Background
Goto, Junichi was born on July 22, 1951 in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. Son of Torao and Masako Goto.
Goto, Junichi was born on July 22, 1951 in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. Son of Torao and Masako Goto.
Bachelor, Yamaguchi University, 1975. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1986.
Economist, Ministry of Labor, Tokyo, 1975-1987; economist, The World Bank, Washington, 1987-1990; deputy director, Ministry of Labor, Tokyo, 1990-1991; professor economics, Kobe (Japan) U., since 1991. Consultant The World Bank, 1986, 96-97, Inter-American Development Bank, 1998-1999. Visiting scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1993-1994, Yale University, 1995-1996.
Member American Economics Association, Japanese Economics Association.
Married Yoshie Watakabe, January 9, 1988. Children:Yoichiro, Shinichi.