Basic Information

Professional Memberships

• The Japan Society of International Economics
• East Asia Economic Association
• JAPANESE ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION

Academic Degree

• PhD in Economics(University of Essex)
• MSc in Economics(University of Essex)
• MA in Economics(Kyoto University)

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

• Kyoto University, Graduate School of Economics, Economics, 修了
• Kyoto University, Graduate School of Economics, Economics, 退学
• University of Essex, Department of Economics, Economics, 修了

Research History

• From Apr. 2004, To Present

  Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
• From Jul. 2021, To Present

  Kyoto University, Institute of Economic Research Research Center for Advanced Policy Studies, Associate Professor
• From Aug. 2015, To Aug. 2020

  Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Economist

Language of Instruction

• Japanese
• English

ID,URL

• J-Global ID

  201901007263464508

• Researcher number

  70885540

• External link

  https://www.caps.kier.kyoto-u.ac.jp/

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/ambashi_masahito

Research

Research Topics, Overview of the research

• Research Topics

  Applied microeconomics, Industrial organization, Innovation economics, Development economics

Research Interests

• Industrial Policy
• Applied Microeconomics
• Industrial Organization
• Innovation
• Development Economics
• Asian Economy

Research Areas

• Humanities & social sciences, Economic policy
• Humanities & social sciences, Theoretical economics
• Humanities & social sciences, Local studies

Papers

• Industrial Policy Reconsidered Based on Recent Debates

  Masahito Ambashi

  RIETI Policy Discussion Paper Series, Jul. 2022, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Prediction Errors of Macroeconomic Indicators and Economic Shocks for ASEAN Member States, 1990‒2021

  Masahito Ambashi; Fusanori Iwasaki; Keita Oikawa

  ERIA Discussion Paper Series, May 2022, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Further Reasons for the "But for" Defense of a Grant-Back Clause and the Attribute of Innovation

  Masahito Ambashi

  KIER Discussion Paper Series, Feb. 2022, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Theoretical Analysis of University Research and Teaching in the Presence of External Research Funding

  Masahito Ambashi

  KIER Discussion Paper Series, Nov. 2021, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Robustness and Resilience of Supply Chains During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a Questionnaire Survey on the Supply Chain Links of Firms in ASEAN and India

  Yasuyuki Todo; Keita Oikawa; Masahito Ambashi; Fukunari Kimura; Shujiro Urata

  ERIA Discussion Paper Series, Sep. 2021

  
• Technology Competition, Cumulative Innovation, and Technological Development Schemes

  Masahito Ambashi

  KIER Discussion Paper Series, Aug. 2021, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Economic Policies to Take Advantage of Vigorous Private Dynamism in AMS ad India during the COVID-19 Crisis

  Keita Oikawa; Yasuyuki Todo; Masahito Ambashi; Fukunari KImura; Shujiro Urata

  ERIA Policy Briefs, Jul. 2021

  
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Business Activities and Supply Chains in the ASEAN Member States and India

  Keita Oikawa; Yasuyuki Todo; Masahito Ambashi; Fukunari Kimura; Shujiro Urata

  ERIA Discussion Paper Series, Jun. 2021

  
• ASEAN Development Strategy for Quality of Growth in the Era of New Industrialisation

  Masahito Ambashi

  ERIA Policy Briefs, Jul. 2020, Lead author

  
• Grantbacks, Territorial Restraints, and Innovation

  Masahito Ambashi; Pierre Régibeau; Katharine Rockett

  International Journal of Industrial Organization, Dec. 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• FTA Strategies to Strengthen Indonesian Exports: Using the Computable General Equilibrium Model

  Masahiko Tsutsumi; Masahito Ambashi; Asuna Okubo

  ERIA Discussion Paper Series, Nov. 2019

  
• Government Initiatives Matter for Innovation in ASEAN

  Masahito Ambashi

  ERIA Policy Briefs, Sep. 2019, Lead author

  
• University Research and Teaching: Can We Simultaneously Increase University Research Output and Student Enrollment?

