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Hirofumi Uchida

Hirofumi UCHIDA
ResearchResearch Interest
Banking and Finance
Financial System Architecture, Financial Institutions (the Role of Banks, Bank Behavior, Bank Regulation),
Banking in Japan, Trade Credit

Books
1.

Uchida, H., Money, Finance, and Financial System, Yuhikaku Publishing, 2016 (in Japanese).

2.

Uchida, H., A. Ono, S. Kozuka, M. Hazama, I. Uesugi, Interfirm Relationships and Trade Credit inJapan: Evidence from Micro-Data, Springer Brief in Economics, Springer, 2015.

3.

Uchida, H., Economic Analysis of Banking, Nikkei Publishing, 2010 (in Japanese).

Refereed Articles
4.

Kachkach, I. and H. Uchida, “Bank-firm relationship and loan maturity: Evidence from JapaneseSMEs,” Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, vol. 66, 101229, 2022,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjie.2022.101229.

5.

Yuji H., C. Kwak, H. Uchida, “Initial Funding and Founders’ Human Capital: An Empirical Analysis
using Multiple Surveys for Start-up Firms,” Japan and the World Economy, vol. 63, 2022, 101145,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japwor.2022.101145.

6.

Nakaoka, T., T. Takada, and H. Uchida, “Same Information, Different Value: New Evidence on the
Value of Voluntary Assurance,” Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, vol. 40, 2021, 106856,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2021.106856.

7.

Ono, A., H. Uchida, G.F. Udell, I. Uesugi, “Lending Pro-Cyclicality and Macroprudential Policy:
Evidence from Japanese LTV Ratios,” Journal of Financial Stability, vol. 53, 2021, 100819,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2020.100819.

8.

Tsuruta, Daisuke and Hirofumi Uchida. 2019. “The Real Driver of Trade Credit.” Pacific-Basin
Finance Journal, 57, 101183. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2019.101183).

9.

Hosono, K., D. Miyakawa, T. Uchino, M. Hazama, A. Ono, H. Uchida, I. Uesugi, “Natural Disasters,
Damage to Banks, and Firm Investment,” International Economic Review, vol. 57, pp. 1335–1370,
2016.

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10. Uchida, H., D. Miyakawa, K. Hosono, A. Ono, T. Uchino, I. Uesugi, “Financial Shocks, Bankruptcy,
and Natural Selection,” Japan and the World Economy, vol. 36, pp.123–135, 2015.
11. Hattori, M., K. Shintani, and H. Uchida, “The Repository of Soft Information within Bank
Organizations,” Journal of Money Credit, and Banking, vol.47, pp.730-770, 2015.
12. Ogura, Y. and Uchida, H., “Bank Consolidation and Soft Information Acquisition in Small Business
Lending,” Journal of Financial Services Research, vol. 49, pp. 173-200, 2014.
13. Homma, T., Y. Tsutsui, and H. Uchida, "Firm Growth and Efficiency in the Banking Industry: A New
Test of the Efficient Structure Hypothesis," Journal of Banking and Finance, vol. 40, pp. 143-153,
2014.
14. Uchida, H., G. Udell, and W. Watanabe “Are Trade Creditors Relationship Lenders?” Japan and theWorld Economy, vol. 25-26, pp.24-38, 2013.
15. Uchida, H., G. Udell, and N. Yamori, “Loan Officers and Relationship Lending to SMEs,” Journal of
Financial Intermediation, vol. 21 (1), pp.97–122, 2012.
16. Nakagawa, R. and H. Uchida, “Herd Behaviour by Japanese Banks after the Financial Deregulation in
the 1980s,” Economica, vol. 78 (312), pp. 618–636, 2011.
17. Uchida, H., “What Do Banks Evaluate When They Screen Borrowers? Soft Information, Hard
Information and Collateral,” Journal of Financial Services Research, vol. 40 (1-2), pp. 29-48, 2011.
18. Fujiki, H. and H. Uchida, “Inflation Target and Debt Management of Local Government Bonds,”
forthcoming in Japan and the World Economy, vol. 23 (3), pp. 178–189, 2011.
19. Kano, M., H. Uchida, G.F. Udell, and W. Watanabe, “Information Verifiability, Bank Organization,
Bank Competition and Bank-Borrower Relationships,” Journal of Banking and Finance, vol. 35 (4),pp. 935-954, 2011.
20. Uchida, H. and M. Satake, “Market Discipline and Bank Efficiency,” Journal of International
Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, vol. 19 (5), pp. 792–802, 2009.
21. Uchida, H., G.F. Udell, and N. Yamori, “How do Japanese Banks Discipline Small and MediumSized Borrowers?: An Investigation of the Deployment of Lending Technologies,” International
Finance Review, vol. 9, (Institutional Approach to Global Corporate Governance), 2008.
22. Uchida, H., G.F. Udell, and W. Watanabe, “Bank Size and Lending Relationships in Japan,” Journalof the Japanese and International Economies, vol. 22 (2), pp 242-267, 2008.
23. Uchida, H. and R. Nakagawa, “Herd Behavior in the Japanese Loan Market: Evidence from Bank
Panel Data,” Journal of Financial Intermediation, vol. 16 (4), pp. 555-583, 2007.
24. Uchida, H. and H. Fujiki, “Optimal Inflation Target under Uncertainty,” Japan and the World
Economy, vol.17 (4), pp.470-479, 2005.

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25. Uchida, H. and Y. Tsutsui, “Has Competition in the Japanese Banking Sector Improved?” Journal of
Banking and Finance, vol.29 (2), pp.419-439, 2005.
26. Fujiki, H., H. Osano, and H. Uchida, “Optimal Contracts for Central Bankers and Public Debt Policy,”
Japanese Economic Review, vol.55 (4), pp.372-400, 2004.
27. Uchida, H., “Deposit Collateral and the Role of Banks,” European Finance Review (Review of
Finance), vol. 7 (3), pp.409-435, 2003.

Refereed Articles (in Japanese)
28. Uesugi, I., A. Ono, T. Honda, S. Araki, H. Uchida, Y. Onozuka, D. Kawaguchi, D. Tsuruta, H.
Fukanuma, K. Hosono, D. Miyakawa, Y. Yasuda and N. Yamori, “Firms’ Responses to COVID-19
Shock and Policy Measures: Analysis based on Survey Data,” Economic Review (Hitotsubashi
University), vol.73, pp. 133-159, 2022.
29. Uesugi, I., H. Uchida, and H. Iwaki, “Effects of Interest Rate Setting of a Government-AffiliatedFinancial Institutions on the Amount and Interest Rates of Other Financial Institutions,” Economic
Review (Hitotsubashi University), vol. 71, pp. 333-357, 2021.
30. Uesugi, I., H. Uchida, and H. Iwaki, “Loans without Personal Guarantees and Financing and
Performance of Borrower Firms,” Review of Monetary and Financial Studies, vol. 40, pp. 27-53, 2018.
31. Uesugi, I., H. Uchida, and Y. Mizusugi, “Relationship with the Japan Finance Corporation andCorporate Performance,” Economic Review (Hitotsubashi University), vol. 67, pp.238-260, 2016.
32. Uchida, H., “Comparative Analysis of Loan Screening by Non-Bank Lenders and Banks,” Gendai
Fainansu, No. 37, pp.49-70, 2016. (in Japanese)
33. Uchida, H., D. Miyakawa, I. Uesugi, A. Ono, and K. Hosono, “Collateral Value and Financing
Constraint: Analysis using Corporate Data after the Great Tohoku Earthquake,” Economic Review(Hitotsubashi University), vol. 66, pp. 224-241, 2015.

