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Working papers

2026

  1. OKAMURO, Hiroyuki & NISHIMURA, Junichi, 2026, "The Effects of Place-based Startup Policy Mix on Local Entrepreneurship : Evidence from City Government Survey in Japan," Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University, number HIAS-E-157, Mar.
  2. OKAMURO, Hiroyuki & NISHIMURA, Junichi, 2026, "Complementarity between Hard and Soft Support? The Effects of Place-based R&D Policy Instrument Mix on Local Innovation," Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University, number HIAS-E-158, Mar.
  3. NISHIMURA, Junichi & OKAMURO, Hiroyuki, 2026, "How Should Place-based R&D Support Be Designed and Implemented? Evidence from a Firm Survey in Japan," Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University, number HIAS-E-159, Mar.
  4. BELDERBOS, René & SUZUKI, Shinya & OKAMURO, Hiroyuki & ASAKAWA, Kazuhiro, 2026, "The Role of Expatriates in Facilitating Knowledge Transfer to Foreign Affiliates," Discussion paper series, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University, number HIAS-E-160, Mar.

2021

  1. OKAMURO, Hiroyuki & SAKUMA, Yohei, 2021, "The Effects of R&D Tax Incentive Reform on R&D Expenditures: The Case of 2009 Reform in Japan," TDB-CAREE Discussion Paper Series, Teikoku Databank Center for Advanced Empirical Research on Enterprise and Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number E-2021-04, Aug.
  2. OKAMURO, Hiroyuki & HARA, Yasushi & IWAKI, Yunosuke, 2021, "Impact of consumer awareness and behavior on business exit in hospitality, tourism, entertainment, and culture industries under the COVID-19 pandemic," TDB-CAREE Discussion Paper Series, Teikoku Databank Center for Advanced Empirical Research on Enterprise and Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number E-2021-05, Aug.

2020

  1. Takano, Keisuke & Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 2020, "Place-based SME finance policy and local industrial revivals: An empirical analysis of a directed credit program after WW2," TDB-CAREE Discussion Paper Series, Teikoku Databank Center for Advanced Empirical Research on Enterprise and Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number E-2020-01, Oct.

2019

  1. Okamuro, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之 & Nishimura, Junichi, 2019, "Effects of multilevel policy mix of public R&D subsidies: Empirical evidence from Japanese local SMEs," CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number 70, Mar.
  2. Takano, Keisuke & Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 2019, "Local R&D support as a driver of network diversification? A comparative evaluation of innovation policies in neighboring prefectures in Japan," TDB-CAREE Discussion Paper Series, Teikoku Databank Center for Advanced Empirical Research on Enterprise and Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number E-2019-02, Oct.

2018

  1. OKAMURO, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之 & NISHIMURA, Junichi & 西村, 淳一, 2018, "What Shapes Local Innovation Policies? Empirical Evidence from Japanese Cities," CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number 68, Mar.

2017

  1. Hiroyuki OKAMURO & Kenta IKEUCHI, 2017, "University-Industry R&D Collaboration as an Engine of firm Growth? An empirical evaluation of knowledge cluster policies in Japan (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 17037, May.
  2. OKAMURO, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之 & IKEUCHI, Kenta & MATSUDA, Naoko & TSUCHIYA, Ryuichiro, 2017, "Who wishes to be an entrepreneur and who prepares for that? : Evidence from statistical micro data in Japan over 30 years," CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number 65, Apr.

2016

  1. Naoko MATSUDA & Ryuichiro TSUCHIYA & Kenta IKEUCHI & Hiroyuki OKAMURO, 2016, "Quantitative Analysis of Factors of Willingness and Preparation of Start-ups (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 16009, Feb.

2015

  1. SUZUKI, Shinya & 鈴木, 真也 & OKAMURO, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之, 2015, "Determinants of Academic Startup's Orientation toward International Business Expansion," CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number 55, Mar.
  2. OKAMURO, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之 & NISHIMURA, Junichi, 2015, "Governance and Performance of Publicly Funded R&D Consortia," CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number 60, Oct.
  3. OKAMURO, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之 & KATO, Masatoshi, 2015, "Determinants of Quantitative and Qualitative Employment Growth: A Comparison between R&D-oriented and Other Start-ups in Japan," CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number 62, Dec.

2013

  1. Nishimura, Junichi & Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 2013, "Knowledge and rent spillovers through government-sponsored R&D consortia," Working Paper Series, Center for Interfirm Network, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 24, Jan.

