Academic and Research Staff at KyotoUniversity of Foreign Studies

■ Academic conference presentation

1.	2025/02	Does economic self-interest determine public attitudes toward immigrants? (Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, New York, US)
2.	2024/07	Does economic self-interest determine public attitudes toward immigrants? An econometric case study in Japan (Singapore Economic Review Conference, Singapore)
3.	2024/03	Does economic self-interest determine public attitudes toward immigrants? An econometric case study in Japan (Sydney Annual Business Research Conference, Sydney, Australia)
4.	2023/08	Does economic self-interest determine public attitudes toward immigrants? An econometric case study in Japan (Asian Perspectives on Societal Trends Workshop, Bucharest, Romania)
5.	2023/04	Issues in Labor Markets (Western Economic Association International, Melbourne, Australia)
6.	2021/06	The effects of special support grants for female academics in science, engineering, and agricultural fields on the gender promotion gap (Western Economic Association Annual Meeting (Virtual) , Portland, US)
7.	2016/10	Womenomics and Gender Differences in Academia in Japan, Japan (Womenomics, Japan and EU, Japan)
8.	2016/08	Gender Difference in Academia in Japan (Finance and Economics Conference, Lupcon Center, Frankfurt, Germany)
9.	2016/01	The Gender Salary and Promotion Gaps in Japanese Academia: New Results from Science and Engineering (Western Economic Association International, Singapore)
10.	2015/08	Gender Differences in Labor Market Outcomes in Japanese Academia (International Workshop: Research on Academic Labor Market, Japan)
11.	2015/06	Exploring the Reasons for Gender Salary and Promotion Gaps in Academia (Western Economic Association Annual Meeting, Hawaii, US)
12.	2015/01	Exploring the Reasons for Gender Salary and Promotion Gaps in Academia (Western Economic Association International, Wellington, New Zealand)
13.	2013/07	Satus of Women in Academia (Conference on the status of women in academia, Japan)
14.	2011/05	Gender Salary Differences in Economics Departments in Japan (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Seminar, Japan)
15.	2011/05	Gender Salary Differences in Economics Departments in Japan (Japanese Economic Association, Japan)
16.	2010/02	Gender Salary Differences in Economics Departments in Japan (Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, US)
17.	2009/10	Gender Promotion Differences in Economics Departments in Japan: A Semi-parametric Duration Analysis (Japanese Economic Association, Japan)
18.	2009/05	Gender Promotion Differences in Economics Departments in Japan: A Semi-parametric Duration Analysis (Kansai Labor Economics Seminar)
19.	2009/04	Gender Salary Differences in Economics Departments in Japan (Keio University Public Policy Seminar)
20.	2009/04	Gender Salary Differences in Economics Departments in Japan (Tokyo Labor Economics Seminar)
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■ Books and academic papers

1.	Article	Does economic self-interest determine public attitudes toward immigrants? An econometric case study in Japan Asian Economic Journal (Collaboration) 2024/03
2.	Article	“Gender Promotion Gap in Japanese Academia in 2004-2013: Has It Changed over Time?”, Discussion Paper, Kobe University No. 1914,pp.1-32 (Collaboration) 2019
3.	Article	“Gender Gaps in STEM in Japanese Academia: The Impact of Research Productivity, Outside Offers, and Home Life on Pay” Social Science Journal (in Web of Science and Scopus) 55(3),pp.245-272 (Collaboration) 2018
4.	Article	“Job Stress in Japanese Academia: The Role of Relative Income, Time Allocation by Task and Children” Journal of Asian Economics (in Web of Science and Scopus) 43,pp.12-17 (Single) 2016
5.	Article	“Gender Promotion Differences in Economics Departments in Japan: A Duration Analysis” Journal of Asian Economics, 2015, 41, pp.1-19 (in Web of Science and Scopus) 41,pp.1-19 (Collaboration) 2015
6.	Article	“Gender　Salary Differences in Economics Departments in Japan” Economics of Education Review (in Web of Science and Scopus) 30,pp.1306-1319 (Collaboration) 2011
7.	Article	“Determinants of Job Related Stress of Academic Economists in Japan” The Japanese Economy 37(2),pp.120-127 (Collaboration) 2010
8.	Article	“The effect of refereed articles on salary, promotion and labor mobility: The case of Japanese Economists” Economics Bulletin (in Web of Science and Scopus) 30(1),pp.330-350 (Collaboration) 2010
9.	Article	“Gender Promotion Differences in Economics Departments in Japan: A Semi-parametric Duration Analysis” (Collaboration) 2009
10.	Other	“Gender Salary and Promotion Differences in Japanese Academia: Results from Science and Engineering” 1522,pp.1-51 (Collaboration) 2015
11.	Other	Essays on Academic Economists in Japan: Salary, Promotion and Productivity (available as a book) (Single) 2009
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■ Academic background