34. Uchida, H., I. Uesugi, T. Uchino, A. Ono, M. Hazama, K. Hosono, and D. Miyakawa, “Great
Earthquake and Dynamics,” Economic Review (Hitotsubashi University), vol. 64, pp. 97-118, 2013.
35. Uchida, H., I. Uesugi, A. Ono, K. Hosono, and D. Miyakawa, “The ‘Overlapping Debt Problem’ froman Economics Point of View: Centered around the Problem for Firms,” Review of Monetary and
Financial Studies, vol. 34, pp. 1-27, 2012.
36. Uchida, H, “The Rationale behind the Use of Trade Credit,” Gendai Fainansu, No. 29, pp. 3-48, 2011.
37. Ogura, Y. and H. Uchida, “Negative Impact of Bank Consolidation on Soft Information Acquisition,”
Economic Review (Hitotsubashi University), vol. 59, pp. 153-163, 2008.

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38. Uchida, H. “Corporate Finance and the 'Dual Cycle' of Loans for Small and Large Firms in Japan,”
Review of Monetary and Financial Studies, vol. 15, pp. 52-66, 1998.
39. Uchida, H. “Financial Intermediaries and Capital Markets: a Survey,” Review of Monetary and
Financial Studies, vol. 13/14, pp. 32-43, 1997.

Doctoral Dissertation
40. Uchida, H. Financial Intermediaries and Capital Markets in Japan, (Osaka University), 1999. (inJapanese)

Master Thesis
41. Uchida, H. “An Examination of the Japanese Loan Market and the Dual Cycle of Credit: A New
Perspective of Loan Market Analysis,” (Osaka University), 1995. (in Japanese)

Non-refereed Articles
42. M. Tanabe and H. Uchida, “Visualization of Social Problems and Theory of Change,” Journal of
Economics & Business Administration (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe
University), vol. 226, pp. 71-95, 2022.
43. Uchida, H., C. Kwak, and Y. Honjo, “Determinants of financial constraint for start-up firms,” Journalof Economics & Business Administration (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe
University), vol. 225, pp.1-29 , 2022.
44. Uchida, H. and C. Kwak, “Current status of business start-ups and their challenges in Japan,” Journalof Information Science and Technology Association, vol. 71, 428-433, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.18919/jkg.71.10_428.
45. Uchida, H., “Social Impact of Regional Financial Institutions from an Economics Viewpoint,”
Journal of Economics & Business Administration (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe
University), vol. 224, 53-72, 2021.
46. Uchida, H. “Natural Selection: A Review of Studies on Firms’ Exit and Efficiency,” Journal of
Economics & Business Administration (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe
University), vol. 223, 15-35, 2021.
47. Uchida, H., “Banking Consolidation and Regional Welfare: A Comment,” Review of Monetary and
Financial Studies, vol. 43, pp. 97-105, 2021. (in Japanese)
48. Uchida, H. “Functional Approach to Financial System and Consideration for the Regulation to
Separate Banking and Commerce,” Financial Research Center Discussion Paper Series DP2020-4,
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49. Uchida, H., and C. Kwak, “Summary of the Survey on Business Startups and their Financing (Followup Survey)” Business Research (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University), No.
67, pp. 1-26, 2018. (in Japanese)
50. Uchida, H., and C. Kwak, “A Study on Entrepreneurship in Japan: Analysis using Data from a Web
Survey,” Journal of Economics & Business Administration, vol. 220, pp. 31-48, 2019. (in Japanese)
51. Uchida, H., and C. Kwak, “Attributes and Status of Entrepreneurs who Abandoned their Businesses:
from the Viewpoint of a Continuer-Discontinuer Comparison,” Review of the Japan FinanceCorporation, No. 42 (February 2019), pp. 19-40, 2019. (in Japanese)
52. Uchida, H., C. Kwak, T. Hatakeda, Y. Honjo, and N. Yamori, “Summary of the Survey on Startup
Finance in Japan,” Business Research (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University),
No. 66, pp. 1-56, 2018. (in Japanese)
53. Uchida, H., C. Kwak, and K. Yamada, “Summary of the Survey on Business Startups and their
Financing (Main Survey)”, Business Research (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe
University), No. 65, pp. 1-47, 2018. (in Japanese)
54. Uchida, H. and C. Kwak, “Summary of the Survey on Business Startups and their Financing(Screening Survey)”, Business Research (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe
University), No. 64, pp. 1-19, 2018. (in Japanese)
55. Uchida, H., D. Miyakawa, I. Uesugi, A. Ono, and K. Hosono, “Collateral Value and Financial
Constraint: Analysis using Corporate Data after the Great Tohoku Earthquake,” Quarterly Journal of
Housing and Land Economics, 2018 Winter, no.107, pp. 16-25, 2018. (in Japanese)
56. Uchida, H., “Grasping the Whole Picture of Startup Firms and the Status of Startup Finance in Japan,”
Journal of Economics & Business Administration, vol. 216, pp.1-121, 2017. (in Japanese)
57. Uesugi, I., H. Uchida, and H. Iwaki, “Unsecured Loan and Firms’ Financing and Performance,”
Journal of Economics & Business Administration, vol. 212, pp. 21-37, 2015. (in Japanese)
58. Uchida, H., Y. Ogura, Y. Tsutsui, T. Nemoto, N. Yamori, S. Kanki, and W. Watanabe, "Changes in
Corporate Environment and the State of Financial Institutions: Summary of the Survey on Corporate
Finance in Japan (2014)," Business Research (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe
University), No. 61, pp. 1-64. (in Japanese)
59. Uchida, H. “The Great East-Japan Earthquake and Firm Exit: Analysis of Corporate Data,” BusinessResearch (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University), No. 60, pp. 1-35, 2014. (inJapanese)
60. Uchida, H. and K. Hioki “Socialization and Economic, Educational, and Social Outcome,” BusinessResearch (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University), No. 58, pp.1-21, 2014. (inJapanese)8September 22, 2022

