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Papers by Ken Togo

Research paper thumbnail of The distribution of human capital and economic growth : application of the Japanese experience between 1868 and 1990

Research paper thumbnail of The Importance of Interdisciplinary Studies in Growth Studies and Japan’s Long Stagnation

Research paper thumbnail of The Distribution of Human Capital and Economic Growth

Journal of Economic Growth - J ECON GROWTH, 1997

This paper analyzes the interaction between the distributionof human capital, technological progr... more This paper analyzes the interaction between the distributionof human capital, technological progress, and economic growth.It argues that the composition of human capital is an importantfactor in the determination of the pattern of economic development.The study demonstrates that the evolutionary pattern of the humancapital distribution, the income distribution, and economic growthare determined simultaneously by the interplay between a local home environment externality and a global technologicalexternality. In early stages of development the local home environmentexternality is the dominating factor and hence the distributionof income becomes polarized; whereas in mature stages of developmentthe global technological externality dominates and the distributionof income ultimately contracts. Polarization, in early stagesof development may be a necessary ingredient for future economicgrowth. An economy that prematurely implements a policy designedto enhance equality may be trapped at a...

Research paper thumbnail of Musashi University Working Paper No . 5 ( F-3 ) A Brief Survey on Regional Convergence in East Asian Economies June 2001

This paper surveys existing studies on regional income inequalities in East Asian economies. Exis... more This paper surveys existing studies on regional income inequalities in East Asian economies. Existing studies provide various results, with some studies arguing the existence of regional convergence, while others argue the opposite results even regarding the same country. Since there are several approaches to the convergence hypothesis, we should choose the best approach and examine the hypothesis with data from East Asian economies in order to evaluate this proposition more rigorously.

Research paper thumbnail of Elements of the development of the Japanese raw silk industry : an explanation by the NK model

Research paper thumbnail of Infant industry protection policy reconsidered: the case of the automobile industry in Japan

Research paper thumbnail of Index of Donor Performance : Crtical Comments

Research paper thumbnail of Untruth of Deindustrialization: Japan's Electrical Equipment Industry

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2005

ABSTRACT This paper presents two facts. Firstly, the Japanese electrical equipment industry did n... more ABSTRACT This paper presents two facts. Firstly, the Japanese electrical equipment industry did not undergo a period of deindustrialization in the 1990's. We define "deindustrialization" as a reduction of value or quantity in production. Secondly, the introduction of new products and strong competition in domestic markets expanded the production of digital home appliances, what now is the leading industry in Japan.

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship Between Institutions and Development: A Brief Survey

Research paper thumbnail of The Development of the Malaysian Plastic Industry

Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies

Based on our field research, we studied the emergence and development of the plastic injection in... more Based on our field research, we studied the emergence and development of the plastic injection industry in Malaysia. Our analysis provides evidence to reconsider the mainstream approach to economic growth in the literature. Our findings demonstrate that product upgrading from household wares to electrical and electronic parts brought about growth of the industry. This movement was initiated by the innovative entrepreneurs who had been workers at other companies in the same industry. These features are not incorporated in the neoclassical growth models which have mostly been used for empirical studies.

Research paper thumbnail of Japan's Economic Development 1945–55: Governance, Aid, Trade, and Foreign Policy

Musashi University Discussion Paper, 2013

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Discrepancies between Official Development Assistance Datasets

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012

ABSTRACT There are two datasets, one compiled by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and D... more ABSTRACT There are two datasets, one compiled by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the other by the World Bank, containing data on Official Development Assistance (ODA). After examining them closely, we found that there are discrepancies between the two. This article describes the discrepancies and stresses the need for caution when using them.

Research paper thumbnail of Vietnam War and East Asian Economic Growth

SSRN Electronic Journal

This paper considers the impact that the Vietnam War had on the economic growth of East Asia. Som... more This paper considers the impact that the Vietnam War had on the economic growth of East Asia. Somewhat inexplicably, most of the existing research on the economic growth of East Asia fails to address the influence of the Vietnam War. However, the war demonstrably had a major impact on the economic growth of the region. In this paper, in addition to presenting data elucidating the extent of this impact, we will also discuss Japanese and South Korean policies of involvement in the Vietnam War (whether active or passive), in the belief that this provides evidence showing the influence of foreign policy on economic growth.

Research paper thumbnail of The New Model of Foreign Aid Drawn from the Experiences of Japan and the United States

This paper compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing... more This paper compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing world, focusing especially on foreign aid and, to some extent, also on remittances and the role of NGOs. The main focus is on the quality of aid and on past conceptual differences and on an emerging convergence between these two major donors, with Japan having the potential advantage of being able to bring its own historical experience in development to bear.

Research paper thumbnail of East Asian Economic Growth with Structural Change--Neo-classical Growth Theory vs Flying Geese Pattern

Research paper thumbnail of The New Model of Foreign Aid Drawn from the Experiences of Japan and the United States

This paper compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing... more This paper compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing world, focusing especially on foreign aid and, to some extent, also on remittances and the role of NGOs. The main focus is on the quality of aid and on past conceptual differences and on an emerging convergence between these two major donors, with

Research paper thumbnail of Development Assistance and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Botswana

Research paper thumbnail of Should PPP GDP Per Capita Data Be Used With or Without Reservation?

