I am a PhD candidate at the Department of Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. I was also affiliated with the Egon Sohmen Graduate Center as a research fellow from 2022 to 2025.
My research interests are international trade, economic history, environmental economics, and intergenerational mobility. I obtained my Master's degree in Economics from Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo.
Research Projects:
Globalization and Pollution (Trade, Environment)
Geography and Development (Trade, Urban, History)
Exchange Rate and Trade Structure (Trade, Labor, History)
Japanese Elite Family (History, Labor)
Research Papers:
Elite Formation and Family Structure in Prewar Japan: Evidence from the Who's Who Records, with Suguru Otani and Yutaro Takayasu WP
Elite Persistence in Family: The Role of Adoption in Prewar Japan, with Yutaro Takayasu WP
Impacts of Inter-firm Transaction Relations on the Adoption of Remote Work: Evidence from a Survey in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic, with Eiichi Tomiura Japan and the World Economy
Using Managers' Expectations for Ex-ante Policy Evaluation: Evidence from the COVID-19 Crisis, with Kohei Kawaguchi, Naomi Kodama, and Mari Tanaka Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
Productivity Premium of Multinationals in Global Ownership Linkages: A Comparison of Second-tier Subsidiaries, with Eiichi Tomiura Review of International Economics
Contact:
Ludwigstr. 28 Front Building room 308a
Munich, Germany
Email: hiroshi.kumanomido[at]gmail.com