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OTCHIA Christian samen
 
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Graduate School of International Development Department of International Development and Cooperation Associate professor
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Graduate School of International Development
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Associate professor
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My research interests lie in the areas of development economics, industrial policy, and labor economics. My general approach is the use of statistics and computable general equilibrium (CGE) models to study poverty, inequality, the relation between economic growth and structural change, and industrial policy under globalization. My work includes contributions to the development of analytical tools for policy evaluation in developing countries. My contribution on CGE models and inclusive growth was recognized with the 2013 Flash Session Price from the International Input-Output Association. More recently, I received the 2016 Lawrence R. Klein Award from the Pan Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies as well as the First Thomas Rutherford GAMS Prize which is awarded by both GAMS corporation and the Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University, for my work on CGE and microsimulation models. Currently, my focus is to use field experiments to analyze how socioemotional skills affect the labor market in terms of jobs, entrepreneurship, and earnings in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Degree 3

  1. PhD in International Development （ 2015.3   Nagoya University ） 

  2. MA in International Development （ 2012.3   Nagoya University ） 

  3. BA in Mathematical Economics （ 2006.7   University of Kinshasa ） 

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Research Interests 5

  1. Behavioral and experimental economics

  2. Poverty and income distribution

  3. Industrial development policy

  4. Social accounting matrix (SAM) modeling

  5. Computable general equilibrium (CGE) microsimulation modeling

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Research Areas 4

  1. Humanities & Social Sciences / Economic statistics

  2. Humanities & Social Sciences / Economic policy

  3. Humanities & Social Sciences / Economic theory

  4. Humanities & Social Sciences / Area studies

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Current Research Project and SDGs 2

  1. From Resource-Led Export Booms to Pro-Poor Growth: Reformulating Industrial Policy in Africa

  2. Skills assessment of industrial human resources and TVET curriculum evaluation in Africa

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Research History 7

  1. Kwansei Gakuin University   School of International Studies   Associate Professor

    2017.4 - 2018.10

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    Country：Japan

  2. Nagoya University   School of International Development   Postdoctoral Fellow

    2015.10 - 2017.3

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    Country：Japan

  3. Nagoya University of foreign Studies   Lecturer

    2015.4 - 2016.3

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    Country：Japan

  4. Aichi Prefectural University   Lecturer

    2013.4 - 2016.3

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    Country：Japan

  5. Millicom International Cellular Group   Research, Intelligence and Innovation Manager

    2008.5 - 2009.3

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    Country：Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

  6. University of Kinshasa   Department of Economics   Lecturer

    2007.3 - 2009.3

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    Country：Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

  7. Bureau d'Etudes Marketing   Market Research Manager

    2006.2 - 2008.5

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    Country：Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

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Education 3

  1. Nagoya University   Graduate School, Division of International Development

    2012.4 - 2015.3

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    Country： Japan

  2. Nagoya University   Graduate School, Division of International Studies

    2010.4 - 2012.3

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    Country： Japan

  3. University of Kinshasa   Faculty of Economics

    2001.9 - 2006.6

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    Country： Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

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Professional Memberships 7

  1. American Economic Association   Member

  2. International Input-Output Association   Member

  3. The Japan Society for International Development   Member

  4. Japan Society for Afrasian Studies

  5. Pan Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies, PAPAIOS   Member

  6. African Finance and Economics Association

  7. Japan Association for African Studies

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Awards 3

  1. Lawrence Klein Award

    2016.10   Pan Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies  

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    Award type：Award from international society, conference, symposium, etc.  Country：Japan

  2. Thomas Rutherford Award

    2016.3   GAMS corporation and the Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University  

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    Award type：Award from international society, conference, symposium, etc.  Country：United States

  3. Flash Session Winner Price

    2013.7   International Input-Output Association  

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    Award type：Award from international society, conference, symposium, etc.  Country：Japan

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Papers 32

  1. The Political Economy of Japan Development Assistance to Africa: An Empirical Test of the Origin of TICAD Invited Reviewed International coauthorship

    Christian Otchia; Rehema Karata; Jean Fidele Sie

    Journal of Asian and African Studies     2025.3

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  2. Disrupted development in the Congo: the fragile foundations of the African Mining Consensus (by Ben Radley, Oxford, Oxford University Press, UK, 2024, 224 pp., $100 (hardcover), ISBN 9780192849052) Invited Reviewed