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship Between Institutions and Development: A Brief Survey

Available at SSRN 1355765, Jan 1, 2009

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Elements of the development of the Japanese raw silk industry: an explanation by the NK model

Research paper thumbnail of The distribution of human capital and economic growth : application of the Japanese experience between 1868 and 1990

Research paper thumbnail of The Importance of Interdisciplinary Studies in Growth Studies and Japan’s Long Stagnation

Research paper thumbnail of The Distribution of Human Capital and Economic Growth

Journal of Economic Growth - J ECON GROWTH, 1997

This paper analyzes the interaction between the distributionof human capital, technological progr... more This paper analyzes the interaction between the distributionof human capital, technological progress, and economic growth.It argues that the composition of human capital is an importantfactor in the determination of the pattern of economic development.The study demonstrates that the evolutionary pattern of the humancapital distribution, the income distribution, and economic growthare determined simultaneously by the interplay between a local home environment externality and a global technologicalexternality. In early stages of development the local home environmentexternality is the dominating factor and hence the distributionof income becomes polarized; whereas in mature stages of developmentthe global technological externality dominates and the distributionof income ultimately contracts. Polarization, in early stagesof development may be a necessary ingredient for future economicgrowth. An economy that prematurely implements a policy designedto enhance equality may be trapped at a...

Research paper thumbnail of Musashi University Working Paper No . 5 ( F-3 ) A Brief Survey on Regional Convergence in East Asian Economies June 2001

This paper surveys existing studies on regional income inequalities in East Asian economies. Exis... more This paper surveys existing studies on regional income inequalities in East Asian economies. Existing studies provide various results, with some studies arguing the existence of regional convergence, while others argue the opposite results even regarding the same country. Since there are several approaches to the convergence hypothesis, we should choose the best approach and examine the hypothesis with data from East Asian economies in order to evaluate this proposition more rigorously.

Research paper thumbnail of Elements of the development of the Japanese raw silk industry : an explanation by the NK model

Research paper thumbnail of Infant industry protection policy reconsidered: the case of the automobile industry in Japan

Research paper thumbnail of Index of Donor Performance : Crtical Comments

Research paper thumbnail of Untruth of Deindustrialization: Japan's Electrical Equipment Industry

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2005

ABSTRACT This paper presents two facts. Firstly, the Japanese electrical equipment industry did n... more ABSTRACT This paper presents two facts. Firstly, the Japanese electrical equipment industry did not undergo a period of deindustrialization in the 1990's. We define "deindustrialization" as a reduction of value or quantity in production. Secondly, the introduction of new products and strong competition in domestic markets expanded the production of digital home appliances, what now is the leading industry in Japan.

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship Between Institutions and Development: A Brief Survey

Research paper thumbnail of The Development of the Malaysian Plastic Industry

Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies

Based on our field research, we studied the emergence and development of the plastic injection in... more Based on our field research, we studied the emergence and development of the plastic injection industry in Malaysia. Our analysis provides evidence to reconsider the mainstream approach to economic growth in the literature. Our findings demonstrate that product upgrading from household wares to electrical and electronic parts brought about growth of the industry. This movement was initiated by the innovative entrepreneurs who had been workers at other companies in the same industry. These features are not incorporated in the neoclassical growth models which have mostly been used for empirical studies.

Research paper thumbnail of Japan's Economic Development 1945–55: Governance, Aid, Trade, and Foreign Policy

Musashi University Discussion Paper, 2013

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Discrepancies between Official Development Assistance Datasets

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012

ABSTRACT There are two datasets, one compiled by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and D... more ABSTRACT There are two datasets, one compiled by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the other by the World Bank, containing data on Official Development Assistance (ODA). After examining them closely, we found that there are discrepancies between the two. This article describes the discrepancies and stresses the need for caution when using them.

Research paper thumbnail of Vietnam War and East Asian Economic Growth

SSRN Electronic Journal

This paper considers the impact that the Vietnam War had on the economic growth of East Asia. Som... more This paper considers the impact that the Vietnam War had on the economic growth of East Asia. Somewhat inexplicably, most of the existing research on the economic growth of East Asia fails to address the influence of the Vietnam War. However, the war demonstrably had a major impact on the economic growth of the region. In this paper, in addition to presenting data elucidating the extent of this impact, we will also discuss Japanese and South Korean policies of involvement in the Vietnam War (whether active or passive), in the belief that this provides evidence showing the influence of foreign policy on economic growth.

Research paper thumbnail of The New Model of Foreign Aid Drawn from the Experiences of Japan and the United States

This paper compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing... more This paper compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing world, focusing especially on foreign aid and, to some extent, also on remittances and the role of NGOs. The main focus is on the quality of aid and on past conceptual differences and on an emerging convergence between these two major donors, with Japan having the potential advantage of being able to bring its own historical experience in development to bear.

Research paper thumbnail of East Asian Economic Growth with Structural Change--Neo-classical Growth Theory vs Flying Geese Pattern

Research paper thumbnail of The New Model of Foreign Aid Drawn from the Experiences of Japan and the United States

This paper compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing... more This paper compares Japan and the US as they provide different types of capital to the developing world, focusing especially on foreign aid and, to some extent, also on remittances and the role of NGOs. The main focus is on the quality of aid and on past conceptual differences and on an emerging convergence between these two major donors, with

Research paper thumbnail of Development Assistance and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Botswana

Research paper thumbnail of Should PPP GDP Per Capita Data Be Used With or Without Reservation?

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship Between Institutions and Development: A Brief Survey

Available at SSRN 1355765, Jan 1, 2009

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Elements of the development of the Japanese raw silk industry: an explanation by the NK model