PARSONS Craig

Affiliation

Faculty of International Social Sciences, Division of International Social Sciences

Job Title

Professor

Research Fields, Keywords

Empirical International Economics, International Trade, International Economics

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The Best Research Achievement in the last 5 years 【 display / non-display

  • 【Published Thesis】 Revisiting the Relationship Between Comparative Advantage and FDI Using Global Greenfield Data(Journal of Financial Economic Policy )  2026.02

    【Book】 Emerging Markets and Industrialized Countries in the New Wave of Globalization(Springer Publishing)  2025.10

    【Published Thesis】 Revisiting the relationship between comparative advantage and FDI using global greenfield FDI data(JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMIC POLICY)  2026.02

    【Published Thesis】 The impact of extreme weather shocks on local economic activity in Taiwan and the Philippines(Pacific Economic Review)  2026.02

    【Published Thesis】 Vietnam's Ascendancy in the Electronics Trade and the Role of Inward FDI(Journal of Asia-Pacific Business)  2022.09

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  • Ph.D(Economics) - University of Hawaii

Campus Career 【 display / non-display

  • 2013.4
     
     

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityFaculty of International Social Sciences   Division of International Social Sciences   Professor  

  • 2012.4
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    2013.3

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityInternational Graduate School of Social Sciences   Professor  

  • 2007.4
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    2012.3

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityInternational Graduate School of Social Sciences   Associate Professor  

  • 2004.4
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    2007.3

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityInternational Graduate School of Social Sciences   Associate Professor  

  • 2001.9
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    2004.3

    Duty   Yokohama National UniversityFaculty of Economics   Associate Professor  

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External Career 【 display / non-display

  • 1999.8
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    2001.5

    University of Alaska Anchorage  

Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display

  • 2019.12
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    2020.3
     

    Association for Comparative Economic Studies

  • 2019.10
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    2020.3
     

    Forum for Research in International Trade

  • 2016.4
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    2019.3
     

    日本国際経済学会

  • 2001.9
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    2020.3
     

    横浜経済学会

  • 2000.10
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    2020.3
     

    横浜国際社会科学学会

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Books 【 display / non-display

  • Emerging Markets and Industrialized Countries in the New Wave of Globalization

    PARSONS, Craig and ZOKIROV, Yigitali( Role: Joint author ,  Does Uncertainty always Reduce FDI? Lessons from Country and Sector-specific Analyses)

    Springer Publishing  ( ISBN:978-3032046024  [Reviewed]

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    Total pages:467   Responsible for pages:6-24   Language:English Book type:Scholarly book

  • Disasters and Trade: Did Hurricane Katrina have an Impact?

    ( Role: Sole author)

    International Economics and Economic Policy 

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    Language:English Book type:Scholarly book

  • Import Variety and Productivity in Japan

    Anh Thu Nguyen( Role: Joint author)

    Economics Bulletin 

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    Language:English Book type:Other

  • New Estimates of Exchange Rate Pass-through in Japanese Exports

    Craig Parsons,Kiyotaka Sato( Role: Joint author)

    International Journal of Finance and Economics 

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    Language:English Book type:Other

  • Have US-Japan Trade Agreements Made a Difference?

    Byron Gangnes,Craig Parsons( Role: Joint author)

    Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy 

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  • Revisiting the Relationship Between Comparative Advantage and FDI Using Global Greenfield Data

    PARSONS, Craig and Doytch, N and Feliciano, Z and VU Hong Ha

    Journal of Financial Economic Policy   2026.2  [Reviewed]

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    Authorship:Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Single Work  

  • Revisiting the relationship between comparative advantage and FDI using global greenfield FDI data

    Parsons, CR; Doytch, N; Feliciano, ZM; Vu, HH

    JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMIC POLICY   2026.2

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    Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Joint Work  

  • The impact of extreme weather shocks on local economic activity in Taiwan and the Philippines

    PARSONS, Craig and GONZALES, Julius

    Pacific Economic Review   31 ( 1 )   83 - 104   2026.2  [Reviewed]

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    Authorship:Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Single Work  

  • The Impact of Extreme Weather Shocks on Local Economic Activity in Taiwan and the Philippines