    Christian Otchia

    The Journal of Peasant Studies     2024.10

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  3. Input subsidies and women entrepreneurship: Evidence from Tanzania Reviewed

    KARATA Rehema Mussa; OTCHIA Christian Samen

    Journal of African Development   Vol. 25 ( 1 ) page： 1 - 21   2024.7

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrideve.25.1.0001

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrideve.25.1.0001

  4. Communication Skills at the Heart of Earnings and Skills Transfer: Evidence from Apparel Industry in Ethiopia Reviewed International coauthorship

    Deresse Fekadu Nigussie; OTCHIA Christian Samen

    Journal of African Business     page： 1 - 20   2024.4

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2337351

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1080/15228916.2024.2337351

  5. The Impact of Special Economic Zones on Structural Change Reviewed International coauthorship

    Otchia Christian Samen; Bangkit Wiryawan

    The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development     2024.1

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2024.2309927

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2024.2309927

  6. Building Human Capital in Conflict-affected Countries : Evidence from a Large-Scale Adult Literacy Program in Afghanistan Reviewed International coauthorship

    Yuji Utsumi, Christian S. Otchia

    Forum of International Development Studies   Vol. 54 ( Special Issue.7 ) page： 129 - 148   2023.8

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.18999/forids.54special.7

    Other Link： https://nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2007157

  7. The effects of free primary education in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A difference-in-differences approach Reviewed

    Oasis Kodila-Tedika, Christian S. Otchia

    Review of Development Economics   Vol. 26 ( 4 ) page： 2109 - 2120   2022.8

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12922

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12922

  8. Identifying Sources of Job Creation in Africa Reviewed

    OTCHIA Christian Samen

    Journal of African Business     2022.3

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  9. The legacy of the reformasi: the role of local government spending on industrial development in a decentralized Indonesia Invited Reviewed International coauthorship

    Christian S. Otchia; Bangkit A Wiryawan

    Journal of Economic Structures   Vol. 11 ( 3 ) page： 1-19   2022.3

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1186/s40008-022-00262-y

  10. Differential effects of schooling and cognitive and non-cognitive skills on labour market outcomes: The case of the garment industry Invited Reviewed International coauthorship

    OTCHIA Samen Christian; Shoko Yamada

    International Journal of Training and Development   Vol. 26 ( 1 ) page： 145 - 162   2022.3

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    DOI： 10.1111/ijtd.12252

  11. What is driving private investment growth in Africa? New evidence from firm-level panel data Reviewed

    OTCHIA Christian Samen

    Journal of Eastern African Studies     2022.3

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  12. Mobile Money and Structural Transformation : Evidence from Tanzania Reviewed

    OTCHIA Christian samen; Rehema Karata

    ASC-TUFS Working Papers Series   Vol. Vol.2 (2022)   page： 165 - 177   2021.12

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.51062/ascwp.2.0_165

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.51062/ascwp.2.0_165

  13. Place-based policies and the future of industrial policy in Africa Reviewed

    Christian S. Otchia

    Journal of African Studies   Vol. 100   2021.12

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  14. Returns to education, school-to-job transition, and sorting into self-employment: Evidence from Urban Ghana Reviewed

    OTCHIA Christian samen

    Progress in development studies   Vol. 21 ( 1 ) page： 51 - 67   2021.6

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1177/14649934211003464

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1177/14649934211003464

  15. Spatial Propagation of COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo Invited Reviewed

    OTCHIA Christian samen

    Africa Report   Vol. No.59 (2021年)   page： 49 - 64   2021.3

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    DOI： doi.org/10.24765/africareport.59.0_49

  16. African lions on the move: Can policies, institutions, and endowments explain the growth of climbing countries? Reviewed

    OTCHIA Christian samen

    ASC-TUFS Working Papers Series   Vol. Vol.1 (2021)   page： 21 - 43   2021.3

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    DOI： 10.15026/99982

  17. Industrial growth in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from machine learning with insights from nightlight satellite images Reviewed

