Researchers

IRIE Hiroaki

IRIE Hiroaki: Professor

Faculty	Department of Business and Economics
Researchmap	https://researchmap.jp/hiroirie65064

Education and Career

Academic & Professional Experience

Apr. 2024 - Today , Asia Pacific Instutute of Research Chief Research Fellow
Apr. 2022 - Today , Kindai University Junior College Division Professor
Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2025 , Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine 招聘准教授
Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2023 , Kindai University IR推進室 / IRセンター
Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2022 , Kindai University 短期大学部准教授
Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2016 , Kindai University 短期大学部講師
Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2012 , Kindai University Institute for World Economy 助教
Nov. 2008 - Mar. 2011 , 関西社会経済研究所研究員

Research Activities

Research Areas

Humanities & social sciences , Economic statistics
Humanities & social sciences , Economic policy
Humanities & social sciences , Public economics, labor economics

Research Interests

Input-Output Table, 関西経済, マクロ計量モデル, 経済予測, 産業連関分析, 地方財政, 地域経済, macro-econometric-model, local finance, regional economy

Published Papers

Potential for Economic Revitalization through "HANAZONO EXPO" inHigashiosaka City
入江啓彰; 稲岡幸憲; 谷一弘
近畿大学短大論集 56 (1) , 39-53, Dec. 2023
Macro Performance of the Kansai Economy ─ Records of Macroeconomic Analysis Project in Kansai
IRIE, Hiroaki
経済学論究 76 (3) , 117-141, Dec. 2022
Examining Local Government Spending on Silver Democracy
IRIE, Hiroaki
Economic Analysis by years (205) , 2-19, Nov. 2022 , Refereed

Kansai and the Asia Pacific economic outlook 2025-26 , IRIE, Hiroaki , Chapter 3, Section 3; Chapter 6, Section 1~3 , Asia Pacific Institute of Research , Apr. 2026
アジア太平洋と関西―関西経済白書2025 , 入江啓彰 , Chapter3 Section3、Chapter6 Section1-3 , 日経印刷 , Oct. 2025
Kansai and the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook : 2024-25 , IRIE, Hiroaki , Chapter 2, Section 3; Column A; Chapter 5, Section 1 , Asia Pacific Institute of Research , Apr. 2025

定点景況調査結果をどう読むか , 入江啓彰 , 経営者のためのデータ分析力向上セミナー , 4, Jun. 2026
日本の経済２～関西経済編～ , 入江啓彰 , NPO大阪府高齢者大学校世界の今、日本の今を知る科 , 10, Dec. 2025
日本の経済 , 入江啓彰 , NPO大阪府高齢者大学校世界の今、日本の今を知る科 , 3, Dec. 2025

Text of the Public Lecture “The Nakagawachi Economy” (2) , IRIE, Hiroaki , The Bulletin of Kindai University Junior College Division , 58 , 2 , 69 , 79 , Feb. 2026
Summary:Kindai University Junior College co-hosted a public lecture with the Osaka Prefecture Association of Small and Medium Enterprises on February 24, 2025, at the Jitsugaku Hall on the Higashi-Osaka Campus, as part of the “Nakagawachi Symposium.” The lecture, entitled “The First Step toward the Future Is Yours to Take: Designing the Region’s Future as Stakeholders,” attracted approximately 200 participants, including the mayors of Higashi-Osaka and Yao along with local residents and students. This paper presents the keynote lecture delivered by the author at the event, which addressed the economy of the Kansai region and the Nakagawachi area (Higashi-Osaka and Yao). The lecture highlighted the region’s strengths and challenges and discussed future prospects. Due to space constraints, this paper presents only the latter half of the lecture, focusing on the Nakagawachi economy.
Text of the Public Lecture “The Nakagawachi Economy” (1) , IRIE, Hiroaki , The Bulletin of Kindai University Junior College Division , 58 , 1 , 65 , 78 , Jan. 2026
Summary:Kindai University Junior College co-hosted a public lecture with the Osaka Prefecture Association of Small and Medium Enterprises on February 24, 2025, at the Jitsugaku Hall on the Higashi-Osaka Campus, as part of the “Nakagawachi Symposium.” The lecture, entitled “The First Step toward the Future Is Yours to Take: Designing the Region’s Future as Stakeholders,” attracted approximately 200 participants, including the mayors of Higashi-Osaka and Yao along with local residents and students. This paper presents the keynote lecture delivered by the author at the event, which addressed the economy of the Kansai region and the Nakagawachi area (Higashi-Osaka and Yao). The lecture highlighted the region’s strengths and challenges and discussed future prospects. Due to space limitations, this article presents only the first half of the lecture, focusing on the Kansai economy.
The Inventory Cycle in Kansai , Irie, Hiroaki , The Bulletin of Kindai University Junior College Division , 57 , 1 , 67 , 76 , Dec. 2024
Summary:The inventory cycle is well-known to be closely related to short-term economic fluctuations. This paper analyzes the inventory cycle from 2013 to 2023 during the 16th business cycle, focusing on both the national and Kansai regional economies. By utilizing inventory rates and inventory cycle charts, the study examines trends and differences in inventory cycles between these regions, yielding the following insights. First, there were no significant differences between national and Kansai trends in inventory indices or shipment-inventory balances. However, when reviewing the inventory cycle chart, specific regional trends emerged. In the first half of the period, from 2015 to 2019, Kansai exhibited an inverse inventory cycle compared to the national level, with larger volatility in its inventory index. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, similar inventory cycles have been observed in both the national and Kansai economies, with movements returning to typical inventory adjustment phases.