Research interests/expertise

• The Japanese economy, particularly banking, macro-economic policy and corporate governance. Banking and financial crisis.

Current Projects

• Banking restructuring in Japan and post-crisis Asia
• Electronic finance in Asia-Pacific region

Recent Publications

• Corbett, J.; Jenkinson, T. (1996), 'The financing of Industry, 1970-89: an international comparison'.
  Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Vol. 10(1), 71-96.
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• Corbett, J.; Vines, D. (1999), 'Asian Currency and Financial Crises: Lessons from Vulnerability, Crisis and Collapse'.
  The World Economy, Vol. 22(2), 155-77.
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• Corbett, J.; Mitchell, J. (2000), 'Bank Crises and Bank Rescues: The Effect of Reputation'.
  Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Vol. 32(3), 474-513.
  Online publication not available.
• Corbett, J. (2000), 'Special Issue: Japan'.
  Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 16, Corbett, J.; Boltho, A. (ed),
  Online publication not available.
• Corbett, J. (2003), 'Structural Impediments to Growth in Japan'.
  Corbett, J.; Blomstrom, M.; Hayashi, F.; Kashyap, A. (ed), Chicago University Press for NBER,
  Online publication not available.

Selected Publications

• *with David Vines, "The Asian Crisis: Lessons from the Collapse of Financial Systems, Exchange Rates, and Macroeconomic Policy", in Agenor, Miller, Vines and Weber (eds), The Asian Financial Crisis: Causes, Contagion and Consequences, Cambridge University Press for CEPR, 1999.
• with Janet Mitchell, "Bank Crises and Bank Rescues: The Effect of Reputation", Journal of Money Credit and Banking, August 2000 (also appearing as CEPR, DP 2453).
• with Andrea Boltho, "The Assessment", Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol 16 , Summer 2000.

Teaching

• Japanese Economy and Economic Policy, Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Asian Studies
• Readings in Japanese, Japan Centre, Faculty of Asian Studies