Nobuya Haraguchi

Nobuya Haraguchi is Chief of the Research and Industrial Policy Advice Division at the Department of Policy Research and Statistics (PRS) of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Nobuya Haraguchi leads country diagnostic work and various research and publication projects. He has published widely on structural change, patterns of manufacturing and industrial policy. Recent publications include articles in journals, such as Structural Change and Economic Dynamics (2019 and 2018), World Development (2017), and chapter contributions to key reference books, such as Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation, edited by Monga and Lin (2019) and Efficiency, Finance and Varieties of Industrial Policy, edited by Noman and Stiglitz (2016). He was a co-editor of the book Structural Change and Industrial Development in the BRICS (2015). Before joining UNIDO, he taught macroeconomics at St. John’s University in the United States.

The Changing Economic Geography of Ukraine: Firm Relocation and Policy Issues
The Changing Economic Geography of Ukraine: Firm Relocation and Policy Issues

How firm mobility may influence regional disparities and overall economic resilience
- August 2024
Boosting digital transformation for sustainable development
Boosting digital transformation for sustainable development

Accelerating the digital transformation in Least Developed Countries is crucial for bridging the digital divide.
- August 2023
Policies to support global food industries impacted by the Ukraine crisis
Policies to support global food industries impacted by the Ukraine crisis

Food manufacturers must adapt to rising commodity prices by modifying the composition of food products and increasing local content.
- July 2022
COVID-19 and the megatrends shaping the future of industrial development
COVID-19 and the megatrends shaping the future of industrial development

The coronavirus pandemic has not fundamentally altered pre-pandemic megatrends, but accelerated some.
- June 2022
How to minimize the negative impact on industry
How to minimize the negative impact on industry

Resolute policy action is required to sustain productive capacity and mitigate supply and demand shocks.
- April 2020