    Gonzales, JT; Parsons, C

    PACIFIC ECONOMIC REVIEW   31 ( 1 )   83 - 104   2026.2

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    Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Joint Work  

  • Does Uncertainty Always Reduce FDI? Lessons from Country and Sector-Specific Analyses

    Zokirov, Y; Parsons, CR

    EMERGING MARKETS AND INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES IN THE NEW WAVE OF GLOBALIZATION   6 - 24   2025

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    Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Joint Work  

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  • The Impact of Uncertainty on Greenfield FDI via GVC Disruptions Pre- and Post-Covid & Trump/Biden Trade War

    Grant number:25KO5050  2025.4 - 2028.3

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  • The Impact of Global Value Chain Participation on Attracting Greenfield FDI: A Sectoral Analysis

    Grant number:22K01455  2022.4 - 2025.3

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    Investigator(s):PARSONS, Craig

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    Econometric estimations of the effect of GVC participation on inward FDI will be made. Preliminary results will be presented at international conferences abroad as well at seminars and conferences held in Japan. After receiving feedback at conferences, we
    will improve our methodology (e.g. controlling for endogeneity.) After sectoral difference are investigated, we will more closely investigate the differences across regions, in particular, in East Asia, North America, and Europe. The final project should result in two or three papers published in international journals.

  • Does Inward FDI Create Comparative Advantage or is it Attracted to it?

    Grant number:19K01600  2019.4 - 2022.3

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    Investigator(s):Parsons, Craig

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    Grant type:Competitive

    This research project will answer a long-standing puzzle in International Economics. The puzzle is, whether or not Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is attracted to host countries that already have a Comparative Advantage in the same sector, or whether instead, FDI changes and creates new Comparative Advantage in the host country in the sector of investment. The question will be answered using a global database of all new FDI transactions together with new estimates of the frontier econometric method to determine a country`s true Comparative Advantage.

Presentations 【 display / non-display

  • Uncertainty and Foreign Direct Investment: revisiting Jardet et al. (2023) and introducing a Firm-Based Uncertainty Index

    ZOKIROV, Yigitali

    French/Japanese Conference Kyoto, Japan  2026.2  松木隆

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    Event date: 2026.2 - 2026.3

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:龍谷大学   Country:Uzbekistan  

  • Revisiting the Effect of Bilateral Investment Treaties on FDI Flows: A Staggered Difference-in-Differences Approach

    Tran, Hinh

    French/Japanese Conference Kyoto, Japan  2026.2  松木隆

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    Event date: 2026.2 - 2026.3

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (keynote)  

    Venue:龍谷大学   Country:Viet Nam  

  • Uncertainty and Foreign Direct Investment: revisiting Jardet et al. (2023) and introducing a Firm-Based Uncertainty Index

    ZOKIROV, Yigitali

    East Asian Economic Association International Convention  2025.11 

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    Event date: 2025.11

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Manila   Country:Philippines  

  • Uncertainty and Foreign Direct Investment: revisiting Jardet et al. (2023) and introducing a Firm-Based Uncertainty Index

    PARSONS, Craig

    Western Economic Association Interntional Conference  2025.6  Maurice Obstfeld, University of California, Berkeley

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    Event date: 2025.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:San Francisco (Marriott), USA   Country:United States  

  • Uncertainty and Sector-specific Foreign Direct Investment: A Comparative Analysis Across a Global Spectrum and East Asian Perspectives

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    Graduate Faculty Seminar  2025.1 

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    Event date: 2025.1

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

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  • 2026   Seminar 2b (Doctoral Programs)

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

  • 2026   Seminar 2a (Doctoral Programs)

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

  • 2026   Seminar 1b (Doctoral Programs)

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

  • 2026   Seminar 1a (Doctoral Programs)

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

  • 2026   Advanced International Trade

    Graduate School of International Social Sciences

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  • External PhD Defense Committee Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

    2024.3  External PhD Committee for Ms. Huma Maqsood

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    Committee type:Other 

  • East Asian Economic Association

    2007.4  Member of International Convention Planning Committee (sometimes co-chair)

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    Committee type:Academic society