    Christian Otchia, Simplice Asongu

    Journal of Economic Studies   Vol. Vol. ahead-of-print   page： No. ahead-of-print   2020.12

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-05-2020-0201

  18. Perception gaps on employable skills between technical and vocational education and training (TVET) teachers and students: the case of the garment sector in Ethiopia Reviewed

    Shoko Yamada, Christian S. Otchia

    Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning     2020.4

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-08-2019-0105

  19. Reconciling heterogeneous results on the returns to skills in Africa Reviewed

    Otchia Christian Samen, Yamada Shoko

    Journal of Education and Work     2019.9

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    DOI： 10.1080/13639080.2019.1662382

  20. Interactions between vocational and attitudinal skills in labour market outcomes: findings from the skills' assessment of garment factory workers in Ethiopia Reviewed

    Otchia Christian Samen, Shoko Yamada

    Journal of Vocational Education & Training     2019.8

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    DOI： 10.1080/13636820.2019.1652675

  21. On Promoting Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Africa: Evidence from Ghana and Kenya Reviewed

    Christian Otchia

    Economics Bulletin   Vol. 39 ( 2 ) page： 908-918   2019.4

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  22. Domestic agricultural value chain development and pro-poor growth: A computable general equilibrium microsimulation application for the Democratic Republic of Congo Reviewed

    Christian Otchia

    Review of Development Economics   Vol. 23 ( 1 ) page： 475-500   2019.2

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  23. Commodity booms will not last forever: Implications and recommendations for the Democratic Republic of Congo Reviewed

    Christian Otchia

    The Extractive Industries and Society   Vol. 6 ( 2 ) page： 261-634   2018.12

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    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2018.12.006

  24. First come, first served: Economic reform and corporate investment in Africa Reviewed

    Christian Otchia

    Africagrowth Agenda   Vol. 15 ( 4 ) page： 16-18   2018.12

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  25. The Effect of Non-cognitive Skills on Comprehensive Capacities of Workers: KAIZEN Education and Workers of Garment Industry in Ethiopia Reviewed

    Yamada Shoko, Otchia Christian Samen

    Journal of International Development Studies   Vol. 27 ( 2 ) page： 22   2018.11

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  26. Domestic agricultural value chain development and pro-poor growth: A computable general equilibrium microsimulation application for the Democratic Republic of Congo Reviewed

    OTCHIA Christian

    Review of Development Economics     page： 1–26   2018.10

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    DOI： 10.1111/rode.12557

  27. Explaining differing perceptions of employees' skill needs: the case of garment workers in Ethiopia

    Yamada Shoko, Otchia Christian Samen, Taniguchi Kyoko

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT   Vol. 22 ( 1 ) page： 51-68   2018.3

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    DOI： 10.1111/ijtd.12118

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  28. Water Use Charge System and Basin Management in Korea: Effect of Water Use Charge System using CGE model Reviewed

    Meisong Jiang, OTCHIA Christian Samen, Kiyoshi Fujikawa, Soocheol Lee, and Chang-Gui Park

    The Meijo Review   Vol. 17 ( 1 ) page： 27-40   2016.8

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  29. Mining-based growth and productive transformation in the Democratic Republic of Congo: What can an African lion learn from an Asian tiger? Reviewed

    Otchia Christian Samen

    Resources Policy   Vol. 45   page： 227-238   2015.6

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    DOI： 10.1016/j.resourpol.2015.06.003

  30. Agriculture Modernization, Technological Change and Pro-poor Growth: Policy Options for the Democratic Republic of Congo Reviewed

    Otchia Christian Samen

    Journal of Economic Structures   Vol. 3   page： 1-43   2014.12

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    DOI： 10.1186/s40008-014-0008-x

  31. How could Industrial Structure Guide the Choice of Development Strategy? A Field of Influence Analysis for the Democratic Republic of Congo Reviewed

    Otchia Christian Samen

    International Journal of Economic Policy Studies   Vol. 8   page： 89-112   2013.9

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  32. An Integrated Approach to Trade Policy, Poverty and Income Distribution in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A CGE-Microsimulation Analysis Reviewed

    Otchia Christian Samen

    Journal of International Development Studies   Vol. 22 ( 1 ) page： 39-53   2013.3

