Hiroshi Kitamura
Research
Books
"Procompetitive Effects of Exclusive Dealing" Chapter 11 of Topics Applied Economics II, edited by Reiko Aoki, Keisuke Osumi, Hiroshige Tanaka, and Masayoshi Hayashi, Keiso Shobo, pp 181-199, June 2015 (in Japanese)
"Anticompetitiveness of Exclusive Dealing" Chapter 10 of Economics of the Firm: Structure and Dynamics, edited by Masaki Nakabayashi and Shingo Ishiguro, Yuhikaku, pp 269-300,December 2014 (in Japanese).
Published and Forthcoming Papers in Refereed Journals
"How Does Downstream Firms' Efficiency Affect Exclusive Supply Agreements?" Review of Industrial Organization Vol. 64(2), pp 219-242, March 2024 (open access, joint with Noriaki Matsushima and Misato Sato)
"Defending Home against Giants: Exclusive Dealing as a Survival Strategy for Local Firms" Journal of Industrial Economics Vol. 71(2), pp 441-463, July 2023 (open access, joint with Noriaki Matsushima and Misato Sato) Online Appendix
"Which is Better for Durable Goods Producers, Exclusive or Open Supply Chain?" Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Vol. 32(1), pp 158-176, January 2023 (joint with Noriaki Matsushima and Misato Sato) Online Appendix
"Exclusive Contracts with Complementary Inputs'' International Journal of Industrial Organization Vol. 56, pp 145-167, January 2018 (joint with Noriaki Matsushima and Misato Sato) Online Appendix
"Exclusive Contracts and Bargaining Power" Economics Letters Vol. 151, pp 1-3, February 2017 (lead article, joint with Noriaki Matsushima and Misato Sato)
"Relationship-specific Investment as a Barrier to Entry" Journal of Economics Vol. 119(1), pp 17-45, September 2016 (joint with Akira Miyaoka and Misato Sato)
"Market-Share Contracts with Vertical Externalities" Asian Journal of Law and Economics Vol. 5(1-2), pp 1-15, December 2014 (joint with Yuki Amemiya and Jun Oshiro)
"Exclusive Contracts when the Incumbent can Establish a Direct Retailer" Journal of Economics Vol. 112(1), pp 47-60, May 2014 (joint with Koki Arai and Misato Sato) Poster
"Free Entry, Market Diffusion, and Social Inefficiency with Endogenously Growing Demand" Journal of the Japanese and International Economies Vol. 29, pp 98-116, September 2013 (joint with Akira Miyaoka and Misato Sato)
"Market Diffusion with Consumer-Based Bilateral Learning" Studies in Applied Economics Vol. 5, pp 1-20, December 2011 (lead article, joint with Akira Miyaoka) Online Appendix
"Exclusive Contracts under Financial Constraints" B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy Vol. 11(1) Topics Article 57, pp 1-29, September 2011Poster
"Capacity Expansion in Markets with Inter-temporal Consumption Externalities" Australian Economic Papers Vol. 49(2), pp 127-148, June 2010
"Exclusionary Vertical Contracts with Multiple Entrants" International Journal of Industrial Organization Vol. 28(3), pp 213-219, May 2010 Online Appendix
Working Papers
"Exclusive Dealing with an Active Entrant: A Laboratory Experiment" (joint with Wataru Tamura and Nagatomo Nakamura)
"Naked Exclusion under Exclusive-offer Competition" (joint with Noriaki Matsushima and Misato Sato)
"Multinational Entry and Organizational Change" (Joint with Misato Sato and Shiro Takeda)
"Lease or Sale: When a Durable Goods Monopolist can Choose Supply Chain's Openness" (joint with Noriaki Matsushima and Misato Sato)
Published and Forthcoming Papers in Non Refereed Journals
"Why Do Strong Multinational Firms Struggle in Foreign Markets?'' Weekly Toyo Keizai, Conbined Issue of April 30 and May 7 2022 (in Japanese, joint with Noriaki Matsushima and Misato Sato).
"An Experimental Study of Exclusive Dealing and Market Foreclosure'' Research Report of Regulation and Competition Workshop Vol. 4, pp 5-37, December 2019 (in Japanese, joint with Misato Sato and Wataru Tamura)
"How Do Financial Constraints Affect Exclusive Dealing under Shubik-Levitan Demand Functions?'' Keizaigaku Ronkyu Vol. 69(1), pp 87-105, June 2015 (in Japanese)
"Economic Perspective of Exclusive Dealing'' Kosei Torihiki Vol. 734, pp 76, December 2011 (in Japanese)
"An Experimental Study of Exclusive Dealing Contracts under Nondiscriminatory Offers'' Information Science Vol. 31, pp 25-35, March 2011 (in Japanese, joint with Michiko Kawauchi, Nagatomo Nakamura, and Wataru Tamura)