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61. Uchida, H., Y. Ogura, Y. Tsutsui, T. Nemoto, N. Yamori, S. Kanki, and W. Watanabe “Current Statusof the Management of Regional Financial Institutions,” Business Research (Graduate School ofBusiness Administration, Kobe University), No. 57, pp.1-52, 2014. (in Japanese)
62. Yamori, N., H. Uchida, I. Uesugi, Y. Ogura, K. Takaku, K. Tomimura, T. Nemoto, and W. Watanabe,“Roles and Issues of Policy-based Finance Institutions after the Global Financial Crisis: A Result of
the Questionnaire Conducted in 2013,” Economic Research (Nagoya University), No. 119, 2014.
63. Uesugi, I., H. Uchida, A. Ono, K. Hosono, and D. Miyakawa, “Great East Japan Earthquake andFirms’ “Overlapping Debt Problem”,” Financial Problems on the Recovery from the Great Earthquake,
Special issue of Review of Monetary and Financial Studies, pp. 17-36, 2014. (invited contribution)
64. Nakaoka, T., and H. Uchida, “Reconstruction Demand and Firm Performance,” Financial Problems on
the Recovery from the Great Earthquake, Special issue of Review of Monetary and Financial Studies,pp. 3-16, 2014. (invited contribution)
65. Uchida, H., “Substitutability and Complementarity between Trade Credit and Bank Loans,” Journalof Economics & Business Administration vol. 208, pp. 19-32, 2013. (in Japanese)
66. Uchida, H., “Empirical Determinants of Bargaining Power in Lending Relationships,” Journal of
Economics & Business Administration vol. 206, pp. 47-58, 2012. (in Japanese)
67. Uchida, H., “Economic Analysis of Collateral: A Survey,” Journal of Economics & Business
Administration vol. 204, pp.45-60, 2011. (in Japanese)
68. Uesugi, I., Uchida, H., Ono, A., Kozuka S., D. Tsuruta, and Kimiwada, T., “Summary of the Survey
on Corporate Finance after the Revision of the Money Lending. Business Law,” Research Center forInterfirm Network Discussion Paper Series No.14, Institute of Economic Research Hitotsubashi
University, 2011. (in Japanese)
69. Nakaoka, T., Uchida, H., and Yamori, N., “Relationship Finance in Japan (2): Evidence from thesecond half of “Survey on Current Situation of Corporate Finance in Japan,” Economic Science(Nagoya University), vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 1-27, 2011. (in Japanese)
70. Nakaoka, T., Uchida, H., and Yamori, N., “Relationship Finance in Japan (1): Evidence from the first
alf of “Survey on Current Situation of Corporate Finance in Japan,” Economic Science (Nagoya
University), vol. 59, No. 1, pp.1-26, 2011. (in Japanese)
71. Uesugi, I., H. Uchida, Y. Ogura, A. Ono, X. Peng, D. Tsuruta, T. Nemoto, H. Hirata, Y. Yasuda, N.
Yamori, W. Watanabe, M. Hotei, “Current status of SMEs under the financial crisis: Summary of theresults of ‘Survey on Transaction with Firms and Financial Institutions (February 2008)’ and ‘Survey
on Transaction with Firms and Financial Institutions under the Financial Crisis (February 2009)’,”RIETI Discussion Paper 09-J-020, the Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry, 2009. (inJapanese)
72. Uchida, H., “Managerial advice and the choice between bank loans and publicly issued debt,”
Economic Theory (Wakayama University), vol. 349, pp.119-142, 2009.

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73. Nakagawa, R. and H. Uchida, “Herd Behavior in the Japanese Loan Market: Evidence from SemiMacro Data,” Kansai University Review of Economics, vol. 10, pp. 25-49, 2008.
74. Tsutsui, Y., M. Satake, and H. Uchida, “Efficiency Structure Hypothesis for City Banks: a Revisit,”
RIETI Discussion Paper 06-J-001, the Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry, 2006. (inJapanese)
75. Tsutsui, Y., M. Satake, and H. Uchida, “Efficiency Structure Hypothesis for City Banks,” RIETI
Discussion Paper 05-J-027, the Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry, 2005. (inJapanese).
76. Uchida, H. and Y. Maeda, “Theoretical studies on bank regulation,” Osaka Economic Papers (Osaka
University), vol.52, pp. 1-23, 2002. (in Japanese)
77. Uchida, H. and K. Mizuno, “Capital structure of a regulated firm with a fixed-size project,” Economic
Theory (Wakayama University), vol. 305, pp. 81-94, 2002. (in Japanese)
78. Uchida, H. “The theoretical foundations of 'Yardstick regulation',” Osaka Economic Papers (Osaka
University), vol. 50, pp. 31-49, 2000. (in Japanese)
79. Uchida, H. and T. Takeuchi “An empirical study on the capital structure of regulated firms,”
Economic Theory (Wakayama University), vol. 289, pp. 87-96, 1999. (in Japanese)
80. Uchida, H. “Permission of corporate bonds issuance by commercial banks and improvement of bankloan efficiency,” Economic Theory (Wakayama University), vol. 282, pp. 81-94, 1998. (in Japanese)
81. Uchida, H. “Regulation on large lot loans may hurt efficiency,” Osaka Economic Papers (Osaka
University), vol. 46, pp. 48-61, 1997. (in Japanese)
82. Uchida, H. “Financial intermediaries and capital markets: a survey,” Osaka Economic Papers (Osaka
University), vol. 46, pp. 57-69, 1996. (in Japanese) (Revised and published from the Review ofMonetary and Financial Studies, vol. 13/14, 1997).

Chapters in Books (non-refereed)
83. Uchida, H. “A Report on the Kobe-City Project-Based Learning at V.School,” in K. Kokubu, H.
Tsuruta, and K. Gion eds., Education for Value Creation: Challenges by Kobe University Value
School, Ch. 8, Kobe University Publishing, 2021. (in Japanese)
84. Uchida, H. and G. Udell, “Banking in Japan: A Post Global Financial Crisis Perspective,” in A.
Berger, P. Molyneux, and J. Wilson eds., Oxford Handbook of Banking, 3rd edition, Ch. 36, Oxford
University Press, 2019.
85. Uchida, H., “The Size and the Effectiveness of the Credit Guarantee Program for Startup Firms inJapan,” in N. Yamori ed., Supporting Business Startups through the Credit Guarantee Program: The