  Masahito Ambashi

  SSRN Working Paper Series, Aug. 2019, Lead author

  
• Technology Competition, Cumulative Innovation, and Grant-Back Clause

  Masahito Ambashi

  SSRN Working Paper Series, Jun. 2019, Lead author

  
• Global Uncertainty, Shocks, and Macroeconomic Performance: The Cases of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand

  Masahito Ambashi

  SSRN Working Paper Series, Jun. 2019, Lead author

  
• Division of Labour Amongst Innovation Intermediaries in Agricultural Innovation Systems: The Case of Indonesia

  Nobuya Fukugawa; Masahito Ambashi; Yuanita Suhud

  ERIA Discussion Paper Series, Nov. 2018

  
• 企業研究―ファーウェイ

  安橋正人

  早稲田大学自動車部品研究所紀要, Feb. 2018, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Disciplines on State-Owned Enterprise under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Overview and Assessment

  Tsuyoshi Kawase; Masahito Ambashi

  ERIA Discussion Paper Series, Feb. 2018

  
• Competition Effects and Industrial Productivity: Lessons from Japanese Industry

  Masahito Ambashi

  Asian Economic Papers, Nov. 2017, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Essays on Competition, Innovation, and Public Policy

  Masahito Ambashi

  University of Essex, Jun. 2017, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• ASEAN as an FDI Attractor: How Do Multinationals Look at ASEAN?

  Masahito Ambashi

  ERIA Policy Briefs, Jan. 2017, Lead author

  
• Grantbacks, Territorial Restraints and the Type of Follow-On Innovation: The 'But for...' Defence

  Masahito Ambashi; Pierre Régibeau; Katharine Rockett

  CEPR Discussion Papers, Oct. 2016

  
• TPP, IPR Protection, and their Implications for Emerging Asian Economies

  Fukunari Kimura; Lurong Chen; Maura Ada Iliuteanu; Shimpei Yamamoto; Masahito Ambashi

  ERIA Policy Briefs, Apr. 2016

  
• Does Competition Improve Industrial Productivity? An analysis of Japanese industries on the basis of the industry-level panel data

  Masahito Ambashi

  RIETI Discussion Paper Series, Nov. 2013, Lead author

  
• Analysis of vertical separation of regulators under adverse selection

  Takanori Ida; Masahito Anbashi

  JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, Feb. 2008, Peer-reviewed

  
• 安定的なマクロ経済環境の実現—民間需要主導の持続的な経済成長を支える財政・金融政策—

  安橋正人; 木村聡

  調査ワーキング・ペーパー、経済産業省経済産業政策局調査課, 2006

  
• アドバース・セレクション下の規制主体の垂直分割に関する分析(2)

  安橋正人; 依田高典

  京都大学経済論叢, Sep. 2004, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• アドバース・セレクション下の規制主体の垂直分割に関する分析(1)

  安橋正人; 依田高典

  京都大学経済論叢, Aug. 2004, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Analysis of Vertical Separation of Regulator under Adverse Selection

  Takanori Ida; Masahito Ambashi

  COE21 Discussion Paper, Kyoto University, 2004

  
• 拡張Shyモデルによる日本のブロードバンド市場のスイッチング費用の計測

  安橋正人; 依田高典

  InfoCom Review, 2004, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Prediction Errors of Short-Term Macroeconomic Indicators and Economic Shocks of the ASEAN-6 Countries in 1990‒2020

  Masahito Ambashi

  KIER Discussion Paper Series, Mar. 2022, Lead author, Corresponding author

  

Misc.

• Innovation to Topics of Industrial Policy

  Masahito Ambashi

  RIETI Special Column 2022, 22 Dec. 2021, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Prospects of ASEAN Economy

  Masahito Ambashi

  自治体国際化フォーラム, Dec. 2018, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  
• Economic Analysis of Administrative Organizations: Comparison of Merits and Demerits

  Masahito Ambashi

  経済産業研究所、RIETIコラム, 29 Sep. 2009, Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author

  

Presentations

• Innovation Policy for ASEAN from the Economic Perspectives

  Masahito Ambashi

  The 77th ASEAN COSTI Meetings, Singapore, 10 Oct. 2019, Invited

  
• 産業政策論「再考」―昨今の議論も踏まえて―

  安橋正人

  経済産業研究所（RIETI）PDP検討会, 28 Jun. 2022, 経済産業研究所（RIETI）

  
• Further Reasons for the "But for..." Defense of a Grant-Back Clause and the Attribute of Innovation

  Masahito Ambashi

  Japanese Economic Association, Annual Meeting in Spring 2022, Yokohama National University, 29 May 2022

  
• Further Reasons for the "But for..." Defense of a Grant-Back Clause and the Attribute of Innovation

  Masahito Ambashi

  Innovation Economics Workshop, 22 May 2022

  
• Further Reasons for the "But for..." Defense of a Grant-Back Clause and the Attribute of Innovation

