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Yoshiki Ando is an emerging scholar in macroeconomics whose research explores innovation, firm dynamics, and financial frictions, with a focus on the roles of venture capital and R&D in economic growth.
Bridges theoretical modeling with empirical analysis to address key questions in macroeconomics and innovation; recognized for methodological rigor and interdisciplinary collaboration; contributions inform policy and understanding of economic growth mechanisms.
Focused research areas include Examines the dynamics of high-growth young firms, the impact of venture capitalists, limited commitment and aggregate risk, the process of technifying ventures, and the evolving returns to R&D.
Bridges theoretical modeling with empirical analysis to address key questions in macroeconomics and innovation; recognized for methodological rigor and interdisciplinary collaboration; contributions inform policy and understanding of economic growth mechanisms.
Focused research areas include Examines the dynamics of high-growth young firms, the impact of venture capitalists, limited commitment and aggregate risk, the process of technifying ventures, and the evolving returns to R&D.
Areas of Expertise
MacroeconomicsInnovationFirm DynamicsFinancial Frictions
Past Awarded Grant
- 2025 Start-up Research Grant (Singapore Management University)
- 2024 SAS Travel Subvention (University of Pennsylvania)
- 2021-2023 Xingmei Graduate Fellow (University of Pennsylvania)
- 2018-2020 Japan-IMF Scholarship Program
- 2018 JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Research Fellowships for Young Scientists
Latest Publications
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- Technifying Ventures [2025]Y Ando, EM Dinlersoz, J Greenwood, R PiazzesiUS Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies, 2025
- Y Ando, JE Bessen, X WangBoston Univ. School of Law Research Paper, 2025
- Y Ando, J LiuCES Technical Notes Series, 2025
- Y Ando, J Bessen, X Wang
- Y AndoPenn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of …, 2024
- Essays in Macroeconomics [2024]Y AndoUniversity of Pennsylvania, 2024
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 2024
- Master of Arts in Economics, University of Tokyo, 2018
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Tokyo, 2016
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Macroeconomics
- Applied Microeconomics