Masatoshi Kato

Research output

Working papers

1. Thurik, Roy & Kato, Masatoshi & van der Zwan, Peter & Kageura, Chihiro, 2025. "Daily Recovery Experiences of Japanese Small Business Owners and the Link with Well-Being and Ill-Being," IZA Discussion Papers 18227, IZA Network @ LISER.
2. HONJO, Yuji & IWAKI, Yunosuke & KATO, Masatoshi, 2024. "Outside or inside the firm? The impact of debt financing on the exit routes of start-up firms," TDB-CAREE Discussion Paper Series E-2023-02, Teikoku Databank Center for Advanced Empirical Research on Enterprise and Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University.
   • Yuji Honjo & Yunosuke Iwaki & Masatoshi Kato, 2025. "Outside or inside the firm? The impact of debt financing on the exit routes of start-up firms," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 64(4), pages 1877-1900, April.
3. Chong Yu & Masatoshi Kato, 2024. "Does user entrepreneurship matter for start-up financing? Evidence from Japan," Discussion Paper Series 275, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University.
4. Masatoshi KATO & Nicolas LEGENDRE & Hiroki YOSHIDA, 2022. "Does VC Investor Type Matter? Determinants and effects of VC backing for new firms in Japan," Discussion papers 22117, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
5. Masatoshi Kato & Yuji Honjo, 2020. "CEO Succession and New-Firm Performance: Does Successor Origin Matter?," Discussion Paper Series 213, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University.
6. Joern Block & Christian Fisch & Kenta Ikeuchi & Masatoshi Kato, 2019. "Trademarks as an indicator of regional innovation: Evidence from Japanese prefectures," Discussion Paper Series 200, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University.
   • Jörn Block & Christian Fisch & Kenta Ikeuchi & Masatoshi Kato, 2022. "Trademarks as an indicator of regional innovation: evidence from Japanese prefectures," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(2), pages 190-209, February.
7. Alex Coad & Masatoshi Kato, 2018. "Growth paths and routes to exit: ‘Shadow of Death’ effects for new firms in Japan," Discussion Paper Series 185, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University.
   • Alex Coad & Masatoshi Kato, 2021. "Growth paths and routes to exit: 'shadow of death' effects for new firms in Japan," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 57(3), pages 1145-1173, October.
8. Masatoshi Kato, 2017. "Founders’ human capital and external knowledge sourcing: An absorptive capacity perspective for innovative start-ups," Discussion Paper Series 162, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Jun 2017.
9. Masatoshi Kato & Koichiro Onishi & Yuji Honjo, 2017. "Does patenting always help new-firm survival?," Discussion Paper Series 159, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised May 2017.
10. Masatoshi Kato & Haibo Zhou, 2016. "Numerical labor flexibility and innovation outcomes of start-up firms: A panel data analysis," Discussion Paper Series 146, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Aug 2016.
    • Kato, Masatoshi & Zhou, Haibo, 2018. "Numerical labor flexibility and innovation outcomes of start-up firms: A panel data analysis," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 15-27.
11. Yuji Honjo & Masatoshi Kato, 2016. "Do initial financial conditions determine the fate of start-up firms?," Discussion Paper Series 139, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Jan 2016.
