Kentaro AKASHI

Profile

[Education]
Ph.D., Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo (2009).
M.A., Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo (2004).
B.A., Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University (2001).

[Employment History]
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University (2014-Present).
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University (2011-2013).
Project Researcher, Institute of Statistical Mathematics (2009-2010).

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Research Fields

Econometrics, Statistics

Publications

• “The Limited Information Maximum Likelihood Approach to Dynamic Panel Structural Equation Models,”Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Vol. 67, p. 39-73, 2015 (with N. Kunitomo).
• “Some Properties of the LIML Estimator in a Dynamic Panel Structural Equation,” Journal of Econometrics, Vol. 166-2, p.167-183, 2012 (with N. Kunitomo).
• “On Uniqueness of the Conditional Maximum Likelihood Estimation for a Binary Panel Model,” Economics Letters, Vol. 112-2, p.148-150, 2011.
• “Impaired Bank Health and Default Risk,” Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 17-2, p.145-162, 2009 (with S. Fukuda and M. Kasuya).

Professional Affiliations

Japanese Economic Association, Japan Statistical Society, Econometric Society

Message

　Congratulations on your admission to your economics major. Economics in Japanese (“KEIZAIGAKU”) is derived from the phrase, “Stabilize the lives of the people and govern the country”, and is therefore a very ambitious academic discipline. However, economic phenomena are really complicated and include uncertainty and issues of observation that make data analysis difficult. Over this major in econometrics we will try to solve problems using probabilistic logic and statistics, and provide some objective verification of economic theory. Please study hard to enrich your university days. They will never come again.