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Hirohiko Okumura

オクムラ ヒロヒコ

Okumura Hirohiko

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1942-01-01 (Gifu Prefecture)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Economist, University professor
Active Years
1964-
Affiliations
Bank of Japan, Nomura Research Institute, Gakushuin University, Brookings Institution (visiting scholar)

Education

Nagoya University, Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Economics
Degree: 学士(経済学)
Period: 1960s
Year of Graduation: 1964
Country: Japan
Graduated in 1964
Nagoya University
Degree: 博士(経済学)
Period: 1990s-2002
Year of Graduation: 2002
Country: Japan
Awarded Ph.D. in Economics from Nagoya University in 2002

Awards

Ishibashi Tan Zan Award
2000
Organization: Ishibashi Tan Zan Award Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Regulation and Liberalization of Financial Transactions

1979 Economics / Finance

A study discussing the historical background and policy implications of regulation and liberalization in financial markets.

financial regulationmarket liberalization

Finance (co-authored with Keimei Kaizuka and Megumi Shuto)

1997 Economics / Finance

A co-authored comprehensive textbook-like examination of financial systems and financial policy.

financial systemspolicy analysis

Contemporary Japanese Economic Theory: The Rise and Collapse of the 'Bubble Economy'

1999 Economics / Japanese economy

Analyzes the formation and collapse of the bubble economy and discusses the policy implications.

bubble economymacroeconomicspolicy recommendations

Bibliography

  • Regulation and Liberalization of Financial Transactions (1979)
  • Finance (co-authored, 1997)
  • Contemporary Japanese Economic Theory: The Rise and Collapse of the 'Bubble Economy' (1999)

Translations by Author

  • U.S.-Japan Economic Friction: Exchange Rates and Policy Coordination (translation of work by Burkesten Klein, 1986)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
logical and empirical prosepolicy-oriented analysis
Recurring Motifs
monetary and financial policyregulation versus liberalizationmacroeconomic fluctuations

Legacy

A scholar who bridged practical experience and academic research in finance and macroeconomics in Japan. His teaching and policy contributions at Gakushuin University have been recognized, including receiving the Ishibashi Tan Zan Award in 2000.

Trivia

  • After graduating from Nagoya University in 1964, he joined the Bank of Japan.
  • Appointed professor at Gakushuin University in 1995; received the Ishibashi Tan Zan Award in 2000.