WAKITA, Shigeru
Courses in 2009
Introduction to Economics
Education & Employment
- 1985
- B.A. in Economics, The University of Tokyo
- 1986
- B.A. in Business Administration, The University of Tokyo
- 1992
- Research Associate, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo
- 1995
- Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Tokyo Metropolitan University
- 2001
- Professor, Faculty of Economics, Tokyo Metropolitan University
- 2002
- Ph.D. in Economics, The University of Tokyo
- 2005
- Professor, Faculty of Urban Liberal Arts, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Research Fields
- Macroeconomics
- Labor Economics
Major Publications
- "The Lost Decade in the Japanese Labor Market: Labor's Share and Okun's Law", Public Policy Review No.2, p.77-96, 2005
- "Efficiency of the Dojima Rice Futures market in Tokugawa Period Japan", Journal of Banking and Finance 25-3, p535-554, 2001
- "Why has the Unemployment Rate Benn so Low in Japan? An Explanation by Two-Part Wage Bargaining", Japanese Economic Review 52-1, p116-133, 2001