Shota Moriwaki

Rank Professor
Degree Ph.D. in Economics from Kyoto University
Personal website N/A
Phone +81 6 6605 2269
E-mail moriwaki at econ.osaka-cu.ac.jp (please replace “at” with “@”)

Education

  • 1993 B.A. : Waseda University (Commerce)
  • 2012 M.A. : Waseda University (Commerce)
  • 2015 Ph.D. : Kyoto University (Economics)

Carreer

  • 2002 : Assistant Professor, Faculty of International Development, Takushoku University
  • 2007 : Associate Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Takushoku University
  • 2011 : Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka City University
  • 2015- : Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka City University

Class Taught

Development Economics, Chinese Economy

About Me

I empirically study the process and factors of modern economic growth in developing economies. I am specifically interested in the growth mechanism of East Asian countries.

Message to Students

To understand and study economic development, it’s important to learn economic theory and econometrics.

Research Field

Economic Development

Research Keywords

Development Economics, Modern Economic Growth, East Asian Countries

Affiliated Academic Organizations

The Japan Society of International Economics

Selected Publications:

  1. “Sustainable development in four East Asian countries’ agricultural sectors post-World War II: measuring nutrient balance and estimating the environmental Kuznets curve,” Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, 4 (3), 2017, pp. 467–483.
  2. “Environmental Efficiency and Employment in China’s Soybean Farming Sector,” Journal of Chinese Economic Studies 24, 2016, pp. 1–24.
  3. “Labor scarcity and the turning point in the Chinese rural sectors: empirical evidences from a frontier production function study,” China Economic Journal, 6 (1), 2013, pp. 21–45.