TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005 Associate Professor, Akita International University
Courses on microeconomics, macroeconomics, US economic history, international economics, and international political economy.
2004 Assistant Professor, Akita International University
Courses on microeconomics, macroeconomics, US economic history, international economics, and international political economy.
2003 Lecturer, Dept. of Economics, University of Hawaii
Courses on world trading system.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Research on economic cooperation in northeast Asian countries, including Japan, Korea, China and Mongolia, in the area of development financing and energy.
Management of economic development projects in Asia; feasibility studies of economic development projects; strategies on procurement of consultants by international financial institutions.
1996 Short-term Consultant, The World Bank
Assessment of the World Bank practices on involuntary resettlement in projects financed by the Bank.
1992 Project Officer, the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF)
Appraisals and surveys on involuntary resettlement in proposed projects to be financed by the Fund. Assistance in policy making on mitigation of negative impacts caused by involuntary resettlement.
Feasibility studies of economic development projects in Asia.
EDUCATION
Focusing on international economics, labor economics, and economic development.
Focusing on development studies, international relations in Asia, and political economy.
1988 BA in International Relations from University of Tsukuba
Focusing on international political economy.
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