Kensuke Suzuki

Assistant Professor, Economics

Ken Suzuki studies international economics, spatial/regional economics, and labor economics with an emphasis on understanding how globalization affects workers and firms as well as shapes aggregate economic impacts at national and regional levels.

His current research examined the implications of Japan’s immigration policy on local labor market outcomes and production. He is also interested in the Chinese trade liberalization in the early 2000s and the structural change of the advanced economy in the context of globalization. He holds B.A. and M.A. in economics from Nagoya University, Japan, and earned his doctorate in economics from the Pennsylvania State University. 

You can find his latest CV here (external link).  

Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Economics, The Pennsylvania State University, 2023
  • M.A. in Economics, Nagoya University, 2015
  • B.A. in Economics, Nagoya University, 2013

Affiliated Department

Economics

Scholarly and creative works

Awards and grants

  • Foreign employment and firm dynamics

    Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Research

    clock icon Jun. 14, 2024 – Mar. 31, 2026
  • Theoretical and Empirical Study on Declining Manufacturing in Advanced Economies: Development of Quantitative General Equilibrium Model and Structural Analysis using Governement Micro-Level Data

    Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Research

    clock icon Apr. 1, 2024 – Mar. 31, 2025
  • Agglomeration of firms and establishments in Japan: A quantitative analysis of a spatial heterogeneous-firm model

    Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Research

    clock icon Mar. 31, 2025 – Mar. 31, 2025
  • Impacts of Foreign Employment on Regional Economy in Japan: General Equilibrium Analysis with Task-Based Approach

    Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Research

    clock icon Apr. 1, 2022 – Mar. 31, 2024
  • Theoretical and Empirical Study on Declining Manufacturing in Advanced Economies: Development of Quantitative General Equilibrium Model and Structural Analysis using Governement Micro-Level Data

    Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Research