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Role of Credit Guarantee Corporations and their Collaboration with Financial Institutions, Chuo
Keizai Publishers, pp.36-61, 2019. (in Japanese)
86. Hosono, K., I. Uesugi, H. Uchida, A. Ono, and D. Miyakawa, “Inter-City Transportation
Infrastructure, Inter-Firm Transactions, and Firm Performance: Effect of Highway Disruption due tothe Great East-Japan Earthquake,” in N. Yanagawa ed., Science of Inflasructure: Evidence on
Transmission Effects, Ch. 3, Chuo Keizai Publishers, 2018. (in Japanese)
87. Uchida, H., “Money, Banking and Finance: Financial System in the low-growth period in Japan –Bubble, crisis, and stability under stagnation,” Chapter 2 of Modern Era (K. Fukao, ed), the 6thvolume of Iwanami Series on the Economic History of Japan (K. Fukao, T, Nakamura, and M.
Nakabayashi, 6 volumes), Iwanami Shoten Publishers, Tokyo, 2018. (in Japanese)
88. Uchida, H., I. Uesugi, A. Ono, K. Hosono, and D. Miyakawa, “Financing of Firms in DisasterAffected Areas,” Regional Industry Rehabilitation Study Project of Graduate School of Tohoku
University eds., Studies on the Great East-Japan Earthquake vol. V: How Earthquake Rehabilitation
Changed Tohoku?, Ch. 2, Nanboku-Sha, Sendai, 2016. (in Japanese)
89. Ono, A., H. Uchida, S. Kozuka, and M. Hazama, “A New Look at Bank-Firm Relationships and theUse of Collateral in Japan: Evidence from Teikoku Databank Data,” in T. Watanabe, I. Uesugi, and A.
Ono (Eds.) The Economics of Interfirm Networks, Springer Japan, 2015.
90. Uchida, H., I. Uesugi, A. Ono, K. Hosono, and D. Miyakawa, “Corporate Behavior and Corporate
Finance after the Great Earthquake,” in M. Saito ed., Earthquake and Economy, (A Report for theSocial Scientific Survey of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science), Ch. 6, Toyo Keizai Shinpo Sha, 2015. (in Japanese)
91. Uchida, H., I. Uesugi, A. Ono, K. Hosono, and D. Miyakawa, “Financing of Firms in DisasterAffected Areas,” Regional Industry Rehabilitation Study Project of Graduate School of Tohoku
University eds., Studies on the Great East-Japan Earthquake vol. IV: Proposals to the Rehabilitationof Tohoku Facing a New Phase – Will Constructive Rehabilitation be Possible? A Review of the
Fourth Year, Ch. 2, Nanboku-Sha, Sendai, 2015. (in Japanese)
92. Uchida, H. and G. Udell, “Banking in Japan,” in A. Berger, P. Molyneux, and J. Wilson eds., Oxford
Handbook of Banking, 2nd edition, Ch. 36, Oxford University Press, 2014.
93. Uchida, H., I. Uesugi, A. Ono, K. Hosono, and D. Miyakawa, “Financing of Firms in DisasterAffected Areas,” Regional Industry Rehabilitation Study Project of Graduate School of Tohoku
University eds., Studies on the Great East-Japan Earthquake vol. III: Inspection of the Earthquake
Rehabilitation Policy and Proposal for the Creation of New Industries, Ch. 2, Kahoku Shin-po
Shuppan Center, Sendai, 2014 (in Japanese).
94. Uchida, H., I. Uesugi, A. Ono, K. Hosono, and D. Miyakawa, “Financing of Firms in DisasterAffected Areas,” Regional Industry Rehabilitation Study Project of Graduate School of Tohoku
University eds., Studies on the Great East-Japan Earthquake vol. II: Proposal for Rehabilitation andRebirth of Industry and Society in Tohoku Region, Ch. 2, Kahoku Shin-po Shuppan Center, Sendai,
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95. Uchida, H. and H. Osano, “Corporate Finance” in M. Nakabayashi and S. Ishiguro eds., Introduction
to Comparative Institutional Analysis, Ch. 11, Yuhikaku Publishing, 2010. (in Japanese)
96. Uchida, H. and G. Udell, “Banking in Japan,” in A. Berger, P. Molyneux, and J. Wilson eds., Oxford
Handbook of Banking, Ch.35, Oxford University Press, 2010.
97. Uchida, H. “Is Relationship Banking a Panacea for Financing of Small- and Medium-Sized
Enterprises?” in T. Watanabe and I. Uesugi eds., Verifications of SME Finance: Empirical Analysis of
Unfounded Common Belief, Ch. 4, Nikkei Publishing, 2008. (in Japanese)
98. Uchida, H. “Economics of Relationship Banking,” in Y. Tsutsui and S. Uemura eds., RelationshipBanking and Regional Finance, Nikkei Publishing, Chapter 1, 2007. (in Japanese)
99. Uchida, H. “Market-Oriented Indirect Finance and the Role of Financial Institutions,” in K. Ikeo and
the Policy Research Institute of the Japanese Ministry of Finance eds., Economic Analysis of MarketOriented Indirect Finance, Nihon Hyoronsha, Chapter 3, 2006. (in Japanese)
100. Uchida, H. “Contract theory in Banking and Finance,” in H. Itoh and H. Osano eds., Economics ofIncentive Design, Keiso Shobo Publishing, Chapter 2, 2003. (in Japanese)
101. Uchida, H. and H. Osano, “Governance Role of Bank Monitoring in Japan,” in J. Teranishi and M.
Hanazaki eds., Economic Analysis of Corporate Governance, University of Tokyo Press, Chapter 9,
2003. (in Japanese)
102. Uchida, H. “The Role of Financial Institutions,” in Y. Tsutsui ed., Frontiers of Financial Analysis,
Toyo Keizai Shinposha, Chapter 1, 2000. (in Japanese)
103. Uchida, H., H. Fujiki, and H. Osano, “Optimal contracts for central bankers,” in H. Osano and Y.
Honda eds., Modern Trends in Finance and Financial and Monetary Policy, Nihon Hyoronsha,
Chapter 7, 2000. (in Japanese)

Manuscripts under Review / to be Submitted
104. Tsuruta, D. and H. Uchida, “Does Trade Credit Absorb Adverse Shocks?” RIETI discussion paper
series, 21-E-089, 2021.
105. Gunji, H., A. Ono, M. Shizume, H. Uchida, and Y. Yasuda, “Long-run Unit Cost of Financial
Intermediation in Japan,” RIETI discussion paper series, 21-J-048, 2021. (in Japanese)
106. Gunji, H., A. Ono, M. Shizume, H. Uchida, and Y. Yasuda, “Liquidity Creation Measures for Banksin Japan,” RIETI discussion paper series 21-J-047, 2021. (in Japanese)
107. Uesugi, I. A. Ono, T. Honda, S. Araki, H. Uchida, Y. Onozuka, D. Kawaguchi, D. Tsuruta, H.
Fukanuma, K. Hosono, D. Miyakawa, Y. Yasuda, and N. Yamori “Results of a Firm Survey after the
Spread of COVID-19 in Japan,” RIETI discussion paper series 21-J-029, 2021. (in Japanese)

