Director General
Current Research
Education:
- 1968
- B.A., Kyoto University
- 1974
- Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professional Experience:
- 2008 - present
- Director-General, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
- 2003 -
- Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
- 2001 - 2008
- Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
- 1995 - 1997
- Dean, Dept. of Economics, Osaka University
- 1987 - 2002
- Professor, Dept. of Economics, Osaka University
- 1974 - 1987
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics, Osaka University
Specialized Fields:
Labor economics; Japanese economy; history of economic thought
Current Research Themes:
An International Comparison of Human Resource Development in Bureaucracy: "Public" and "Private" in Historical Perspective
Keywords for Research:
Public servant, human resource development, skill formation
Major publications:
Books
- 2003
- College Graduates in Japanese Industries, (co-author) Japan Institude of Labor.
Articles
- 2009
- "Modern economic growth and human resource development: recent findings from labour economics and theory of economic development." Socio-Economic History 73 (6).
Awards
- 2005
- Kuwahara Takeo Prize
- 2002
- Purple Ribbon Medal
- Yoshino Sakuzo Prize
- 1999
- Ishibashi Tanzan Prize
- 1988
- Okinaga Labor Book Prize
- 1988
- Ohira Masayoshi Memorial Book Prize
- 1987
- Suntory Liberal Arts Prize
- 1987
- Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science
- 1970-1971
- M.I.T. Departmental Scholarship
- 1969-1970
- Ford International Grant
Academic Society Membership
- Japanese Economic Association (Standing member of the board of directors)
