CV
I am a mathematical economist working in macro-finance, asset price bubbles, power laws, mathematical economics, and computational economics. This page provides a concise professional overview; the PDF contains my complete academic record.
Current appointments
Research Fellow
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University
Macro-finance Asset price bubbles Power laws Mathematical economics Computational economics
Academic background
Previous appointments
2019-2024
Associate Professor
University of California San Diego
2013-2019
Assistant Professor
University of California San Diego
2018
Visiting Assistant Professor
Australian National University
2014
Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Tokyo
Education
2013
Ph.D. in Economics
Yale University
2011
M.Phil. in Economics
Yale University
2009
M.A. in Economics
Yale University
2008
M.A. in Economics
University of Tokyo
2004
M.D. and B.A.
University of Tokyo
Selected honors and awards
EI Outstanding Data Package Award
Economic Inquiry, with Brendan K. Beare, for the data package for “Optimal Taxation and the Domar-Musgrave Effect”
Faculty Teaching Award
Department of Economics, UC San Diego
Junko Maru Prize
Nippon Finance Association
Government Pension Investment Fund Finance Award
Government Pension Investment Fund, Japan
Wells Fargo Award for Excellence in Research
With Kieran J. Walsh, for “The Double Power Law in Consumption and Implications for Testing Euler Equations”
Faculty Teaching Award
Department of Economics, UC San Diego
Media and profiles
Selected coverage and profiles, including Japanese-language pieces that are not listed in the detailed academic CV.
The reopening dilemma
A feature on the public-health and economic tradeoffs of reopening during COVID-19, including my model-based perspective on lockdown timing and epidemic dynamics.
Early draconian social distancing may be suboptimal
My policy column on why temporary early lockdowns can delay rather than eliminate an epidemic, and why the timing and targeting of mitigation matter.
あいつ今何してる？
A national television profile tracing my path from a high-school mathematics enthusiast and University of Tokyo medical student to an economist in the United States.
南カリフォルニアで高等遊民
A first-person essay for the University of Tokyo medical alumni magazine about my transition from medicine to economics, my research, and academic life in Southern California.
麻酔科医から米国で経済学者になるまで
A four-part interview about leaving clinical anesthesiology for economics, academic life in the United States, and unconventional career paths for physicians.
東大理III 1998：天才たちのメッセージ
An interview profile in a book about the experiences and perspectives of students admitted to the University of Tokyo's highly selective Science III program.
全国高等学校クイズ選手権
Archival footage from the 15th All Japan High School Quiz Championship, where I represented the Tokyo team.
Editorial and professional service
Advisory Council
Society for Computational Economics
Co-editor
Journal of Mathematical Economics
Associate Editor
Economic Theory and Economic Theory Bulletin
Associate Editor
Journal of Mathematical Economics
Earlier career and qualifications
Medicine
Anesthesiologist at Toranomon Hospital (2007-2010) and NTT East Kanto Medical Center (2006-2007); resident at Kitami Red Cross Hospital (2004-2006).
Additional qualifications
Rover Umpire, United States Tennis Association (2021); Board-certified Anesthesiologist, Japan (2008); Medical Doctor, Japan (2004).