Professor
Masanori Kashiwagi

My fields of interest are macroeconomics and international macroeconomics and, at Gakushuin University, I teach courses in these fields. As an instructor and mentor, I offer students scope for understanding and analyzing issues of the global economy and society, making the most of my wide-ranging international experience. Prior to joining Gakushuin University, I was a Ph.D. student in the United States, a postdoctoral fellow in Italy, and a faculty member in Taiwan.

Courses

Basic Seminar Ⅰ
Basic Seminar Ⅱ
Macroeconomics
International Finance
International Finance: Theory
International Finance: Policy
Advanced Seminar Ⅰ
Advanced Seminar Ⅱ
Graduation Thesis

Fields of Specialization

  • Macroeconomics
  • International Macroeconomics

Contact

  • E-mail :
  • Office :South 2－403

Profile

  • 2018
    Professor, the Faculty of International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University
  • 2016
    Associate Professor, the Faculty of International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University
  • 2015
    Associate Professor, Department of Economics, National Taiwan University
  • 2011
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, National Taiwan University
  • 2010
    Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow, European University Institute
  • 2010
    Ph.D. Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
  • 2005
    M.A. Economics, University of Tokyo
  • 2003
    B.A. International Relations, University of Tokyo

Major Publications

  • "The Welfare Consequences of a Quantitative Search and Matching Approach to the Labor Market," Bulletin of Economic Research, Vol. 70 (2018), pp. 423-442.
  • "A Vehicle Currency Country's Welfare under Optimal Monetary Policy," Japan and the World Economy, Vol. 42 (2017), pp. 23-31.
  • "The Japanese Taylor Rule Estimated Using Censored Quantile Regressions," with Jau-er Chen, Empirical Economics, Vol. 52 (2017), pp. 357-371.
  • "The Cyclical Properties of Unemployment and Vacancies in Taiwan," Pacific Economic Review, Vol. 20 (2015), pp. 588-607.
  • "A Search-Theoretic Model of the Rental and Homeownership Markets," Journal of Housing Economics, Vol. 26 (2014), pp. 33-47.
  • "Sunspots and Self-Fulfilling Beliefs in the U.S. Housing Market," Review of Economic Dynamics, Vol. 17 (2014), pp. 654-676.
  • "Implications of Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Nontradable Goods for International Policy Cooperation," Open Economies Review, Vol. 25 (2014), pp. 771-795.
  • "Vehicle Currency Pricing and Its Positive Welfare Consequences under Optimal Monetary Policy," Japan and the World Economy, Vol. 30 (2014), pp. 75-85.