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Books 8

  1. Designing Integrated Industrial Policies Volume I For Inclusive Development in Asia

    Shigeru Thomas Otsubo, Christian Samen Otchia（ Role： Joint editor）

    Routledge  2020.11  （ ISBN:9780367896355 ）

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    Total pages：417   Language：English

    This comprehensive reference work gives an overview of the industrial development and current state of industrialization and deindustrialization in Asia, specifically Southeast Asia and China. It introduces typologies of industrial policies and discusses the manufacturing sector and its evolving role in the region. Designing Integrated Industrial Policies examines the integration of SMEs in global value chains and provides macro-econometric and firm-based micro-econometric analyses of (de)industrialization.

    This book will be a very useful reference particularly as a how-to guide on industrial promotion and designing integrated industrial policies not only for economic growth and job creation but also for "inclusive" development. It presents country cases and illustrates useful tools for industrial policy simulation and for evidence-based policy making through these concrete examples.

    Other Link： https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Shigeru-Thomas-Otsubo/dp/0367896354

  2. Designing Integrated Industrial Policies Volume II For Inclusive Development in Africa and Asia

    Shigeru Thomas Otsubo, Christian Samen Otchia（ Role： Joint editor）

    Routledge  2020.11  （ ISBN:9780367896379 ）

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    Total pages：295   Language：English Book type：Scholarly book

    Very little has been written on industrialization and deindustrialization in Asia and Africa. This reference work sheds illuminating light upon the industrial development in Asia and Africa. It also provides an in-depth look into China's engagement and migrant labour in Africa. The book also addresses the roles of public-private partnership (PPP) and international development cooperation and how they are fundamental to industrialization in Asia and Africa.

    Designing Integrated Industrial Policies will be a very useful reference particularly as a how-to guide on industrial promotion and designing integrated industrial policies not only for economic growth and job creation but also for "inclusive" development. It comes with country cases and illustrates useful tools for industrial policy simulation and for evidence-based policy making through these concrete examples.

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  3. Resilience Under Pressure: The Impact of COVID-19 on Self-Esteem Among Vulnerable Women in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk -Collecting grassroots voices in Africa under COVID-19)

    Christian Otchia; Kazuyo Hanai; Jean-Claude Maswana; Akemi Ishikawa（ Role： Contributor）

    Springer Nature  2025.3 

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  4. Risk Perceptions of COVID-19 in Seven African Countries (Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk -Collecting grassroots voices in Africa under COVID-19)

    Christian Otchia; Kazuyo Hanai（ Role： Contributor）

    Springer Nature  2025.3 

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  5. Establishing Misinformation as a Key Downside Risk (Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk -Collecting grassroots voices in Africa under COVID-19)

    Christian Otchia（ Role： Contributor）

    Springer Nature  2025.3 

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  6. 途上国の産業人材育成－持続可能な経済成長と貧困削減に向けて（仮題）

    山田肖子、大野泉, （ Role： Contributor）

    日本評論社  2021.3 

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  7. Développement économique et sécurité en République Démocratique du Congo

    Jean-Claude Maswana, Christian Otchia, Masako Yonekawa, Kazuyo Hanai（ Role： Joint editor）

    L'Harmattan  2018.10  （ ISBN:9782343156286 ）

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  8. Financial inclusion for poverty alleviation: Banking on the unbanked

    Essam Yassin Mohammed, Zenebe Bashaw Uraguchi, Otchia Christian Samen（ Role： Contributor）

    Routledge  2017.12  （ ISBN:9781351595124 ）

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Presentations 46

  1. The impact of Christian missions on education in the DRC International coauthorship International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    9th Conference of the Circle of Congolese Economists   2024.12.14  Cercle des Economistes Congolais

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    Event date： 2024.12

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Venue：online  

  2. Cross-Border Spillover Effects of Special Economic Zones International coauthorship International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    The 23rd International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association  2024.12.7  Japan Economic Policy Association

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    Event date： 2024.12

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Chiba Campus, Shukutoku University   Country：Japan  

  3. SDGs Reconsidered: South Asian Experience Invited International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    The 35th JASID Annual Conference  2024.11.9  JASID

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    Event date： 2024.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