2012

  1. Okamuro, Hiroyuki & Ikeuchi, Kenta, 2012, "Determinants of business and financial network formation by Japanese start-up firms: Does founder’s human capital matter?," Working Paper Series, Center for Interfirm Network, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 21, Dec.
  2. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Kenta Ikeuchi, 2012, "Work-Life Balance and Gender Differences in Self-Employment Income during the Start-up Stage in Japan," Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number gd12-260, Nov.
  3. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Kenta Ikeuchi, 2012, "Who Is Willing to Continue Business Start-up? An Empirical Analysis on the Founders' Willingness Based on Anonymous Micro Data of the "Employment Status Survey"," Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number gd12-261, Nov.

2011

  1. Masakazu Hojo, 2011, "Education Production Function and Class-Size Effects in Japanese Public Schools," Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number gd11-194, Jul.
  2. André van Stel & Ingrid Verheul & Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2011, "Understanding the Drivers of an 'Entrepreneurial' Economy: Lessons from Japan and the Netherlands," Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research, number H201102, Jan.
  3. Okamuro, Hiroyuki & Nishimura, Junichi, 2011, "Impact of University Intellectual Property Policy on the Performance of University-Industry Research Collaboration," CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 2011-1, May.
  4. Kato, Masatoshi & Okamuro, Hiroyuki & Honjo, Yuji, 2011, "Does Founders’ Human Capital Matter for Innovation? Evidence from Japanese Start-ups," CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 2011-11, Dec.
  5. Okamuro, Hiroyuki & Nishimura, Junichi, 2011, "Management of Cluster Policies: Case Studies of Japanese, German, and French Bio-clusters," CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 2011-7, Oct.
  6. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Junichi Nishimura, 2011, "A Hidden Role of Public Subsidy in University-Industry Research Collaborations," Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number gd10-183, Mar.

2010

  1. Hojo, Masakazu & Oshio, Takashi & 小塩, 隆士 & オシオ, タカシ, 2010, "What factors determine student performance in East Asia? New evidence from TIMSS 2007," PIE/CIS Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 494, Dec.
  2. Junichi Nishimura & Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2010, "R&D Productivity and the Organization of Cluster Policy: An Empirical Evaluation of the Industrial Cluster Project in Japan," DRUID Working Papers, DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy/Aalborg University, Department of Business Studies, number 10-06.
  3. Honjo, Yuji & 本庄, 裕司 & ホンジョウ, ユウジ & Kato, Masatoshi & 加藤, 雅俊 & カトウ, マサトシ & Okamuro, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之 & オカムロ, ヒロユキ, 2010, "R&D financing of start-up firms : How much does founders' human capital matter?," CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 2009-15, Mar.
  4. Kenta Ikeuchi & Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2010, "Effects of Regional Human Capital Structure on Business Entry: A Comparison of Independent Startups and New Subsidiaries in Different Industries," Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number gd09-113, Feb.
  5. Martina Battisti & Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2010, "Selling, Passing on or Closing? Determinants of Entrepreneurial Intentions on Exit Modes," Global COE Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number gd10-151, Oct.

2009

  1. Nishimura, Junichi & 西村, 淳一 & Okamuro, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之, 2009, "Subsidy and networking: The effects of direct and indirect support programs in the cluster policy," CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number 24, Dec.
  2. Okamuro, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之 & オカムロ, ヒロアキ & Kato, Masatoshi & 加藤, 雅俊 & カトウ, マサトシ & Honjo, Yuji & 本庄, 裕司 & ホンジョウ, ユウジ, 2009, "Determinants of R&D cooperation in Japanese high-tech start-ups," CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 2009-07, Nov.

2008

  1. Nishimura, Junichi & Okamuro, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之, 2008, "Has the industrial cluster project improved the R&D efficiency of industry-university partnership in Japan?," CCES Discussion Paper Series, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, number 4, Nov.

2006

  1. Hiroyuki OKAMURO, 2006, "The Impact of Regional Factors on the Business Startup Ratio in the Japanese Manufacturing Sector: A comparative analysis of high-tech and low-tech industries (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 06049, Jun.
  2. Okamuro, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之 & オカムロ, ヒロユキ & Zhang, Jian Xiong, 2006, "Ownership Structure and R&D Investment of Japanese Start-up Firms," CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 2006-1, Jun.
  3. Okamuro, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之 & オカムロ, ヒロユキ, 2006, "Determinants of R&D Activities by Start-up Firms: Evidence from Japan," CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, number 2006-2, Jun.

