[profile] 1952 Born Tochigi Prefecture 1975 Graduated from the Keio University Faculty of Business and Commerce 1980 Competed doctoral course at Keio University Graduate School of Business and Commerce 1985-87 Guest researcher, Columbia University Economics Department 1991 Professor, Keio University Faculty of Business and Commerce; earns PhD 1993 Guest professor, Hitotsubashi University Institute of Economic Research 1995-96 Guest professor, Stanford University Institute for Economic Policy Research and Ohio State University Department of Economics Current Professor, Keio University Faculty of Business and Commerce, specializing in labor economics and econometrics.
Publications include: Nihon keizai to shugyo kodo (Employment Behavior and the Japanese Economy) [Toyo Keizai, 1991]; Puro yakyu to keizaigaku (Economics and Professional Baseball) [author and editor, Nippon Hyoronsha, 1993]; Rodo keizaigaku (Labor Economics) [Toyo Keizai, 1996]; Daigaku ni iku to iu koto, hataraku to iu koto (Going to College, Going to Work) [Iwanami Shoten, 1999]; Jinji keizaigaku (Human Resources Economics) [Seisansei Shuppan, 2001]; Koyo to shitsugyo no keizaigaku (The Economics of Employment and Unemployment) [Nihon Keizai Shimbunsha, 2001]; and Nihongata waku shearingu no jissen (Practicing Japanese-Style Work Sharing) [Seisansei Shuppan, 2002].
Awards received include: The 34th Nikkei Cultural Award for Books on Economics for Nihon keizai to shugyo kodo; the 42nd Economist Award for Koyo to shitsugyo no keizaigaku; andthe 18th Okinaga Prize.