Background
Flath, David Joseph was born on August 12, 1951 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Joseph Clarence Andrew Flath, Anna May Flath.
(Japan remains one of the dominant economic powers. Yet th...)
Japan remains one of the dominant economic powers. Yet the Japanese economy is one of the most misunderstood phenomena in the modern world. Conventionally, Japan is presented as the exception to mainstream economic theory: an exception to the standard models of modern economics. This book demolishes that notion, bringing the full analytical power of economic thought to all aspects of the most dramatic economic success story in recent times. David Flath concentrates on four main themes: Japan's economic growth and development; Japan's integration with the world economy; Government policies and their effects; Economic institutions and practices. By applying common economic tools such as the Solow growth model, Modigliani's life-cycle model of saving, Becker's theory of investment, Samuelson's theory of revealed preference, Coase's exposition of the problem of social cost, and the modern theory of industrial organization, this book shows that the mainstream principles of economics apply in Japan as successfully as they do elsewhere. Revised and updated to take account of recent developments in Japanese banking and macroeconomics, this book is an indispensable resource for students and instructors alike. Lucid explanations and comprehensive and rigorous analysis make it natural choice for anyone interested in comprehending the rise of the Japanese economy.
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Flath, David Joseph was born on August 12, 1951 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Joseph Clarence Andrew Flath, Anna May Flath.
Bachelor in Economics, Southern Methodist University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976.
Professor department economics North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1976. Visiting lecturer in economics International Christian University, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, 1983—1984. Fulbright exchange professor economics Nanzan University and Nagoya (Japan) University, 1984—1985.
Visiting professor economics Osaka (Japan) University, 1995—1996. Visiting professor Kyoto (Japan) Institute Economic Research, Kyoto University, 2001—2002.
(Japan remains one of the dominant economic powers. Yet th...)
Member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Carol Apollonio. Children: Nicholas, Margaret.