- Position: Professor
- Degree: Ph.D. in Economics, Bielefeld University
- Background:
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore (2007-2014)Senior Research Fellow, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (2014-2017)Visiting Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (2018-2019)Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Korea University (2019-2020)Professor, Department of Economics, Korea University (2020-2021)Associate Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (2021-2023 March)Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (2023 April-)
Field of Specialization
International Macroeconomics, Economic Growth and Development
Research Theme
International Capital Flows and Economic Growth, Financial Markets and Economic Development, Japan in the Global Economy
Major Works / Publications / Awards
Major Works / Publications
- “Coase Meets Bellman: Dynamic Programming and Production Networks,” with Kazuo Nishimura, John Stachurski and Junnan Zhang, Journal of Economic Theory, 196, 105287, 2021.
- “Capital Bubbles, Interest Rates and Investment in a Small Open Economy,” with Athakrit Thepmongkol, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 52, 2085-2109, 2020.
- “Volatile Capital Flows and Financial Integration: The Role of Moral Hazard,” with John Stachurski and George Vachadze, Journal of Economic Theory, 176, 170-192, 2018.
- “Transaction Costs, Span of Control and the Structure of Production Chains,” with Kazuo Nishimura and John Stachurski, Theoretical Economics, 13, 729-760, 2018.
- “Endogenous Inequality and Fluctuations in a Two Country Model,” with John Stachurski, Journal of Economic Theory, 144, 1560-1571, 2009.
- “International Asset Markets, Nonconvergence, and Endogenous Fluctuations,” Journal of Economic Theory, 139, 310-335, 2008.
Awards
- Excellent Teaching Award, Korea University 2020 Fall.
- Research Excellence Award, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 2016.
Academic Societies / Service to Society
Academic Societies
Academic Societies
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Asian Economics
- Editorial Board Member, Malaysian Journal of Economics
Research Project
- MA:International Economics *Not available for September 2026 admission.(TBA)
- Ph.D.: International Macroeconomics
Research Theme, Outline of Project Research Seminar, Message to Prospects
My main research interest is how financial market globalization influences the distribution of wealth and income across countries. I welcome students who would like to work on a related topic and contribute to a fairer distribution of wealth and income across countries as well as within a country.
Course List
Web Page / Researcher DB
Tomoo Kikuchi (google.com)
Waseda University Researchers Database
Faculty Spotlights
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