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Hirofumi Uchida108. Hosono, K., D. Miyakawa, A. Ono, H. Uchida and I. Uesugi, “Damage to the Transportation
Infrastructure and Disruption of Inter-firm Transactional Relationships,” RIETI discussion paper
series 19-E-043, 2019.
109. Honjo, Y., C. Kwak, and H. Uchida, “The Impact of Entrepreneurial Human Capital on the Choice of
Initial Funding: Evidence from a Questionnaire Survey in Japan,” Center for Research on Startup
Finance Working Paper Series No.019, 2019.
110. Uchida, H. and C. Kwak, “Current Status of Startup Firms and Startup Finance in Japan,” RIETI
Discussion Paper Series No. 19-J-007, 2019.
111. Uesugi, I., K. Hosono, D. Miyakawa, A. Ono and H. Uchida, “Reallocation of Tangible Assets andProductivity,” RIETI discussion paper series 18-E-048, 2018.
112. Uchida, H., I. Uesugi, and H. Iwaki, “Adverse Selection versus Moral Hazard in Financial
Contracting: Evidence from Collateralized and Non-collateralized Loans,” RIETI Discussion Paper
Series 17-E-058, 2017.
113. Uchida, H., A Comparison of the Lending Technologies between Private and Public Banks, RIETI
DIscussion Paper Series, 16-E-023, 2016.
114. Uchida, H., and D. Miyakawa, K. Hosono, A. Ono, T. Uchino, and I. Uesugi, “Natural Disaster andNatural Selection,” RIETI Discussion Paper 14-E-055, 2014.
(earlier version: SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2320878, 2013.
115. Ono, A., D. Miyakawa, K. Hosono, H. Uchida, T. Uchino, and I. Uesugi, “Transaction Partners andFirm Relocation Choice: Evidence from the Tohoku Earthquake,” RIETI Discussion Paper 14-E-054,
2014.
116. Ono, A., H. Uchida, G. Udell, and I. Uesugi, “Lending Pro-Cyclicality and Macro-Prudential Policy:
Evidence from Japanese LTV Ratios,” available at ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/
publication/256062466_Lending_Pro-Cyclicality_and_Macro-Prudential_Policy_Evidence_from_Japanese_LTV_Ratios, 2014.
(50th Bank Structure Conference (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago), ABFER 2014 meeting, 3rd
MoFiR Banking Workshop, and AFA 2015 Boston meeting paper)(earlier version: SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2262575, 2013)
117. Miyakawa, D., K. Hosono, T. Uchino, A. Ono, H. Uchida, and I. Uesugi, “Financial Shocks and Firm
Exports: A natural experiment approach with a massive earthquake” RIETI Discussion Paper 14-E010, 2014.
118. Hattori, M., K. Shintani, and H. Uchida, “Authority and Soft Information Production within a Bank
Organization,” IMES Discussion Paper Series No. 2012-E-7, Bank of Japan, 2012.
119. Uchida, H., Uesugi, I., and Hotei, M., “Repayment enforcement and informational advantages:
Empirical determinants of trade credit use,” RIETI Discussion Paper #10-E-041 (2010 European
Economic Association Glasgow Meeting Paper), 2010.

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Other publications in English

Uchida, H. and A. Ono “Natural Disasters, Natural Selection, and Firm Exit: Lessons from the
Tohoku Earthquake,” Vox Column (February 11, 2015), 2015.

Translations (into Japanese)“Big Bang Deregulation and Japanese Corporate Governance: a Survey of the Issues” (by M.S.
Gibson) in H. Patrick and T. Hoshi eds., Crisis and Change in the Japanese Financial System, Nihon
Keizai Shinbunsha, Chapter 12, 2001. (Translations supervised by Y. Tsutsui)

Conference Participation[Conference Coordinator]
The 3rd Fall Meeting of the Nippon Finance Association (November 2021, Online) (Chair of theorganization committee and Vice chair of the program committee).
International seminar, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Finance: New Growth Avenues in Developed
Economies, (organized by the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), coorganized by the JSPS Kakenhi Grant No. 16H02027) (September 2019, at RIETI).
Symposium on Financial Industry to Contribute to Revitalizing the Regional Economy in Japan and Asia,(organized by Financial Services Agency) (May 2016, at Kobe University).
The 4th MoFiR Workshop on Banking (June 2015, at Kobe University).
The 5th Regional Finance Workshop (September 2011, at Kobe University).
[Program Committee Member]
The 11th MoFiR Workshop on Banking (July 2022, Banco de Portugal and Católica Lisbon School ofBusiness and Economics, Lisbon) (member of the Scientific Committee).
The 10th MoFiR Workshop on Banking (June 2021, ZOOM) (member of the Scientific Committee).
Japan Society of Monetary Economics Annual Meeting (May 2021, Online meeting).
Nippon Finance Association (December 2020, Online meeting).
The 9th MoFiR Workshop on Banking (June 2020, Lisbon, Portugal  Changed to online Webinar due tothe COVID-19 pandemic) (member of the Scientific Committee).
Japanese Economic Association (October 2019, at Kobe University) (program committee member).
The 8th MoFiR Workshop on Banking (June 2019, Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University)(member of the Scientific Committee).
The International Banking, Economics and Finance Association (IBEFA) sessions in the 15th International
WEAI (Western Economic Association International) Conference (March 2019, Keio University)(program committee member).
The 2019 MFA Annual Conference (March 2019, Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago) (member of the
MFA2019 Review Committee).
The 7th MoFiR Workshop on Banking (June 2018, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona) (memberof the Scientific Committee).
The 30th Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting (June 2018, Hitotsubashi Hall, Tokyo, Japan)(reviewer).
The 2018 MFA Annual Conference (March 2018, Hilton Palacio del Rio, San Antonio) (member of the
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The 6th MoFiR Workshop on Banking (June 2017, EBRD and Bank of England) (member of the ScientificCommittee).
The 29th Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting (June 2017, Conrad Seoul Hotel & Kora Institute of
Financial Investment) (reviewer).
The 2017 MFA Annual Conference (March 2017, Swissotel Chicago) (member of the MFA2017 Review
Committee).
The 5th MoFiR Workshop on Banking (June 2016, DePaul University) (member of the ScientificCommittee).
The 28th Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting (June 2016, Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel) (areviewer).
The 4th MoFiR Workshop on Banking (June 2015, at Kobe University) (member of the ScientificCommittee).
The 3rd MoFiR Workshop on Banking (June 2014, at Università Politecnica delle Marche) (member of the
Scientific Committee).
Japan Society of Monetary Economics Annual Meeting (May 2014, at Keio University).
Japanese Economic Association (June 2012, at Toyama University).
Nippon Finance Association (May 2011, at Waseda University).
Japanese Economic Association (October 2009, at Senshu University).
The 2008 FMA Annual Meeting (October 2008, Gaylord Texan Resort (Grapevine, Texas, USA))The 2007 Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference (May 2007, IESE Business
School (Barcelona, Spain)).
Japan Society of Monetary Economics Annual Meeting (October 2005, at Osaka University).
[Invited Presentation]
Japan Society of Monetary Economics Annual Meeting, May 2021 (online), “Empirical Study on Green
Loans provided by a Government-Affiliated Financial Institution: Survey on Green FinanceStudies and the Results of Empirical Analysis,” at the Special Session “Role of Finance for
Decarbonized Economy.”
The 1st Fall Meeting of Nippon Finance Association, November 2019, at Osaka University, “Endogeneity
Problems and their Remedies in the Field of Banking,” Special Lecture: How to Deal with
Endogeneity Problems in the Field of Corporate Finance and Banking.”
The 6th Asian SME Conference (Asia Council for Small Business) , September 2018, at Iino Hall, Tokyo,(“Current status of startup finance in Japan,” Special Academic Session II: Start-up Finance inJapan and the US).
Japan Society of Monetary Economics Annual Meeting, October 2015, at Tohoku University, “The Great
Tohoku Earthquake, Corporate Behavior and Corporate Finance.”
International Workshop on “Economic Recovery from the Great East-Japan Earthquake” hosted by Center
for Global Partnership (the Japan Foundation), and GEM project in Gakushuin University, March
2014, at RIETI, “Natural Disaster and Natural Selection” (with D. Miyakawa, K. Hosono, A. Ono,
T. Uchino, and I. Uesugi).
International workshop on Economic Impact of the Great East-Japan Earthquake, March 2013, atGakushuin University, "Natural Disaster and Natural Selection" (with D. Miyakawa, K. Hosono, A.
Ono, T. Uchino, and I. Uesugi).
Conference on Intangible Asset, Productivity and Japanese Economy (Gakushuin University) February
2012 at Gakushuin University (Authority and Information Production within Banking
Organization (with M. Hattori and K. Shintani)).

