Structural Transformation and Economic Growth JEL code: O11, O14, O41, O47, etc. key words: migration, productivity, industrialization, poverty trap, etc.
Research Geographies
East Asia: China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, etc. Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, etc.
Africa: Ghana, etc.
Academic Society Membership
American Economic Association
Japanese Economic Association
East Asian Economic Association
Canadian Macroeconomics Study Group
Canadian Development Economics Study Group
Academic Positions
2003-
Associate Professor
Grad-School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University
2000-2003
Assistant Professor
Department of International Development, Takushoku University
1997-2000
Research Associate
Asian Information Center, Takushoku University
1995-1997
Research Associate
Grad-School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University
Professional positions
Visiting Scholar (2005-06, 2012-13)
Department of Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Research Fellow (2006-08, 2009-11, 2013-14)
Institute of Developing Economies, Japan
Research Fellow (2016-17)
The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, Japan
Other positions
Associate Editor (2003-08) Journal of International Development Studies