Contact: nori <dot> tawara <at> gmail <dot> com
Appointments:
- Akita International University, Global Business Program, Asst. Professor, Sep 2011 - present.
- Kanto-gakuen University, Faculty of Economics, Asst. Professor, Apr 2008 - Aug 2011.
- Nihon University, Population Research Institute, Postdoc Researcher, Oct 2007 - Mar 2008.
Research Fields:
Economic Fluctuations and Growth; Search and Labor; and Empirical Economic Dynamics
Working Papers:
- The Ins and Outs of Cyclical Unemployment in Japan, mimeo, March 2011.
- Can Disaggregated Indicators Identify Policy Reform Priorities? (with A. Kraay), the World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, No. WP 5254, March 2010, pdf.
- Two-Sided Moral Hazard and Wage Value Rigidity in a Frictional Labor Market, December 2010.
- Human Capital Investment When Labor Markets are Frictional, mimeo, Sep 2008.
- The Size of Government and US-European differences in Economic Performance, (with G. Bell), April 2009, Working Paper, International Monetary Fund
Publications:
- No-shirking Conditions in Frictional Labor Markets, Economics Bulletin, Vol 10, No.1, pdf.
- Private Information and Employment Fluctuations, (in Japanese), Mita Journal of Economics, July 2008
Seminar and Conference Presentations (selected):
- 2011: GRIPS-FASID, Nagoya U., ESAM (Adelaide), EEA (Oslo), JEA(Tsukuba)
- 2010: JEA (Kwansei gakuin)
- 2009: Macro Conference (Osaka), International Conference of Growth, Dynamics and Policies (GRIPS), Search Theory Conference (Osaka)
- 2008: JEA (Kinki), SWET (Otaru U of Commerce), JEA (Tohoku), Australasian Macroeconomic Workshop (Sydney)
- 2007: Sydney, Queensland, City U of Hong Kong, Adelaide, Yokohama National U., JEA (Osaka gakuin), Institute of Statistical Research, Osaka, IUJ, STW (Osaka)
- 2005: Midwest Macroeconomic Meetings (Iowa)
- 2004: Chicago (Money and Banking), IMF (EUR), STW (Osaka)
Grants and Awards:
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The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 2009-11. "Search Frictions, Employment Fluctuations and Labor Market Policy."
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John M. Olin Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, U. of Chicago, 2005-06
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U. of Chicago Fellowship, 2003-2005
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Japan-IMF Scholarship, 2001-2003
- Juku-Cho-Sho, Keio University, March 1996
Professional Experience:
- World Bank Group, DECRG, Consultant, 2009, 2010.
- International Monetary Fund, EUR, Washington, D.C., Intern, summer 2004.
- Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, Econ. Policy Bureau, Tokyo, Japan, 1998 - 1999.
- Visiting Researcher, Nihon University, Advanced Research Institute for Sciences and Humanities, Tokyo, Japan, 2008 - present.
- Adjunct Lecturer, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan, Apr 2009 - Mar 2011.
Teaching:
- Principles of Microeconomics (ECN 210): 2011AY (Fall, Winter); 2012AY (Spring, Fall, Winter)
- Principles of Macroeconomics (ECN 305): 2011AY (Fall); 2012AY (Fall)
- Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECN ???): 2012AY (Spring)
- Public Sector Economics (ECN ???): 2012AY (Winter)
TA Experience:
- Econometrics for Prof. Jeremy Fox, U of Chicago, Fall 2004
- Intermediate Macro for Prof. Chad Syverson, U of Chicago, Spring 2003
- Intro to Finance for Prof. Fernando Alvarez, U of Chicago, Spring 2004
Ph.D. (Chicago 2007), M.A. (Tokyo 1998), B.A. (Keio 1996)