Hirofumi Okoshi is an associate professor at Okayama University. Since January 2025, he is an associate editor of "Journal of Economics and Statisics (Jahrbücher für Nationalöconomie und Statistik)."
Okoshi did his Ph.D. course at University of Munich (Supervisor: Andreas Haufler, Dissertation). Prior to his Ph.D. study in Germany, he obtained his M.A. in Economics from Hitotsubashi University (Supervisor: Jota Ishikawa) and B.A. in Economics from Gakushuin University (Early graduation, Supervisor: Daisuke Shimizu).
As a visiting scholar, Hiro conducted his research at Erasmus University Rotterdam hosted by Dirk Schindler (from March 2023 to February 2025) and at Gakushuin university hosted by Hiroshi Mukunoki (between March and April 2019).
Research Summary
His research interest covers economic policies related to International trade and taxation. In particular, he is doing research on multinational enterprises' profit shifting strategy through transfer pricing.
- Research Summary on Okayama University Website (in English, in Japanese)
- Research Projects as Principle Investigator (in English, in Japanese)
