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"A dynamic theory on clientelism and bureaucratic development" (with Nobuhiro Mizuno), Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 174, 103438, 2025.
"Why do voters elect less qualified candidates?" (with Nobuhiro Mizuno), Journal of Theoretical Politics, Vol. 34 (3), pp. 443-477, 2022.
"Within-group heterogeneity and civil war" (with Nobuhiro Mizuno), Economics of Governance, Vol. 18, pp. 153-177, 2017.
"Inequality, extractive institutions, and growth in nondemocratic regimes" (with Nobuhiro Mizuno, Katsuyuki Naito), Public Choice, Vol. 170, 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, pp. 321-342, 2013.
"Colonial experience and postcolonial underdevelopment in Africa" (with Nobuhiro Mizuno), Public Choice, Vol. 141, pp.405-419, 2009.
"Does Competition among Schools Benefit Students? Evidence from Japan's School Zone Reform" (with Ryoh Ogawa, Shinpei Sano). Available at SSRN. (July 2024)
"Intergenerational Conflict Over Consumption Tax Hike: Evidence from Japan" (with Katsuya Takii), OSIPP Discussion Paper: DP-2019-E-009
"Japano-Sclerosis?” (with Kenn Ariga), KIER Discussion Paper No. 703
"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.