2005

  1. Hiroyuki OKAMURO & Nobuo KOBAYASHI, 2005, "Determinants of Regional Variations in the Business Start-up Ratio (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 05014, Mar.
  2. Hiroyuki OKAMURO, 2005, "Determinants of R&D Investment by Start-up Firms (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), number 05015, Mar.

2004

  1. Masakazu Hojo, 2004, "Measuring Education Levels of Farmers: Evidence from Innovation Adoption in Bangladesh," Discussion Papers in Economics and Business, Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics, number 04-06, Mar.

1997

  1. Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 1997, "Risk sharing in the supplier relationship: new evidence from the Japanese automotive industry," Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Dynamics, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, number FS IV 97-18.

Journal articles

2025

  1. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Kenta Ikeuchi & Fumi Kitagawa, 2025, "The impact of cluster policy on academic knowledge creation and regional innovation: geography of university–industry collaboration in Japan," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 59, issue 1, pages 2467407-246, December, DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2025.2467407.

2022

  1. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Yasushi Hara & Yunosuke Iwaki, 2022, "Impact of Consumer Awareness and Behavior on Business Exits in the Hospitality, Tourism, Entertainment, and Culture Industries under the COVID-19 Pandemic," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, volume 12, issue 4, pages 1-19, November.

2021

  1. Keisuke Takano & Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2021, "Local R&D support as a driver of network diversification: A cross-regional comparison in Japan
    [Two For the Price of One? Additionality Effects of R&D Subsidies: A Comparison between Flanders and Germany]    ," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, volume 48, issue 6, pages 776-787.
  2. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Junichi Nishimura, 2021, "Effects of multilevel policy mix of public R&D subsidies: Empirical evidence from Japanese local SMEs
    [The Impact of R&D Subsidies on R&D Employment Composition]    ," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, volume 48, issue 6, pages 829-840.

2020

  1. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Junichi Nishimura, 2020, "What Shapes Local Innovation Policies? Empirical Evidence from Japanese Cities," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, volume 10, issue 1, pages 1-22, February.
  2. Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2020, "Messages from T20 Tokyo Summit 2019: Challenges and proposals for SME policies in G20 countries," Journal of the International Council for Small Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 1, issue 1, pages 45-51, January, DOI: 10.1080/26437015.2020.1714362.

2019

  1. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Junichi Nishimura & Fumi Kitagawa, 2019, "Multilevel policy governance and territorial adaptability: evidence from Japanese SME innovation programmes," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 53, issue 6, pages 803-814, June, DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2018.1500687.

2018

  1. Nishimura, Junichi & Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 2018, "Internal and external discipline: The effect of project leadership and government monitoring on the performance of publicly funded R&D consortia," Research Policy, Elsevier, volume 47, issue 5, pages 840-853, DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2018.02.007.
  2. Okamuro, Hiroyuki & Nishimura, Junichi, 2018, "Whose business is your project? A comparative study of different subsidy policy schemes for collaborative R&D," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, volume 127, issue C, pages 85-96, DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.07.017.

2016

  1. Shinya Suzuki & Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2016, "Determinants of Academic Startups’ Orientation toward International Business Expansion," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, volume 7, issue 1, pages 1-20, December.
  2. OKAMURO, Hiroyuki, 2016, "【書評】通商産業政策史編集委員会編，岡崎哲二編著『通商産業政策史3 産業政策1980-2000』, 【Book Review】Tetsuji Okazaki(ed.), History of Japan's Trade and Industrial Policy(Volume 3): Industrial Policy," Economic Review, Hitotsubashi University, volume 67, issue 2, pages 177-179, April, DOI: 10.15057/0002062336.
  3. Junichi Nishimura & Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2016, "Knowledge and rent spillovers through government-sponsored R&D consortia," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, volume 43, issue 2, pages 207-225.

2015

  1. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Junichi Nishimura, 2015, "Local Management of National Cluster Policies: Comparative Case Studies of Japanese, German, and French Biotechnology Clusters," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, volume 5, issue 4, pages 1-27, November.
  2. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Junichi Nishimura, 2015, "Not just financial support? Another role of public subsidy in university-industry research collaborations," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 24, issue 7, pages 633-659, October, DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2014.973678.
  3. Masatoshi Kato & Hiroyuki Okamuro & Yuji Honjo, 2015, "Does Founders' Human Capital Matter for Innovation? Evidence from Japanese Start‐ups," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 53, issue 1, pages 114-128, January, DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12094.

