Curriculum Vitae (as of December, 2023)

Yoshimichi MURAKAMI
Office Contact Information
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB), Kobe University.
2-1, Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.
Email: y-murakami@rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp

Education•

Ph.D., Economics, Kobe University

March 25, 2013•

M.A., Advanced Social and International Studies, University of Tokyo

March 31, 2007•

B.A., University of Tokyo

March 31, 2004

Work Experiences•

Associate Professor, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB),
Kobe University, Japan, August 2020– Present.

•Assistant Professor, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB),Kobe University, Japan, April 2017– July 2020.

•Project Assistant Professor, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration(RIEB), Kobe University, Japan, March 2016– March 2017.

•Associate Expert in Development Economics and the Economics of Integration in Latin
America and the Caribbean, Latin America and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social
Planning (ILPES), The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and theCaribbean (ECLAC), Santiago, Chile, March 2014– March 2016.

•Part-time Research Associate, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration(RIEB), Kobe University, Japan, April 2013– March 2014.

•Full Time Unpaid Intern, International Trade and Integration Division (ITID), The United
Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Santiago,Chile, June 2009– November 2009.

•Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan, April
2007– March, 2010.

Research Interests
International Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, and their intersection with Development and Labor
Market in Latin America.

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Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles[1]. “Decline in Values of Degrees and Recent Evolution of Wage Inequality: Evidence from Chile,”
Estudios de Economía, Volume 50, No.1, pp. 55-132 (co-authored with Tomokazu Nomura), June2023.
[2]. “Peripherality, Income Inequality, and Economic Development in Latin American Countries,”
Oxford Development Studies, Volume 49, Issue 2, pp. 133-148 (co-authored with NobuakiHamaguchi), May 2021.
[3]. “Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality: Evidence from Chile,” Journal of International Trade& Economic Development, Volume 30, Issue 3, pp. 407-438, April 2021.
[4]. “Governance, Information Spillovers, and Productivity of Local Firms: Toward an Integrated
Approach to Foreign Direct Investment and Global Value Chains,” The Developing Economies,Volume 58, Issue 2, pp. 134-174 (co-authored with Keijiro Otsuka), June 2020.
[5]. “Expanding Higher Education and Wage Inequality in Chile,” Journal of Economic Studies,
Volume 47, Issue 4, pp. 877-889 (co-authored with Tomokazu Nomura), March 2020.
[6]. “The Impacts of China on Economic Growth: Evidence for Brazil, Chile and Peru,” Journal of
Post Keynesian Economics, Volume 41, Issue 3, pp. 430-454 (co-authored with René Hernández),
May 2018.
[7]. “Trade Liberalization and Skill Premium in Chile” México y la Cuenca del Pacífico, Vol. 3, No.
6, pp. 77-101, January-April, 2014.
Book Chapters[1]. “Revealing the Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Offshore Services: Evidence
for Costa Rica” in René Hernández, Alfredo Hualde, Nanno Mulder and Pierre Sauvé (eds.),
Innovation and internationalization of Latin American services, The United Nations Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Santiago, Chile, pp. 195-222 (coauthored with René Hernández), July 2016.
[2]. “Strategy for Trans-Pacific Integration from Japanese Perspective” in Ignacio Bartesaghi (ed.),
Trade Relations between Latin America and Asia Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities,
Observatorio America Latina-Asia Pacifico, Montevideo, pp. 163-177 (co-authored withNobuaki Hamaguchi), February 2014.
Selected Working Papers[1]. “Do Deep Regional Trade Agreements Facilitate Regional Production Networks in Latin
American and Caribbean countries?” RIEB Discussion Paper Series, DP2023-09, ResearchInstitute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University, March 2023 (Revised June22023).
[2]. “Globalization and Income Inequality in Latin America: A Review of Theoretical Developments
and Recent Evidence,” RIEB Discussion Paper Series, DP2018-16, Research Institute forEconomics & Business Administration, Kobe University, May 2018 (Revised August 2018).
[3]. “Trade Policy and Wage Inequality in Chile since the 1990s,” Project Document (LC/W.518),
International Trade and Integration Division, The United Nations Economic Commission forLatin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Santiago, Chile, April 2013.

