Expertise
Public Finance, Regional Economics, Macroeconomics, Housing Policy, Infrastructure Policy
Education
2016 Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, San Diego
2008 M.A. in Economics, Tufts University
2002 B.A. in Educational Psychology, University of Tokyo
Experience
2021 Director for Policy Planning, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
2020 Director (public expenditure), Housing Bureau, MLIT
2019 Director for Tourism Policy Planning, Japan Tourism Agency
2018 Deputy Counsellor, Office of Integrated Resort Regime Promotion, Government of Japan
2016 Economist (public infrastructure), Policy Bureau, MLIT
2011 Deputy Director, Land Economy and Construction Industries Bureau, MLIT
2009 Deputy Director, Housing Bureau, MLIT
2002 Joined MLIT
Selected Publications and Papers
Papers Published in Refereed Journals
- "Growth Effects of Annuities and Government Transfers in Perpetual Youth Models," with Alexis A. Toda, Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2017, 72: 1-6.
- "An Empirical Study on Mortgage Default and Personal Bankruptcy in the U.S.," Quarterly Journal of Housing and Land Economics, 2012, 85: 26-35. (In Japanese)
Other
- Essays in Public Finance, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, San Diego, 2016
