MATSUURA Yuki
| MATSUURA Yuki |
| [Belonging・Position] | Current Affairs Studies Group, Area Studies Center |
| [Research Field] | Comparative politics, political economy |
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Previous research
After completing my Master’s degree at Graduate School of Arts and Science at the University of Tokyo, I entered IDE-JETRO in 2025 fiscal year. During my Master’s course, I started to specialized in political science, covering both subfields of international relations and comparative politics. Because my academic interest constantly focuses on states as a political actor, I applied econometric methods of panel data analysis to investigate political phenomena at the national scale. Since the latter half of my master’s course, I was further motivated to demonstrate my results using causal inference methodology.
Current research projects
Since joining IDE-JETRO, I have shifted my focus to a more micro-level perspective, concentrating my research on the political economy of Vietnam.
My first research area addresses Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and land issues in Vietnam, as well as their impacts on regional economies. Alongside analyzing the effects of deregulation and political cycles, I am interested in the political and economic spillovers of foreign capital inflows on local communities. To examine these dynamics, I am conducting empirical analyses using methods such as instrumental variables.
My second research focus is on how external engagement influences the release of human rights activists. While international NGOs and foreign governments often call for early releases by naming specific activists, I am investigating whether such advocacy actually contributes to their release or reduces their detention periods. To approach this question, I apply interrupted time series analysis to data on human rights activists in Vietnam.