Hikaru OGAWA

Hikaru OGAWA is a Professor in the Department of ECON at The University of Tokyo. His research focuses on Public Economics, with particular emphasis on fiscal competition theory and international tax theory. He has published extensively in leading journals, including the Journal of Urban Economics, American Economic Review, and International Tax and Public Finance. His work explores topics such as tax competition, capital mobility, and the implications of international fiscal policies. OGAWA has held academic positions at Nagoya University and The University of Tokyo, where he continues to contribute to the field through research and teaching.

Hikaru Ogawa, a researcher at the University of Tokyo, specializes in Public Economics. Their work explores the implications of decentralized policymaking, fiscal decentralization, and intergovernmental competition, particularly in the context of Japan. Ogawa's research examines how public and private sectors interact in mixed oligopolies, focusing on topics such as productive efficiency, strategic privatization, and tax competition. They also investigate the economic effects of environmental regulation, capital market integration, and the role of public firms in international markets. Additionally, Ogawa analyzes the impact of policy decisions on local economies, including the effects of fiscal adjustments and the spatial distribution of economic activities.