Yasuyuki Todo / Associate Professor / Division of Environmental Studies Department of International Studies / / Development Economics, International Economics, Applied Econometrics http://park.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/yastodo/ Career Summary 2000: Ph.D. in economics, Stanford University 2000: Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University 2001: Assistant Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University 2005: Associate Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University 2007: Associate Professor, University of Tokyo Educational Activities Economic Development Research Activities Empirical research on international trade and foreign direct investment; Empirical research on foreign aid Literature 1) Todo, Yasuyuki and Satoshi Shimizutani, "Overseas R&D Activities and Home Productivity Growth: Evidence from Japanese Firm-Level Data," Journal of Industrial Economics, 56(4), pp. 752-777, 2008. 2) Todo, Yasuyuki, "Impacts of Aid-Funded Technical Assistance Programs: Firm-Level Evidence from the Indonesian Foundry Industry," RIETI Discussion Paper, No. 08-E-024, 2008. 3) Todo, Yasuyuki and Koji Miyamoto, "Knowledge Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment and the Role of R&D Activities: Evidence from Indonesia," Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 55: No. 1, 2006. Other Activities American Economic Association Econometric Society Future Plan 1) Impact evaluation of foreign aid projects 2) Diffusion of sustainable agricultural technologies in less developed countries 3) Empirical analysis of internationalization of Japanese firms Messages to Students Since many of my students are non-Japanese, I teach in English. If you have any question, please feel free to email me.