KARAVASILEV, Yani
Associate Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University and Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Institute of Research
（As of 04/01/2024）
Research theme
- Economic Development, Foreign Direct Investment, International HRM, the Asian and Japanese Economies
Educational background
- Osaka University, School of International Public Policy (Ph.D.)
- University College London (M.A.)
- Jacobs University (B.A.)
Career
- 2024 to date Associate Professor, Kwansei Gakuin Univeristy
- 2020-2024 Lecturer, Kyoto Bunkyo University
- 2019 to date Researcher, Asia Pacific Institute of Research
- 2019 to date Adjunct Lecturer, Osaka Gakuin University
- 2019 to date Adjunct Lecturer, Osaka University of Commerce
- 2018-2020 Adjunct Lecturer, Kyoto Seika University
- 2017-2018 Assistant Professor, Osaka University
- 2014-2017 Research and Teaching Assistant, Osaka University
- 2014-2014 MP Assistant, European Parliament (Brussels)
- 2013-2014 Intern, United Nations Development Programme (New York)
Journal Articles and Papers
- 【Publications】
- “Household debt and real estate bubbles in the Asia-Pacific” (2024) Kansai and the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook 2023-24: 26-34. *
- “The rise of the Asian middle class: opportunities and challenges” (2023) Kansai and the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook 2022-23: 26-34. *
- “China’s rise as the world’s top creditor nation: the risks and the outlook” (2022) Kansai and the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook 2021-22: 56-67. *
- “The Future Centers of Economic Growth in Asia” (2021) Kansai and the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook 2020-21: 70-86. *
- “Deciphering Overtourism Perceptions in Kansai: A Comparison with Europe” (2020) Kansai and the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook 2019-20: 235-249. *
- “Attracting Foreign Workers and Foresting Entrepreneurship in Japan and Kansai” (2020) Kansai and the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook 2019-20: 188-207. *
- “Solutions to Overtourism in Kansai: Lessons from Europe” (2020) APIR Trend Watch No. 60 (available in Japanese only).
- “Job fairs and company attractiveness perceptions: evidence from Japanese companies recruiting overseas” (2019) OSIPP Discussion Paper (with Chika Yamanami and Miki Kohara).
- “The Changing Patterns of Inward FDI in Japan” (2019) Kansai and the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook 2018-19: 115-126.
- “Political stability and foreign direct investment in SADC: a love-hate relationship” (2015) Southern African Peace and Security Studies 4 (2): 5-40.
- “Estimating the impact of inward offshore industry outsourcing on developing economies” (2015) Osaka Economic Papers 65 (1): 35-64 (with Shigeharu Nomura).
- “The effects of small versus large-scale privatization on GDP Growth in EU transition economies” (2013) International Public Policy Studies 18(1): 269-284.
- 【Media articles (in Japanese)】
- “What is Buddhist Economics?” (2023) KBU Sanbou Newsletter No. 9.
- “The determinants of Japanese people’s changing physique” (2022) Kyodo Weekly.
- “Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected marriage rates?” (2022) Kyodo Weekly.
- “Food delivery services and ‘safety first’” (2021) Kyodo Weekly.
- “How has Japan’s university education changed in recent years?” (2021) Kyodo Weekly.
- “Biafra: the unaccomplished dream of the largest stateless nation” (2020) Global News View.
- “The ship dismantling industry in South Asia” (2018) Global News View.
- “Bulgaria: the fastest shrinking country in the world” (2017) Global News View.
- “The nexus between trade volume and media coverage: evidence from the Nikkei newspaper” (2017) Global News View.
- Note: Articles with an asterisk（*）have been published twice, in English and in Japanese, in separate editions of APIR’s Economic Outlook.
Conference Presentations
- “Job fairs and company attractiveness perceptions,” The16th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, Taipei, Taiwan (10/2018)
- “Job fairs and company attractiveness perceptions,” The 9th International Research Meeting in Business and Management, Nice, France (07/2018)
- “Remittances vs FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa,” African Peace and Security Conference, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan (05/2018)
- “The political economy of UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription,” International Conference on Historical Heritage and Security, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan (11/2017)
- “Political stability and foreign direct investment in SADC,” SACCPS/CEAPS Conference 2016, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa (02/2016)
- “The impact of inward offshore industry outsourcing on developing economies,” The 14th International Convention of the East Asian Economic Association, Bangkok, Thailand (11/2014)
- “The impact of inward offshore industry outsourcing on developing economies,” The 73rd Conference of the Japan Society of International Economics, Kyoto, Japan (10/2014)
- “The impact of inward offshore industry outsourcing on developing economies,” The 12th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association, Sapporo, Japan (10/2013)
所属学会
- Japanese Economic Association
- East Asian Economic Association
- Japan Society of International Economics
- Kansai Labor Research Association
