I am a macroeconomist and professor at Meiji University.
E-mail: morimoto [ a t ] meiji.ac.jp
Office: 1-1 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8301 Japan. (School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University)
I was born in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. After receiving my B.A. in Economics from Keio University in March 2006, I continued my studies at the Graduate School of Economics at the University of Osaka. In March 2011, I received my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Osaka and joined the School of Economics at Meisei University. I moved to the School of Political Science and Economics at Meiji University in April 2020, and have been a professor of economics since April 2025.
My main research area is the theoretical analysis of macroeconomic policies. To study real-world issues, I am interested in applying various economic models, such as economic growth, business cycles, and asset pricing models in simplified forms. Recently, I have studied the distributional effects of stock price appreciation and the effects of the lockdown policy during the COVID-19 recession using a heterogeneous household asset pricing model. I have also analyzed the welfare consequences of corporate tax competition using an R&D-based growth model. My research focuses on public debt management policies that support fiscal stimulus during economic crises and macroeconomic analysis related to corporate income taxation. If you are interested in participating in our research, please don't hesitate to contact me.
At Meiji University, I teach a course called "Economic Growth and Fluctuations," which covers a wide range of advanced topics in undergraduate macroeconomics. In this course, we use the R language to simulate representative macroeconomic models and develop skills in data visualization and econometric analysis of macroeconomic data. If you are interested in mastering macroeconomics, I encourage you to enroll in my course at Meiji University.