12. Masatoshi Kato, 2016. "Internal R&D and External Knowledge Acquisition of Start-up Firms: Exploring the Role of Entrepreneurial Human Capital," Discussion Paper Series 145, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Jul 2016.
13. 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 62, Center for Research on Contemporary Economic Systems, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University.
14. Masatoshi Kato & Yuji Honjo, 2013. "Survival and Distinct Exit Routes of New Firms," Discussion Paper Series 101, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Mar 2013.
15. Keiko ITO & Masatoshi KATO, 2012. "Does New Entry Drive Out Incumbents? Evidence from establishment-level data in Japan," Discussion papers 12034, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
16. Kato, Masatoshi & Okamuro, Hiroyuki & Honjo, Yuji, 2011. "Does Founders’ Human Capital Matter for Innovation? Evidence from Japanese Start-ups," CEI Working Paper Series 2011-11, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    • 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, vol. 53(1), pages 114-128, January.
    • Masatoshi Kato & Hiroyuki Okamuro & Yuji Honjo, 2011. "Does founders’ human capital matter for innovation? Evidence from Japanese start-ups," Discussion Paper Series 78, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Dec 2011.
17. Kato, Masatoshi & Odagiri, Hiroyuki, 2010. "Development of University Life-Science Programs and University-Industry Joint Research in Japan," CEI Working Paper Series 2010-7, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    • Kato, Masatoshi & Odagiri, Hiroyuki, 2012. "Development of university life-science programs and university–industry joint research in Japan," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(5), pages 939-952.
    • Masatoshi Kato & Hiroyuki Odagiri, 2010. "Development of University Life-Science Programs and University-Industry Joint Research in Japan," Discussion Paper Series 67, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Dec 2010.
18. 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 2009-15, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
19. Kato, Masatoshi & 加藤, 雅俊 & Honjo, Yuji, 2010. "Heterogeneous Exits: Evidence from New Firms," CEI Working Paper Series 2010-3, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    • Masatoshi Kato & Yuji Honjo, 2010. "Heterogeneous Exits: Evidence from New Firms," Discussion Paper Series 64, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Nov 2010.
20. 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 2009-07, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
21. Toshiyuki MATSUURA & Kazunobu HAYAKAWA & Masatoshi KATO, 2008. "A Survey of Research on Productivity Analysis Using Microdata - Impact of Entry, Exit, Economic Globalization, Innovation and Systemic Reform (Japanese)," Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese) 08007, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
22. ITO Banri & KATO Masatoshi & NAKAGAWA Takashi, 2007. "Global Trends in Innovation Policy: A Survey Analysis(in Japanese)," ESRI Discussion paper series 186, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
23. Kato, Masatoshi & 加藤, 雅俊 & Honjo, Yuji & 本庄, 裕司, 2007. "The persistence of market leadership: evidence from Japan," Working Paper Series 051, Center for Japanese Business Studies (HJBS), Graduate School of Commerce and Management Hitotsubashi University.
    • Masatoshi Kato & Yuji Honjo, 2009. "The persistence of market leadership: evidence from Japan," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 18(6), pages 1107-1133, December.

