Taiji FURUSAWA
Regular biography
Taiji FURUSAWA is a Professor in the Department of Economics at The University of Tokyo. His research focuses on International Trade and Applied Microeconomics, with particular interest in production networks and global value chains, as well as financial imperfection and international trade. He has published extensively in leading journals, including the Journal of International Economics and the Scandinavian Journal of Economics. FURUSAWA has held academic positions at various institutions, including Hitotsubashi University and Yokohama National University, and has been affiliated with the Graduate School of Economics at The University of Tokyo since 2018. His work explores the economic implications of trade agreements and global economic integration.
Scholar-generated biography
Taiji Furusawa is a Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo, specializing in International Trade. His research explores the complexities of trade networks, transfer pricing regulation, and the economic impacts of trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Furusawa's work also examines the relationship between globalization, financial development, and income inequality, as well as the role of international oligopoly in shaping welfare-enhancing policies. His studies often integrate quantitative general equilibrium models to analyze the effects of trade liberalization, offshoring, and technological change on labor markets. Furusawa's research contributes to understanding the dynamics of international trade policy and its broader economic implications.