Mitsuhiro Okano

Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Osaka Gakuin University

Research interests

Monetary Policy, New Open Economy Macroeconomics, Regional Data and Statistics

Education

2015 Ph.D. in Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University

2007 MA in Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University

2005 BA in Economics withdrawal (because of grade-skipping), Kwansei Gakuin University

Employment

2019- Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Osaka Gakuin University

2015-2019 Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Osaka Gakuin University

2011-2015 Researcher, Analysis Team, Asia Pacific Institute of Research (APIR)

2011 Researcher, Analysis Team, Kansai Institute for Social and Economic Research (KISER)

Professional Activities

2015-2022 Researcher, Asia Pacific Institute of Research (APIR)

Refereed Journal Articles

Aug 2024 Ida, Daisuke and Mitsuhiro Okano (2024) “Does nominal wage stickiness affect fiscal multiplier in a two-agent new Keynesian model?” The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics. Accepted

Mar 2023 Ida, Daisuke and Mitsuhiro Okano (2023) “Optimal monetary policy delegation in a small-open new Keynesian model with robust control”, Economic Modelling, Vol. 120.

Dec 2022 Ida, Daisuke and Mitsuhiro Okano (2022) “International heterogeneity of nominal wages and optimal monetary policy”, International Finance, Vol. 26, Issue 2, pp. 112-138.

Dec 2020 Ida, Daisuke and Mitsuhiro Okano (2021) “Delegating Optimal Monetary Policy Inertia in a Small-Open Economy” The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 473-507.

Sep 2017 Okano, Mitsuhiro and Yoshihisa Inada (2017) “Estimating regional quarterly GDP and the remaining issues”, Statistics, No. 113, pp. 1-16. (in Japanese)

Mar 2014 Okano, Mitsuhiro (2014) “A Note on Exchange Rate and Japanese Monetary Policy in the 1980s/90s: A VECM Approach With Long Run Restriction”, Statistics, No. 106 pp. 17-28. (in Japanese)

Working Papers

Jul 2024 Ida, Daisuke and Okano, Mitsuhiro (2024) “Government spending multiplier and implementation lags in a model with a cost channel” SSRN.

May 2024 Ida, Daisuke and Okano, Mitsuhiro and Hoshino, Satoshi (2024) “A note on stock price dynamics and monetary policy in a small open economy” MPRA Paper No. 121050.

Oct 2021 Okano Mitsuhiro (2021) “Optimal monetary policy in a two-country new Keynesian model with deep consumption habits” MPRA Paper No. 110259. (Under Revision)

Apr 2018 Ida, Daisuke and Mitsuhiro Okano (2018) “Delegating nominal income growth targeting in a small-open economy” Momoyama Gakuin Discussion Paper, No. 6.

Apr 2015 Okano, Mitsuhiro, Daisuke Ida, Shigeto Kitano and Yoichi Matsubayashi (2015) “Development of a Regional DSGE Model in Japan: Empirical Evidence of Economic Stagnation in the Kansai Economy” APIR Discussion Paper Series, No. 38.

Jan 2013 Okano, Mitsuhiro (2013) “Monetary Policy and Natural Disasters: An Extension and Simulation Analysis in the Framework of New Keynesian Macroeconomic Model” APIR Discussion Paper Series, No. 32.

Conference Presentations

Sep 2023 Japan Society of Monetary Economics Autumn Meeting, Kitakyushu University.

Sep 2017 Japan Society of Monetary Economics Autumn Meeting, Kagoshima University.

Jul 2015 The 14th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, Chulalongkorn University.

Oct 2012 The 13th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, Singapore.

Sep 2010 Japanese Economic Association Autumn Meeting (Poster Session), Kwansei Gakuin University.

Seminar Presentations

2023 Kobe University

2015 Osaka Gakuin University

2014 Japan Center for Economic Research

2010 Kwansei Gakuin University

2009 Kwansei Gakuin University

2008 Kwansei Gakuin University

Grants

2020-2022 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) for Early-Career Scientists, Project Number 20K13531, Principle Investigator. “International monetary policy coordination with deep habits”

2020-2022 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) for Scientific Research (C), Project Number 20K01784, Co-Investigator (Principal Investigator: Daisuke Ida). “A study on international monetary policy coordination under the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates: The role of downward nominal wage rigidities”

Certifications

Apr 2023 EF Standard English Test (EF SET) English Certificate 71/100 (C2 Proficient) See certificate

Refereeing

Economic Modeling; Asian Economic Journal

Teaching

Current

2023- Basics of Econometrics B, Osaka Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2022- International Trade II, Osaka Gakuin University (correspondence course, in Japanese)

2022- Foreign Exchange Theory, Osaka Gakuin University (correspondence course, in Japanese)

2017- Introduction to Data Processing, Osaka Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2015- Basics of Econometrics A, Osaka Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2014- International Finance A, B, Osaka Gakuin University (in Japanese)

Past

2021 International Finance, Momoyama Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2021 Economic Statistics I, Momoyama Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2020 Theory of Statistical Analysis, Kwansei Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2020 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis, Kwansei Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2019 International Finance I, II (graduate), Momoyama Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2018-2019 International Finance, Momoyama Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2016-2018 Econometric Studies I (graduate), Momoyama Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2016-2019 Economic Statistics I, Momoyama Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2016-2017 Basic Economics B, Momoyama Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2015 Financial Structure, Osaka Gakuin Junior College (in Japanese)

2013 Economic Studies of Securities, Osaka Sangyo University (in Japanese)

2012-2013 College Statistics, Osaka Sangyo University (in Japanese)

2012-2013 Basic Economics, Osaka Sangyo University (in Japanese)

2011-2014 Kansai Economic Theory (omnibus), Kwansei Gakuin University (in Japanese)

2010 Introduction to Commerce and Economics (omnibus), Kwansei Gakuin Senior High School (in Japanese)

Professional Membership

Japaese Economic Association; Japan Society of Monetary Economics;