Discussion Paper, 19-E-095.

Fukugawa, N. (2018) Are heavy pirates also heavy buyers?: A case of the video game industry in Japan, Asian Journal of Law and Economics, Vol.9, No.1, pp.1-13.

Fukugawa, N. (2018) Is the impact of incubator's ability on incubation performance contingent on technologies and life cycle stages of startups?: Evidence from Japan, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp 457-478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-017-0468-1 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2018) Division of labor between innovation intermediaries for SMEs: Productivity effects of interfirm organizations in Japan, Journal of Small Business Management, Volume 56, Issue S1, pp 297-322. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12345 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2018) The contingent effect of social capital on performance of professional athletes: Life cycle stages and changes in regulation as moderators, Applied Economics, Volume 50, Issue 15, pp 1676-1693. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2017.1371843 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N., Ambashi, M., and Suhud, Y. (2018) Division of Labour amongst Innovation Intermediaries in Agricultural Innovation Systems: The Case of Indonesia, ERIA Discussion Paper, Jakarta: Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).

Fukugawa, N. (2018) Theoretical Framework for Innovation Policy in ASEAN, in Ambashi, M. (ed.), Innovation Policy in ASEAN, ERIA Research Project Report, Jakarta: Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), pp.23-60.

Fukugawa, N. (2017) University spillover before the national innovation system reform in Japan, International Journal of Technology Management, Volume 73, Issue 4, pp 206-234. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTM.2017.083079 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2016) Knowledge creation and dissemination by Kosetsushi in sectoral innovation systems: Insights from patent data, Scientometrics, Volume 109, Issue 3, pp 2303-2327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-016-2124-x [SCI]

Fukugawa, N. and Goto, A. (2016) Problem solving and intermediation by local public technology centers in regional innovation systems: The first report on a branch-level survey on technical consultation, RIETI Discussion Paper, 16-E-062.

Fukugawa, N. (2016) Knowledge spillover from university research before the national innovation system reform in Japan: Localization, mechanisms, and intermediaries, Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, Volume 24, Issue 1, pp 100-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2016.1141058 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2015) Star Architects and Buyers’ Choice Behavior in the Deep Pocket Market, International Journal of Cultural and Creative Industries, Vol.3 No.1, pp. 22-31.

Fukugawa, N. (2015) How Can Learning Efficiency Be Improved in Teaching Economics in English as a Foreign Language?, International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, Vol.10, No.1, pp.44-59.

Fukugawa, N. (2015) Heterogeneity among Science Parks with Incubators as Intermediaries of Research Collaborations between Startups and Universities in Japan, International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, Vol.12, No.4, pp.231-262. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTTC.2013.071355

Fukugawa, N. (2013) University spillovers into small technology-based firms: Channel, mechanism, and geography, Journal of Technology Transfer, Volume 38, Issue 4, pp 415-431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-012-9247-x [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2013) Strategic Fit Between Regional Innovation Policy and Regional Innovation Systems: The Case of Local Public Technology Centers in Japan, In: Long Term Economic Development: Demand, Finance, Organization, Policy and Innovation in a Schumpeterian Perspective, Pyka, A.; Andersen, E. (Eds.), Heidelberg: Springer, pp.295-311.

Fukugawa, N. (2012) Impacts of intangible assets on the initial public offering of biotechnology startups, Economics Letters, Volume 116, Issue 1, pp 83-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.01.012 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2009) Determinants of licensing activities of local public technology centers in Japan, Technovation, Volume 29, Issue 12, pp 885-892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2009.05.017 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2008) Evaluating the strategy of local public technology centers in regional innovation systems: Evidence from Japan, Science and Public Policy, Volume 35, Issue 3, pp 159-170. https://doi.org/10.3152/030234208X299062 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2006) Science parks in Japan and their value-added contributions to new technology-based firms, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Volume 24, Issue 2, pp 381-400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2005.07.005 [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2006) Determining factors in innovation of small firm networks: A case of cross industry groups in Japan, Small Business Economics, Volume 27, Issues 2-3, pp 181-193. [SSCI]