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Japan Society of Monetary Economics, September 2011, at Kinki University, (Overlapping Loan problem
from an Economics Point of View (with I. Uesugi, A. Ono, K. Hosono, and D. Miyakawa).
[Paper Presentation]
The 4th Contemporary Issues in Banking Conference. December 2021 (Centre for Responsible Banking &Finance, School of Management, University of St. Andrews) (Does Trade Credit Absorb Adverse
Shocks? (D. Tsuruta and H. Uchida)).
Stanford Juku on Japanese Political Economy 2016. (Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center,
Stanford University, Stanford) (Natural Disaster and Natural Selection) (with D. Miyakawa, K.
Hosono, A. Ono, T. Uchino, and I. Uesugi).
The 5th MoFiR Workshop on Banking. June 2016 (Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University,
Chicago) (Same Information, Different Valuation: New Evidence on the Value of Voluntary
Assurance) (T. Nakaoka, T. Takada, and H. Uchida) (poster session).
American Finance Association 2015 Boston Meeting. January, 2015 (Westin Copley Hotel, Boston)(Lending Pro-Cyclicality and Macro-Prudential Policy: Evidence from Japanese LTV Ratios (A.
Ono, H. Uchida, G. Udell and I. Uesugi)).
Hitotsubashi-RIETI International Workshop on Real Estate Market and the Macro Economy. December
2014 (RIETI) (Collateral Value and Financial Constraint: Analysis Using Corporate Data after the
Tohoku Earthquake (H. Uchida, D. Miyakawa, I. Uesugi, A. Ono, and K. Hosono)).
The 3rd MoFiR Workshop on Banking. June 2014 (Department of Economics and Social Sciences,
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona) (Lending Pro-Cyclicality and Macro-Prudential
Policy: Evidence from Japanese LTV Ratios (A. Ono, H. Uchida, G. Udell and I. Uesugi)).
The 50th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago,
May 2014 (JW Marriott Hotel, Chicago) (Lending Pro-Cyclicality and Macro-Prudential Policy:
Evidence from Japanese LTV Ratios (A. Ono, H. Uchida, G. Udell and I. Uesugi)).
Financial Management Association (European Conference), June 2013 (Luxembourg) (A Close Look at
Loan-To-Value Ratios in Japan: Evidence from Real Estate Registries (with M. Ono, G. Udell, I.
Uesugi)).
HIT-TDB-RIETI International Workshop on the Economics of Interfirm Networks. November 2012, at
RIETI（A Close Look at Loan-to-Ratio in Japan Micro Evidence from Real Estate Registries with
A. Ono, G. Udell and I. Uesugi）
DNB-EBC-JMCB-KU conference on “Post-Crisis Banking,” hosted by de Nederlandsche Bank, European
Central Bank, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, and Kentucky University, June 2012, at theNetherland Bank (Authority and Soft Information Production within a Bank Organization (with M.
Hattori and K. Shintani)).
Industrial and Financial Network Project Workshop by Research Center for Interfirm Network-RIETI,
February 2011, at RIETI (Current status of Interfirm Relationships in Japan: An overview of the
Teikoku Databank data).
th
The 18 Survey Seminar of Nippon Finance Association, October 2010, at Kinzai Institute of Financial
Affairs, Inc. (Facts and Functions of Trade Credit from a viewpoint of Corporate Finance).
The 25th Meeting of the European Economic Association, August 2010, at University of Glasgow(Repayment Enforcement versus Information Advantages across different Maturities: Empirical
Determinants of Trade Credit Use (with Iichiro Uesugi, and Masaki Hotei)).
The 22nd Annual Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, December 2009, at Shangri-La Hotel in
Sydney (You Buy and Borrow and They Sell and Lend: Analysis of Trade Credit with Matched
Data (with I. Uesugi)).