    Venue：HOSEI University   Country：Japan  

  4. The Political Economy of Japan’s Development Assistance to Africa: An Empirical Test of the Origin of TICAD Invited International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    The 35th JASID Annual Conference  2024.11.9  JASID

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    Event date： 2024.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：HOSEI University   Country：Japan  

  5. Research and innovation to accelerate economic diversification in Central and East Africa Invited International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    2024 Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior officials and Exports (ICSOE)  2024.10.16 

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    Event date： 2024.10

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  6. Agricultural Development-Led Industrialization and Economic Growth Invited International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy (SEPIP) 2024  2024.10.15  Otsim Technical University; International Balkan University

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    Event date： 2024.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

  7. The Political Economy of Japan’s Development Assistance to Africa: An Empirical Test of the Origin of TICAD Invited

    Christian S. Otchia

    Japan Society for Afrasian Studies 2024 Annual International Conference  2024.9.28  Japan Society for Afrasian Studies

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    Event date： 2024.9

    Language：English   Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

    Venue：Ritsumeikan University   Country：Japan  

  8. The impact of Christian missions on education in the DRC International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    8th Conference of the Circle of Congolese Economists   2023.12.16  Cercle des Economistes Congolais

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    Event date： 2023.12

    Language：French   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Venue：online  

  9. SDGs Reexamined-Lessons Learned from African Experience Invited International coauthorship International conference

    OTCHIA Christian Samen

    34th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for International Development  2023.11.11  The Japanese Society of International Development

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    Event date： 2023.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Venue：Sophia University   Country：Japan  

  10. Recent Trends in Industrial Policy Invited International conference

    OTCHIA Christian Samen

    Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy (SEPIP) 2023  2023.10.12  Otsim Technical University; International Balkan University

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    Event date： 2023.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

  11. Redefining Development: Examining Alternative Approaches in Africa and Asia

    Japan Society for Afrasian Studies 2023 Annual International Conference  2023.10.7  Japan Society for Afrasian Studies

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    Event date： 2023.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

    Venue：Aichi Gakuin University   Country：Japan  

  12. Economic Transformation with Digitalization and Technology Invited International coauthorship International conference

    UNDP-UTokyo IFI Roundtable  2023.7.20  Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), the University of Tokyo & United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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    Event date： 2023.7

    Language：English   Presentation type：Symposium, workshop panel (nominated)  

    Venue：Ito International Research Centre, Hongo Campus, the University of Tokyo   Country：Japan  

  13. Visits of Chinese Officials and Chinese Investments in Africa International conference

    OTCHIA Christian Samen

    The 24th JASID Spring Conference  2023.6.10  The Japan Society for International Development

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    Event date： 2023.6

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Akita City Cultural Creation Centre   Country：Japan  

  14. Perspectives on the study and teaching of Africa through economic lenses Invited International conference

    OTCHIA Christian Samen

    Africa Weeks Youth Conference  2023.5.20  Sophia University

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    Event date： 2023.5

    Language：English   Presentation type：Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

    Country：Japan  

  15. Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk Invited International coauthorship International conference

    OTCHIA Christian Samen

    The Japan Association for African Studies the 60th Annual Conference  2023.5.13  The Japan Association for African Studies

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    Event date： 2023.5

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Venue：Makuhari International Training Center, Chiba)   Country：Japan  

  16. The Impact of Special Economic Zones on Structural Change International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    The 33rd JASID Annual Conference  2022.12.3  The Japan Society for International Development

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    Event date： 2022.12

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Meiji University   Country：Japan  

    Other Link： https://confit.atlas.jp/guide/event/jasid2022annual/top

  17. The Impact of Special Economic Zones on Structural Change International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    7th Conference of the Circle of Congolese Economists   2022.12.3  Cercle des Economistes Congolais

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    Event date： 2022.12

    Language：French   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：online  

  18. The Impact of Special Economic Zones on Structural Change Invited International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    The 21st International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association  2022.11.19  Japan Economic Policy Association

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    Event date： 2022.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Kobe University   Country：Japan  

    Other Link： http://jepa.jpn.org/en/jepa2022/

  19. Industrializing Africa: Opportunities and Challenges Invited

    Christian S. Otchia

    Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy (SEPIP) 2022  2022.10.11  Ostim Technical University