International Seminar Presentations[1]. “The Position in Global Value Chains and Local Sourcing by Foreign Firms: Evidence fromPlant-Level Panel Data in Chile,” International Symposium on “Trade, Inequality, andDevelopment in Latin America,” Kobe University, November 24, 2023.
[2]. “Peripherality, Income inequality, and Economic Development in Latin American Countries,”
The 2020 University of Tokyo Latin American & Iberian Network for Academic Collaboration(LAINAC) Workshop on “Rethinking Inequality: Its Causes, Perceptions and Politics,” The
University of Tokyo, January 23, 2020.
[3]. “A Review of the Literature on Productivity Impacts of Global Value Chains and Foreign Direct
Investment: Towards an Integrated Approach,” The Fudan-Kobe Joint Workshop: “The Impactof the China Factor in East Asia,” Kobe University, December 8, 2017.
[4]. “Peripherality, Inequality and Economic Development in Latin American countries,”
International Symposium: “Comparing Policy Agendas in Emerging Economies: Growth
Strategy, Re-distribution and Social Security System in East Asia, Latin America and EastEurope-Russia,” Kyoto University, March 21, 2017.
[5]. “Peripherality, Inequality and Economic Development in Latin American countries,”
International Symposium: “Economy and Politics of Latin America in the Second Half of the2010s: Actual Situation and Perspectives for the Future,” (co-presentation with Nobuaki
Hamaguchi), Kyoto University, January 8, 2017.
[6]. “The Impacts of China on Economic Growth: Evidence for Brazil, Chile and Peru,” China-JapanKorea Seminar: “East Asia-Latin America Relations & Latin American Studies in East Asia,”
Peking University, China, July 3, 2016.
[7]. “Los efectos de China sobre el crecimiento económico: Evidencia para Brasil, Chile y Perú,”Trayectoria del desarrollo socioeconómico de Japón y Asia Pacífico, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico, February 5 2016.
[8]. “The Impacts of China on Economic Growth: Evidence for Brazil, Chile and Peru,” FirstInternational Seminar “China and Latin America: Multidisciplinary Approach about the Complex
Relation,” (co-presentation with René A. Hernández), The United Nations Economic3Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Santiago, Chile, November 5, 2015.
[9]. “Strategy for Trans-Pacific Integration: from Japanese Perspective,” Trade Relations between
Latin America and Asia Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities, The United Nations Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Santiago, Chile, August 21 2013.
Membership in Academic Associations•

Japan Society of International Economics (JSIE), 2011– present.

•Japan Association for Latin American Studies (JALAS), 2008– present.

•Japan Society of Social Science on Latin America (JSLA), 2007–present.

Review
Journal of Economic Studies; Journal of International Trade & Economic Development; TheDeveloping Economies.
Research Funding•“ Globalization and income inequality: Evidence from household surveys in Chile,” Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Grant Number 23K01401, April
2023– Present.
“Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity of Local Firms in Resource-Abundant•

Countries: A Case Study of Chile,” Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grantsin-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Young Scientists, Grant Number 20K13482,April 2020– March 2024.
•“Empirical analysis on the Value Chain Integration on Productivity and Distribution in Latin
American countries,” Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for
Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Young Scientists (B), Grant Number 17K17877, April
2017– March 2020.

Teaching•

Central and South American Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University,
October 2023– March 2024.

•Seminar, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, April 2023– March 2024.

•Central and South American Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University,
October 2022– March 2023.

•Seminar, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, April 2022– March 2023.

•Globalization and Latin America, Faculty of International Studies, Ryukoku University,
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International Economics, Faculty of Integrated Sociology, Kyoto Bunkyo University,September 2021– March 2022.

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Central and South American Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University,
June 2021– August 2021.

•International Economics, Faculty of Integrated Sociology, Kyoto Bunkyo University,
September 2020– March 2021.

•International Economics I and II, Faculty of Letters, Otani University, April 2020– March2021.

•International Economics, Faculty of Integrated Sociology, Kyoto Bunkyo University,
September 2019– March 2020.

•International Economics I and II, Faculty of Letters, Otani University, April 2019– March2020.

•International Economics, Faculty of Integrated Sociology, Kyoto Bunkyo University,September 2018– March 2019.

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International Economics I and II, Faculty of Letters, Otani University, April 2018– March2019.

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International Economics I and II, Faculty of Letters, Otani University, April 2017– March2018.

Honors and Scholarships•

Top Downloaded Article, The Developing Economies, Wiley, June 2022•

Maenosono Memorial Young Scientist Best Paper Award, Kobe University, May 2022•

Top Cited Article 2020-2021, The Developing Economies, Wiley, March 2022•

Editor's Choice, The Developing Economies, The Institute of Developing Economies, Japan
External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), June 2021.

•Japan Society of Social Science on Latin America (JSLA) Research Award, JSLA, November,2014•Scholarship for Graduate Students 2011, Japan Association of Catholic Universities, April
2011– March 2012.

•Rokkodai Research Award, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, November 2010.

•Tazaki Scholarship for Latin American Studies, Research Institute for Economics andBusiness Administration (RIEB), Kobe University, July 2010– February 2011

Other qualifications•Spanish: Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE) B1, February 2016.
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