Institute of Economic Research,Research Division of Theories in Economics and Statistics
MORITA Hodaka

Papers

1. Fairness concerns and job assignment to positions with different surplus(共著) (Peer-reviewed)
Katarína Danková, Hodaka Morita, Maroš Servátka, Le Zhang
Southern Economic Journal Vol.88,No.4,pp.1490-1516 2022.4
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2. Firm-Specificity of Human Capital: Process of its Endogenous Determination (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita, Kumpei Akiyama, Tomohiro Ara, Shosuke Noguchi, Arghya Ghosh
『経済研究』 Vol.73,No.2,pp.97-116 2022.4
3. Welfare improving horizontal mergers in successive oligopoly (jointly worked) (Peer-reviewed)
Arghya Ghosh, Hodaka Morita, Chengsi Wang
Journal of Industrial Economics Vol.70,No.1,pp.89-118 2022.3
4. FDI and quality-enhancing technology spillovers (共著) (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita, Xuan Nguyen
International Journal of Industrial Organization Vol.79,pp.102787 2021.12
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5. Parallel Imports and Repair Services (Peer-reviewed)
Jota Ishikawa, Hodaka Morita, Hiroshi Mukunoki
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization Vol.172,pp.137-160 2020.4
6. FirmSpecificity of Human Capital : Process of its Endogenous Determination (jointly worked) (Peer-reviewed)
森田穂高, チェンダウ・タン(Cheng-Tao Tang), 野口翔右, 秋山薫平
『経済研究』 Vol.70,No.4,pp.312-330 2019.10
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7. Investment in Outside Options as Opportunistic Behavior: An Experimental Investigation (jointly worked) (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita, Maroš Servátka
Southern Economic Journal Vol.85,No.2,pp.457-484 2018.10
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8. Technology spillovers, intellectual property rights, and export-platform FDI (Peer-reviewed)
Arghya Ghosh, Hodaka Morita, Xuan Nguyen
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization Vol.151,pp.171-190 2018.7
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9. Employee Involvement Under Rising Competitive Pressure: Evidence from Two Manufacturing Firms in Japan (Peer-reviewed)
Arghya Ghosh, Takao Kato, Hodaka Morita
Daphne Berry and Takao Kato, eds., Employee Ownership and Employee Involvement at Work: Case Studies pp.105-119 2018.5
10. U.S.-Japanese Differences in Employment Practices: New Explanations and Predictions (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita
Ajit Mishra and Tridip Ray, eds., Markets, Governance, and Institutions in the Process of Economic Development, Oxford University Press 2017.11
11. Knowledge Transfer and Partial Equity Ownership (jointly worked) (Peer-reviewed)
Arghya Ghosh, Hodaka Morita
Rand Journal of Economics Vol.48,No.4,pp.1044-1067 2017.11
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12. Training and intrinsic motivation in nonprofit and for-profit organizations (Peer-reviewed)
Jed DeVaro, Nan Maxwell, Hodaka Morita
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION Vol.139,pp.196-213 2017.7
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13. Incremental innovation and competitive pressure in the presence of discrete innovation (Peer-reviewed)
Arghya Ghosh, Takao Kato, Hodaka Morita
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION Vol.135,pp.1-14 2017.3
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14. Does Group Identity Prevent Inefficient Investment in Outside Options? An Experimental Investigation (jointly worked) (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita, Maroš Servátka
Research in Experimental Economics Vol.19,pp.105-126 2017.1
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15. Trade liberalization and aftermarket services for imports (Peer-reviewed)
Jota Ishikawa, Hiroshi Mukunoki, Hodaka Morita
ECONOMIC THEORY Vol.62,No.4,pp.719-764 2016.10
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16. Formal Contracts, Relational Contracts, and the Threat-Point Effect (Peer-reviewed)
Hideshi Itoh, Hodaka Morita
AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-MICROECONOMICS Vol.7,No.3,pp.318-346 2015.8
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17. Multiskilling (jointly worked)
Jed DeVaro, Hodaka Morita
Wiley Encyclopedia of Management Vol.5:1 2015.1
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18. New implications of Lazear's skill-weights approach (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita, Clare Noone
ECONOMIC MODELLING Vol.43,pp.476-479 2014.12
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19. Internal Promotion and External Recruitment: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis (lead article) (jointly worked) (Peer-reviewed)
Jed DeVaro, Hodaka Morita
Journal of Labor Economics Vol.31,No.2,pp.227-269 2013.4
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20. Group identity and relation-specific investment: An experimental investigation (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita, Maros Servatka
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC REVIEW Vol.58,pp.95-109 2013.2
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21. Naiburodoshijo no keizaigakuteki bunseki: Aratana shiten (Economic Analyses of Internal Labor Market: New Perspectives)" (in Japanese) (lead article)
森田 穂高
Nihon Rodo Kenkyu Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Labour Studies) Vol.54,pp.4-13 2012.10
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22. Firm Dynamics and Labor Market Consequences (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita
JOURNAL OF LAW ECONOMICS & ORGANIZATION Vol.28,No.2,pp.235-264 2012.6
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23. Competitor collaboration and product distinctiveness (Peer-reviewed)
Arghya Ghosh, Hodaka Morita
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION Vol.30,No.2,pp.137-152 2012.3
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24. Senryakuteki teikei no keizai bunseki: Futatsuno shiten (Economic Analysis of Strategic Alliances: Two Perspectives) (in Japanese) (Peer-reviewed)
森田 穂高
Kenzo Abe, Masao Ogaki, Kazuo Ogawa, and Takatoshi Tabuchi, eds., Gendai Keizaigaku no Choryu 2011 (Modern Trends in Economics 2011), Tokyo: Toyo Keizai Shinposha pp.125-155 2011.7
25. FDI in post-production services and product market competition (Peer-reviewed)
Jota Ishikawa, Hodaka Morita, Hiroshi Mukunoki
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS Vol.82,No.1,pp.73-84 2010.9
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26. Competition, Monopoly Maintenance, and Consumer Switching Costs (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita, Michael Waldman
AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-MICROECONOMICS Vol.2,No.1,pp.230-255 2010.2
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27. An economic analysis of platform sharing (Peer-reviewed)
Arghya Ghosh, Hodaka Morita
JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIES Vol.22,No.2,pp.164-186 2008.6
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28. Social desirability of free entry: A bilateral oligopoly analysis (Peer-reviewed)
Arghya Ghosh, Hodaka Morita
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION Vol.25,No.5,pp.925-934 2007.10
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29. Free Entry and Social Efficiency under Vertical Oligopoly (jointly worked) (Peer-reviewed)
Arghya Ghosh, Hodaka Morita
Rand Journal of Economics Vol.38,No.2,pp.539-552 2007.6
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30. Book review for: Takatoshi Ito, Hugh Patrick, and David E. Weinstein, eds., Reviving Japan’s economy: problems and prescriptions, MIT Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2005
Hodaka Morita
Agenda Vol.14,No.3,pp.55-57 2007.6
31. International credit and welfare: A paradoxical theorem and its policy implications (Peer-reviewed)
Kaushik Basu, Hodaka Morita
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC REVIEW Vol.50,No.6,pp.1507-1528 2006.8
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32. Platform Sharing in a Differentiated Duopoly (jointly worked) (Peer-reviewed)
Arghya Ghosh, Hodaka Morita
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Vol.15,No.2,pp.397-429 2006.4
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33. Multi-skilling, delegation and continuous process improvement: A comparative analysis of US-Japanese work organizations (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita
Economica Vol.72,No.285,pp.69-93 2005.2
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34. Impacts of the information-technology revolution on Japanese manufacturer-supplier relationships (Peer-reviewed)
H Morita, H Nakahara
JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIES Vol.18,No.3,pp.390-415 2004.9
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35. Durable Goods, Monopoly Maintenance, and Time Inconsistency (jointly worked) (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita, Michael Waldman
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Vol.13,No.2,pp.273-302 2004.6
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36. Book review for: Edward J. Lincoln, Arthritic Japan: the Slow Pace of Economic Reform, The Brookings Institution: Washington, D.C., 2001
Hodaka Morita
Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy Vol.7,pp.408-410 2002.10
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37. Partial ownership induces customised investments under repeated interaction: An explanation of Japanese manufacturer-suppliers relationships (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita
Scottish Journal of Political Economy Vol.48,No.3,pp.345-359 2001.8
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38. Choice of technology and labour market consequences: An explanation of US-Japanese differences (Peer-reviewed)
Hodaka Morita
Economic Journal Vol.111,No.468,pp.29-50 2001.1
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Presentations

