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Shinichi Hirota is a Professor at the Faculty of Commerce, School of Commerce at Waseda University, holding a Ph.D. in Economics from Doshisha University (2013) and an MA from the same institution (1987). His academic career spans decades of research and teaching in corporate finance and governance.
Dr. Hirota's educational background includes undergraduate, master's, and doctoral studies at Doshisha University, where he completed his economics education. His research focuses on corporate finance, corporate governance, experimental finance, and asset pricing, with particular interest in how institutional factors shape corporate behavior across different countries.
His scholarly work demonstrates a consistent trajectory examining the relationship between financial systems, corporate governance structures, and firm performance. Recent publications explore cross-country variations in corporate performance, experimental evidence on market behaviors, and stakeholder-oriented approaches to corporate governance. His research employs both theoretical and experimental methodologies, often drawing comparisons between Japanese and international business practices.
Dr. Hirota has been actively involved in numerous research projects funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, including the ongoing 'Financial Systems and Corporate Governance in Japan and the World' (2025-2030). He has authored several books, including 'Corporate Finance and Governance in Stakeholder Society: Beyond Shareholder Capitalism' (2015) and 'Beyond Shareholder Sovereignty: Theory and Empirical Studies of the Stakeholder-Type Corporation' (2012).
As an educator, Dr. Hirota teaches courses in Corporate Finance, Financial Management, and The World's Corporations in a Globalized Society at both graduate and undergraduate levels. His research on global corporate performance, particularly examining how institutional frameworks affect corporate longevity and profitability, represents a significant contribution to understanding diverse capitalist systems worldwide.
