Associate Professor
Faculty of Liberal Arts
Sophia University
Degree
Ph.D. in Economics, Duke University.
Area of Specialization
Macroeconomics, International Economics
Contact Information
Address:
Sophia University, Building 10, Room 541
7-1, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 102-8554 Japan
Email: michiru-s at sophia dot ac dot jp
Selected Publications
"Financial Constraints, Firm Entry, and Exchange Rate Pass-Through," Economics Letters, Vol. 125 (1), (2014), pp. 143-147.
"News-Driven International Business Cycles," The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (Topics), Vol. 13, (1) (2013), pp. 751-793.
"Japan's Monetary and Financial Cooperation - From a Viewpoint of the Spillover Effects of Currency Misalignment," (with Eiji Ogawa) Public Policy Review, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance Japan, vol. 10(1), (2014), pp. 33-52.
Grants
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists B, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (FY2016-FY2019)
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists B, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (FY2012-FY2015)
Nomura Foundation, 2011-2013
Conferences & Seminar Presentations
2018
Japanese Economic Association Spring Meeting at University of Hyogo, Hyogo, Japan
2017
Midwest International Trade Conference, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (November 10-12)
Workshop Presentation, The 1st Sophia Research Workshop in Economics, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (March 29)
2014
Seminar Presentation, Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan (December 11)
2013
Seminar Presentation, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan (July 16)
Seminar Presentation, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan (July 4)
Japanese Economic Association Spring Meeting (June 22-23) at University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Seminar Presentation, ARISH Economics Workshop, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan (June 6, 2013)
2012
Seminar Presentation, International Trade, Investment and Economic Development Seminar at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan (December 20, 2012)
Seminar Presentation, Kigyo Dougaku Kenkyu-Kai, at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (June 14, 2012)
Seminar Presentation, The Institute of Statistical Research, at Development Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan (February 17, 2012)
2011
DSGE Workshop at Senshu University, Tokyo, Japan (August 6, 2011)
Seminar Presentation at Development Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan (July 21, 2011)
2010
12th Macroeconomics Conference (December 18-19) at Hitotsubashi University ICS, Tokyo, Japan
Japanese Economic Association Spring Meeting (June 5-6) at Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
2009
11th Macroeconomics Conference (December 22-23) at Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Discussant
2018
20th Macroeconomics Conference at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan (November 17)
2017
Spring Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Monetary Economics, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (May 27)
2015
Seminar at Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan (June 3)
2013
Spring Meeting of the Japanese Economic Association, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan (June 22-23)
Teaching at Sophia University
To students at Sophia: Please check Moodle for teaching materials.
Undergraduate courses offered in Faculty of Liberal Arts (FLA)
IBE201 Principles of Macroeconomics (Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021)
IBE323 International Finance (Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022)
IBE430 Economic Survey of Contemporary Japan (Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021)
IBE434 Advanced Macroeconomics (Spring 2012, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020)
Graduate courses offered in Graduate Program in Global Studies (GPGS):
BD528 Macroeconomic Policy in a Global Context (Spring 2011)
BD521 International Economics (Spring 2012, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022)
Teaching at Duke University
Instructor
Summer 2009: Instructor, Intermediate Macroeconomics (Econ 110)
Teaching Assistant
Fall 2008: Head TA, Intermediate Macroeconomics (Econ 110)
Fall 2009: Head TA, Economic Principles (Econ 51)
Spring 2010: TA, Economic Principles (Econ 51)
Referee Service
Economic Inquiry, Economic Modelling, Empirical Economics, Japan and the World Economy, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Oxford Economic Papers, Review of Development Economics, Southern Economic Journal