Research Interests
Transportation planning and policy Infrastructure projects in developing regions International/interregional transportation planning Transportation economics and finance
Selected Publications
- Kato, H., Sanko, N., Ishibe, M., Sakashita, A. (2024). Value of travel time savings for leisure trips in autonomous vehicles: Case study from the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Vol. 24, 101080. - Hoang-Tung, N., Kato, H., Hoang, T. L., Hoang, V. C., Phan, L. B., Takeda, S. (2024). Ride-hailing service availability and private transportation mode usage in a motorcycle-based city: Evidence from Hanoi. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Vol. 24, 101069. - Uchida, K., Kato, H., Murakami, J., Takeuchi, W. (2024). Does new airport investment promote urban economic development?: Global evidence from nighttime light data. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 180, 103948. - Guo, J., Kato, H. (2024). Role of government equity investment in capital structure of project finance: Global evidence from PPP projects in developing countries. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management Vol. 150, No.3 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-1396). - Guo, J., del Barrio-Alvarez, D., Yuan, J., Kato, H. (2024). Determinants of the formation process in public-private partnership projects in developing countries: Evidence from China. Local Government Studies (accepted). - Maharjan, R., Kato, H. (2024). Can logistics and supply chain resilience strategies minimize the impacts of disruptions? Evidence from Japan. International Journal of Logistics Management (accepted). - Adachi, H., Kato, H. (2024). Interview-based analysis on impacts of COVID-19 on interurban business trips in Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (accepted). - Morikawa, S., Aoyama, M., Kato, H. (2023). Development of railway station plazas: Impact on land prices in surrounding areas. Transport Policy, Vol. 142, pp. 1-14. - Sunio, V., Kato, H., Gaspay, S. M., Napalang, M. S. (2023). International transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agencies. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Vol. 18, 100765. - Thaithatkul, P., Chalermpong, S., Laosinwattana, W., Liang, J., Kato, H. (2023). Car versus motorcycle ride-hailing applications: user behaviors and adoption factors in Bangkok, Thailand. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vol. 11, 100950. - Chalermpong, S., Kato, H., Thaithatkul, P., Ratanawaraha, A., Fillone, A., Nguyen, T. H., Jittrapirom, P. (2023). Ride-hailing applications in Southeast Asia: A literature review. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 298-318. - Fan, J., Kato, H., Liu, X., Li, Y., Zhou, L. (2022). High-speed railway development, inter-county accessibility improvements, and regional poverty alleviation: Evidence from China. Land, Vol. 11, No. 10, 1846. - Liu, J., He, M., Schonfeld, P. M., Kato, H., Li, A. (2022). Measures of accessibility incorporating time reliability for an urban rail transit network: A case study in Wuhan, China. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 165, pp. 471-489. - Setthasuravich, P., Kato, H. (2022). Does the digital divide matter for short-term transportation policy outcomes? A spatial econometric analysis of Thailand. Telematics and Informatics, Vol. 72, 101858. - Maharjan, R., Kato, H. (2022). Resilient supply chain network design: A systematic literature review. Transport Reviews, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 739-761. - Thaithatkul, P., Chalermpong, S., Laosinwattana, W., Kato, H. (2022). Mobility, activities, and happiness in old age: Case of the elderly in Bangkok. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 1462-1471. - Miwa, N., Bhatt, A., Morikawa, S., Kato, H. (2022). High-speed rail and the knowledge economy: Evidence from Japan. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 159, pp. 398-416. - Hoang-Tung, N., Linh, H.T., Cuong, H.V., Binh, P.L., Takeda, S., Kato, H. (2022). Ride-hailing service adoption and local context in motorcycle-based societies: Case study in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sustainability, Vol. 14, No. 2, 728. - Le, Y., Oka, M., Kato, H. (2022). Efficiencies of the urban railway lines incorporating financial performance and in-vehicle congestion in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Transport Policy, Vol. 116, pp. 343-354. - Miwa, N., Bhatt, A, Kato, H. (2022). High-speed rail development and regional inequalities: Evidence from Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2767, No. 7, pp. 363-378.. - Fan, J., Kato, H., Zhang, Y., Li, Y. (2022). Effects from expanding high-speed railway network on regional accessibility and economic productivity in China. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2767, No.4, pp. 145-160. - Nguyen, H. T., Do, V. H., Kato, H., Phan, L. B. (2021). Modeling ceiling price for build-operation-transfer road projects in developing countries. Economics of Transportation, Vol. 28, 100235. - Komikado, H., Morikawa, S., Bhatt, A., Kato, H. (2021). High speed rail, inter-regional accessibility, and regional innovation: Evidence from Japan. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 167, 120697. - Konno, A., Kato, H., Takeuchi, W., Kiguchi, R. (2021). Global evidence on productivity effects of road infrastructure incorporating spatial spillover effects. Transport Policy, Vol.103, pp.167-182. - Bhatt, A., Kato, H. (2021). High speed rails and knowledge productivity: A global perspective. Transport Policy, Vol. 101, pp.174-186. - Takada, S., Morikawa, S., Idei, R., Kato, H. (2021). Impacts of improvements in rural roads on household income through the enhancement of market accessibility in rural areas of Cambodia. Transportation, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 2857-2881. - Alves, L. B. O., Maeda, S., Morikawa, S., Kato, H. (2021). Land titles and farmer’s perceptions about ease of conducting transactions: A case study in Brazil. Development in Practice, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 484-495. - Nguyen, H. T., Kato, H., Tran, T. H., Phan L. B., Luu, D. (2021). Impacts of the introduction of bus rapid transit on travel behaviors of commuters in Hanoi, Vietnam: A quasi-experimental approach. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vol. 9, pp. 95-102. - Murakami, J., Kato, H. (2020). The intra-metropolitan distribution of airport accessibility, employment density, and labor productivity: Spatial strategy for economic development in Tokyo. Applied Geography, Vol. 125, 102309. - Setthasuravich, P., Kato, H. (2020). The mediating role of the digital divide in outcomes of short-term transportation policy in Thailand. Transport Policy, Vol. 97, pp. 161-171. - Nguyen, T. M. C., Kato, H., Phan, L. B. (2020). Is built environment associated with travel mode choice in developing cities? Evidence from Hanoi. Sustainability, Vol. 12, No. 14, 5773. - Yashiro, R., Kato, H. (2020). Intermodal connection of high-speed rail with interregional bus services in Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2674, No. 11, pp. 674-684. - Chullabodhi, C., Chalermpong, S., Ratanawaraha, A., Kato, H. (2020). Assessing minimum parking requirements and parking capacities of residential development in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2674, No. 11, pp. 593-605. - Varghese, V., Chikaraishi, M., Kato, H. (2020). Analysis of travel-time use in crowded trains using discrete-continuous choices of commuters in Tokyo, Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2674, No.10, pp. 189-198. - Idei, R., Kato, H. (2020). Medical-purposed travel behaviors in rural areas in developing countries: Case study in rural Cambodia. Transportation, Vol.47, No.3, pp.1415-1438. - Idei, R., Kato, H., Morikawa, S. (2020). Contribution of rural roads improvement on children’s school attendance: Evidence in Cambodia. International Journal of Educational Development, Vol.72, 102131. - Yashiro, R., Kato, H. (2019). Introduction of intermodal passenger transportation system connecting high-speed rail with intercity bus: Case of Miyazaki B&S, Japan. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vol.7, pp.708–717. - Shibasaki, R., Tanabe, S., Kato, H., Lee, P. T-W. (2019). Could Gwadar Port in Pakistan be a new gateway? - Network simulation approach in the Belt and Road Initiative context. Sustainability, Vol.11, No.20, 5757. - Kinoshita, A., Mori, K.,Rustiadi, E., Muramatsu, S., Kato, H. (2019). Effectiveness of incorporating the concept of city sustainability into sustainability education programs. Sustainability, Vol.11, No.17, 4736. - Wetwitoo, J., Kato, H. (2019). Regional and local economic effects of proximity to high-speed rail stations in Japan: Difference-in-differences and propensity score matching analyses. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol.2673, No.9, pp.323-333. - Alves, L. B. O., Maeda, S., Morikawa, S., Kato, H. (2019). Can transportation change land property rights in developing rural areas? A case study of land titles in a Brazilian municipality. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol.2673, No.5, pp.220-229. - Kaneko, Y., Nakagawa, T., Phun, V. K., Kato, H. (2019). Impacts of urban railway investment on regional economies: Evidences from Tokyo using spatial difference-in-differences analysis. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol.2673, No.10, pp.129–140. - Phun, V. K., Kato, H., Chalermpong, S. (2019). Paratransit as a connective mode for mass transit systems in Asian developing cities: Case of Bangkok in the era of ride-hailing services. Transport Policy, Vol. 75, pp.27-35. - Abe, R., Kato, H. (2019). Long-run studies of daily travel: Methodological review and convergence of distance traveled per capita across cities. Transport Reviews, Vol.39, No.4, pp.443-462. - Alves, L. B. O., Kato, H. (2018). Transportation and land property rights: Economic impacts on agricultural productivity. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol.2672, No.3, pp.1-11. - Idei, R., Kato, H. (2018). Changes in individual economic activities and regional market structures caused by rural improvements in Cambodia. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol.2672, No.3, pp.26-36. - Shibasaki, R., Usami, T., Furuichi, M., Teranishi, H., Kato, H. (2018). How do the new shipping routes affect Asian LNG markets and economy?: Case of the Northern Sea Route and Panama Canal Expansion. Maritime Policy & Management, Vol.45, No.4, pp.543-566. - Phun, V. K., Kato, H., Yai, T. (2018). Traffic risk perception and behavioral intentions of paratransit users in Phnom Penh. