CV
Curriculum Vitae
(As of March, 2024)
Asei ITO
1. Education
03/2006: B.A. in Economics, Keio University, Japan
03/2009: M.A. in Economics, Keio University, Japan
07/2014: Ph.D. in Economics, Keio University, Japan
2. Employment history
2-1. Academic positions
04/2009-03/2011: Encouraged Researcher, Faculty of Economics, Keio University.
04/2011-03/2012: Research Fellow, Japanese Society for Promotion of Science.
04/2012-03/2015: Project Research Associate, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo; and Area Research Fellow, National Institute of Humanities (NIHU), Japan.
04/2015-03/2017: Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo.
04/2017-present: Associate Professor, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo.
04/2017-03/2018: Visiting scholar, China Center for Special Economic Zone Research, Shenzhen University
08/2022-05/2023 Visiting Scholar, Harvard-Yenching Institute.
08/2023-05/2024 Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
2-2. Public services (Selected)
03/2021- Expert Committee Member in Foreign Exchange Committee of the Council on Customs, Tariff, Foreign Exchange and Other Transactions. The Ministry of Finance (MOF), Japan.
05/2021- Temporary Committee Member in Trade and Commerce Committee of Industrial Structure Council. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan.
3. Fellowships, grants, and honors
3-1. Research fellowships
2011-2012 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellowships for Young Scientists
2018-2021 The University of Tokyo, Research Grant for Excellent Young Researchers
2018- Academic Advisor, Mt. Fuji Dialogue Young Forum, hosted by Nikkei Shimbun
2020-2022 Adjunct Senior Fellow, Nippon Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA)
2021-2023 Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry (RIETI)
3-2. Research grants (Principal investigator)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-Aid for Japan Society for the JSPS Fellows, 2011-2012 (ID: 11J03422), “Structure and Development of Miscellaneous Goods Industries in East Asia: Flying Geese, Industrial Agglomeration, and the Restructuring of the Division of Labor” [東アジア雑貨産業の構造と展開―雁行形態・産業集積・分業再編―]
The Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation Research Grant, 2010 (ID: 10-001), “Structure and Development of Miscellaneous Goods Industries: A Case Study of Zhejiang and Guangdong” [東アジア雑貨産業の構造と展開 −浙江省と広東省の事例分析−]
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up, 2012- 2014 (ID: 24830024), “The End of China as the “World's Factory”?: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Industrial Agglomeration in Coastal Areas” [中国の「世界の工場」時代は終わるのか？―沿海部産業集積の定量定性分析].
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 2014– 2017 (ID: 26780140), “An Empirical Analysis of China's Industrial Upgrading Policy: Focusing on the Central Government, Local Governments, and Strategic Industries” [中国の産業高度化政策の実証分析―中央政府・地方政府・戦略産業に注目して].
The University of Tokyo, Research Grant for Excellent Young Researchers, 2018-2021.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) , 2020-2024 (ID: 20K12367), “Comparative Studies on Digitalization in Asia: Utilization Level, Policy Framework, and Electronic Authentication System” [アジアにおけるデジタル化の国際比較―利活用水準、政策体系、電子認証制度に注目して].
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 2024-2027 (ID: XXXX), “An Empirical Study of Xi Jinping Texts: Compilation, comparison, and Causal Inference.” [習近平文書の実証研究：生成比較と因果推論].
3-3. Academic Awards
Young Researcher Encouragement Award (2011), Japan Academy of Small Business Studies, for Ito (2010) “The Dilemma and Development Dynamics of Yiwu: Evolution as a Supply System of Cheap Goods.”
Tadao Kiyonari Prize (2016), The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs, for Ito, Asei. (2015) Industrial Agglomeration in Modern China: A "World's Factory" and Bottom-Up Economic Development.
Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize (2017), The Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Foundation. for Ito, Asei. (2015) Industrial Agglomeration in Modern China: A "World's Factory" and Bottom-Up Economic Development.
Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize, Special Prize (2021), The Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Foundation.
Yomiuri-Yoshino Sakuzo Prize (2021), Yomiuri Shimbun and Chuokoron-Shinsha, for Ito (2020) Emerging Economies Going Digital: Leapfrogging the North or rise of a surveillance society?
Small Business Research Encouragement Award (2021), Shoko Research Institute, for a case study book on Suzhou Industrial Agglomeration.
Ota Katsuhiro Memorial China Academic Research Award, "Survival Analysis of Chinese Venture Firms: Focusing on Industry, Location, and Investment Attributes" (Modern China, No. 97, September 2023), Institute of Chinese Studies, Japan.