Research Topics 

・ Empirical analysis of land use and land property rights in the tropical rain forest area

・ Analysis of factors contributing to the expension of regional agricultural commodity markets

・ Empirical analysis of deforestation and growth of agiricultural exports in Brazil

・ Develpment of productivity and technological progress indices that reflexts environmental aspects

 ・ Quantification of the trade effect of trade Facilitation, technical barriers to trade (TBT), sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS)

 ・ Empirical analysis of trade-related development aid

 ・ Prospects for simplification and harmonization of trade regulations and customs procedures in Asian countries

 ・ Analysis of driving factors of environmental compliance of developing country firms

 ・ Reconsideration of the Pollution Haven Hypothesis

Education

2001. 08   University of Maryland Department of Agricultural and Economics  Completed, Ph.D.

1999. 05    University of Maryland Department of Agricultural and    Resource Economics  Completed, MS.

1993. 03    Osaka University Faculty of Economics  Graduated, BA.

1992. 12    Unviersity of California, Santa Barbara Faculty of Economics,  Exchange Student.

Employment Record

2025. 04 - Present   DEAN, Osaka School of International Public Policy, The University of Osaka （Name changed from Osaka University）

2019. 03 - 2021. 01  DIRECTOR, Japanese Associtation for Developmento Economics  

2015. 04 - Present  ADJUNCT RESEARCHER, Comprehensive Research Organization Research Institute of Auto Parts Industries, Waseda University   

2013. 02 - Present   PROFESSOR, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University

2012. 05 - 2012. 08  CONSULTANT, Trade Division, Development Research Group, The World Bank

2004. 11 - 2013. 01  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University

2000. 10 - 2004. 10  RESEARCH ANALYST, International Trade Unit, Development, Research Group, The World Bank

2000. 01 - 2000. 09  CONSULTANT, Trade Division, Development Research Group, The World Bank

Academic Society Membership

・Japan Economic Association 

・The Japan Society For International Development

・The East Asian Economic Association 

・Establishment of Japanese Association for Development Economics 

・The Japan Society of International Economics