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Institute of Economic Research Hitotsubashi University
2-1 Naka, Kunitachi City,
Tokyo 186-8603, JAPAN
Tel
+81 42 580 8327
Fax
+81 42 580 8333
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| Education |
| 1978 |
B.S. (Mathematics) Nagoya University |
| 1980 |
M.S. (Mathematics) Nagoya University |
| 2005 |
Ph.D. (Economics) Tokyo International University |
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| Positions held |
| 1980 |
Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 1982 |
Farmers Pension Fund |
| 1983 |
Environment Agency |
| 1986 |
Actuary, International Labor Office |
| 1988 |
Deputy Director of Division, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 1996 |
Director, Office of Actuarial Affaires for Pension Funds,
Pension Bureau, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 1999 |
Chief Actuary, Farmers Pension Fund |
| 2000 |
Lecturer, United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the
Pacific |
| 2002 |
Chief Actuary, Farmers Pension Fund |
| 2007 |
Chief Researcher, Research Institute for Policies on Pension
and Aging |
| 2009 |
Councilor, Research Institute for Policies on Pension and
Aging |
| 2009 |
Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi
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Researcher, Research Institute for Socionetwork Strategies,
Kansai University |
| 2007- |
Lecturer, Tokyo International University |
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| Previous research |
My past research involved the development of a microsimulation model for Japan (INAHSIM: Integrated Analytical Model for Household Simulation) and policy simulations.
I performed the following policy simulations with INAHSIM: (a) the effect of proposals for pension reform on Japan’s income distribution, (b) the impact of the increase in non-regular employment on income disparities in Japan, and (c) the effect of the aging society on Japan’s poverty rate in the long term.
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| Current research projects |
I will upgrade INAHSIM in the following ways: (a) align it to existing official statistics and future projections; (b) add attributes such as education, property, expenditure, and nationality; and (c) incorporate life events such as training, housing, savings, and migration.
I also plan to carry out policy simulations to examine intergenerational and intragenerational problems with the current pension system and make policy proposals.
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| ◎Keywords |
Microsimulation model, Policy simulation, Social security, Demography, Actuary |
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