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    Event date： 2022.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Venue：Online  

    Other Link： https://www.ostimteknik.edu.tr/sepip-2022-1584

  20. New Evidence on Special Economic Zones and Structural Change International conference

    Christian S. Otchia

    Second Young Scholars Conference on Structural Change and Industrial Policy in Africa  2022.6.22  South African Research Chair in Industrial Development (SARChI)

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    Event date： 2022.6

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Online  

  21. Electric battery manufacturing: A game changer for the Democratic Republic of Congo International conference

    Christian S. otchia

    25th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis  2022.6.10  Center for Global Trade Analysis

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    Event date： 2022.6

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Online  

    Other Link： https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/events/conferences/2022/index.aspx

  22. Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Burkina Faso International conference

    Otchia Christian Samen

    6th International Conference on Economic Structures 2022  2022.3.19  Pan Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies

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    Event date： 2022.3

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Yokohama-City, Japan   Country：Japan  

  23. Post-election violence and the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo International conference

    Otchia Christian Samen

    The Allied Social Sciences Associations (ASSA) Annual Meeting  2022.1.4 

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    Event date： 2022.1

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：United States  

  24. Economic development and industrialization in Africa and developing Asia Invited International conference

    OTCHIA Christian Samen

    Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy Conference SEPIP 2021  2021.11.13  OSTİM Technical University

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    Event date： 2021.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：OSTİM Technical University, Ankara, Turkey & Online   Country：Turkey  

  25. Spatial Propagation of COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo Invited International conference

    OTCHIA Christian Samen

    African People in Corona: Reports from 6 Countries  2021.7.5  IDE-JETRO

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    Event date： 2021.7

    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Online   Country：Japan  

    Other Link： https://www.ide.go.jp/Japanese/Event/Seminar/210705.html

  26. Human Resource Development and Career Ladder: The case of Ethiopian Industrial Parks International conference

    OTCHIA Christian Samen

    JASID Spring Conference  2021.6.12  Japan Society for International Development

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    Event date： 2021.6

    Language：English   Presentation type：Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

    Venue：Online   Country：Japan  

  27. Kyoto University International Symposium on "Innovation for Sustainable Development in Africa" Invited International conference

    Otchia Samen Christian

    Unlocking the Potential of Intraregional Trade in Central Africa:Promoting Sustainable Development with New Innovation Policy 

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    Event date： 2021.2

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Japan  

  28. COVID-19 and beyond: A Perspective from Japan and South Africa Invited International conference

    Otchia Christian samen

    JSAS 2020 Conference  2020.7.4  Japan Society for Afrasian Studies

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    Event date： 2020.7

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (keynote)  

    Venue：Online (Zoom)   Country：Japan  

  29. Macroeconomic and distributional consequences of premature deindustrialization in Chad: A CGE analysis International conference

    OTCHIA Christian samen

    the 23rd Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (Virtual Conference) 

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    Event date： 2020.6

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：United States  

  30. Combining on-the-job training with mentoring leads to success in the labor market: Evidence from Ethiopia International conference

    Otchia Christian

    The 4th International Conference on Economic Structures 

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    Event date： 2020.3

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Japan  

  31. Designing industrial policy in Africa Invited International conference

    Otchia Christian

    International workshop on industrialization in Central Africa 

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    Event date： 2020.3

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Country：Chad  

  32. Belt and Road Initiative and development in Africa: A comment Invited International conference

    Otchia Christian

    International symposium on the Belt and Road  

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    Event date： 2020.3

    Language：English  

    Country：Japan  

  33. Africa's manufacturing development under the rise of China: Threat or opportunity? International conference

    Otchia Christian

    The Allied Social Sciences Associations (ASSA) Annual Meeting 

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    Event date： 2020.1

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：United States  

  34. Skills and gender starting wage-gap in special economic zones: Evidence from Ethiopia International conference

    Otchia Christian

    JASID-JAHSS Joint International Conference 2019 

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    Event date： 2019.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Japan  

  35. Industrial growth with poverty reduction and equity? Evidence from nighttime lights data in Vietnam International conference