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Japanese Economic Association, May 2008, at Tohoku University, (Bank Consolidation and Soft
Information Acquisition in Small Business Lending (with Y. Ogura)).
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, September 2007, at Doshisha University, (Bank Consolidation andSoft Information Acquisition in Small Business Lending (with Y. Ogura)).
Financial Management Association (European Conference), May 2007, at IESE Business School,
Barcelona, (Are Trade Creditors Relationship Lenders? (with G.F. Udell, and W. Watanabe)).
NBER-CEPR-TCER 20th Annual TRIO Conference, December 2006, at Hitotsubashi University, (BankSize and Lending Relationships in Japan (with G.F. Udell and W. Watanabe)).
Japanese Economic Association, October 2006, at Osaka City University, (Loan Officers and Relationship
Lending (with G.F. Udell and N. Yamori)).
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, September 2006, at Otaru University of Commerce, (SME
Financing and the Choice of Lending Technology (with G.F. Udell and N. Yamori)).
Japanese Economic Association, June 2006, at Fukushima University, (Information Verifiability, Bank
Organization, Bank Competition and Bank-Borrower Relationships (with M. Kano, G.F. Udell,and W. Watanabe)).
RIETI Policy Symposium “Japan's Financial System: Revisiting the Relationship between Corporations
and Financial Institutions,” February 2006, (Factors that Influence the Relationship between Banksand SMEs, joint presentation with G.F. Udell)).
Econometric Society (Austrasian Meeting), July 2004, at Sheraton Towers Hotel (Melbourne), (HerdBehavior in the Japanese Loan Market: Evidence from Bank Panel Data (with R. Nakagawa)).
Econometric Society (Far Eastern Meeting), July 2004, at Yonsei University (Seoul), (Herd Behavior in
the Japanese Loan Market: Evidence from Bank Panel Data (with R. Nakagawa)).
Japanese Economic Association, October 2002, at Hiroshima University, (Has Competition in the JapaneseBanking Sector Improved? (with Y. Tsutsui)).
Japanese Economic Association, September 2000, at Osaka Prefecture University, (Compensating Deposit
and a Role of Bank).
Japanese Economic Association, September 1998, at Ritsumeikan University, (Interim Monitoring in Bank
Loans and Publicly Traded Debt).
Japanese Economic Association, Spring Meeting, June 1998, at Aoyama Gakuin University, (OptimalContracts for Central Banker and Public Debt Policy (with H. Fujiki and H. Osano)).
Japan Association of Economics and Econometrics, September 1996, at Osaka University, (Common
Agency and Loan Diversification: “De facto” and “formal” syndicated loan).
[Discussant]TCER Conference “Financial System in Japan: Current Status, Issues, and Outlook, 2022 at Hitotsubashi
University (online participation).
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, October 2019, at Konan University (a discussant for a panel withthree presentations).
The IBEFA sessions in the 15th International WEAI Conference, March 2019, at Keio University.
Japanese Economic Association, September 2018, at Gakushuin University (2 papers).
Chicago Financial Institutions Conference 2018, April 2018, at University Club, Chicago.
The 2017 FIRS Conference, June 2017, at Intercontinental Hotel Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Regional Finance Conference, September 2016, at Matsuyama University.
The 5th MoFiR Workshop on Banking, June 2016 at DePaul University.
Regional Finance Conference, August 2015, at Kansai Gaidai University.
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, May 2014, at Keio University.
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, May 2013, at Hitotsubashi University.

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Regional Finance Conference, September 2012, at Chuo University.
RIETI-ESRI joint workshop on the Analysis of Service Industry in Japan, March 2011, at Economic andSocial Research Institute.
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, September 2010, at Kobe University.
Japanese Economic Association, September 2010, at Kwansei Gakuin University.
Japanese Economic Association, June 2010, at Chiba University.
Workshop on “Systemic risk and financial regulation -causes and lessons from the financial crisis,” a joint
workshop by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the Centre for Economic Policy
Research (London), and the Journal of Financial Intermediation, May 2010, at Bank ofInternational Settlements, Basel.
The 22nd Annual Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, December 2009 at Shangri-La Hotel,
Sydney.
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, November 2009, at Kagawa University.
Japanese Economic Association, June 2009, at Kyoto University.
Japanese Economic Association, September 2008, at Kinki University.
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, September 2007, at Doshisha University.
Financial Management Association (European Conference), May 2007, at IESE Business School,
Barcelona.
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, May 2006, at Waseda University.
Japanese Economic Association, June 2005, at Kyoto Sangyo University.
Japanese Economic Association, September 2004, at Okayama University.
Japanese Economic Association, June 2003, at Oita University.
Japanese Economic Association, June 2002, at Otaru University of Commerce.
Japanese Economic Association, October 2001, at Hitotsubashi University.
Japanese Economic Association, September 2000, at Osaka Prefecture University.
[Session chair]
Global Conference on Creating Value (September 2021, Online) (Session 4 “‘Satoyama Capitalism’ –Recreation of the Values of Less Populated Rural Areas in Japan,” by Kosuke Motani, Asia day(Day3)).
thThe 15 Regional Finance Conference, August 2021, (online) (Afternoon 2nd session).
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, May 2021, (online) (Session – Corporate Finance).
The International Banking, Economics and Finance Association (IBEFA) sessions in the 15th International
WEAI Conference, March 2019, at Keio University (Session [127] CREDIT MARKETS).
Japanese Economic Association, September 2018, at Gakushuin University (Session – Money, Credit and
Finance).
Hitotsubashi-RIETI International Workshop on Real Estate and the Macro Economy (December 2017,
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry) (Session 3).
The 6th MoFiR Workshop on Banking (June 2017, EBRD and Bank of England) (Session – Foreign
Banks).
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, May 25, 2014, at Keio University (Session – SME finance).
The 7th Regional Finance Conference, September 2, 2013, at Kobe University (1st session).
FMA European meeting, June 14, 2013 (Session 59 – Bank Lending).
Japanese Economic Association, June 4, 2006, at Fukushima University (Session – Bank II) (relief).
Japan Society of Monetary Economics, October 9, 2005, at Osaka University (Session – Corporate
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Paper Presentations at Seminars and Workshops[2021] Keio University (June), RIETI (September).
[2020] RIETI (February), Kin-yu-han Iinkai Workshop (March).
[2019] RIETI (March, December).
[2018] Regional Finance Workshop (August),RIETI (October), Kwansei Gakuin University (November).
[2016] RIETI (February), Spring Meeting of the Iwanami History of Japanese Economy Workshop(March), The Osaka Workshop on Economics of Institutions and Organizations (June), Universityof Tokyo (June).
[2015] RIETI (August, November).
[2014] The Osaka Workshop on Economics of Institutions and Organizations(January), Nagoya City
University (January), National University of Singapore (February), RIETI (April) , 6th Meeting of
the Iwanami History of Japanese Economy Workshop (October), Bank of Japan (November).
[2013] RIETI (January), Rokko Forum of Kobe University (econ) (February), Development Bank of Japan
Research Institute of Capital Formation (February), Contract Theory Workshop (April), Monetary
Economics Workshop (April).
[2012] RIETI (January), Development Bank of Japan Research Institute of Capital Formation (March),
RIETI (April), Regional Finance Workshop (September).
[2011] The Osaka Workshop on Economics of Institutions and Organizations (January), Center for the
Study of Finance and Insurance (CSFI), Osaka University (February), Hosei University (June),
Contract Theory Workshop (November), Rokko Forum of Kobe University (econ) (November),Reconstruction Finance Group of the Japan Society of Monetary Economics (December).
[2010] Monetary Economics Workshop (March) , Yokohama National University (April).
[2009] RIETI (April), Monetary Economics Workshop (June), Waseda University (July), Regional FinanceWorkshop (August), Ritsumeikan University (September), Regional Finance Workshop (August),
Bank of Japan (November), Research Institute of Capital Formation, Development Bank of Japan(November), Contract Theory Workshop (November).
[2008] Hitotsubashi University Institute of Economic Research (February), Workshop on Regional Science(March, Osaka University), RIETI (April), Aoyama Gakuin University (November).
[2007] Osaka Bankers Association (February), RIETI (March), Chuo University (May), Kwansei Gakuin
University (October), Monetary Economics Workshop (November, Osaka University).
[2006] RIETI (January, April, May, December), Monetary Economics Workshop (May, Osaka University),
Osaka Prefecture University (June), Contract Theory Workshop East (June, Hitotsubashi
University), Kobe University (November).
[2005] Contract Theory Workshop East (October, Hitotsubashi University), Toyama University(November), Macroeconomics Workshop (November, Osaka University).
[2004] Development Bank of Japan (August), Contract Theory Workshop (December, Kwansei Univ.),
Monetary Economics Workshop (December, Kwansei Univ.).
[2003] Hitotsubashi University (March).
[2002] Monetary Economics Workshop (April, Osaka Univ.), Conference on Corporate Governance in
East Asia (December, at Kanagawa).
[2000] Contract Theory Workshop (May, Kyoto Univ.), Monetary Economics Workshop (June, Osaka
Univ.).
[1999] Ministry of Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (January), Osaka Bankers Association(February), Thursday Seminar (March, Osaka University).
[1997] Contract Theory Workshop (November, Kyoto University).