Articles

1. Yuji Honjo & Masatoshi Kato & Hidenori Takahashi, 2025. "Who is willing to be rich and king? Founder-CEOs’ IPO and M&A intentions," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 63(2), pages 528-557, March.
2. Alex Coad & Masatoshi Kato & Stjepan Srhoj, 2025. "Gestation, endowments, and knowledge flows around the time of venture creation," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 35(3), pages 387-414, July.
3. Yuji Honjo & Yunosuke Iwaki & Masatoshi Kato, 2025. "Outside or inside the firm? The impact of debt financing on the exit routes of start-up firms," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 64(4), pages 1877-1900, April.
   • HONJO, Yuji & IWAKI, Yunosuke & KATO, Masatoshi, 2024. "Outside or inside the firm? The impact of debt financing on the exit routes of start-up firms," TDB-CAREE Discussion Paper Series E-2023-02, Teikoku Databank Center for Advanced Empirical Research on Enterprise and Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University.
4. Masatoshi Kato & Alex Coad, 2024. "Japan’s SBIR Scheme," Annals of Science and Technology Policy, now publishers, vol. 8(1–2), pages 79-95, September.
5. Ikeda, Yuya & Kato, Masatoshi & Kleinknecht, Alfred, 2024. "Flexible labor, innovation regimes and the erosion of the Japanese model: Evidence from the Basic Survey on Wage Structure," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 333-339.
6. Alex Coad & Masatoshi Kato & Stjepan Srhoj, 2024. "Empirical issues concerning studies of firm entry," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 33(1), pages 277-296.
7. Takahashi, Hidenori & Honjo, Yuji & Kato, Masatoshi, 2024. "The gender gap in the first deal: Equity split among founding teams," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 168(C).
8. Jörn Block & Christian Fisch & Kenta Ikeuchi & Masatoshi Kato, 2022. "Trademarks as an indicator of regional innovation: evidence from Japanese prefectures," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(2), pages 190-209, February.
   • Joern Block & Christian Fisch & Kenta Ikeuchi & Masatoshi Kato, 2019. "Trademarks as an indicator of regional innovation: Evidence from Japanese prefectures," Discussion Paper Series 200, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University.
9. Masatoshi Kato & Koichiro Onishi & Yuji Honjo, 2022. "Does patenting always help new firm survival? Understanding heterogeneity among exit routes," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 59(2), pages 449-475, August.
10. Alex Coad & Masatoshi Kato, 2021. "Growth paths and routes to exit: 'shadow of death' effects for new firms in Japan," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 57(3), pages 1145-1173, October.
    • Alex Coad & Masatoshi Kato, 2018. "Growth paths and routes to exit: ‘Shadow of Death’ effects for new firms in Japan," Discussion Paper Series 185, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University.
11. Masatoshi Kato, 2020. "Founders’ human capital and external knowledge sourcing: Exploring the absorptive capacity of start-up firms," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(2), pages 184-205, February.
12. Yuji Honjo & Masatoshi Kato, 2019. "Do initial financial conditions determine the exit routes of start-up firms?," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 29(3), pages 1119-1147, July.
    • Yuji Honjo & Masatoshi Kato, 2019. "Correction to: Do initial financial conditions determine the exit routes of start-up firms?," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 29(3), pages 1149-1149, July.
13. Kato, Masatoshi & Zhou, Haibo, 2018. "Numerical labor flexibility and innovation outcomes of start-up firms: A panel data analysis," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 15-27.
    • Masatoshi Kato & Haibo Zhou, 2016. "Numerical labor flexibility and innovation outcomes of start-up firms: A panel data analysis," Discussion Paper Series 146, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Aug 2016.
14. Keiko Ito & Masatoshi Kato, 2016. "Does new entry drive out incumbents? The varying roles of establishment size across sectors," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 46(1), pages 57-78, January.
15. Masatoshi Kato & Yuji Honjo, 2015. "Entrepreneurial human capital and the survival of new firms in high- and low-tech sectors," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 25(5), pages 925-957, November.
16. 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, vol. 53(1), pages 114-128, January.
    • Kato, Masatoshi & Okamuro, Hiroyuki & Honjo, Yuji, 2011. "Does Founders’ Human Capital Matter for Innovation? Evidence from Japanese Start-ups," CEI Working Paper Series 2011-11, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    • Masatoshi Kato & Hiroyuki Okamuro & Yuji Honjo, 2011. "Does founders’ human capital matter for innovation? Evidence from Japanese start-ups," Discussion Paper Series 78, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Dec 2011.
17. Yuji Honjo & Masatoshi Kato & Hiroyuki Okamuro, 2014. "R&D investment of start-up firms: does founders’ human capital matter?," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 42(2), pages 207-220, February.
18. Kato, Masatoshi & Odagiri, Hiroyuki, 2012. "Development of university life-science programs and university–industry joint research in Japan," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 41(5), pages 939-952.
    • Kato, Masatoshi & Odagiri, Hiroyuki, 2010. "Development of University Life-Science Programs and University-Industry Joint Research in Japan," CEI Working Paper Series 2010-7, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    • Masatoshi Kato & Hiroyuki Odagiri, 2010. "Development of University Life-Science Programs and University-Industry Joint Research in Japan," Discussion Paper Series 67, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised Dec 2010.
19. Okamuro, Hiroyuki & Kato, Masatoshi & Honjo, Yuji, 2011. "Determinants of R&D cooperation in Japanese start-ups," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 40(5), pages 728-738, June.
20. Masatoshi Kato & Yuji Honjo, 2009. "The persistence of market leadership: evidence from Japan," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 18(6), pages 1107-1133, December.
    • Kato, Masatoshi & 加藤, 雅俊 & Honjo, Yuji & 本庄, 裕司, 2007. "The persistence of market leadership: evidence from Japan," Working Paper Series 051, Center for Japanese Business Studies (HJBS), Graduate School of Commerce and Management Hitotsubashi University.
21. Masatoshi Kato & Yuji Honjo, 2006. "Market Share Instability and the Dynamics of Competition: a Panel Data Analysis of Japanese Manufacturing Industries," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 28(2), pages 165-182, March.