Academic positions
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Howard University, 2010 - current
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Howard University, 2004 - 2010
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Howard University, 2004 - 2010
Education
Ph.D. (Economics), New School for Social Research, New York, 2001 - 2004
M.A. (Economics), Chuo University, Tokyo, 1998 - 2000
B.A. (Economics), Chuo University, Tokyo, 1994 - 1998
M.A. (Economics), Chuo University, Tokyo, 1998 - 2000
B.A. (Economics), Chuo University, Tokyo, 1994 - 1998
Grants/ fellowships/ honors
Outstanding Service Award (Howard University), 2017
Research Grant (Co-PI, Department of Homeland Security through CREATE), 2009 - 2011
Research Grant (Co-PI, Department of Homeland Security through CREATE), 2008 - 2009
Research Grant (Co-PI, United Nations/ International Labor Organization), 2009
Fund for Academic Excellence (PI, Howard University), 2008 - 2009
Research Grant (Co-PI, Department of Homeland Security through CREATE), 2007 - 2008
Fund for Academic Excellence (PI, Howard University), 2006 - 2007
Fund for Academic Excellence (Co-PI, Howard University), 2005 - 2006
New Faculty Research Grant (PI, Howard University), 2005 - 2007
Edith Henry Johnson Memorial Award in Economics, Civil Affairs, and Education, 2005
Ilse and Alexander Melamid Dissertation Fellowship, 2003 - 2004
Ph.D. Qualifying Exam/ Honors Pass (New School for Social Research), 2003
Iizuka Takeshi Fellowship, 2003 - 2004
University Fellowship (New School for Social Research), 2002 - 2003
Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Research Fellowship, 2001 - 2002
Overseas Study Scholarship (Chuo University), 2001
Scholarship (The Japan Scholarship Foundation), 2000 - 2003
University Fellowship (Chuo University), 1998 - 2000
Department Scholarship (Chuo University), 1995 - 1998
Research Grant (Co-PI, Department of Homeland Security through CREATE), 2009 - 2011
Research Grant (Co-PI, Department of Homeland Security through CREATE), 2008 - 2009
Research Grant (Co-PI, United Nations/ International Labor Organization), 2009
Fund for Academic Excellence (PI, Howard University), 2008 - 2009
Research Grant (Co-PI, Department of Homeland Security through CREATE), 2007 - 2008
Fund for Academic Excellence (PI, Howard University), 2006 - 2007
Fund for Academic Excellence (Co-PI, Howard University), 2005 - 2006
New Faculty Research Grant (PI, Howard University), 2005 - 2007
Edith Henry Johnson Memorial Award in Economics, Civil Affairs, and Education, 2005
Ilse and Alexander Melamid Dissertation Fellowship, 2003 - 2004
Ph.D. Qualifying Exam/ Honors Pass (New School for Social Research), 2003
Iizuka Takeshi Fellowship, 2003 - 2004
University Fellowship (New School for Social Research), 2002 - 2003
Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Research Fellowship, 2001 - 2002
Overseas Study Scholarship (Chuo University), 2001
Scholarship (The Japan Scholarship Foundation), 2000 - 2003
University Fellowship (Chuo University), 1998 - 2000
Department Scholarship (Chuo University), 1995 - 1998
Publications
Does international reserves targeting decrease the vulnerability to capital flights? (with C. Proaño and W. Semmler). Research in International Business and Finance 44: 64-75, 2018.
Jean Tirole, Nobel Prize Winner. Review of Political Economy 28(1): 23-44, 2016.
Modeling the Dynamics of the Transition to a Green Economy. (with S. Mittnik, W. Semmler, and D. Samaan) in Dynamic Optimization in Environmental Economics, Springer, 2014.
Employment and Output Effects of Climate Policies. (with S. Mittnik, W. Semmler, and D. Samaan) in The Oxford Handbook of Macroeconomics of Global Warming, Oxford University Press, 2014.
Dominant firms, Competition-deterring Investment and Antitrust Policy. (with W. Semmler ) in Keynes, Sraffa, and the Criticism of Neoclassical Theory. Essays in Honour of Heinz D. Kurz (Neri Salvadori and Christian Gehrke, eds), Routledge, 2011.
Transitoriness of Market Power and Antitrust Activity. Journal of Competition Law and Economics 6(2): 393-422, 2010.
The Role of Investment Efficiency in the Industry Life Cycle. Industrial and Corporate Change 19(1): 273-294, 2010.
Transitioning out of Poverty. (with D. Brasington and W. Semmler ). Metroeconomica 61(1): 68-95, 2010.
Markup Pricing. (with W. Semmler ) in International Encyclopedia of the Social Science (2nd ed.), Macmillan, 2008.
Tobin's q and Investment Model with Multiple Equilibria. (with W. Semmler and M. Ofori) in Time and Space in Economics, Springer, 2007.
Solving Ecological Management Problem Using Dynamic Programming. (with L. Gruene and W. Semmler ). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 57 (4): 448-473, 2005.
Jean Tirole, Nobel Prize Winner. Review of Political Economy 28(1): 23-44, 2016.
Modeling the Dynamics of the Transition to a Green Economy. (with S. Mittnik, W. Semmler, and D. Samaan) in Dynamic Optimization in Environmental Economics, Springer, 2014.