2014

  1. Yuji Honjo & Masatoshi Kato & Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2014, "R&D investment of start-up firms: does founders’ human capital matter?," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 42, issue 2, pages 207-220, February, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-013-9476-x.

2013

  1. Hojo, Masakazu, 2013, "Class-size effects in Japanese schools: A spline regression approach," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 120, issue 3, pages 583-587, DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.06.027.
  2. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Junichi Nishimura, 2013, "Impact of university intellectual property policy on the performance of university-industry research collaboration," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, volume 38, issue 3, pages 273-301, June, DOI: 10.1007/s10961-012-9253-z.

2012

  1. Masakazu Hojo, 2012, "Shared literacy and employment in the nonfarm sector," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 44, issue 10, pages 1209-1217, April, DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2010.539538.
  2. Masakazu Hojo & Takashi Oshio, 2012, "What Factors Determine Student Performance in East Asia? New Evidence from the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, volume 26, issue 4, pages 333-357, December.
  3. Masakazu Hojo, 2012, "Determinants of Academic Performance in Japan," The Japanese Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 39, issue 3, pages 3-29, DOI: 10.2753/JES1097-203X390301.

2011

  1. Shim, Jungwook & Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 2011, "Does ownership matter in mergers? A comparative study of the causes and consequences of mergers by family and non-family firms," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, volume 35, issue 1, pages 193-203, January.
  2. Nishimura, Junichi & Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 2011, "Subsidy and networking: The effects of direct and indirect support programs of the cluster policy," Research Policy, Elsevier, volume 40, issue 5, pages 714-727, June.
  3. Okamuro, Hiroyuki & Kato, Masatoshi & Honjo, Yuji, 2011, "Determinants of R&D cooperation in Japanese start-ups," Research Policy, Elsevier, volume 40, issue 5, pages 728-738, June.
  4. Junichi Nishimura & Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2011, "R&D productivity and the organization of cluster policy: an empirical evaluation of the Industrial Cluster Project in Japan," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, volume 36, issue 2, pages 117-144, April, DOI: 10.1007/s10961-009-9148-9.

2009

  1. Masakazu Hojo, 2009, "Inequality in Japanese Education," The Japanese Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 36, issue 3, pages 3-27, DOI: 10.2753/JES1097-203X360301.

2008

  1. Hemmert, Martin & Okamuro, Hiroyuki & 岡室, 博之 & Bstieler, Ludwig & Ruth, Klaus, 2008, "An Inquiry into the Status and Nature of University-Industry Research Collaborations in Japan and Korea," Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, volume 49, issue 2, pages 163-180, December, DOI: 10.15057/16519.

2007

  1. Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 2007, "Determinants of successful R&D cooperation in Japanese small businesses: The impact of organizational and contractual characteristics," Research Policy, Elsevier, volume 36, issue 10, pages 1529-1544, December.

2006

  1. Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 2006, "The Effect of Governance Structure and CEO Characteristics on the Performance of Post‐IPO Firms―Evidence from Young Firms in the 1960s―," Economic Review, Hitotsubashi University, volume 57, issue 4, pages 303-313, October, DOI: 10.15057/21946.
  2. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Nobuo Kobayashi, 2006, "The Impact of Regional Factors on the Start‐Up Ratio in Japan," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 44, issue 2, pages 310-313, April, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00172.x.

2003

  1. Hojo, Masakazu, 2003, "An indirect effect of education on growth," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 80, issue 1, pages 31-34, July.

2001

  1. Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 2001, "Risk sharing in the supplier relationship: new evidence from the Japanese automotive industry," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, volume 45, issue 4, pages 361-381, August.

1997

  1. Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 1997, "Impacts of the Japanese Investment in the UK On the Local Supplier Relationship, 日本の対英投資の部品取引関係への影響," Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, volume 38, issue 2, pages 167-181, December, DOI: 10.15057/7733.

1995

  1. Okamuro, Hiroyuki, 1995, "Changing Subcontracting Relations and Risk-sharing in Japan: An Econometric Analysis of the Automobile Industry," Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, volume 36, issue 2, pages 207-218, December, DOI: 10.15057/7757.

Chapters

2015

  1. Hiroyuki Okamuro & Kenta Ikeuchi, 2015, "Determinants of Business and Financial Network Formation by Japanese Start-up Firms: Does Founders’ Human Capital Matter?," Advances in Japanese Business and Economics, Springer, chapter 7, in: Tsutomu Watanabe & Iichiro Uesugi & Arito Ono, "The Economics of Interfirm Networks", DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55390-8_7.

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