Contact Information:

Department of Economics,

National University of Singapore (NUS),

AS2 05-24, 1 Arts Link,

Singapore 117570

Email address: k.takeda@nus.edu.sg

I study various topics in trade and urban economics. My research explores the redistributive effects of economic policies and shocks across space and time, and therefore, my research interests extend to the intersection of international trade, economic geography, and labour economics.


with Atsushi Yamagishi, Revision requested by the Journal of Political Economy

[Manuscript - April 2024 (CEP discussion paper #1988)] [Online Appendix] [Presentation slides] [Slides with no equations] [Previous version is here] [Toyo Keizai (東洋経済) Column] [podcast-Densely speaking]

with Italo Colantone and Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano, November 2024
[Manuscript - November 2024 (CEP discussion paper #2058)] [CEPR discussion paper #19770] [FEEM Working Paper #29.2024]
[Presentation slides]

with Daniel Sturm and Anthony Venables
(new version coming soon) [Manuscript - August 2023]

with Daniel Sturm and Anthony Venables
(new version coming soon) [Manuscript - December 2021] [World Bank WP #9910 (January 2022)]

with Tomoya Mori
[Manuscript - January 2019]


Selected Work in Progress:

  • “Universities and the Rise of Services,” with Liu Chang

  • “On city growth: the role of skill portability,“ with Alessandro Sforza and Tommaso Sonno


Selected Comments and Discussions:

  • “Sorting to Expensive Cities“ by Cecile Gaubert and Frederic Robert-Nicoud, 2023 CEPR CURE, Torino [slides]

  • “Identifying Agglomeration Shadows: Long-run Evidence from Ancient Ports“ by Richard Hornbeck, Guy Michaels and Ferdinand Rauch, 2023 UEA EU meeting, Milano [slides]

  • “Market size, trade and productivity reconsidered: Poverty traps and the home market“ by Marcus Berliant and Takatoshi Tabuchi, 2023 UEA NA meeting, Toronto [slides]

  • “The Dual Local Markets: Family, Jobs, and the Spatial Distribution of Skills“ by Jingting Fan and Ben Zou, 2024 ABFER meeting, Singapore [slides]