Kentaro Nakajima is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University. His research expertise covers spatial economics. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Tokyo in 2008. Prior to his current position, he was formerly an Associate Professor, Endowed Chair in Regional Economy and Banking (The 77 Bank), Graduate School of Economics, Tohoku University (2008-2010), an Associate Professor at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University (2010-2011), and an Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Tohoku University (2011-2017).
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Human interactions and innovation: The case of the Spanish Influenza pandemic in Japan
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- COVID-19 
- Economic history 
- Productivity and Innovation
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Local labour market effects of offshoring
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- Labour Markets 
- International trade
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Consumer city: Evidence from smartphone data
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- Labour Markets 
- Frontiers of economic research
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Localisation in knowledge-creating activities: Evidence from Japanese patent data
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- Productivity and Innovation
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Distance frictions and firm border effects in knowledge creation: Evidence from Japanese patent data
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- Industrial organisation