    Yamada Takahiro ; Otchia Christian

    WIDER Development Conference on Transforming economies - for better jobs 

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    Event date： 2019.9

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Thailand  

  36. Managing TVET Systems to Meet the Demand for Changing Skills and Trends Invited International conference

    Otchia Christian Samen

    The 2nd International TVET Conference 

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    Event date： 2019.7

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Country：Ethiopia  

  37. Structural change and premature deindustrialization in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970-2013: An Input-Output Perspective International conference

    Otchia Christian Samen

    27th International Input-Output Conference 

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    Event date： 2019.6 - 2019.7

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：United Kingdom  

  38. Youth Employment under Economic Growth in sub-Saharan Africa: School-to-transitions in urban Ghana and Kenya

    Otchia Christian Samen

    The 20th JASID Spring Conference  

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    Event date： 2019.6

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Japan  

  39. Industrial growth with poverty reduction and equity? Evidence from nighttime lights data in Vietnam International conference

    Otchia Christian

    The 15th International Symposium on Econometric Theory and Applications 

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    Event date： 2019.6

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Japan  

  40. 非認知的能力が職能に及ぼす影響－エチオピア縫製業労働者に見るカイゼン教育の効果

    山田 肖子； クリスチャン S オチア

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    Event date： 2018.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Japan  

  41. Mechanisms and Impacts of Innovation on Firm Survival: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa International conference

    Otchia Christian Samen

    The 17th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association 

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    Event date： 2018.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Japan  

  42. Forging ahead with an Afro-Asian Studies Initiative in Japan Invited

    Otchia Christian Samen

    Japan Society for Afrasian Studies 

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    Event date： 2018.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

    Country：Japan  

  43. School-to-job transition, returns to education, and sorting into self-employment: Evidence from Urban Ghana Invited International conference

    Otchia Christian Samen

    Faculty Training Seminar Guangzhou 2018 

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    Event date： 2018.6

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：China  

  44. China in 2025: Implications for Africa International conference

    Otchia Christian Samen

    International Conference on Economic Structures 2018 

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    Event date： 2018.3

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Japan  

  45. Perception differential between TVET trainers and trainees on employability skills in Ethiopia: The case of garment Sector International conference

    Otchia Christian Samen

    The 28th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for International Development 

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    Event date： 2017.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Japan  

  46. Explaining Africa's productivity gaps across time and space International conference

    Otchia Christian Samen

    The 18th Spring Conference for the Japan Society for International Development (JASID) 

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    Event date： 2017.6

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country：Japan  

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Research Project for Joint Research, Competitive Funding, etc. 3

  1. Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk -Collecting grassroots voices in Africa under COVID-19 International coauthorship

    2021.12 - 2024.11

    Kazuyo Hanai

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    Authorship：Coinvestigator(s)  Grant type：Competitive

    Grant amount：\30000000

  2. エチオピアにおける労働者の生産性向上のための研究－アダマ工業団地のケース－

    2018.10 - 2019.3

    学内共同研究 

  3. ディーセント・ワークにつながる知識と技能：開発途上国における職業教育課程(TVET)修了労働者の技能測定モジュールの開発とカリキュラム評価

    2017.7 - 2020.3

    地球規模課題解決に資する国際協力プログラム(GGS)  

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    Grant type：Competitive

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KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) 3

  1. From Resource-Led Export Booms to Pro-Poor Growth: Reformulating Industrial Policy in Africa

    2018.4 - 2021.3

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 

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    Authorship：Principal investigator 

  2. Skills Development of Youths in Africa: An Interdisciplinary Examination of the Gap between Training and Employment

    2015.4 - 2018.3

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)

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    Authorship：Coinvestigator(s) 

  3. Designing Integrated Industrial Policies for Pro-Poor Growth under Globalization: Promoting Surviving Industries in Developing Countries in Asia and Africa with New Public-Private Partnership

    2015.4 - 2018.3

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)

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    Authorship：Coinvestigator(s) 

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Teaching Experience (On-campus) 3

  1. Development Microeconomics

    2019

  2. Industrial Development

    2019

  3. Development Microeconomics

    2018

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Academic Activities 1

  1. Editor of the International Journal of African Studies

    Role(s)：Supervision (editorial)

    Japan Society for Afrasian Studies  2020.10

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