Fukunari Kimura

Mr Kimura was born in Tokyo in 1958 and received his Bachelor of laws from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo in 1982, his Master of Science from the Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990, and his Ph.D. in economics from the Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1991.  He was a researcher at International Development Center of Japan (IDCJ) in1982-1986, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, State University of New York at Albany in 1991-1994, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University in 1994-2000, and became Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University in 2000.  His major is international trade and development economics.  His major publications include:

“Fragmentation and Agglomeration Matter: Japanese Multinationals in Latin America and East Asia.” (with Mitsuyo Ando).  North American Journal of Economics and Finance 14, Issue 3, December 2003: 287-317.  The former version is forthcoming in the LAEBA Working Paper Series.

“Two-dimensional Fragmentation in East Asia: Conceptual Framework and Empirics.”  International Review of Economics and Finance (special issue on “Outsourcing and Fragmentation: Blessing or Threat” edited by Henryk Kierzkowski) Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2005: 317-348 (with Mitsuyo Ando).

“The Economic Analysis of International Production/Distribution Networks in East Asia and Latin America: The Implication of Regional Trade Arrangements” (with Mitsuyo Ando).  Business and Politics, 7, Issue 1, Article 2, April 2005.

“Exports, FDI, and Productivity of Firm: Cause and Effect.”  July 2004.  Revised in February 2006.  Forthcoming in Weltwirtschaftlishes Archiv (Review of World Economics), Issue no. 4, 2006 or Issue no. 1, 2007 (with Kozo Kiyota).