[Education]
Ph.D. Course, Graduate School of Commerce and Management,
Hitotsubashi University (Coursework completed).
MBA, Keio University
B.A. (Economics) Yokohama National University
[Employment History]
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University (1997-Present).
President, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research(2017-2020).
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Study of Health Care Systems
"Issues regarding Patient Copayment under Japan's Public Healthcare Insurance System" Journal of Health Care and Society (2021).
"The Current Situation of the Postgraduate Training of Doctors and Its Challenges ―Focusing on the Problem of the Uneven Regional Distribution
of Doctors―"Journal of Social Security Research (2019).
"Characteristics of the Medical Fee Schedule Determination Process" Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (2014).
"The Impact of the Change of Government on Deliberation in Central Social Insurance Medical Council" Keio Business Forum (2014).
"Where are Generic Medicine used? ―Analysis using IMS data―" Syakai Hoken Jyumpo (2013).
"Doctors Supply/Demand Adjustment Mechanism in Health Care Market" The monthly journal of the Japan Institute of Laboure (2012).
"Surgeon's working hours analysis considering years after graduation and working facilities" Journal of Japan Surgical Society (2010).
"Medical Care Provision System based on Network Principle" The Quarterly of Social Security Research (2008).
"The Equity of the Long-term Care Insurance in Japan" (joint authorship) Japanese Journal of Health Economics and Policy (2007). "Health System Governance" The Quarterly of Social Security Research (2005).
"Impact of Public Finances Used for Healthcare Schemes on Access to Healthcare Services and on Health Expenditures" The Japanese Journal of Social Security Policy（2005）.
"Impact of the Presence of a Family Doctor on the Patient's Behavior" Annual report of Gakushuin University Research Institute for Economics and Management(2005).
"Patient Copayment and Equity of access to health care services" (joint authorship) The Quarterly of Social Security Research (2003).
Japan Health Economics Association
Japan Society for Healthcare Administration
Japanese Economic Association