Research Fields
- Industrial Organization
Degree
- Ph.D. in Economics (Kobe University)

Research Interest
Industrial organization
Research Themes
Firm’s behavior in vertical market
Education and Positions
- B.A. in Economics, Osaka Prefecture University, March 2004.
- M.A. in Economics, Kobe University, March 2006.
- Ph.D. in Economics, Kobe University, March 2009.
- Researcher, Competition Policy Research Center, Japan Fair Trade Commission, April 2009 to March 2010.
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Nagasaki, April 2010 to March 2013.
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Nagasaki, April 2013 to March 2014.
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, April 2014 to Present.
Publications
- Environmental Tax Burden in a Vertical Relationship with Pollution-abatement R&D, Journal of Management and Sustainability 2014, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 76-83 (with Takeshi Iida and Yumi Yoshida).
- Strategic Reason for Employing Workers with Public Service Motivation, Open Journal of Political Science, 2013, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 131-133 (with Wakana Hatada).
- Vertical Separation as a Defense Against Strong Suppliers, European Journal of Operational Research, 2013, Vol. 228, Iss.1, pp. 208-216 (with Noriaki Matsushima).
- Why Do Large Firms Tend to Integrate Vertically? Bulletin of Economic Research, 2012, Vol. 64, Iss. Supplement s1, pp. s1-s21 (with Noriaki Matsushima).
- Equilibrium Vertical Integration with Complementary Input Markets, TheB.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2012, Vol.12, Iss. 1 (Contributions), Article 26 (with Noriaki Matsushima).
- Direct Marketing in Oligopoly, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2012, Vol. 21, Iss. 2, pp. 373-397.
- Profit-enhancing Competitive Pressure in Vertically Related Industries, 2012, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Vol. 26, Iss.1, pp. 142-152 (with Noriaki Matsushima).
- Market Definition of Long Distance Transportation Market in Japan: An Event Study Approach, 2011, Asian Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 2,Iss. 2, Article 3 (with Kunihiro Hanabusa).
- Vertical Integration with Fixed Cost in Upstream Market: NSK / AmatsujiMerger, 2009, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 29 No. 3 pp. 2445-2455 (with Koki Arai, Chizuru Ikeda, Nobufumi Nishimura).
- Divisionalization and Horizontal Mergers in a Vertical Relationship, 2009, Manchester School, Vol. 77, No. 3, pp. 317-336.
Contact
mizuno(at)econ.kobe-u.ac.jp