Michiru Sawada

About Me

I am currently a professor at the College of Economics, Nihon University, conducting research mainly on the Japanese banking industry. I obtained my Ph.D. in Economics from Hitotsubashi University.

Research Interests

• Real effects of financial crises
• Empirical analysis of Japanese banking system using historical data
• Innovation and finance

Selected Publications

• “Does a Financial Crisis Impair Corporate Innovation?” (With Masami Imai) 2024, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, forthcoming.
• “Measuring the Extent and Implications of Director Interlocking in the Pre-war Japanese Banking Industry” (With Tetsuji Okazaki and Kazuki Yokoyama) Journal of Economic History, Vol.65-4 pp.1082-1111, 2005.
• “Measuring the Extent and Implications of Corporate Political Connections in Prewar Japan” (With Tetsuji Okazaki) Explorations in Economic History, Vol.65 pp.17-35, 2017.

Contact

Email: sawada.michiru{at}nihon-u.ac.jp

Affiliation: College of Economics, Nihon University

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