Time Zones, Communications Networks, and International Trade (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415593120)

Toru Kikuchi is Professor of Economics at the Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan. He began his study of economics at Otaru University of Commerce, Japan. After earning a Ph.D. in Economics from Kobe University, he began teaching at Kobe University at 1995 and was promoted to full Professor in 2009. He regularly teaches in both undergraduate and graduate courses in international economics.

His main research field is the theory of international trade under increasing returns and imperfect competition. Recently, his research has focused on the relationship between communications networks and time zone differences. His research papers have appeared in scholarly journals such as Canadian Journal of Economics, Economic Modelling, Japanese Economic Review, Journal of Economics, Manchester School, Open Economies Review, Review of Development Economics, and Review of International Economics.