Hi, I’m Koki Okumura, and I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
My research focuses on Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, Firm Dynamics, and Innovation.
Beginning in Fall 2026, I will join the Department of Economics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) as an Assistant Professor.
Download my CV here. You can reach me at k.okumura1201@gmail.com.
"Ownership Structure and Economic Growth" (Job Market Paper) [Slides]
"Inventor Mobility, Knowledge Diffusion, and Growth" with Yasutaka Koike-Mori and Toshitaka Maruyama
The 2023 Moriguchi Prize by the Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University
"Production Networks and R&D Allocation" with Yasutaka Koike-Mori
"Dynamic Oligopoly and Innovation: A Quantitative Analysis of Technology Spillovers and Product Market Competition" with Hugo Hopenhayn
"Knowledge Creation and Diffusion with Limited Appropriation" with Hugo Hopenhayn and Liyan Shi
"The Aging Society, Savings Rates, and Regional Flow of Funds in Japan" with Shin-ichi Fukuda. Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2021.
"Regional Convergence under Declining Population: The Case of Japan" with Shin-ichi Fukuda. Japan and the World Economy, 2020.