Fukugawa, N. (2005) Characteristics of knowledge interactions between universities and small firms in Japan, International Small Business Journal, Volume 23, Issue 4, pp 379-401. [SSCI]


Research grants

JSPS grant-in-aid for scientific research 

Fukugawa, N. (2021-2023) Impacts of incorporation of public technology transfer organizations: Evidence from Japan's Kohsetsushi, Grant-In-Aid for Scientific Research: C (21K01458), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. 1,700,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2017-2019) Policy evaluation of technology diffusion programs for SMEs in Asian catching-up economies, Fund for the Promotion of International Joint Research (Fostering International Joint Research: 16KK0070), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. 14,500,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2015-2017) Assessing knowledge creation and knowledge diffusion by local public technology centers in regional and sectoral innovation systems: Insights from patent data, Grant-In-Aid for Scientific Research: C (15K03411), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. 3,500,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2011-2014) Assessing Technology Transfer Productivity from Local Public Technology Centers to SMEs in Regional Innovation Systems, Grant-In-Aid for Scientific Research: Young Scientists B (23730225), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. 3,300,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2008-2010) Impacts and Channels of Knowledge Spillovers from Universities and Local Public Technology Centers in Regional Innovation Systems, Grant-In-Aid for Scientific Research: Young Scientists B (20730162), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. 2,730,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2006-2007) Impacts of University-Industry Joint Research on Industrial Innovations in the Region, Grant-In-Aid for Scientific Research: Young Scientists Startup (18830061), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. 2,510,000yen


JSPS grant for attendance to international conferences 

Fukugawa, N. (2010) Strategic Fit between Regional Innovation Policy and Regional Innovation Systems, Grant for the presentation at ICSB (International Council for Small Business) in Cincinnati, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. 140,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2008) Evaluating the Strategy of Local Public Technology Centers in Regional Innovation Systems: Evidence from Japan, Grant for the presentation at ICSB (International Council for Small Business) in Halifax, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. 250,000yen


Private funding agencies

Fukugawa, N. (2022-2023) Effects of the quality of science and innovation on venture financing, Nomura Foundation. 800,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2021-2022) Intermediaries in the commercialization of science through university spin-offs, Research Grant, Zengin Foundation for Studies on Economics and Finance. 400,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2018-2019) Networking of Coordinators Conducive to the Diffusion of Sustainable Agricultural Innovation, Research Grant, The Casio Science Promotion Foundation. 1,000,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2018-2019) Impacts of Social Capital on the Diffusion of Sustainable Agricultural Innovation, Research Grant, The Japan Securities Scholarship Foundation. 1,000,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2018-2019) Determinants of diffusion of sustainable agricultural innovation: A case of Integrated Pest Management, Research Grant, The Asahi Group Foundation. 500,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2016-2017) Impacts of intellectual property rights on growth of born-globals: From the perspectives of national and sectoral innovation systems, Research Grant, The Murata Science Foundation. 1,900,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2016-2017) Assessing Technology Diffusion Programs for SMEs in Catching-up Economies: Cases of Exercise Machine Manufacturers in Taiwan, Research Grant, Nomura Foundation. 670,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2015-2016) How do utility patents and design patents affect IPO of startups?: International and intersectoral comparison, Research Grant, Kikawada Foundation. 1,560,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2015) Evaluation of Technology Diffusion Programs for SMEs in Asian Catching-up Economies, Research Grant, Zengin Foundation for Studies on Economics and Finance. 500,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2015) Impacts of Intangible Assets on Post-entry Performance of Startups, Research Grant, Seimeikai. 500,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2014) Is Joint Application of Academic Inventions an Effective Channel of University Spillover?, Research Grant, TEPIA (Association for Technological Excellence Promoting Innovative Advances). 1,000,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2013-2014) Empirical analysis of determining factors in born globals from the sectoral innovation system approach, Research Grant, Nomura Foundation. 600,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2012) Impacts and Channels of University Spillovers in Japan, Research Grant, The Japan Securities Scholarship Foundation. 1,000,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2010) Quantitative Evaluation on Local Public Technology Centers in Regional Innovation Systems, Research Grant, Nomura Foundation. 300,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2009) Determinants of Licensing Activities of Local Public Technology Centers in Japan, Grant for the presentation at DRUID (Danish Research Unit for Industry Dynamics) in Copenhagen, Japan Academy of Small Business Studies. 120,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2009) Econometric Analysis on the Diffusion of Pirated Software in the Video Game Industry, Research Grant, The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation. 750,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2008) Does Regional Knowledge Flow Matter For Regional Innovations?: Evidence from Japanese Regional Innovation Panel, Grant for the presentation at EEA (European Economic Association) in Milan, Nomura Foundation. 250,000yen

