Empirical studies on market power and innovation by leaders

• Project/Area Number: 26780161
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Kwansei Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: KATO Masatoshi 関西学院大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (80507707)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 競争 / イノベーション / 国際競争力 / 参入・退出 / マーケットリーダー / マーケットシェア / 市場構造 / 参入

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Using a newly constructed panel data set, I examined the effects of market power on innovation activities and international competitiveness in Japanese manufacturing industries covering the 1990s and 2000s. First, I investigated the effects of price-cost margins (as a measure of competition intensity) on world market share (as a measure of international competitiveness) at the industry level. Second, I explored the role of the turnover of market leaders in the growth rate of R&D intensity as a measure of innovation activities at the industry level.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] フローニンゲン大学(オランダ)
• [Int'l Joint Research] グローニンゲン大学(オランダ)
• [Journal Article] Is Domestic Competition Beneficial for International Competitiveness? An Empirical Analysis of Japanese Manufacturing Industries (2017)
  • Author(s): Masatoshi Kato
  • Journal Title: Yuji Honjo (eds.) "Competition, Innovation and Growth in Japan" Volume: Chapter 4 Pages: 57-76
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Numerical Labor Flexibility and Innovation Outcomes of Start-up Firms: A Panel Data Analysis (2016)
  • Author(s): Masatoshi Kato, Haibo Zhou
  • Journal Title: Discussion Paper Series No.146, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University Volume: 146 Pages: 1-31
  • Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Internal R&D and External Knowledge Acquisition of Start-up Firms: Exploring the Role of Entrepreneurial Human Capital (2016)
  • Author(s): Masatoshi Kato
  • Journal Title: Discussion Paper Series No.145, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University Volume: 145 Pages: 1-45
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Does new entry drive out incumbents? The varying roles of establishment size across sectors (2016)
  • Author(s): Keiko Ito and Masatoshi Kato
  • Journal Title: Small Business Economics Volume: 46 Issue: 1 Pages: 57-78
  • DOI: 10.1007/s11187-015-9675-8
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Flexible Labor and Innovation Performance of R&D-Oriented Start-ups In Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Masatoshi Kato
  • Organizer: Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business XXIX
  • Place of Presentation: ウェスティン・ホテル（クロアチア・ザグレブ）
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-19
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Internal R&D and External Knowledge Acquisition of Start-up Firms: Exploring the Role of Entrepreneurial Human Capital (2016)
  • Author(s): Masatoshi Kato
  • Organizer: Asia Pacific Innovation Conference
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学 （福岡県）
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-18
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Flexible Labor and Innovation Performance of R&D-Oriented Start-ups In Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Masatoshi Kato
  • Organizer: 日本経済学会秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 上智大学（東京）
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-11
• [Presentation] In-house and Contractual R&D during the Start-up Period: the Role of Entrepreneurial Human Capital (2016)
  • Author(s): Masatoshi Kato
  • Organizer: International Joseph A Schumpeter Society Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Hotel Bonaventure （カナダ・モントリオール）
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-07
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Determinansts of quantitative and qualitative employment growth: A comparison between R￡D-oriented and other start-ups (2014)
  • Author(s): 加藤雅俊
  • Organizer: 日本経済学会
  • Place of Presentation: 西南学院大学（福岡県・福岡市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-12
• [Funded Workshop] Tokyo Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (2017)
  • Place of Presentation: 中央大学・駿河台記念館（東京都・千代田区）
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-16