Researchers
FUKUNISHI Takahiro
Research Field:
Development Economics (Sub-Saharan Africa), Industrialization, Technology diffusion in manufacturing sector, Economic growth
Education / Research Experience
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Education:
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| Master of Public Policy, University of Chicago, 1999 | |
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Professional Career:
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| Library, Institute of Developing Economies, 2000 | |
| Research Fellow, IDE, 2001 | |
| Research Fellow Sent Abroad (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK), IDE, 2004-2006 | |
| African Studies Group, Area Studies Center, 2006- | |
Major Works
Academic Papers
- Clothing Exports from sub-Saharan Africa: Impact on Poverty and Potential for Growth, paper presented at World Bank ABCDE Conference Cape Town, June 2008. (http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTABCDESOUAFR2008/Resources/TakahiroFukunishi.zip)
- Has Low Productivity Constrained Competitiveness of African Firms?: Comparison of Firm Performances with Asian Firms, IDE Discussion Paper No.129, Dec 2007 (forthcoming in Developing Economies).
- International Competitiveness of Manufacturing Firms in sub-Saharan Africa, IDE Discussion Paper No.2, 2004.
- (Paper in progress)
FDI Spillover in Kenyan Garment Industry, mimeo, Institute of Developing Economies, Mar 2009 (forthcoming in Discussion Paper Series).
Reports
- Industrialization and Poverty Alleviation: Pro-poor industrialization strategies revisited, UNIDO Research Programme Report, United Nation Industrial Organization, 2006 (with Mayumi Murayama, Akio Nishiura and Tatsufumi Yamagata).

Book Review
Other Information
Membership of Academic Societies
Japan Association for African StudiesJapan Society of International Economics
Presentations
- Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2008, Specific Session “Industrialization in LDC: Possibility and Impact in Poverty in South Asia and Africa”, Capetown, June 2008.
- Centre for Studies of African Economies Conference 2008, Oxford University, Oxford, March 2008.
- UNIDO-IDE Workshop, “Productivity and Growth in Asia and Africa”, Tokyo, September 2007.
Teaching
- Lecturer, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2007-
Referee
- Developing Economies
E-mail
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