[Education]
Ph.D in Economics, 2006.
B.A. in Economics, University of Tokyo, 1978
[Employment History]
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University (from 1999 to present)
Worked in the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (Former Japan Development Bank) from 1978 to 1999.
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Macroeconomics, The Japanese Economy.
(1) Productivity growth in Japanese firms and industries
(2) International competitiveness of the Japanese industries, especially in comparison with industries in Asian countries
(3) Intangible investment in Japan
Publication in book (all in Japanese)
Economics of COVID 19 (editor), Chuokeizaisha, 2021.
On the Productivity Improvement in Japan, Chikumashinsho, 2018.
The Japanese Economy: How to Revive the Competitiveness in the Global Economy (co-editor: Yasushi Kosai), Nihonkeizaisinbun Publishing Company, Tokyo, 2008.
Productivity and Japan's Economic Growth (co-editor: Professor Kyoji Fukao), The University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, 2008.
Economic Analysis of Long-term Slumps: Structural Change and Globalization, The University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, 2005.
The Improvement of Productivity in the Japanese Economy Nihonkeizaishinbunsha, Tokyo, 2005.
What are Real Factors in the Lost Decade in Japan?, (co-editor: Professor Kikuo Iwata), Toyokeizaishinposha, Tokyo, 2003.
Economics of Appreciation in Yen, (with Professor Joji Tokui), Toyokeizaishinposha, Tokyo, 1994.
Corporate Investment and R&D Strategy in Japan, (with Professor Kazuyuki Suzuki), Toyokeizaishinposha, Tokyo, 1986.
Articles in English
Does Productivity J-curve Exist in Japan? :Empirical Studies Based on the Multiple q Theory (with Konomi Tonogi and Takayuki Ishikawa) Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, September, 2021.
"Market Competition, Differences in Technology, and Productivity Improvement: An Empirical Analysis Based on Japanese Manufacturing Firm Data" (with Tomohiko Inui and Atsushi Kawakami) Japan and the World Economy 24, 2012.
"Productivity in Japan, the United States, and the Major E.U. Economies: Is Japan Falling Behind?" (with Kyoji Fukao) in Chin Hee Hahn and Sang-Hyop Lee eds., Reforms for Korea's Sustained Growth, Korea Development Institute, 2011.
"Estimates of Multifactor Productivity, ICT Contributions, and Resource Reallocation Effects in Japan and Korea," (with Kyoji, Fukao, Hak K. Pyo, and Keun Hee Rhee) in Matilde Mas and Robert Stehrer eds., Industrial Productivity in Europe: Growth and Crisis, Edward Elgar Publishing, Chetlenham, 2011.
"Intangible Investment in Japan: Measurement and Contribution to Economic Growth" (with Kyoji Fukao, Kentaro Mukai, Yukio Shinoda, and Konomi Tonogi), Review of Income and Wealth 55, pp.717-736, 2009
"Measuring Organizational Capital in Japan: An Empirical Assessment Using Firm-Level Data," (with YoungGak Kim) Seoul Journal of Economics 21, pp. 169-193, 2008.
"The Impact of Technology Shocks on the Japanese Business Cycle - An Empirical Analysis Based on Japanese Industry Data," (with Yukie Sakuragawa and Miho Takizawa) Japan and the World Economy 18, pp. 401-417, 2006
"Productivity and the Business Cycle in Japan," -Evidence from Japanese Industry Data-," (with Yukie Sakuragawa and Miho Takizawa) The Japanese Economic Review 57, pp161- 186, 2006.
If asked what is important for college students, I will answer "curiosity." In life, there are not that many periods when you can be interested in many things and put those interests into action with unfettered ideas. When it comes to my age, even though I can think in my mind about the economic issues at hand, it is physically difficult to assemble my thoughts in logical sentences or explain them to others. Even if they are unrefined, I hope to hear your fresh ideas and candid opinions on the economic issues in society.