[Education]
Ph.D. in Economics, Osaka University (2001).
B.A., Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Sophia University (1994).
[Employment History]
Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University (2009-Present).
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University (2008).
Associate Professor, Comprehensive Social System, Faculty of Education, Tokyo Gakugei University (2004-?).
Assistant Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University (2002-?).
Deputy Chief Researcher, Japan Center of Economic Research (2002).
Researcher, Japan Center of Economic Research (2001).
Research Assistant, The Institute of Social and Economic Research of Osaka University (2000).
Working for Bank of Japan (1994-1998).
Theory of Social Security, Health Economics, Economics of Social Welfare
Effects of Cost Sharing On the Demand for Physician Services in Japan: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, 共著，2010年，Japan and the World Economy, Vol.22, lssue1, PP.1-12
What Determines the Spatial Distribution of Homeless People in Japan? 単著，2008年，Applied Economics Letters Vol.15, No.13, PP.1023-1026
Burden of Family Care-Givers and the Rationing in the Long Term Care Insurance Benefits of Japan, 共著，2008年，Singapore Economic Review Vol.53, No.1, PP.121-144
Welfare Use in Japan: Trends and Determinants, 共著, 2007年, Journal of Income Distribution Vol.16 No.3-4, PP.90-110
The Japanese Economic Association、Japan Institute of Public Finance、Japan Health Economics Association、Japan Association for Real Estate Sciences 、Association of Urban Housing Sciences 、International Health Economics Association（IHEA）