Fukugawa, N. (2007) Do University-Industry Collaborations Matter for Regional Innovations?: Evidence from the Japanese Regional Innovation Panel, Research Grant, Japan Economic Research Foundation. 450,000yen


Teaching

Courses taught at Tohoku University in 2024

Introduction to Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

Economics of Entrepreneurship

Economics of Patent Strategy


Courses taught at foreign universities

Economic Development of Japan, University of Duisburg-Essen, Undergraduate and Master Course, November 2020-January 2021

Entrepreneurship policy of Japan, National Central University, Taiwan, Undergraduate and Master Course, November 2018 

Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, LUISS, Master Course, March 2013

Internationalization of SMEs, ESSCA, Master Course, September 2012

Management of Innovation University of Strasbourg, Master Course, January 2012

Growth, Innovation, and Patents, Kyungpook National University, Undergraduate and Master Course, January 2011


Contributions to the scientific community

1. Referee of Research Grant Proposals

ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council, UK) 

NSF (National Science Foundation, US) 

NWO (The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research) 

SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation) 

 

2. Referee of Papers Submitted to Journals 

Applied Economics

Applied Economics Letters

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Journal of Informetrics

Journal of Small Business Management

Journal of Technology Transfer

NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences

R&D Management

Regional Studies

Research Policy

Scientometrics 

Small Business Economics

Technological Forecasting & Social Change 

Technology in Society

Technovation

 

3. Referee of Papers Submitted to Conferences 

AIB (Academy of International Business) 

BAM (British Academy of Management) 

AOM (Academy of Management) 

DRUID (Danish Research Unit for Industry Dynamics) 

EURAM (European Academy of Management) 

EuroMOT (European Conference on Management of Technology) 

ICSB (International Council for Small Business) 

 

4. Award

Outstanding Referee Award, 2011, Applied Economics 


Presentations

Invited lecture

Fukugawa, N. (2018) Technology transfer by Kosetsushi in Japan, International Workshop on the Development of Science and Technology Parks, 9 August 2018, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.

 

Presentations at international conferences

Fukugawa, N. (2024) Science parks of Taiwan and thier value-added contributions to high-tech firms, the Sixth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference, Hanoi.

Fukugawa, N. (2023) Complementary effect of intangible assets and external sources of knowledge on labor productivity, Technological Forecasting and Social Change Special Conference (2023 TFSC Conference), Hsinchu.

Fukugawa, N. (2023) Determinants of Commercialization Modes of Science, the 19th Asian Law and Economics Association (AsLEA) Annual Meeting, Taipei.

Fukugawa, N. (2023) Sources of heterogeneous treatment effects of incorporating public innovation intermediaries: Evidence from panel data of technology extension, International Workshop on Computational Economics and Econometrics (IWCEE) 2023 Online Meeting.

Fukugawa, N. (2023) Determinants of Commercialization Modes of Science: Evidence from Panel Data of University Technology Transfer in Japan, the 5th IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference Online Meeting.

Fukugawa, N. (2022) Effect of the quality of science and innovation on venture finance: Evidence from university spinoffs in Japan, the 4th IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference Online Meeting.

Fukugawa, N. (2021) Does change in IP ownership encourage the commercialization of patents?: The case of incorporation of local public TTOs in Japan,  Asian Law and Economics Association (AsLEA) Online Meeting.