  Masahito Ambashi

  Workshop on Microeconomics and Game Theory, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, 19 May 2022

  
• Prediction Errors of Short-Term Macroeconomic Indicators and Economic Shocks in ASEAN-6: 1990-2020

  Masahito Ambashi

  CAPS Workshop, 21 Feb. 2022

  
• "Industrial Policy" Reconsidered Based on Recent Discussions

  Masahito Ambashi

  CAPS Workshop, 21 Feb. 2022

  
• New Industrial, Innovation, and Technology (IIT) Policy

  Masahito Ambashi

  The Role of Science and Technology Innovation in Revolutionalizing Economies: An Asian Perspective, India Science Festival 2022, 09 Jan. 2022, Invited

  
• New Industrial Policy in the World

  Masahito Ambashi

  京都紫野ロータリークラブ定例会議, 22 Nov. 2021

  
• Technology Competition, Cumulative Innovation, and Grant-Back Clause

  Masahito Ambashi

  Japanese Economic Association, Annual Meeting in Autumn 2020, Rissho University, 11 Oct. 2020

  
• Comment on Trade Facilitation and Regulatory Capacities

  Masahito Ambashi

  8th OECD‒AMRO‒ADB/ADBI‒ERIA Asian Regional Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Structural Policies, Tokyo, 14 Feb. 2020, Invited

  
• Technology, Innovation, and Globalization in ASEAN

  Masahito Ambashi

  Roundtable on ASEAN Vision 2040, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C., 18 Nov. 2019, Invited

  
• Human Resource Development, Technology Adaption, and Innovation for Quality of Growth in Viet Nam

  Masahito Ambashi

  Workshop on Human Resource, Technology, and Innovation: Policy Implications for Viet Nam’s Socio-Economic Development, Hanoi, 06 Sep. 2019, Invited

  
• Grantbacks, Territorial Restraints, and Innovation

  Masahito Ambashi

  Annual Conference of Mannheim Centre for Copmetition and Innovation (MaCCI), Mannheim University, 28 Mar. 2019

  
• SEZs and Industrial Parks: What Are They and What Purpose Do They Serve?

  Masahito Ambashi

  ERIA Capacity Building Seminar on "Ways Forward to Develop Industrial Parks and Special Economic Zones in Lao PDR", Vientiane, 08 Feb. 2019, Invited

  
• Harnessing New Technologies for Social and Economic Progress Towards ASEAN 2040

  Masahito Ambashi

  Roundtable Discussion on "Technological Revolution, ASEAN Transformation, People Empowerment, and ASEAN Identity", Chulalongkon University, Bangkok, 16 Dec. 2018, Invited

  
• Innovation for ASEAN 2040

  Masahito Ambashi

  Roundtable Discussion on "Technological Revolution, ASEAN Transformation, People Empowerment, and ASEAN Identity", Chulalongkon University, Bangkok, 16 Dec. 2018, Invited

  
• Global Uncertainty, Shocks, and Macroeconomic Performance: The Cases of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand

  Masahito Ambashi

  Joint International Symposium on "New Horizons of East Asian Integration: How to Create Synergies between Economic and Socio-Cultural Aspect", Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Waseda University, and IDE-JETRO, Tokyo, 16 Nov. 2018, Invited

  
• Innovation in and for ASEAN

  Masahito Ambashi

  Joint International Economic Symposium on "Innovation, Strategy, and Survivability for East Asian Firms in the Globalized World", Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Kyoto University, Waseda University, and IDE-JETRO, Kyoto, 02 Mar. 2018, Invited

  
• Past, Present, and Future of East Asian Economic Integration

  Masahito Ambashi

  Lecture for UNICS Kansai Overseas Program, Jakarta, 27 Dec. 2017, Invited

  
• Grant-Backs and Attributes of Innovation: "But for..." Defense of a Grant-Back Clause

  Masahito Ambashi

  Applied Micro Seminar, Kyoto University, 27 Oct. 2017

  
• Lao PDR at the Crossroads: Industrial Development Strategies 2016-2030

  Masahito Ambashi

  2nd Meeting of 2017 AMEICC WEC-WG, Bangkok, 02 Aug. 2017, Invited

  
• Competition Effects on Industrial Productivity: An Analysis of Japanese Industries on the Basis of the industry-Level Panel Data

  Masahito Ambashi

  Asian Economic Panel, Keio University, Tokyo, 23 Aug. 2016

  
• The Development of Industrial Estates and Industrial Studies

  Masahito Ambashi

  Seminar of "Strengthening Capacity of the Members of Lao National Assembly and People's Provincial Assemblies on Necessary Economic-Related Iissues", Government of Lao PDR and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Vientiane, 21 Jul. 2016, Invited

  
• Policy Recommendations and Future Actions

  Masahito Ambashi

  Book Launch Symposium of “Lao PDR at the Crossroads: Industrial Development Strategies 2016–2030”, Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Vientiane, 30 Mar. 2016, Invited

  
• What Are the Features of TPP and Why the Concerned Countries Participated in?