1.	2003/08～2009/12	PhD in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Utah, Graduated, PhD
2.	2000/09～2002/06	MA in International Development, International University of Japan, Graduated, MA
3.	1999/09～2000/06	MA in Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Graduated, MA
4.	1995/09～1999/07	BA in Economics, International Business and Economics Faculty, Academy of Economic Studies, Graduated, BA

■ Business career

1.	2023/04～	Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Faculty of Global Engagement Department of Global Studies Associate Professor
2.	2023/09～	Osaka Gakuin University Lecturer
3.	2019/04～2024/03	Kobe University Graduate School of Economics Research Fellow
4.	2021/04～2023/03	Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Faculty of Global Engagement Department of Global Studies Assistant Professor-lecturer
5.	2012/04～2019/03	Kobe University Graduate School of Economics Assistant Professor
6.	2018/01～2019/05	Konan University Year-in-Japan Lecturer
7.	2016/09～2018/12	Kansai Gaidai University Asian Studies Program Lecturer
8.	2011/04～2011/12	International Christian University Lecturer
9.	2004/08～2006/05	University of Utah Department of Economics Instructor
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■ Main Subject

Labor Economics, Business Economics

■ Belonging society

1.	2022～	East Asian Economic Association
2.	2015～	Western Economic Association (US)
3.	2009～	Japanese Economic Association
4.	2009～2010	Eastern Economic Association (US)

■ Qualification and license

1.	2020/12	Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N2
2.	2019/02	Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate, T.Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, Cornell University (US)

■ Subject

1.	Gender and Society
2.	Mathematics for Economics and Business
3.	Microeconomics
4.	Presentation Design
5.	Gender and Leadership
6.	Global Business Seminar Ⅰ
7.	Global Business Seminar Ⅱ
8.	Global Business Seminar Ⅲ
9.	Global Business Seminar Ⅳ
10.	Graduation Thesis / Project B
11.	Topics on Labor and Management
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■ Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense

1.	2020/04～2025/03	KAKENHI: Principal Investigator (PI): Using country-level panel data of codified immigration policies to estimate the effects of immigration policies on natives' attitudes towards immigrants (Key Word : Immigration policies)
2.	2022/04～2023/03	JST SCORE grant: インセンティブ設計とスマートロックを活用した自転車シェアの最適化：個人間で自転車を有料シェアできるプラットフォームの提供 (Key Word : )
3.	2020/12～2021/05	JST SCORE grant: インセンティブ設計とスマートロックを活用した自転車シェアの最適化：個人間で自転車を有料シェアできるプラットフォームの提供 (Key Word : )
4.	2015/04～2018/03	KAKENHI: Principal Investigator (PI): Early careers of female researcher - fixed term contract, timing of birth, and research productivity (Key Word : )
5.	2019/08～2020/02	MITOU Advanced Project: Incentivizing bike sharing using incentive design and smart locks (Key Word : )
6.	2017/06～2020/03	KAKENHI Co-Investigator: Socio-economic indicators of areas close to military bases: An empirical study of Okinawa (Key Word : )
7.	2015/04～2018/03	KAKENHI: Co-Investigator: An international comparative study on labor market outcomes of highly educated women (Key Word : )
8.	2013/04～2015/03	KAKENHI: Co-Investigator: Analysis of Current Status and Issues on Young and Woman Economists (Key Word : )
9.	2013/04～2017/03	一橋大学共同利用・共同研究拠点事業研究費「日本及び海外における若手・女性研究者の実態分析」 (Key Word : )
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■ Teaching Experiences

1.	Microeconomics (graduate and undergraduate level)（Kobe University）
2.	Labor Economics (graduate and undergraduate)（Kobe University）
3.	Women in the Economy (undergraduate level)（Kansai Gaidai University）
4.	US Economic History (undergraduate level)（University of Utah, US）
5.	Money and Banking (undergraduate level)（University of Utah (US), ICU (Japan)）
6.	Principles of Macroeconomics (undergraduate level)（University of Utah (US), ICU (Japan)）
7.	Thesis Writing Workshop (graduate level)（Kobe University）
8.	Introduction to Economics (undergraduate level)（Konan University）
9.	Business Economics (graduate level)（Kobe University）
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■ External Researcher ID

orcID

ORCiD id 0000-0003-0858-0807