Fukugawa, N. (2021) Impacts of incorporation of public technology transfer organizations on their resource allocation between knowledge creation and dissemination: Application of a multitask principal-agent model to Japan's Kohsetsushi, Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference (APIC) Online Meeting.

Fukugawa, N. (2019) Is the impact of incubator's ability on incubation performance contingent on technologies and life cycle stages of startups?: Evidence from Japan, Asia Science Park Association (ASPA) Conference, Hsinchu.

Fukugawa, N. (2019) Determinants and Impacts of Public Agricultural Research: Product-level Evidence from Agricultural Kohsetsushi in Japan, the 1st IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference (IPIRA), Kuala Lumpur.

Fukugawa, N. (2018) Determinants and impacts of public agricultural research, International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators (STI), Leiden.

Fukugawa, N. (2018) Division of labor between innovation intermediaries for SMEs: Productivity effects of interfirm organizations in Japan, ICSB (International Council for Small Business), Taipei.

Fukugawa, N. (2018) Formation and structure of R&D linkages among SMEs: Evidence from the Supporting Industry Program in Japan, ICSB (International Council for Small Business), Taipei.

Fukugawa, N. (2017) Is the impact of incubator's ability on incubation performance contingent on technologies and life cycle stages of startups?: Evidence from Japan, International Entrepreneurship Forum (IEF) Conference, Kathmandu.

Fukugawa, N. (2017) Does access to P2P network accelerate piracy? A case of the video game industry in Japan, Asian Law and Economics Association (AsLEA) Annual Meeting, Ho Chi Minh City.

Fukugawa, N. (2017) Determinants and impacts of public agricultural research: A case of agricultural Kohsetsushi in Japan, International Conference on Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta, Phnom Penh.

Fukugawa, N. and Goto, A. (2017) Problem solving and intermediation by Kohsetsushi in regional and sectoral innovation systems: The first report on a branch-level survey on technical consultation, International Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Tokyo.

Fukugawa, N. (2016) Determining factors in agricultural product innovations by Kohsetsushi in Japan, International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Ho Chi Minh City.

Fukugawa, N. and Goto, A. (2016) Problem solving and intermediation by Kohsetsushi in regional and sectoral innovation systems: The first report on a branch-level survey on technical consultation, Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference (APIC), Fukuoka.

Fukugawa, N. (2016) Impacts of Intangible Assets on Post-entry Performance of High-tech Startups: From the Viewpoints of Sectorial and National Innovation Systems, IP Scholars Asia, Singapore.

Fukugawa, N. (2015) Knowledge creation and knowledge diffusion by local public technology centers in regional innovation systems: Insights from patent data, International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators (STI), Lugano.

Fukugawa, N. (2015) Assessing technology transfer by local public technology centers in regional and sectoral innovation systems: Insights from patent data, European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics (EMAEE), Maastricht.

Fukugawa, N. (2014) Star Architects and Buyer’s Choice Behavior: Evidence from the Deep Pocket Market, International Conference of Culture and Creativity (ICCC), Tainan.

Fukugawa, N. (2014) Knowledge creation and knowledge diffusion by local public technology centers in regional and sectoral innovation systems: Insights from patent data, George Washington University October Conference on Entrepreneurship (GWO), Washington D.C.

Fukugawa, N. (2014) How can learning efficiency be improved through teaching of economics in English as a foreign language?, International Conference on Education and Psychology, Taipei.

Fukugawa, N. (2014) University spillover before the national innovation system reform in Japan: Localization, mechanisms, and intermediaries, Asian Law and Economics Association (AsLEA) Annual Meeting, Taipei.

Fukugawa, N. (2014) Impacts of social capital on performance of professional athletes: A case of motorboat racers, Asia-Pacific Conference on Performance Analysis of Sport (APCPAS), Langkawi.

Fukugawa, N. (2013) University spillover before the national innovation system reform in Japan, Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference (APIC), Taipei.

