Associate Professor OKAMURO, Hiroyuki


[Education] 

1984 B.A.(Economics), Hitotsubashi University 

1986 M.A.(Economics), Hitotsubashi University 

1992 Dr.rer.pol.(Ph.D.in Economics), Universitat Bonn, Germany
[Employment History] 
1993     Lecturer (Dept. of Economics), Hitotsubashi University

1996-97  Visiting Research Fellow, The Japan Centre, the University of 

         Birmingham, UK, and Wissenschaftsentrum Berlin (WZB), Germany

1998     Lecturer (Graduate School of Economics), Hitotsubashi University

1999     Associate Professor (Graduate School of Economics), 

         Hitotsubashi University
[Fields of Specialization] 

Industrial and Business Economics
[Present Research Themes] 
Economic and historical analysis of the inter-firm relationship 

from comparative perspectives
[Languages] 

Japanese, English, German
[Major Publications] 
  • "Risk Sharing in the Supplier Relationship: New Evidence from the 

Japanese Automotive Industry", Discussion Paper FS IV 97-18,  

Wissenschafts-zentrum Berlin (WZB),  Berlin 1997, 22 p.
  • "Impacts of the Japanese Investment in the UK on the Local Supplier  

Relationship", Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Vol. 38 No. 2 , 

1997, pp.167-181.
  • "Competition and Cooperation in the Supplier Relationship of 

Automotive Components: A Case  from the Period of the 

High Economic Growth in Germany" (in Japanese), Hitotsubashi Review,

 Vol. 120 No. 6, 1998, pp. 851-869.
[Messages to Students]

This seminar is suitable for those interested in the empirical analysis of

industries and firms. Students with solid theoretical backgrounds and sharp 

awareness of research issues are welcome.