  Masahito Ambashi

  "TPP and the Creation of the World Trading System", National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Economic Research Institute for ASEAN (ERIA), and IDE-JETRO, Bangkok, 24 Feb. 2016, Invited

  
• Overview of the Economic Relation between Japan and ASEAN

  Masahito Ambashi

  Seminar on "Future of Economic Cooperation and Social Development Japan and ASEAN", Mission of Japan to ASEAN and Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Jakarta, 17 Feb. 2016, Invited

  
• Japan's Perspective on Strengthening ASEAN Economic Community

  Masahito Ambashi

  International Seminar on "Strengthening ASEAN Community Resilience in Facing the Global Economic Crisis", National Resilience Institute of Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, 18 Nov. 2015, Invited

  
• A Model of University Research and Teaching: Can We Always Increase University Research Output and Student Enrollment?

  Masahito Ambashi

  Competition and Innovation Summer School, Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Marmaris, 27 May 2014

  
• A Model of University Research and Teaching: Can We Always Increase University Research Output and Student Enrollment?

  Masahito Ambashi

  Research Strategy Seminar, University of Essex, Mar. 2014

  
• Grant-Back Clauses and the Attributes of Innovation

  Masahito Ambashi

  Research Strategy Seminar, University of Essex, Dec. 2013

  
• Does Competition Improve Industrial Productivity? An Analysis of Japanese Industries on the Basis of Industry-Level Panel Data

  Masahito Ambashi

  Research Strategy Seminar, University of Essex, Jul. 2013

  
• Does Competition Improve Industrial Productivity? An analysis of Japanese industries on the basis of the industry-level panel data

  Masahito Ambashi

  RIETI Discussion Paper Seminar, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Jul. 2013

  
• Analysis of Vertical Separation of Regulator under Adverse Selection

  Masahito Ambashi

  Japanese Economic Association, Annual Meeting in Autumn 2004, Okayama University, 26 Sep. 2004

  
• 拡張Shyモデルによる日本のブロードバンド市場のスイッチング費用の計測

  安橋正人

  総務省「電気通信分野の競争評価についての京都カンファレンス」、京都, 28 Jan. 2004, Invited

  
• 産業政策論再考―昨今の議論も踏まえて

  安橋正人

  Innovation Economics Workshop, 19 Mar. 2022

  

Books and Other Publications

• The New Global Order and the Role of the Southeast Asian Nations

  Fusanori Iwasaki; Masahito Ambashi; Hidetoshi Nishimura, Contributor, ASEAN-Japan Relationship as a Significant Partner

  Institute of Legal Research, Autonomous University of Mexico, Jan. 2022, Not refereed

  
• Subregional Development Strategy in ASEAN after COVID-19: Inclusiveness and Sustainability in the Mekong Subregion (Mekong 2030)

  Masahito Ambashi; Salvador Buban; Han Phoumin; Rashesh Shresta, Contributor, Infrastructure Development, Trade Facilitation, and Industrialisation in the Mekong Region

  Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Nov. 2020, Not refereed

  
• Innovation in East Asia

  Masahito Ambashi, Contributor, Innovative Chinese Firms: A Case Study of Huawei’s Corporate Strategies and the Impact of US‒China High-Tech War

  BRC Research Report No.28, Institute of Developing Economies and Japan External Trade Organization (IDE‒JETRO), Mar. 2020, Not refereed

  
• Development Strategy of Five Selected Sectors in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (2020–2025)

  Masahito Ambashi, Editor

  ERIA Research Project Report, FY2018, No.7, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Aug. 2019, Not refereed

  
• Vientiane−Hanoi Expressway Project

  Masahito Ambashi, Editor, Vientiane−Hanoi Expressway: Introduction; Conclusion and Recommendation

  ERIA Research Project Report, FY2018, No.3, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jul. 2019, Not refereed