Fukugawa, N. (2013) Which factors do affect success of business incubators?, SMS (Strategic Management Society), Atlanta.

Fukugawa, N. (2013) University spillovers in Japan: Channels, geography, and policy, Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, Atlanta.

Fukugawa, N. (2013) University spillovers in Japan: Channels, geography, and policy, DRUID (Danish Research Unit for Industry Dynamics), Barcelona.

Fukugawa, N. (2013) Which factors do affect success of business incubators?, International Conference on Innovation and Information Management, Singapore.

Fukugawa, N. (2012) Impacts and channels of university spillover in Japan, International Schumpeter Society, Brisbane.

Fukugawa, N. (2012) Assessing industrial policy to promote SME cooperatives: Motivations, activities, and impacts, ICSB (International Council for Small Business), Wellington.

Fukugawa, N. (2012) The impacts of intangible assets on initial public offering of biotechnology startups, IAMOT (International Association for Management of Technology), Hsinchu.

Fukugawa, N. (2012) Determinants and impacts of small firm networks: Evidence from Japan, National Business & Economics Society, Maui.

Fukugawa, N. (2012) Impacts and channels of university spillover in Japan: Analysis in the period before the national innovation system reform, EROPA (Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration Conference), Bangkok.

Fukugawa, N. (2011) The impacts of intangible assets on initial public offering of biotechnology startups, Asian Business and Management Conference, Osaka.

Fukugawa, N. (2011) Assessing regional innovation policy on local public technology centers in Japan, EUNIP (European Network on Industrial Policy) International Workshop on Evaluating Innovation Policy: Methods and Applications, Florence.

Fukugawa, N. (2010) University-industry collaborations in Japan: Evidence from university-level data, ISBE (the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship), London.

Fukugawa, N. (2010) How serious is piracy in the video game industry?: A first report from a questionnaire survey in Japan, International Conference on Applied Business and Economics, Coruna.

Fukugawa, N. (2010) Strategic fit between regional innovation policy and regional innovation system, AOM (Academy of Management), Montreal.

Fukugawa, N. (2010) How do research collaborations with universities and public research institutes affect R&D of innovative small firms?, ICSB (International Council for Small Business), Cincinnati.

Fukugawa, N. (2010) Strategic fit between regional innovation policy and regional innovation system: A case of local public technology centers in Japan, International Schumpeter Society, Aalborg.

Fukugawa, N. (2010) Do users of pirated video games pay less for genuine versions?: A first report, IIOC (International Industrial Organization Conference), Vancouver.

Fukugawa, N. (2009) Impacts and channels of university spillover in Japan, EARIE (European Association for Research in Industrial Economics), Ljubljana.

Fukugawa, N. (2009) Determinants of licensing activities of local public technology centers in Japan, DRUID (Danish Research Unit for Industry Dynamics), Copenhagen.

Fukugawa, N. (2008) Determinants of licensing activities of local public technology centers in Japan, Workshop on Patent and Innovation, Tokyo.

Fukugawa, N. (2008) Evaluating the strategy of local public technology centers in regional innovation systems: Evidence from Japan, EuroMOT (European Conference on Management of Technology), Nice.

Fukugawa, N. (2008) Does regional knowledge flow matter for regional innovations?: Evidence from Japanese regional innovation panel, EEA (European Economic Association), Milan.

Fukugawa, N. (2008) Evaluating the strategy of local public technology centers in regional innovation systems: Evidence from Japan, ICSB (International Council for Small Business), Halifax.

Fukugawa, N. (2007) Does regional knowledge flow matter for regional innovations?: Evidence from Japanese regional innovation panel, SEA (Spatial Econometrics Association), Cambridge.

Fukugawa, N. (2007) Do university-industry collaborations matter for regional innovations?: Evidence from the Japanese regional innovation panel, Workshop on Agglomeration and Growth in Knowledge-Based Societies, Kiel.

Fukugawa, N. (2006) Characteristics of knowledge interactions between universities and small firms in Japan, ICSB (International Council for Small Business), Melbourne.