Professor(PhD in Economics, Hitotsubashi University)

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Fields of Research: Financial System in Economic Development, the Financial Sector in Southeast Asia, the Economies of Southeast Asia, Thailand and Indochina countries

 

Academic Backgrounds: I obtained Bachelor of Social Study in 1992 and Ph.D. of Economics in 1999 both at Hitotsubashi University. I have been a faculty staff in Center for Southeast Asian Studies in Kyoto University since 2012, and served as deputy director since 2018. Before attaching the current position, I worked as research associate at Hitotsubashi University, associate professor at Hosei University, and professor at Kobe University, I was also visiting faculties in Thammasat University, and Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), and Columbia University (the U.S.).

 

Research Activities: 

Recent and Current Research Topics:

• Financial System in ASEAN 4, in particular on Corporate Finance and Bond Market
• Financial System in Laos
• Transformation of Commercial Banking Sector in Southeast Asia

          Myanmar Economy

 

Courses in Charge: Empirical Analysis on Asian Economies, Study of Developing Economics, Study of Emerging Economies

 

Skills and Qualities Required for Prospective Students: 

 

Examples of Thesis Subjects:

Doctoral Dissertations

• The Evolution in Ownership and Business Practice in Thai Commercial Banking Sector since 2000s (Graduate School of Asia and African Studies, 2020)
• Corporate Finance and Capital Market Development in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Graduate School of Asia and African Studies, 2020)

Master Theses

• Cost Profit Analysis of Islamic and Commercial Banking Sector in Malaysia (Graduate School of Economics, 2020)
• A Study on Parent Companies’ Factors that Influence on Environmental Management of Multinational Corporation Subsidiaries in Developing Countries (The Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, 2020）
• Institutional Quality and Finance-Growth Nexus in China (Graduate School of Economics, 2019)
• Hydropower Development and Its Impact on Local Communities in Laos (Graduate School of Asia and African Studies, 2018)
• Determinants of Thai Rubber Export: Fluctuation of Price, FTA, and the Stage of Process (Graduate School of Economics, 2016)