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol.55, pp.175-187. - Wetwitoo, J., Kato, H. (2017). High-Speed rail and regional economic productivity through agglomeration and network externality: A case study of inter-regional transportation in Japan. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vo.5, No.4, pp.549-559. - Wetwitoo, J., Kato, H. (2017). Inter-regional transportation and economic development: A case study of regional agglomeration economies in Japan. The Annals of Regional Science, Vol.59, No.2, pp.321-344. - Kato, H., Fukuda, D., Yamashita, Y., Iwakura, S., Yai, T. (2017). Latest urban rail demand forecast model system in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2668, pp.60-77. - Ninomiya, S., Kato, H., Diaz, C.E.D. (2017). Fare system of urban public transportation services in Davao City, Philippines. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2652, pp.106-115. - Abe, R., Kato, H. (2017). What led to the establishment of a rail-oriented city? Determinants of urban rail supply in Tokyo, Japan, 1950-2010. Transport Policy, Vol.58, pp.72-79. - Murakami, J., Matsui, Y., Kato, H. (2016). Airport rail links and economic productivity: Evidence from 82 cities with the world's 100 busiest airports. Transport Policy, Vol.52, pp.89-99. - Abe, R., Kato, H.(2015). Effect of built environment on gasoline consumption in a developing megacity: Evidence from the Jakarta, Indonesia, metropolitan area. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2454, pp.12-19. - Kato, H., Kaneko, Y., Soyama, Y. (2014). Economic benefits of urban rail projects that improve travel‐time reliability: Evidence from Tokyo, Japan. Transport Policy, Vol.35, pp.202-210. - Kato, H., Shiroyama, H., Nakagawa, Y. (2014). Public policy structuring incorporating reciprocal expectation analysis. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.233, No.1, pp. 171-183. - Wang, X., Kato, H., Shibasaki, R. (2013). Risk perception and communication at maritime transportation to and from Japan after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2330, pp.87-94. - Kato, H. (2013). On the value of business travel time savings: Derivation of Hensher’s formula. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2343, pp.34-42. - Asao, K., Miyamoto, T., Kato, H., Diaz, C.E.D. (2013). Comparison of revenue guarantee programs in build-operation-transfer projects. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol.3, No.2, pp.214-227. - Kato, H., Sakashita, A., Tsuchiya, T., Oda, T., Tanishita, M. (2011). Estimation of road user's value of travel time savings using large-scale household survey data from Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2231, pp.85-92. - Kato, H., Kaneko, Y., Inoue, M. (2010). Comparative analysis of transit assignment: Evidence from urban railway system in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Transportation, Vol.37, No.5, pp775-799. - Kato, H., Diaz, C.E.D., Onga, M. (2010). The impact of foreign aid on local institutional systems: Case study of institutional spillover effect on the Batangas Port Development Project in the Philippines. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2163, pp.144-150. - Kato, H., Matsumoto, M. (2009). Intra-household interaction in a nuclear family: A utility-maximizing approach. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Vol.43, No.2, pp.191-203. - Kato, H., Onoda, K. (2009). An investigation of whether the value of travel time increases as individuals travel longer: A case study of modal choice of inter-urban travelers in Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2135, pp.10-16. - Kato, H., Shiroyama, H., Fukayama, T. (2008). Process management in public transit planning: A case study of the Light Rail Transit introduction project in Toyama, Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2042, pp.33-40. - Kato, H., Matsumoto, M. (2007). Intra-household interaction analysis among a husband, a wife, and a child using the joint time allocation model. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2021, pp.1-9.
Recent Theses/Dissertations Advised
- Jiyue Guo "Financing Infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Economies" Doctor of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, September 2023. - Ayushman Bhatt "Impacts of High-Speed Rail Development on Regional Innovation" Doctor of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, September 2021. - Prasongchai Setthasuravich "Short-Term Transportation Policy in Developing Countries: Exploring Policy Processes, Outcomes, and Impacts in Thailand From a Digital Divide Perspective" Doctor of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, September 2021. -Lucas Bispo De Oliveira Alves "Land Property Rights and Their Impacts on Agricultural Economic Productivity: Case Study from Brazil" Doctor of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, March 2019. - Rika Idei "Formulation Process of Rural Roads Projects and its Effects on Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries" Doctor of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, March 2018. - Jetpan Wetwitoo "Agglomeration and Migration Impacts from High-Speed Rail: Case Study in Japan and Its Implications to Thailand" Doctor of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, September 2017. - Ryosuke Abe "Dynamics in Development of Urban Transportation Markets and Transportation Investment Strategy in Developing Countries" Doctor of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, September 2016.