Discussion Papers

[u28] "Optimal Fiscal Spending and Deviation Rules under Political Uncertainty" (co-author with Ryo Arawatari) (March 26, 2024) link

[u27] "Politics of Public Education and Pension Reform with Endogenous Fertility" (co-author with Yuki Uchida) (January 6, 2024) link

[u26] "Borrowing to Finance Public Investment: A Politico-economic Analysis of Fiscal Rules" (co-author with Yuki Uchida) (January 6, 2024) link

[u25] "International Coordination of Debt Rules with Time-inconsistent Voters" (co-author with Ryo Arawatari) (November 20, 2020) link

[u24] "Generational Distribution of Fiscal Burdens: A Positive Analysis" (co-author with Yuki Uchida) (April 22, 2023) link

[u23] "Public Debt Rule Breaking by Time-inconsistent Voters" (co-author with Ryo Arawatari) (October 16, 2019) link

[u22] "Fiscal Rules in a Monetary Economy: Implications for Growth and Welfare" (August 2018) link

[u21] "Political Economy of Taxation, Debt Ceilings, and Growth" (co-author with Yuki Uchida) (October 2020) link

[u20] "Intergenerational Policies, Public Debt, and Economic Growth: A Politico-economic Analysis" (co-author with Real Arai and Katsuyuki Naito) (April 2018) link

[u19] "Generational Conflict and Education Politics: Implications for Growth and Welfare" (co-author with Yuki Uchida) link (April 2019) 

[u18] "Age Gap in Voter Turnout and Size of Government Debt" (co-author with Ryo Arawatari) link (February 2018) 

[u17] "Aging, Pensions, and Growth" link (June  2016)

[u16] "Inequality and Education Choice" (co-author with Yuki Uchida) link (May 2019)

[u15] "Human Capital, Public Debt, and Economic Growth: A Political Economy Analysis" (co-author with Yuki Uchida) link (August 2016)

[u14] "Inequality and Public Debt: A Positive Analysis" (co-author with Ryo Arawatari) link (September 2015)  

[u13] "Pensions, Education, and Growth: A Positive Analysis" (co-author with Yuki Uchida) link (March 2016 )

[u12] "Growth, Unemployment, and Fiscal Policy: A Political Economy Analysis" link (January 2017 )

[u11] "Intergenerational Politics, Government Debt and Economic Growth" link (June 2015 )

[u10] "Economic Growth and the Politics of Intergenerational Redistribution" link (September 2015 )

[u9] "Public Education and Social Security: A Political Economy Approach"  link (September 2014 )

[u8] "Inequality and the politics of redistribution" link (September 2014 version)

[u7] “A Political Economy Theory of Government Debt and Social Security”  (co-author with Ryo Arawatari)  pdf (November 2011 )

[u6] “Marital Status and Derived Pension Rights: A Political Economy Model of Public Pensions with Borrowing Constraints”  pdf (January 2013 )

[u5] “Redistributive Politics and Government Debt in a Borrowing-constrained Economy” (co-author with Ryo Arawatari) pdf DP (May 2012 )

[u4] “Old-age Social Security vs. Forward Intergenerational Public Goods Provision” (co-author with Ryo Arawatari) pdf (April 2013 )       

[u3] “Inequality, Mobility and Redistributive Taxation in a Finance-constrained Economy” (co-author with Ryo Arawatari).pdf  (September 2009)

[u2] “A Political Economy Model of Earnings Mobility and Redistribution Policy” (co-author with Ryo Arawatari) pdf (October 2012 )

[u1] “Aging, Inequality and Social Security” (co-author with Ryo Arawatari) pdf  (April 2008)