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Kostiantyn Ovsiannikov
My academic interests include labor economics, public economics and experimental economics. In my dissertation, I explored how the pursuit of shareholder-value by management has affected labor policies at large Japanese enterprises.
My current research project funded by the JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) focuses on the market perception of corporate innovations in Japan.
Research Experience
Current2024
Assistant Professor
Research Institute for Future Design Kochi University of Technology- Researching the impact of telework on productivity, creativity, and job satisfaction
- Researching the relationship between HR policies and innovation at Japanese enterprises
Current2021
Associate Researcher
Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS- Theme 1: Asian Capitalisms. Diversity and Institutional Change
20242023
Assistant Professor
Center for Interdisciplinary Research Shohoku College- Designing and implementing Learning Management Systems (LMS)
20232021
Postdoc
School of Economics & Management Kochi University of Technology- Researching the impact of telework on productivity, creativity, and job satisfaction
- Researching the relationship between HR policies and innovation at Japanese enterprises
Teaching Experience
Current2021
Part-Time Lecturer
Transdisciplinary Course Program University of Tübingen20222021
Part-Time Lecturer
College of Humanities and Sciences Nihon University- “Business English” (2nd-year students)
20202019
Part-Time Lecturer
Economics Department Dokkyo University- “Introduction to Economics” (2nd-year students)
- “Microeconomics” (3rd-year students)
Education
20182015
Ph.D., Japanese Studies & Political Economy
University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JP- Dissertation: Japan’s Corporate Governance Reforms. Effects on Corporate Dynamics and Labor-Related Repercussions
- Grant: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)
20142011
M.A., Global Political Economy
University of Kassel Kassel, Hessen, GER- Thesis: The Impact of the ‘Companyist Compromise’ on Japan’s Financialization during 1980-90s
- Grant: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) / Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Peer-Reviewed Publications
2023
COVID-19-associated Income Loss and Job Loss: Evidence from Indonesia
Journal of Asian Economics, 87(101631), 1-14- Elsevier (co-authored with Putra R. & Kotani K.)
2017
Corporate Governance Reforms in Japan: Instilling the New Regime
Cogent Business & Management. 4(1), 1-16- Taylor & Francis Online
Chapters etc.
2023
Japan’s municipalities undergoing a demographic change: A quantitative overview
(co-authored with F. Waldenberger) in Chiavacci, D and Wieczorek, I., editors, Japan 2023: Politics, Economy and Society [Japan 2023: Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft], pages 104-143- Iudicium Verlag, München
2021
Does Tokyo Stock Exchange Appreciate Corporate Innovations? Role of Patents’ Quality and Research Productivity
Preprint available as SocArXiv publication. https:- Preprint
Selected Conference Presentations
2019
The Role of Labor Flexibility in the Pursuit of Innovation Strategies by Established Japanese Companies
Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) 31st Annual Meeting- New School, New York, U.S.
Awards & Grants
20222019
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)- The Role of Labor Flexibility in the Pursuit of Innovation Strategies
2021
European Commission
Seal of Excellence H2020-MSCA-IF-2020- The Role of Employment Policies and Corporate Governance in the Pursuit of Innovation Strategies: Comparative Analysis of France, Germany and Japan
2018
Foundation France-Japon/SASE
Best Paper Award Doshisha University, Kyoto- Impact of Shareholder-Value Pursuit on Labor Policies at Japanese Joint-Stock Companies: Case of Nikkei Index 400
Other academic activities
2023
Invited Lecturer
M.A. Program in Sustainable Development Goals University of Tsukuba- “Topics in Eastern European History” (intensive course)
20212017
Paper Reviewer
- Asian Business and Management (Palgrave Macmillan)
- Economics of Innovation and New Technology (Taylor & Francis Online)
- Japanese Economic Review (Springer)
20192018
Editor
- Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) Newsletter
Language certificates
2019
JLPT N2
Japanese Language Test- Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES)
2013
TestDaF 4 (C1)
German Language Test- TestDaF-Institut
2011
TOEFL iBT: 109/120
English Language Test- Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Software skills
Current2017
R Programming Language
Statistical software- Statistical analysis and visualization packages
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) packages
- Text mining packages
Current2022
Python Programming Language
Statistical software- “oTree” - package for designing economic experiments