Tatsuo Hatta’s Blog: May 2024

May 30, 2024

Keynote speech at CIDEG in Tsinghua University: “Japan's Social Security System”

On May 24, 2024, Hatta gave a keynote speech on “Japan’s Social Security System” at The 34th Academic Conference of CIDEG (Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance) in Tsinghua University, Beijing.

The presentation focused on three themes: redistributive policies, the pension system, and Japan’s social security experience. It explained the current status of these systems and the direction of reform.

A revised version of the slides used in the presentation can be found at the following link:

Japan's Social Security System

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Tatsuo Hatta is currently a member of the Japan Academy and serves as the Executive Board Chair at the Asian Growth Research Institute (AGI) in Kitakyushu.

Prior to his role at AGI, Hatta held several academic positions, including President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and Professor at the University of Tokyo, Osaka University, and Johns Hopkins University. He also served as an Assistant Professor at Ohio State University.

Hatta was the President of the Japanese Economic Association from 2004 to 2005 and has held various positions within the Japanese government, including a member of the National Strategic Special Zone Commission.

He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University in 1973 and his B.A. in Economics from International Christian University in Tokyo in 1965.

Hatta has published academic articles in American Economic Review, Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, and Quarterly Journal of Economics.

May 30, 2024

Keynote speech at CIDEG in Tsinghua University: “Japan's Social Security System”

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