Akitoshi Ito

Nanzan University

Professor of Finance

18 Yamazato-cho

Showa-ku

Nagoya 466

United States

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1.

How Did Japanese Investments Influence International Art Prices?

Yale ICF Working Paper No. 03-09, EFA 2005 Moscow Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Jul 2005
Takato Hiraki, Akitoshi Ito, Darius Alexander Spieth and Naoya Takezawa
International University of Japan, Nanzan University, International University of Japan and International University of Japan
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Investor Biases in Japan

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Sep 2003
Takato Hiraki, Hideaki Inoue, Akitoshi Ito, Fumiaki Kuroki and Hiroyuki Masuda
International University of Japan, Nippon Life Insurance Company, Nanzan University, NLI Research Institute and Nissay Information Technology Co, Ltd.
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Foreign investors, Home bias, Institutional investors, Investor familiarity, The Japanese stock market

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Single Versus Multiple Main Bank Relationships: Evidence from Japan

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Sep 2003
Takato Hiraki, Akitoshi Ito and Fumiaki Kuroki
International University of Japan, Nanzan University and NLI Research Institute
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Holdup Costs, Multiple Bank Relationships, Main Bank, Japanese Firms

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The Long-Term Stability of Corporate Capital Structure: Evidence from Japanese Firms

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Akitoshi Ito, Toshitaka Mikabe and Mikiharu Noma
Nanzan University, TOMA Consultants Group Co., Ltd. and Hitotsubashi University - Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy
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leverage, persistence, capital structure, permanent component, bank loans

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R&D Investments and Dividend Policies: Reputation or Flexibility?

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Nov 2016
Kenichi Nagasawa and Akitoshi Ito
Shunan University and Nanzan University
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dividends, R&D, reputation, financial flexibility, and governance

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Financial Conglomeration, IPO Underwriting, and Allocation in Japan

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Financial Conglomeration, IPO Underwriting, and Allocation in Japan

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 20 Jul 2017
Takato Hiraki, Toshiki Honda, Akitoshi Ito and Ming Liu
International University of Japan, Hitotsubashi University - Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Nanzan University and International University of Japan
Downloads 102 (577,969)
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Financial Conglomerates, IPO, Underwriting, Mutual Funds

Financial Conglomeration, IPO Underwriting, and Allocation in Japan

Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) 2018 Conference
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 24 Jan 2018
Takato Hiraki, Toshiki Honda, Akitoshi Ito and Ming Liu
International University of Japan, Hitotsubashi University - Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Nanzan University and International University of Japan
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financial conglomerates, IPOs, underwriting, mutual funds

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Impact of the Corporate Response to Climate Risk on Financial Leverage and Systematic Risk

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 07 Dec 2021
Akitoshi Ito and Kenichi Nagasawa
Nanzan University and Shunan University
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Climate risk, Financial leverage, Operating leverage

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Two-Step Price Adjustments of IPO Book Building in Japan

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 10 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 11 Nov 2021
Takato Hiraki and Akitoshi Ito
International University of Japan and Nanzan University
Downloads 80 (667,226)
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IPO, book building, implicit contract, sentiment

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The Impact of Mature Firms’ R&D Investment on Dividend Policy: Evidence from Japanese Firms

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Dec 2023
Kenichi Nagasawa and Akitoshi Ito
Shunan University and Nanzan University
Downloads 78 (677,086)

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Dividends, Dividend lifecycle hypothesis, R&D, R&D-intensive mature firms

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R&D Investment and Pre-Committed Payouts: An Empirical Analysis Using the R&D Investment-Incentivizing Tax Reform as a Natural Experiment

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 24 Jun 2020
Kenichi Nagasawa and Akitoshi Ito
Shunan University and Nanzan University
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Pre-commitment, R&D Investment, Payout Policies, Agency Problems, Difference-in-Differences

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Bank Borrowing Relationships and Corporate Investments

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 01 Feb 2025
Kazuhiro Kikuchi and Akitoshi Ito
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Nanzan University
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mega bank, main bank, bank loan, investment spikes, financial flexibility

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Corporate Governance and Firm Value in Japan: Evidence from 1985 to 1998

Posted: 11 Aug 2003
Takato Hiraki, Hideaki Inoue, Akitoshi Ito, Fumiaki Kuroki and Hiroyuki Masuda
International University of Japan, Nippon Life Insurance Company, Nanzan University, NLI Research Institute and Nissay Information Technology Co, Ltd.

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