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Hirofumi Uchida[1996] Contract Theory Workshop (May, Kyoto University), Monetary Economics Workshop (July, Osaka
University).
[1995] Finance Forum (February, at Osaka), Kansai Econometrics Workshop (May, Osaka University).
[1994] Thursday Seminar (November, Osaka University).

Awards/Honors
Japan Bankers’ Foundation for the Promotion of Academic Research, Foundation Award (2018 fiscal year).
Award on SME Research, Shoko Research Institute, 2009, T. Watanabe and I. Uesugi eds., Verifications of
SME Finance: Empirical Analysis of Unfounded Common Belief, Nikkei Publishing, 2008 (Uchida, H.
“Is Relationship Banking a Panacea for Financing of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises?” isincluded). (in Japanese)

Affiliation
Association of Behavioral Economics and Finance (Japan)
American Economic Association
American Finance Association
European Economic Association
European Finance Association
Financial Management Association
Japanese Economic Association
Japan Society of Monetary Economics
Nippon Finance Association

Committee for Academic Awards
The best paper awards for the 2011 Financial Management Association meetings in Denver (Financial
Institutions and Markets field).
Moriguchi Award (Institute for Social and Economic Research, Osaka University)

Academic Journals
Ad hoc referee
Asian Economic Journal, Asia Pacific Finance Review, British Accounting Review, Economics Bulletin,
Economic Notes, European Journal of Finance, Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, International
Economic Review, International Regional Science Review, International Small Business Journal, Japanand the World Economy, Japanese Economic Review, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of
Corporate Finance, Journal of Economics and Business, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of
Financial Research, Journal of Financial Services Research, Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of
Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money,
Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of theJapanese and International Economies, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Pacific-Basin Finance
Journal, Review of Finance, Review of Financial Studies.

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Gendai Fainansu (in Japanese), Monetary and Economic Studies (in Japanese), Review of Monetary and
Financial Studies (in Japanese), Studies in Applied Economics (in Japanese), Journal of Economics &Business Administration (in Japanese), FSA Review (in Japanese).
RIETI discussion paper evaluation

Grants/Contract Research
Abe Fellowship, 2016 (Grant year: 2017-2018).
Fulbright Grant (visiting scholar program) 2002, (Grant year: 2003-2004).
Research Grant, the Nomura Management School, 2020-2022.
Research Grant, the Japan Legal Association, 2013.
Research Grant, the Japan Economic Research Foundation, 2011.
Research Grant, the Zengin Foundation for Studies on Economics and Finance, 2009.
Research Grant, the Murata Science Foundation, 2007 (joint research, leader).
Research Grant, the Osaka Bankers Association, 2006 (joint research, leader).
The Inamori Grant, the Inamori Foundation, 2003.
Research Grant, the Zengin Foundation for Studies on Economics and Finance, 1999.
Research Grant, the Osaka Bankers Association, 1998.
Research Grant, the Telecommunications Advancement Foundation, 1996 (joint research).
Social Scientific Survey of Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(Macroeconomics team, Corporate finance) (Joint research, principal investigator), 2012-2015.
Bilateral Joint Research Seminar (with Italy), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (4th MoFiR
Workshop on Banking (June 2015, Kobe University).
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 22H00860, joint
research, principal investigator), 2022-2026.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 20H01517, joint
research, joint investigator), 2020-2024.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 19K12503, joint
research, joint investigator), 2019-2021.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 16H02027, joint
research, principal investigator), 2016-2021.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 25220502, joint
research, joint investigator), 2013-2017.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 24330103, joint
research, principal investigator), 2012-2015.
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No.
23653054, joint research, principal investigator), 2011-2013.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 22330096, joint
research, joint investigator), 2010-2013.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 21330076, joint
research, principal investigator), 2009-2012.

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Grant-in-Aid for Exploratory Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 19653029,
principal investigator), 2007-2009.
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 16730167,
principal investigator), 2004-2006.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No.15530214, joint
research, joint investigator), 2003-2005.
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, Ministry of Education (principal investigator), 1994-1995.
Wakayama University Research Fund, Wakayama University, 2003 (joint research).
Wakayama University Research Fund, Wakayama University, 2002 (joint research).
Wakayama University Research Fund, Wakayama University, 2001 (joint research).
Wakayama University Research Fund, Wakayama University, 2001.
Special Contract Research, Kinki Regional Bureau of Postal Services, the Ministry of Posts andTelecommunications, 2004 (joint research).
Special Contract Research, Kinki Regional Bureau of Postal Services, the Ministry of Posts andTelecommunications, 2001 (joint research).
Contract Research, Kinki Regional Bureau of Postal Services, the Ministry of Posts andTelecommunications, 2000.
Contract Research, Savings Bureau, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, 1998 (joint research).

Teaching
Ph.D.
Theory of Finance (Kobe University)
Special issues in Finance (Financial System) (Kobe University)
Banking and Finance I & II (Osaka University)
Master
Applied Microeconomics (Wakayama University)
Game theory (Wakayama University)
Undergraduate
Financial Institutions (Kobe University)
Frontier of Social Science (Kobe University)
Introduction to Management (Kobe University)
Finance (Wakayama University)
Finance Special Issues (Wakayama University)
Applied Microeconomics (Wakayama University)
Economics of Incentives (Wakayama University)
Economics of Education (Wakayama University)
English Literature Reading (Wakayama University)
Mathematics D (Wakayama University)
Seminar (Wakayama University)
Basic Seminar (Wakayama University)

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Seminar on Social Science (Wakayama University) (in English)
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Econometrics (Kobe University of Foreign Language)
Economics Special Issues (Kobe University of Foreign Language)
Contemporary Japanese Economy (Kobe University of Foreign Language)23