No. Name of subject/Conference Name Year Site
1. Product Market Competition, Labor Mobility, and Firm-Sponsored Training(2023 Vietnam Symposium in Global Economy Issues)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2023.10.30
2. Product Market Competition, Labor Mobility, and Firm-Sponsored Training(Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2023.9.18
3. Link between Product and Labor Market Competition: A New Theoretical Analysis(Asia Pacific Industrial Organisation Conference 2022)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2022.12.11
4. Link between Product and Labor Market Competition: A New Theoretical Analysis(Organisational Economics Workshop '22)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2022.12.8
5. 部分的株式所有を伴う企業間提携の理論分析(CPRC(競争政策研究センター)第5回研究成果発表会)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2022.3.4
6. 部分的株式所有の理論分析と含意(RIETI研究会(経済産業研究所))
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2021.7.16
7. Production, Labor Turnover, and Training: New Implications of Competition and Market Power(慶應経済研究所ミクロワークショップ(慶應義塾大学))
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2021.7.9
8. Production, Labor Turnover, and Training: New Implications of Competition and Market Power(ミクロ経済学ワークショップ(東京大学))
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2021.7.6
9. Firm-Specificity of Asset, Managerial Capability, and Labor Market Competition(TPLS12 (The Trans Pacific Labor Seminar))
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2019.5.18
一橋講堂
10. Vertical Learning Alliances and Parital Equity Ownership in the Presence of Performance Spillovers(3rd Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Conference)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2018.12.14
The University of Melbourne’s Law Building, Australia
11. Firm-Specificity of Asset, Managerial Capability, and Labor Market Competition(Tokyo Labor Economics Workshop)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2018.7.6
東京大学 社会科学研究所, 東京都
12. Investment in Outside Options as Opportunistic Behavior: An Experimental Investigation(Kochi University of Technology Seminar)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2018.4.18
高知工科大学, 高知市
13. Firm-specificity of asset, managerial capability, and labor market competition(The Osaka Workshop on Economics of Institutions and Organization)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2018.2.19
東京大学 社会科学研究所, 東京都
14. Firm-Specificity of Asset, Managerial Capability, and Labor Market Competition(2nd Asia-Pacific Industrial Organization Conference)
Holding date :
Presentation date : 2017.12
Department of Economics at the University of Auckland’s Business School, New Zealand

