MATSUDA Takuma, Ph.D.
Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Graduate School of Commerce, Takushoku University
Brief Introduction: Dr.Takuma Matsuda is a Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Graduate School of Commerce, Takushoku University. His academic areas are maritime economics, container shipping and logistics and transportation economics. He got academic awards from Japan Society of Logistics and Shipping Economics and Japan Logistics Society. He graduated from College of Socio-Economic Planning of University of Tsukuba, took Master’s Degree in Economics at the University of Tokyo, and he got Ph.D. degree at Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is also a visiting researcher at the Japan Maritime Center.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 3-4-14 Kohinata, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8585 , Japan
E-mail: tmatsuda<*&at&*>ner.takushoku-u.ac.jp (Replace "<*&at&*>" by "@")
RESEARCH FIELDS
Maritime Economics; International Logistics and Transport Economics.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Employments (Full-time):
Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Takushoku University, Apr. 2020 - present.
Professor, Graduate School of Commerce , Takushoku University, May. 2020 - present.
Senior Researcher, Planning and Research Department, Japan Maritime Center, Apr. 2018 - Mar.2020.
Researcher, Planning and Research Department, Japan Maritime Center, Apr. 2011 - Mar.2018.
Employments (Part-time):
Visiting Researcher, Planning and Research Department, Japan Maritime Center, Apr. 2020 - present.
Adjunct Lecturer, Nihon University, College of Economics, Sep. 2015 - Mar. 2019. Introductory Macroeconomics (Undergraduate).
Adjunct Lecturer, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Sep. 2015 - Mar.2018. Advanced Lecture in Maritime Policy (Graduate; English Lecture from 2016).
Adjunct Lecturer, College of Business, Rikkyo University, Sep. 2011 - Mar.2015. Financial Institutions(Microeconomics of Banking; Undergraduate).
Adjunct Lecturer, International College of Arts and Sciences , Yokohama City University , Apr. 2010 - Mar.2015. Financial Institutions (Microeconomics of Banking; Undergraduate), Regional Banking (Undergraduate).
Part-time Researcher, Planning and Research Department, Japan Maritime Center, Jun. 2007 - Mar.2011.
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Economics, Kanto Gakuin University , Apr. 2004 - Sep.2011. Introductory Macroeconomics, Introductory Microeconomics, Introductory Statistics, Introductory Mathematics, Intermediate Microeconomics (Undergraduate).
Degrees:
Ph.D, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Sep.2018.
Title of the dissertation, "Mechanism of Bulk Cargo Containerization"
Advisor: Professor Shinya Hanaoka
M.A. in Economics, The University of Tokyo, Mar.1999.
B.A. in Socio-Economic Planning, University of Tsukuba, Mar.1997.
Awards:
Japan Society of Logistics & Shipping Economics, Best Paper Award (with Tomoya Kawasaki), Oct.2014.
Japan Logistics Society, Best Paper Award (with Tomoya Kawasaki), Sep.2014.
Japan Logistics Society, Best Paper Award (with Toshihiro Watanabe and Tomoya Kawasaki), Sep.2020.
Emerald Literati Awards (with Enna Hirata), Sep. 2023.
Grants:
Yamagata Maritime Institute Research Grants, Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2014.
Yamagata Maritime Institute Research Grants, Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2021.
Aviation Policy Research Association Research Grants, Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2022.
Takushoku University Business Research Institute Research Grants, Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2022.
JSPS KAKENHI(20H00286),Apr.2020 - Mar. 2022.
JSPS KAKENHI(20K22129), Oct.2020 - Mar. 2022.
JSPS KAKENHI(22K13501 ),Apr.2022 - Mar. 2025.
Academic Affiliations
Japan Society of Logistics and Shipping Economics; The Japan Society of Transportation Economics; Japan Logistics Society; International Association of Maritime Economists; Japan Society of Civil Engineers; Japanese Economic Association; The Japan Society of Public Utility Economics ; The Academic Society for Cruise & Ferry, Japan.
Local Organizing Committee and International Scientific Steering Committee member for IAME 2017 Kyoto Conference: International Association of Maritime Economists, Oct. 2016 - Jun.2017.
Editorial Board Member: The Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, Nov. 2016 - present.
International Conference on Transportation and Logistics, a member of Secretariat, International Scientific Committee : TLOG Network , Nov. 2018 - present.
Council Member: Japan Society of Logistics and Shipping Economics, Oct. 2019 -Present.
International Scientific Steering Committee member for the 8th International Conference on Transportation & Logistics (T-LOG 2020), Jun. 2020 - Sep.2020.
Editorial Board Member: The International Journal of e-Navigation and Maritime Economy ,May. 2021 - Dec. 2023.
Council Member: Japan Logistics Society, Sep.2021 -Present.