PhD Asia Pacific Studies Faculty
- *1M: Master's Thesis Advising, D: Doctoral Dissertation Advising
- *2Please note: Seminar courses may not be offered every year.
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Professor
NATSUDA Kaoru
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D in Economics, The University of Sydney
MA in International Development Studies, The University of Bradford - Research Fields
- International Development, International Political Economy, Policy Studies
- Biography
- He completed his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Sydney, Australia and a master’s degree in International Development Studies from the University of Bradford, UK. He was a vising scholar at Institute of East Asian Studies, Charles University in Prague in 2015-2016. His research interests are the political economy and economic development in Asia and Eastern Europe. His work has been published in Review of International Political Economy, European Journal of Development Research, Global Networks, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, and other PRJs. He serves on the senior associate editor for PSU Research Review (Emerald Publishing) and the editorial board for International Journal of Development Issues (Emerald Publishing). Prior to his appointment at APU, he worked for Ernst & Young as an International Consultant and for Hitachi Metals as a Production Controller.
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Professor
OTSUKA Kozo
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D. (School of Economics), University of Sydney
- Research Fields
- Productivity, Innovations, Economic Growth
- Biography
- He completed his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Sydney in 2011. His research interests are endogenous growth theory and empirical analysis of innovation and technology, with a special interest in analysing knowledge spillovers, utilising patent statistics. In recent years, he has been part of a project analysing the automotive industry in South East Asian economies. His work has been published in Applied Economics Letters, Singapore Economic Review, Asian Economic Journal, and other PRJs. Prior to his appointment at APU, he was a lecturer in the College of Economics at Ritsumeikan University.
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Professor
SHIMOMURA Ken-Ichi
- Graduate Advising *1
- M,D
- Degree
- Ph.D. (Economics), University of Rochester
- Research Fields
- Economic Theory, Industrial Organization
- Biography
- Professor Shimomura received his Ph.D. in Economic Theory from the University of Rochester. His current specialized fields are Microeconomics, Experimental Economics, and Industrial Organization. Prior to his appointment at APU, he taught at Kobe University, Osaka University and Kyoto University. His research has been published in various journals.
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Professor
YAMAGATA Tatsufumi
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of Rochester
- Research Fields
- Development Economics, Development Studies
- Biography
- Professor Yamagata was a researcher of the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan, from 1988-2018 and was a visiting research fellow of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies from 2000-2001. He has also been engaged in the evaluation of Japan's ODA on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan as a chief evaluator eight times since 2006. In addition, he was an Affiliate Member of the Science Council of Japan from 2008-2014. Now, while teaching Development Economics and Development Studies at APU, he is serving for the Japan Society for International Development as its president (-2020).
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Professor
YAMAURA Koichi
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD (Economics), Kansas State University
- Research Fields
- Disaster-induced preference changes and their dynamic economy-wide Impacts, in the fields of agricultural and environmental economics
- Biography
- Professor Yamaura is currently researching consumer behavior e.g., analyzing consumer preferences toward foods and country-of-origin after the Great East Japan Earthquake using surveys. He is also looking at food system analysis, e.g., estimating market power on food systems under various conditions, and socio-economic analysis, e.g., assessing the indirect socio-economic impacts of global warming.
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