Employment and Output Effects of Climate Policies. (with S. Mittnik, W. Semmler, and D. Samaan) in The Oxford Handbook of Macroeconomics of Global Warming, Oxford University Press, 2014.
Dominant firms, Competition-deterring Investment and Antitrust Policy. (with W. Semmler ) in Keynes, Sraffa, and the Criticism of Neoclassical Theory. Essays in Honour of Heinz D. Kurz (Neri Salvadori and Christian Gehrke, eds), Routledge, 2011.
Transitoriness of Market Power and Antitrust Activity. Journal of Competition Law and Economics 6(2): 393-422, 2010.
The Role of Investment Efficiency in the Industry Life Cycle. Industrial and Corporate Change 19(1): 273-294, 2010.
Transitioning out of Poverty. (with D. Brasington and W. Semmler ). Metroeconomica 61(1): 68-95, 2010.
Markup Pricing. (with W. Semmler ) in International Encyclopedia of the Social Science (2nd ed.), Macmillan, 2008.
Tobin's q and Investment Model with Multiple Equilibria. (with W. Semmler and M. Ofori) in Time and Space in Economics, Springer, 2007.
Solving Ecological Management Problem Using Dynamic Programming. (with L. Gruene and W. Semmler ). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 57 (4): 448-473, 2005.
Working papers
Demand-enhancing Innovation
Constructing Urban Vulnerability Index for Major U.S. Cities. (with H. Kurban). Research Project Summaries. Paper 36, 2009.
Constructing Urban Vulnerability Index for Major U.S. Cities. (with H. Kurban). Research Project Summaries. Paper 36, 2009.
Presentations
25th Annual Meeting of the American Law and Economics Association (Columbia U. Law School), May 2015
International Industrial Organization Conference (Boston), May 2013
Annual Conference of the Canadian Law and Economics Association (U. of Toronto), September 2012
74th International Atlantic Economic Conference (Montreal), October 2012
Fourth Annual Searle Center Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Discussant, Northwestern U.), June 2011
Eastern Economic Association 37th Annual Conference (NYC), February 2011
Eastern Economic Association 36th Annual Conference (Philadelphia), February 2010
Seminar (George Mason U.), April 2009
International Conference on Economic Science with Heterogeneous Interacting Agents (George Mason U.), June 2007
Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics 15th Annual Symposium (Paris), March 2007
Seminar (American University), January 2007
American Economic Association Annual Meeting (Chicago), January 2007
Conference on Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics (London), December 2006
12th International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance (Limassol, Cyprus), June 2006
75th Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting (Washington, DC), November 2005
Seminar (Dept of Mathematics, Howard U.), October 2005
Conference on "Time and Space" (Tokyo, Japan), September 2005
11th International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance (Washington, DC), June 2005
International Workshop on 'Agent-Based Models for Economic Policy Design' (Bielefeld, Germany), June 2005
Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics 13th Annual Symposium (London), March 2005
International Industrial Organization Conference (Northwestern U.), April 2004
Workshop (UMass Amherst, MA), March 2004
Eastern Economic Association 30th Annual Conference (Washington, DC), February 2004
Seminar (Howard University, Washington, DC), January 2004
Spring Annual Meeting of Japanese Economic Association (Hokkaido, Japan), June 2002
8th International Conference of the Society for Computational Economics (Aix-en-Provence, France), June 2002
Seminar (Chuo U., Tokyo, Japan), May 2002
International Industrial Organization Conference (Boston), May 2013
Annual Conference of the Canadian Law and Economics Association (U. of Toronto), September 2012
74th International Atlantic Economic Conference (Montreal), October 2012
Fourth Annual Searle Center Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Discussant, Northwestern U.), June 2011
Eastern Economic Association 37th Annual Conference (NYC), February 2011
Eastern Economic Association 36th Annual Conference (Philadelphia), February 2010
Seminar (George Mason U.), April 2009
International Conference on Economic Science with Heterogeneous Interacting Agents (George Mason U.), June 2007
Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics 15th Annual Symposium (Paris), March 2007
Seminar (American University), January 2007
American Economic Association Annual Meeting (Chicago), January 2007
Conference on Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics (London), December 2006
12th International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance (Limassol, Cyprus), June 2006
75th Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting (Washington, DC), November 2005
Seminar (Dept of Mathematics, Howard U.), October 2005
Conference on "Time and Space" (Tokyo, Japan), September 2005
11th International Conference on Computing in Economics and Finance (Washington, DC), June 2005
International Workshop on 'Agent-Based Models for Economic Policy Design' (Bielefeld, Germany), June 2005
Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics 13th Annual Symposium (London), March 2005
International Industrial Organization Conference (Northwestern U.), April 2004
Workshop (UMass Amherst, MA), March 2004
Eastern Economic Association 30th Annual Conference (Washington, DC), February 2004
Seminar (Howard University, Washington, DC), January 2004
Spring Annual Meeting of Japanese Economic Association (Hokkaido, Japan), June 2002
8th International Conference of the Society for Computational Economics (Aix-en-Provence, France), June 2002
Seminar (Chuo U., Tokyo, Japan), May 2002