  
• ASEAN Vision 2040: Towards a Bolder and Stronger ASEAN Community, Volume III: Transforming and Deepening the ASEAN Community

  Hidtoshi Nishimura; Fukunari Kimura; Poh Kam Wong; Masahito Ambashi; Fusanori Iwasaki; Mitsuhiro Maeda, Contributor, Innovation for ASEAN 2040; Harnessing New Technologies for Social and Economic Progress Towards ASEAN 2040

  Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), May 2019, Not refereed

  
• ASEAN Vision 2040: Towards a Bolder and Stronger ASEAN Community, Volume II: Collective Leadership, ASEAN Centrality, and Strengthening the ASEAN Institutional Ecosystem

  Hidetoshi Nishimura; Masahito Ambashi; Fusanori Iwasaki, Contributor, Strengthened ASEAN Centrality and East Asia Collective Leadership: Role of Japan–ASEAN Centrality and ASEAN–Japan Cooperation as Development of Heart-to-Heart Diplomacy

  Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), May 2019, Not refereed

  
• Measuring Connectivity within and among Cities in ASEAN

  Souknilanh Keola; Masahito Ambashi, Contributor, Vehicle’s Probe Data and Urban Connectivity Measurement

  BRC Research Report No.26, Institute of Developing Economies and Japan External Trade Organization (IDE–JETRO), Mar. 2019, Not refereed

  
• Emerging Global Trade Governance: Mega Free Trade Agreements and Implications for ASEAN

  Lurong Chen; Shujiro Urata; Junji Nakagawa; Tsuyoshi Kawase; Masahito Ambashi, Joint work, Introduction: Mega FTAs in the 21st Century Global Trade Governance; Disciplines on State-Owned Enterprises under the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Overview and Assessment

  Routledge, Dec. 2018, Refereed

  
• The ASEAN Journey: Reflections of ASEAN Leaders and Officials

  西村英俊; 安橋正人; 岩崎総則; アダムマジョー, Joint translation

  Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Nov. 2018, Not refereed

  
• Innovation Policy in ASEAN

  Masahito Ambashi, Editor, Executive Summary; Introduction to Innovation Policy in ASEAN; Conclusion and Policy Recommendations

  Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Sep. 2018, Not refereed

  
• ASEAN @50 Volume 5: The ASEAN Economic Communitiy into 2025 and Beyond

  Masahito Ambashi, Contributor, Innovation Policy in/for ASEAN

  Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Oct. 2017, Not refereed

  
• Industrialization through Servicification in Lao PDR

  Masahito Ambashi; Souknilanh Keola, Contributor, Introduction: Servicification and Industrialization of Small Developing Countries in a Globalized World

  BRC Research Report No.18, Institute of Developing Economies and Japan External Trade Organization (IDE–JETRO), Mar. 2017, Not refereed

  
• Lao PDR at the Crossroads: Industrial Development Strategies 2016-2030

  Hidetoshi Nishimura; Fukunari Kimura; Masahito Ambashi; Souknilanh Keola, Joint work

  Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jun. 2016, Not refereed

  
• 貿易、環境、エネルギー、産業の政策及び国際制度形成に係る調査研究報告書

  安橋正人; 車競飛; 藤祐司; 服部崇, Editor, 第1章「産業政策論再考―昨今の議論を踏まえて」; 第2章「ASEAN-6の短期マクロ経済指標の予測誤差と経済ショック：1990-2020年」; 第5章「企業の社会的責任、経済パフォーマンス、イノベーション活動―試論」

  経済産業研究所、京都大学経済研究所, Mar. 2022

  

External funds: Kakenhi

• Economic Integration and Shaping of International Order in East Asia - From the Viewpoint of International Industrial Policy

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 06020:International relations-related

  Kyoto University

  安橋 正人

  From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2025, Granted

  経済統合;国際秩序;国際産業政策;東アジア

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22K13348/

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Topics in Industrial Policy I

  A332, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Topics in Industrial Policy II

  A333, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Topics in Industrial Policy II

  4F90, Fall, School of Government, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Topics in Industrial Policy I

  4F80, Spring, School of Government, 2

Administration

Faculty management (title, position)

• From 01 Apr. 2021, To 31 Mar. 2023

  研究計画・予算委員会　委員
• From 01 Apr. 2021, To 31 Mar. 2023

  広報委員会　委員

Academic, Social Contribution

Committee Memberships

• From Jul. 2022, To Present

  Study on New Strategies for Recovery from the Pandemic and Sustainable Development in Asia, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)