Mitsuaki Okabe

Background

Okabe, Mitsuaki was born on May 8, 1943 in Shirotori, Kagawa, Japan. Son of Teruo and Kazue (Tsuchiya) Okabe.

Education

Bachelor in Economics, University Tokyo, 1968. Master of Business Administration, University Pennsylvania, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Media and Governance, Keio University.

Career

Economist Bank of Japan, Tokyo, 1968-1985, chief research division, 1986-1990, senior advisor, 1990-1994. Professor, director Center for Japanese Economic Studies Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 1992-1994. Professor Keio University, Kanagawa, since 1994.

Visiting lecturer Wharton School Business, University Pennsylvania, 1990-1991. Visiting lectr Princeton University, 1991-1992. Visiting professor University Minnesota, 2001.

Achievements

• Mitsuaki Okabe has been listed as a noteworthy Economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • The Structure of the Japanese Economy: Changes on the Domestic and International Frpmts Studies in the Modern Japanese Economy (Studies in the Modern Japanese Economy)
  • The Structure of the Japanese Economy (Studies in the Modern Japanese Economy)

Membership

Member American Economics Association, Japanese Association Theoretical Economics.

Interests

• Avocations: studying butterflies, studying Mozart, tennis.

Connections

Married Michiko Shinohara, March 24, 1970. Children: Koichiro, Akiko.

Father:

Teruo Okabe

Mother:

Kazue (Tsuchiya) Okabe

Spouse:

Michiko Shinohara

child:

Akiko Okabe

child:

Koichiro Okabe