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EMPLOYMENT

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan, from April 2024 to present

Professor

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Japan, from April 2021 to present 

Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), from April 2022 to present

Senior Fellow, from April 2021 to March 2022

University of Tokyo, Japan, from April 2018 to March 2024

Professor, Faculty of Economics 

Keio University, Tokyo, Japan,  from September 2015 to March 2018

       Professor, Faculty of Economics

City University of New York, New York,  August  2011 to August 2015

       Hunter College, Associate Professor, Department of Economics,  August  2011 to August 2015 

       Graduate Center, Doctoral Faculty, July  2014 to August 2015

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, Sept 2009 - August 2011

       Senior Economist, Oct 2010 to August 2011

       Economist, Sept 2009 to Sept 2010

University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles, Aug 2007 - May 2009

        Assistant Professor, Department of Finance and Business Economics

Goldman Sachs, Tokyo, Japan, April 1996 - July 1999

       Fixed Income Division, Capital Markets Department, Feb 1997 - July 1999

       Investment Banking Division, April 1996 - Feb 1997

 

EDUCATION

New York University, Ph.D in Economics, May 2007

Advisors: Thomas Sargent and Gianluca Violante

Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge

M.P.A./I.D. Master in Public Administration/International Development, June 2001

Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

School of Political Science and Economics, B.A. in Political Science, March 1996       


PRIMARY RESEARCH FIELDS

Primary field: macroeconomics

Topics:  Topics: income taxation, social security, health insurance, disability insurance, retirement, demographic aging, entrepreneurship, income and wealth distribution, inequality, family formation, Japanese economy.


PUBLICATIONS & WORKING PAPERS 

        [RESEARCH  PAGE]


OTHER AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES

Trust Economics Research Group, Trust Companies Association of Japan, April 2024 - present

Financial Services Agency, Financial System Council, committee member, February 2023 - present

Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Senior Research Fellow, April 2023 – present

IMF’s External Advisory Panel on Gender, Advisor, March 2023 – present

UTokyo Economic Consulting Inc., Tokyo, Japan, Advisor, June 2022 - present

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), EBPM Advisory Board, Tokyo, Japan, Advisor, May 2022 - present

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Tokyo, Japan, Visiting Fellow, September 2014 - August 2015, Faculty Fellow, June 2016 - May 2018 & August 2018-July 2020, Senior Fellow (Full-time), April 2021-March 2022, Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), April 2022 - present

Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Australian National University, Research Associate, Dec 2016 - present 

Center for Research and Education in Program Evaluation (CREPE), University of Tokyo, Member, June 2022 - present

Center for Advanced Research in Finance (CARF), University of Tokyo, Member, July 2018-March 2021, April 2022 - March 2024

Science Council of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, Associate Member, Oct 2020 - Sept 2026

Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), Cabinet Office,  Government of Japan, Tokyo, International Joint Research Project, July 2019 - March 2021

Ministry of Finance Japan, Tokyo, Japan, Fiscal System Council, Committee, Member, April 2017 - March 2019

Government Pension Investment Fund, Japan (GPIF), Tokyo, Japan, Joint Research Project, Oct 2016 - Feb 2019

Australian National University, Visiting Scholar, Canberra, Australia, August 2016

Japanese Bankers Association (Zenginkyo), Tokyo, Japan, Researcher, April 2016 -March 2017

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington, D.C. , Research consultant, June - December 2014

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St Louis, Short-term visitor, September 2012  

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Short-term visitor, June 2012, and January 2013

The University of Tokyo, CIRJE, Short-term visitor, June-July 2007, and June 2010

International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C., Research Department, Summer Intern, June - August 2004

Merrill Lynch & Co., New York and Tokyo, Credit Research Department, Intern, June - August 2000

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tokyo, Intern, January - March 1994

Japan-America Student Conference, Washington, D.C., Intern, June-Aug 1993

Yujin Gakuin (public primary school), Eugene, Oregon, Assistant instructor of Japanese language, volunteer, Jan - May 1993

University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Exchange student, September 1992 - May 1993


INVITED SEMINARS, LECTURES & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (incl. scheduled)

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020 

2019 

2018

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) in Tokyo; Summer Workshop on Economic Theory (SWET) at Hokkaido University; Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) BBL Seminar in Tokyo; Korea Institute for Public Finance (KIPF) in Seoul; Tsinghua University, PBC School of Finance in Beijing; Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs in Tokyo; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Tokyo.

