Name : Akira Kohsaka

Present Position : Professor of Economics

Office Address : 1-31 Machikaneyama-choToyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan
Phone/Fax : +81-6-6850-5626
e-mail : kohsaka@osipp.osaka-u.ac.jp

Major Fields : International Economics
Development Economics

Degree/Education : @ B.A. in Economics, 1972, Faculty of Economics,Kyoto University
M.A. in Economics, 1974, Graduate School of Economics,Kyoto University
Ph.D. in Economics, 1984, Department of Economics, Stanford University

Major Academic Career : 1975-88 Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo.
1988-94 Associate Professor of Economics,Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto.
1994- Professor of Economics, Osaka School of International Public Policy,Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka.

Other Academic Career : 1986-87 Visiting Associate Professor,Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University,Kunitachi, Tokyo.
1987-88 Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
1988-94 Lecturer, Graduate School of Economics,Kyoto University, Kyoto.
1992-94 Lecturer, Research Institute of Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, Kobe.
1992-94 Visiting Researcher, Institute of Economic Research, Economic Planning Agency, Tokyo.
1994- Professor, Faculty of Economics,Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka.
1994- Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka.
1994-98 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Policy Science, Saitama University

Professional Career : 1992- Coordinator, Pacific Economic Outlook/ Structural Issues Project, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC).
1992-@ Managing Editor, Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association.
1994- Council Member, East Asian Economic Association.
1995- Subcommittee Member, Economic Council, Economic Planning Agency.
East Asian Economic Association
(Vice President, Editor, AsianEconomic Journal)
1995- Subcommittee Member, Industrial Structure Council, Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
1997- Associate Editor, Kinyu Keizai Kenkyu (Review of Financial Economics), Kinyu Gakkai (Financial Economic Association).
1998- Member, International Steering Committee, Pacific Forum for Trade and Development (PAFTAD)

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