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Research Projects

No. Research subject Research item(Awarding organization, System name) Year
1. Research on Inter-Firm Alliances Accompanied by Partial Equity Ownership: New Industrial Organizational Analyses and Implications for Competition Policy
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
( Awarding organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science System name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) )
2022.4 - 2026.3
2. Telework in Post-Covid 19 Era: New Work Styles and Their Effects on the Society
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
( Awarding organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science System name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) )
2021.7 - 2023
3. Industrial Organization Economics from New perspectives: Incorporating Internal Labor markets
Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Home-Returning Researcher Development Research)
( Awarding organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science System name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Home-Returning Researcher Development Research) )
2018.4 - 2023.3
4. Competition and Intrinsic Motivation in Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations: Theory, Evidence, and Policy

( Awarding organization: Centre for Social Impact, UNSW System name: Centre for Social Impact Research Grants Scheme, “Competition and Intrinsic Motivation in Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations: Theory, Evidence, and Policy” )
2016.1
5. Economic Analyses of Partial Equity Ownership Arrangements: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications

( System name: Australian Research Council Discovery Projects )
2012.1 - 2014.12
6. Industrial Economics Network

( System name: Australian School of Business, UNSW )
2011.1 - 2014.12
7. Workshop on Frontier Topics in Economics: Building Research Synergies in Asia-Pacific Region

( System name: UNSW Contestable Funding for Support of International Strategic Projects )
2011.1 - 2011.12
8. Partial Equity Ownership and Knowledge Transfer: An Economic Analysis of Strategic Alliances

( System name: Australian Research Council Discovery Projects and Australian Research Fellowship )
2009.1 - 2013.12
9. Applied Microeconomics Workshop with Japanese Universities

( System name: UNSW Contestable Funding for Support of International Strategic Projects )
2009.1 - 2009.12
10. Does Vertical Integration Alleviate Hold-up Problem?

( System name: College of Business and Economics Contestable Research Grant, University of Canterbury )
2009.1 - 2009.12
11. Economic Analyses of Competitor Collaboration: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications

( System name: Australian Research Council Discovery Projects )
2008.1 - 2010.12
12. Human Capital Acquisition and Product-market Competition: Theory and Evidence

( System name: Australian Research Council Discovery Projects )
2006.1 - 2008.12
13. Economic Analyses of Platform Sharing

( System name: Faculty Research Grants Program, The University of New South Wales )
2005.1 - 2006.12
14. Economic Analyses of Platform Sharing

( System name: Faculty Research Grants Program, The University of New South Wales )
2005.1 - 2005.12
15. A New Perspective on the Economic Analysis of the Holdup Problem

( System name: Special research Grants, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, The University of New South Wales )
2005.1 - 2005.12
16. Firm Survival, Specific Human Capital, and Entry Regulation: A New Perspective on Economic Analysis of Industrial Policy

( System name: Faculty Research Grants Program, The University of New South Wales )
2004.1 - 2004.12
17. Comparative Institutional Analysis of Japanese Business and Government

( System name: Special Research Grants, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, The University of New South Wales )
2003.1 - 2003.12
18. The Demand and Supply of Retirement Provision

( System name: Australian Research Council Discovery Projects )
2002.1 - 2004.12
19. Durable Goods and Monopoly Maintenance

( System name: Special Research Grants, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, The University of New South Wales )
2002.1 - 2002.12
20. Impacts of the Information-technology Revolution on Japanese Manufacturer-suppliers Relationships: Theory and Evidence

( System name: University Research Support Program, The University of New South Wales )
2001.1 - 2001.12
21. A New Perspective on Vertical Relationship: Theory and Evidence from Japanese Manufacturer-suppliers Relationships

( System name: Special Research Awards, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, The University of New South Wales )
2000.1 - 2000.12

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