2017

Cabinet Office in Tokyo; Mitsubishi Economic Research Institute (MERI) in Tokyo; Bank of Korea in Seoul.

2016

Keio University, Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Ministry of Finance Japan, Otaru University of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University, University of Tokyo, Japanese Economic Association 2016-Spring Meeting at Nagoya University (Nakahara Prize lecture), Australian National University, Japanese Economic Association 2016-Fall Meetings at Waseda University (invited lecture), Kyoto University.

2015 

North American Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society in Boston, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (4), Keio University, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Bank of Japan, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Institute, CEPAR Retirement Income Modelling Workshop at University of New South Wales in Sydney.

2014 

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society in Minneapolis, Macro Conference at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SHUFE), Keio University.

2013

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas State University, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS) Conference on Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (discussion), Society for Economic Dynamics (SED) Meetings in Seoul, Korea, University of Connecticut, Macro Conference at University of Illionis at Urbana-Champaign, Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings in Minnesota, CUNY Graduate Center Macro Colloquium.

2012

Paris School of Economics, Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings at Duke University, Quantitative Society for Pensions and Saving (QSPS) Summer Workshop at Utah State University, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo, Hunter College CUNY, Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis and Washington University in St Louis, Emory University.

2011

Hunter College CUNY, Yeshiva University, CUNY Graduate Center, Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings at Vanderbilt University, NYU Alumni Conference, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS) Conference on Macroeconomic Theory and Policy.

2010

AEA Annual Meetings in Atlanta, Japanese Economic Association Annual Meetings at Chiba University (invited lecture), University of Tokyo, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), SED Meetings in Montreal, University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM), Queen's University, Rutgers University, SUNY Albany, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

2009

University of Hawaii, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Stony Brook University, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

2008

NBER Conference on Demography and the Economy, University of Southern California, UC San Diego, University of Tokyo, Bank of Japan, New York/Philadelphia Fed Workshop on Quantitative Macroeconomics

2007

AEA Annual Meetings in Chicago, Columbia GSB, University of Maryland, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, University of Tokyo (2), University of Pennsylvania, Bank of Japan

2006

Carnegie-Rochester Conference, University of Southern California Marshall, New York University Stern, University College London, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

2005

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, University of Tokyo, Chicago-NYU College Bowl, German Workshop in Macroeconomics in Wuerzburg, Society for Economic Dynamics (SED) Meetings in Budapest, Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings in Iowa City

2004

IMF Workshop on DSGE Modeling

 

AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS


SERVICES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Journal Referee Services

Editorial Work

Grant Evaluation Services

External Thesis Examiner

Member


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

NYU, Economics, Macroeconomics (PhD core) (TA, taught by John Leahy and Lars Ljungqvist) , Advanced Macroeconomics (PhD elective) (TA, taught by Thomas Sargent and Frank Schorfheide)

NYU, Stern School of Business, Advanced Macroeconomics (MBA) (TA, taught by Lars Ljungqvist and Tom Sargent)

USC, Marshall School of Business, Intermediate Macroeconomics (Undergraduate)

Hunter College and Graduate Center, City University of New York, Money and Banking (Undergraduate), Quantitative Macroeconomics (PhD)

Keio University, Money and Banking (Undergraduate, upper level), Advanced Macroeconomics (Graduate), Introduction to Japanese Economy (PEARL program, Undergraduate, lower level), Quantitative Macroeconomics (Upper undergraduate and graduate level), Research Seminar (Undergraduate, upper level)

University of Tokyo,  International Finance (Undergraduate, upper level), Macroeconomic Models of Heterogeneous Agents (Graduate), Macroeconomics (Graduate), Research Seminar (Undergraduate, upper level), Family and Macroeconomics (Graduate),  CREPE Summer Internship Program (Undergraduate).

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS),  Topic Course on Family and Macroeconomics (PhD) 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Conference Organization

Conference Committees

Seminar Coordination

 Award Committee Services


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