Makio Yamada (DPhil Oxon)
Dr. Makio Yamada is a writer on economic history. He has conducted research at the European University Institute, Princeton University, and the University of Tokyo.
He approaches to the question of why some countries industrialized while others didn’t using the qualitative research methods of political science.
He is the author of the following peer-reviewed journal articles (all open access):
“The Politics of the Great Divergence and the Question about the Rise of the Middle Class”, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 55(4), 2025, pp. 551–572.
DOI: 10.1162/jinh_a_02074
“Foreigner Kings as Local Kingmakers: How the ‘Unusual’ Marginalization of Conservative Political Groups Occurred in Pre-Industrial Revolution Britain”, Journal of Institutional Economics, 19(4), 2023, pp. 511–525.
DOI: 10.1017/S1744137423000048
“Making Reform and Stability Compatible with Each Other: Elite Redeployment in Meiji Japan”, Journal of Institutional Economics, 18(5), 2022, pp. 861–875.
DOI: 10.1017/S1744137421000874
Contact: makio.yamada“at”lincoln.oxon.org
He pursues historical research on weekends. On weekdays, he works in the field of policy advisory. He is also the author of the following public policy journal article:
“Revisiting Lesson-Drawing: Methods to Assess Policy’s Institutional Transferability”, Policy Design and Practice, 19(1), 2026, pp. 82-91.
DOI: 10.1080/25741292.2025.2574112