Education

    　1972            Department of Economics, Yokohama National University

    　1974            Master course, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University

    　1977            Doctor course, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University

Highest Degree

　　　Ph.D (Economics), Hitotsubashi University
　　　Honorable Doctor (Dr.h.c.), Central Economics and Mathematics Institute,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Russian Academy of Sciences

    　
Current Positions

　　　2007-　　　　 Research Director, Russian Research Center,
　　　　　　　　　　　　 Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
　　　2012-　　　　 Professor Emeritus / Professor by Special Appointment,
　　　　　　　　　　　　 Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
　　　2014-　　　　 Senior fellow, Center for Global Peace and Strategic Studies,
　　　　　　　　　　　　 Graduate Institute of International Politics (GIOIP), National Chung Hsing University (NCHU)

Positions held

1977            　Assistant Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

1981            　Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

1990-2011 　 Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

2004-2005 　 Director of the Institute, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

2008-2009　　Contract researcher of the World Bank Group (statistics)

International Experience

　　　 1987 　　　 　 Visiting Scholar, Central Economics and Mathematics Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences

　　　 1990-1991　 Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley and Harvard University

　　　 2005-2006　 Visiting Scholar, Leontief Center (St. Peterburg)

　　　 2007　　　　　Visiting Scholar, Leontief Center (St. Peterburg)

　　　 2010　　　　　Invited Visiting Researcher, Bank of Finland, Institute of Economies in Transition (BOFIT)

　　　 2011　　　　　Invited Visiting Researcher, Bank of Finland, Institute of Economies in Transition (BOFIT)

　　　 2012　　　　　Invited Visiting Researcher, Bank of Finland, Institute of Economies in Transition (BOFIT)

　　　 2013　　　　　Invited Visiting Researcher, Bank of Finland, Institute of Economies in Transition (BOFIT)

　　　 2013　　　　　Visiting Fellow, East-West Center (Honolulu, Hawai))

　　　 2014　　　　　Invited Visiting Researcher, Bank of Finland, Institute of Economies in Transition (BOFIT)

　　　 2014　　　　　Visiting Fellow, East-West Center (Honolulu, Hawai))

　　　 2015　　　　　Visiting Fellow, East-West Center (Honolulu, Hawai))

Professional Service

　　　 2012-2014　 Executive Committee, Association for Comparative Economic Studies

　　　 2013　　　　　Editorial Board, Economic Systems

　　　 2013　　　　　Editorial Board, Comparative Economic Studies

Previous Research

As a graduate student, I conducted a theoretical survey on Soviet mathematical economics as well research in mathematical economics on decentralized optimal planning mechanisms. Since my appointment to Hitotsubashi University, in response to the changing times and changes in the environment for research funding, I have focused on using computer simulation to examine the performance of theoretical models and have conducted static and dynamic multi-sectoral analyses using input-output tables on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, I have concentrated on the transition to a market economy, looking in particular at the following topics:
(1) modern time series analyses of the relationships between growth and changes in oil prices (terms-of-trade and trading gains) and energy efficiency; (2) analysis of the economic and industrial structure of the Russian and Central Asian economies;
(3) comparative economics of emerging markets including BRICs and transition economies;
(4) statistical and institutional analysis of Russia's fiscal federalism and its financial and securities market institutions;
(5) the estimation of historical GDP statistics of Russia, China, and the Central Asian countries.
In addition, I am involved in research and teaching on environmental economics.

Current Research Projects　　　　

　　　I am currently involved in research focusing mainly on the following five topics:
(1) analyses of the postwar economic growth of Russia under developments in its domestic and international input-output relations:
(2) research on Russia's medium-term optimal growth path using turnpike theory ;
(3) international comparison of energy efficiency in emerging economies including Asian Pacific Rim and transition economies;
(4) the construction of international input-output tables for the BRICs, EU and the former Soviet Union and their applications to analyses of international trade linkages and supply chains;
(5) the estimation of long-term historical GDP statistics for Russia (from the 1860s to the present) and of GDP statistics for postwar China; (6) research on the gas and oil industry in oil-rich countries including Russia, Norway and Saudi Arabia;
(6) analyses of international carbon footprint and the measurement of carbon foot print the economic and non-economic value of the environment (coral reefs, the tundra, etc.).
The above research projects primarily rely on empirical analysis, but also combine measurement with theory.



Key words
Russia, Soviet Union, BRICs, growth, historical statistics, input-output table, industrial structure,
optimal growth, environmental value, oil and gas, energy efficiency